BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-FEMALES

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,240	667	56.0	51.6-60.2	573	44.0	39.8-48.4
RACE
White	947	485	54.4	49.4-59.3	462	45.6	40.7-50.6
African American	210	139	65.2	55.4-73.8	71	34.8	26.2-44.6
Asian	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	50	23	51.9	30.0-73.1	27	48.1	26.9-70.0
Other Minorities	30	19	51.8	26.6-76.1	11	48.2	23.9-73.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	10	48.6	17.9-80.3	8	51.4	19.7-82.1
-English Speaking	14	9	55.6	18.6-87.3	5	44.4	12.7-81.4
-Spanish Speaking	4	1	5.2	0.5-35.2	3	94.8	64.8-99.5
Non-Hispanic	1,220	656	56.0	51.7-60.3	564	44.0	39.7-48.3
AGE
18-24	94	55	64.6	49.7-77.1	39	35.4	22.9-50.3
25-34	208	125	65.9	56.3-74.4	83	34.1	25.6-43.7
35-44	295	149	47.9	39.3-56.6	146	52.1	43.4-60.7
45-54	314	163	50.9	42.7-59.0	151	49.1	41.0-57.3
55-64	185	99	55.4	43.4-66.9	86	44.6	33.1-56.6
65-74	98	54	65.5	52.0-76.8	44	34.5	23.2-48.0
75+	41	20	50.5	29.3-71.5	21	49.5	28.5-70.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	236	135	56.7	46.7-66.2	101	43.3	33.8-53.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	454	240	56.8	49.8-63.5	214	43.2	36.5-50.2
Some Post-H.S.	332	169	57.5	48.9-65.6	163	42.5	34.4-51.1
College Graduate	217	122	50.9	40.8-60.9	95	49.1	39.1-59.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	230	138	56.1	45.5-66.1	92	43.9	33.9-54.5
$15,000- 24,999	318	168	54.8	46.3-63.0	150	45.2	37.0-53.7
$25,000- 34,999	153	82	61.6	49.6-72.3	71	38.4	27.7-50.4
$35,000- 49,999	158	80	56.5	44.9-67.4	78	43.5	32.6-55.1
$50,000-74,999	94	42	36.6	24.8-50.3	52	63.4	49.7-75.2
$75,000+	71	39	57.1	41.0-71.8	32	42.9	28.2-59.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	63	36	58.8	44.4-71.8	27	41.2	28.2-55.6
Guilford	46	27	55.2	37.1-72.0	19	44.8	28.0-62.9
Mecklenburg	53	33	65.7	50.6-78.2	20	34.3	21.8-49.4
Orange	24	13	48.3	15.2-83.0	11	51.7	17.0-84.8
Wake	42	27	67.1	50.8-80.1	15	32.9	19.9-49.2
Chatham/Lee	49	31	65.3	50.1-77.9	18	34.7	22.1-49.9
Nash/Wilson	48	23	44.6	29.7-60.5	25	55.4	39.5-70.3
Craven/Pamlico	63	34	54.1	40.3-67.3	29	45.9	32.7-59.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	80	35	41.7	30.5-53.9	45	58.3	46.1-69.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	68	34	49.3	36.1-62.6	34	50.7	37.4-63.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	49	25	49.4	33.6-65.4	24	50.6	34.6-66.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	61	29	44.7	31.3-58.9	32	55.3	41.1-68.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	75	38	47.9	35.6-60.5	37	52.1	39.5-64.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	61	37	57.6	42.9-71.0	24	42.4	29.0-57.1
Northeast NC I	65	36	57.6	43.5-70.5	29	42.4	29.5-56.5
Northeast NC II	68	39	59.6	45.9-72.0	29	40.4	28.0-54.1
Northeastern Partnership	133	75	58.9	48.8-68.3	58	41.1	31.7-51.2
Mountain AHEC	186	91	49.2	39.6-59.0	95	50.8	41.0-60.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	456	247	55.0	47.1-62.6	209	45.0	37.4-52.9
Piedmont	468	268	58.6	52.2-64.7	200	41.4	35.3-47.8
Western NC	316	152	49.4	41.6-57.3	164	50.6	42.7-58.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,240

667

56.0

51.6-60.2

573

44.0

39.8-48.4

RACE

White

947

485

54.4

49.4-59.3

462

45.6

40.7-50.6

African American

210

139

65.2

55.4-73.8

34.8

26.2-44.6

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

51.9

30.0-73.1

48.1

26.9-70.0

Other Minorities

51.8

26.6-76.1

48.2

23.9-73.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

48.6

17.9-80.3

51.4

19.7-82.1

-English Speaking

55.6

18.6-87.3

44.4

12.7-81.4

-Spanish Speaking

5.2

0.5-35.2

94.8

64.8-99.5

Non-Hispanic

1,220

656

56.0

51.7-60.3

564

44.0

39.7-48.3

AGE

18-24

64.6

49.7-77.1

35.4

22.9-50.3

25-34

208

125

65.9

56.3-74.4

34.1

25.6-43.7

35-44

295

149

47.9

39.3-56.6

146

52.1

43.4-60.7

45-54

314

163

50.9

42.7-59.0

151

49.1

41.0-57.3

55-64

185

55.4

43.4-66.9

44.6

33.1-56.6

65-74

65.5

52.0-76.8

34.5

23.2-48.0

75+

50.5

29.3-71.5

49.5

28.5-70.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

236

135

56.7

46.7-66.2

101

43.3

33.8-53.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

454

240

56.8

49.8-63.5

214

43.2

36.5-50.2

Some Post-H.S.

332

169

57.5

48.9-65.6

163

42.5

34.4-51.1

College Graduate

217

122

50.9

40.8-60.9

49.1

39.1-59.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

230

138

56.1

45.5-66.1

43.9

33.9-54.5

$15,000- 24,999

318

168

54.8

46.3-63.0

150

45.2

37.0-53.7

$25,000- 34,999

153

61.6

49.6-72.3

38.4

27.7-50.4

$35,000- 49,999

158

56.5

44.9-67.4

43.5

32.6-55.1

$50,000-74,999

36.6

24.8-50.3

63.4

49.7-75.2

$75,000+

57.1

41.0-71.8

42.9

28.2-59.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

58.8

44.4-71.8

41.2

28.2-55.6

Guilford

55.2

37.1-72.0

44.8

28.0-62.9

Mecklenburg

65.7

50.6-78.2

34.3

21.8-49.4

Orange

48.3

15.2-83.0

51.7

17.0-84.8

Wake

67.1

50.8-80.1

32.9

19.9-49.2

Chatham/Lee

65.3

50.1-77.9

34.7

22.1-49.9

Nash/Wilson

44.6

29.7-60.5

55.4

39.5-70.3

Craven/Pamlico

54.1

40.3-67.3

45.9

32.7-59.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

41.7

30.5-53.9

58.3

46.1-69.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

49.3

36.1-62.6

50.7

37.4-63.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

49.4

33.6-65.4

50.6

34.6-66.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

44.7

31.3-58.9

55.3

41.1-68.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

47.9

35.6-60.5

52.1

39.5-64.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

57.6

42.9-71.0

42.4

29.0-57.1

Northeast NC I

57.6

43.5-70.5

42.4

29.5-56.5

Northeast NC II

59.6

45.9-72.0

40.4

28.0-54.1

Northeastern Partnership

133

58.9

48.8-68.3

41.1

31.7-51.2

Mountain AHEC

186

49.2

39.6-59.0

50.8

41.0-60.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

456

247

55.0

47.1-62.6

209

45.0

37.4-52.9

Piedmont

468

268

58.6

52.2-64.7

200

41.4

35.3-47.8

Western NC

316

152

49.4

41.6-57.3

164

50.6

42.7-58.4

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking daily or occasionally.

^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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