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2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Do you now smoke cigars every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 872 4 0.4 0.1- 1.6 27 3.4 2.0- 6.0 841 96.2 93.6-97.7
RACE
White 698 4 0.5 0.1- 2.0 19 2.5 1.2- 5.0 675 97.0 94.4-98.4
African American 113 0 0.0 . - . 4 7.0 2.3-19.4 109 93.0 80.6-97.7
Asian 3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 100 . - .
Native American 35 0 0.0 . - . 3 4.8 1.1-19.1 32 95.2 80.9-98.9
Other Minorities 22 0 0.0 . - . 1 10.2 1.4-47.4 21 89.8 52.6-98.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 16 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 16 100 . - .
-English Speaking 16 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 16 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 855 4 0.4 0.1- 1.6 26 3.1 1.7- 5.5 825 96.5 94.0-98.0
AGE
18-24 79 0 0.0 . - . 5 3.9 1.1-13.2 74 96.1 86.8-98.9
25-34 149 0 0.0 . - . 4 5.0 1.4-16.1 145 95.0 83.9-98.6
35-44 185 0 0.0 . - . 4 1.2 0.3- 4.6 181 98.8 95.4-99.7
45-54 217 2 0.5 0.1- 2.1 11 6.1 2.7-13.4 204 93.4 86.3-96.9
55-64 114 2 3.2 0.5-17.2 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3 111 96.1 83.9-99.1
65-74 76 0 0.0 . - . 2 0.9 0.2- 4.1 74 99.1 95.9-99.8
75+ 47 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 47 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 3 2.7 0.6-11.4 2 4.7 1.0-19.1 111 92.6 79.8-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 208 0 0.0 . - . 7 3.3 1.1- 9.6 201 96.7 90.4-98.9
Some Post-H.S. 258 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 8 3.1 1.0- 9.1 249 96.8 90.9-98.9
College Graduate 289 0 0.0 . - . 10 3.4 1.3- 8.4 279 96.6 91.6-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 3 4.3 0.9-17.5 5 4.1 1.3-12.2 104 91.6 80.0-96.7
$15,000- 24,999 163 0 0.0 . - . 5 3.7 0.9-13.6 158 96.3 86.4-99.1
$25,000- 34,999 98 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.0 0.3- 3.3 95 99.0 96.7-99.7
$35,000- 49,999 116 0 0.0 . - . 4 4.8 1.3-16.1 112 95.2 83.9-98.7
$50,000-74,999 101 1 0.4 0.0- 2.5 2 0.7 0.2- 3.0 98 99.0 96.6-99.7
$75,000+ 120 0 0.0 . - . 4 3.5 1.0-11.5 116 96.5 88.5-99.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 51 0 0.0 . - . 2 3.8 0.9-14.3 49 96.2 85.7-99.1
Guilford 42 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 42 100 . - .
Mecklenburg 56 0 0.0 . - . 2 3.7 0.9-13.7 54 96.3 86.3-99.1
Orange 50 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.5 0.2-10.1 49 98.5 89.9-99.8
Wake 43 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 43 100 . - .
Chatham/Lee 31 0 0.0 . - . 2 5.4 1.3-19.6 29 94.6 80.4-98.7
Nash/Wilson 19 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 19 100 . - .
Craven/Pamlico 46 0 0.0 . - . 2 5.1 1.2-18.8 44 94.9 81.2-98.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 36 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 36 100 . - .
Appalachian/Wilkes 51 0 0.0 . - . 3 7.2 1.8-24.7 48 92.8 75.3-98.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance 37 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 37 100 . - .
Graham/Swain/Jackson 56 0 0.0 . - . 2 5.4 1.1-22.7 54 94.6 77.3-98.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland 46 0 0.0 . - . 3 7.5 2.3-22.1 43 92.5 77.9-97.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson 29 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 29 100 . - .
Northeast NC I 29 1 1.6 0.2-10.8 0 0.0 . - . 28 98.4 89.2-99.8
Northeast NC II 38 0 0.0 . - . 3 4.7 1.4-14.9 35 95.3 85.1-98.6
Northeastern Partnership 67 1 0.5 0.1- 3.4 3 3.3 1.0-10.5 63 96.3 89.3-98.7
Mountain AHEC 154 2 1.0 0.3- 4.2 5 2.7 1.0- 7.0 147 96.3 91.8-98.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC 267 2 1.0 0.2- 5.9 9 2.7 0.9- 8.0 256 96.3 90.7-98.6
Piedmont 370 0 0.0 . - . 9 3.8 1.7- 8.4 361 96.2 91.6-98.3
Western NC 235 2 0.6 0.2- 2.7 9 3.6 1.6- 7.7 224 95.8 91.6-97.9

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking cigars.

^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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