BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever smoked a cigar, even one or two puffs?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,889	873	16.1	14.6-17.6	5,016	83.9	82.4-85.4
RACE
White	4,302	699	17.5	15.8-19.4	3,603	82.5	80.6-84.2
African American	1,241	113	10.9	8.3-14.2	1,128	89.1	85.8-91.7
Asian	23	3	10.4	2.6-33.4	20	89.6	66.6-97.4
Native American	146	35	26.1	14.2-43.0	111	73.9	57.0-85.8
Other Minorities	160	22	13.7	7.4-24.1	138	86.3	75.9-92.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	165	16	9.4	4.5-18.9	149	90.6	81.1-95.5
-English Speaking	81	16	31.1	16.0-51.5	65	68.9	48.5-84.0
-Spanish Speaking	84	0	0.0	. - .	84	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	5,717	856	16.3	14.9-18.0	4,861	83.7	82.0-85.1
AGE
18-24	357	79	24.9	18.6-32.3	278	75.1	67.7-81.4
25-34	873	150	18.5	15.0-22.6	723	81.5	77.4-85.0
35-44	1,087	185	16.5	13.3-20.2	902	83.5	79.8-86.7
45-54	1,146	217	20.3	17.0-24.0	929	79.7	76.0-83.0
55-64	935	114	10.9	8.4-14.1	821	89.1	85.9-91.6
65-74	800	76	8.6	6.3-11.6	724	91.4	88.4-93.7
75+	647	47	8.2	5.4-12.2	600	91.8	87.8-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	972	116	12.6	9.8-16.2	856	87.4	83.8-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,770	209	14.2	11.6-17.2	1,561	85.8	82.8-88.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,525	258	18.7	15.6-22.2	1,267	81.3	77.8-84.4
College Graduate	1,606	289	17.9	15.3-20.8	1,317	82.1	79.2-84.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	792	112	12.6	9.7-16.2	680	87.4	83.8-90.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,105	164	17.0	13.7-21.0	941	83.0	79.0-86.3
$25,000- 34,999	663	98	19.0	14.2-25.0	565	81.0	75.0-85.8
$35,000- 49,999	712	116	18.0	13.8-23.2	596	82.0	76.8-86.2
$50,000-74,999	572	101	18.6	14.3-23.7	471	81.4	76.3-85.7
$75,000+	649	120	19.1	15.3-23.6	529	80.9	76.4-84.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	271	51	21.0	15.4-28.0	220	79.0	72.0-84.6
Guilford	279	42	14.8	10.5-20.4	237	85.2	79.6-89.5
Mecklenburg	276	56	19.4	14.8-25.1	220	80.6	74.9-85.2
Orange	281	50	15.7	10.9-22.1	231	84.3	77.9-89.1
Wake	276	43	14.3	10.4-19.4	233	85.7	80.6-89.6
Chatham/Lee	244	31	13.8	9.3-20.0	213	86.2	80.0-90.7
Nash/Wilson	235	19	6.8	4.3-10.6	216	93.2	89.4-95.7
Craven/Pamlico	281	47	15.5	11.3-20.9	234	84.5	79.1-88.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	269	36	14.4	10.0-20.4	233	85.6	79.6-90.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	286	51	16.8	12.2-22.7	235	83.2	77.3-87.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	298	37	11.3	7.7-16.2	261	88.7	83.8-92.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	261	56	23.5	17.9-30.2	205	76.5	69.8-82.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	295	46	14.0	10.2-18.8	249	86.0	81.2-89.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	287	29	9.8	6.6-14.3	258	90.2	85.7-93.4
Northeast NC I	312	29	9.2	6.1-13.5	283	90.8	86.5-93.9
Northeast NC II	324	38	13.1	9.0-18.6	286	86.9	81.4-91.0
Northeastern Partnership	636	67	11.6	8.7-15.3	569	88.4	84.7-91.3
Mountain AHEC	802	154	20.5	16.7-24.9	648	79.5	75.1-83.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,117	268	15.5	12.8-18.6	1,849	84.5	81.4-87.2
Piedmont	2,489	370	15.5	13.5-17.6	2,119	84.5	82.4-86.5
Western NC	1,283	235	19.8	16.5-23.5	1,048	80.2	76.5-83.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,889

873

16.1

14.6-17.6

5,016

83.9

82.4-85.4

RACE

White

4,302

699

17.5

15.8-19.4

3,603

82.5

80.6-84.2

African American

1,241

113

10.9

8.3-14.2

1,128

89.1

85.8-91.7

Asian

10.4

2.6-33.4

89.6

66.6-97.4

Native American

146

26.1

14.2-43.0

111

73.9

57.0-85.8

Other Minorities

160

13.7

7.4-24.1

138

86.3

75.9-92.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

165

9.4

4.5-18.9

149

90.6

81.1-95.5

-English Speaking

31.1

16.0-51.5

68.9

48.5-84.0

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

5,717

856

16.3

14.9-18.0

4,861

83.7

82.0-85.1

AGE

18-24

357

24.9

18.6-32.3

278

75.1

67.7-81.4

25-34

873

150

18.5

15.0-22.6

723

81.5

77.4-85.0

35-44

1,087

185

16.5

13.3-20.2

902

83.5

79.8-86.7

45-54

1,146

217

20.3

17.0-24.0

929

79.7

76.0-83.0

55-64

935

114

10.9

8.4-14.1

821

89.1

85.9-91.6

65-74

800

8.6

6.3-11.6

724

91.4

88.4-93.7

75+

647

8.2

5.4-12.2

600

91.8

87.8-94.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

972

116

12.6

9.8-16.2

856

87.4

83.8-90.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,770

209

14.2

11.6-17.2

1,561

85.8

82.8-88.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,525

258

18.7

15.6-22.2

1,267

81.3

77.8-84.4

College Graduate

1,606

289

17.9

15.3-20.8

1,317

82.1

79.2-84.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

792

112

12.6

9.7-16.2

680

87.4

83.8-90.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,105

164

17.0

13.7-21.0

941

83.0

79.0-86.3

$25,000- 34,999

663

19.0

14.2-25.0

565

81.0

75.0-85.8

$35,000- 49,999

712

116

18.0

13.8-23.2

596

82.0

76.8-86.2

$50,000-74,999

572

101

18.6

14.3-23.7

471

81.4

76.3-85.7

$75,000+

649

120

19.1

15.3-23.6

529

80.9

76.4-84.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

271

21.0

15.4-28.0

220

79.0

72.0-84.6

Guilford

279

14.8

10.5-20.4

237

85.2

79.6-89.5

Mecklenburg

276

19.4

14.8-25.1

220

80.6

74.9-85.2

Orange

281

15.7

10.9-22.1

231

84.3

77.9-89.1

Wake

276

14.3

10.4-19.4

233

85.7

80.6-89.6

Chatham/Lee

244

13.8

9.3-20.0

213

86.2

80.0-90.7

Nash/Wilson

235

6.8

4.3-10.6

216

93.2

89.4-95.7

Craven/Pamlico

281

15.5

11.3-20.9

234

84.5

79.1-88.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

269

14.4

10.0-20.4

233

85.6

79.6-90.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

286

16.8

12.2-22.7

235

83.2

77.3-87.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

298

11.3

7.7-16.2

261

88.7

83.8-92.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

261

23.5

17.9-30.2

205

76.5

69.8-82.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

295

14.0

10.2-18.8

249

86.0

81.2-89.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

287

9.8

6.6-14.3

258

90.2

85.7-93.4

Northeast NC I

312

9.2

6.1-13.5

283

90.8

86.5-93.9

Northeast NC II

324

13.1

9.0-18.6

286

86.9

81.4-91.0

Northeastern Partnership

636

11.6

8.7-15.3

569

88.4

84.7-91.3

Mountain AHEC

802

154

20.5

16.7-24.9

648

79.5

75.1-83.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,117

268

15.5

12.8-18.6

1,849

84.5

81.4-87.2

Piedmont

2,489

370

15.5

13.5-17.6

2,119

84.5

82.4-86.5

Western NC

1,283

235

19.8

16.5-23.5

1,048

80.2

76.5-83.5

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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