BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Smoking Status*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-MALES

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
TOTAL	3,466	734	21.0	19.0-23.3	182	6.9	5.5- 8.6	1,148	27.3	25.1-29.5	1,402	44.8	42.1-47.4
RACE
White	2,572	542	21.8	19.3-24.5	110	6.0	4.5- 7.9	930	30.3	27.7-33.0	990	42.0	38.9-45.1
African American	604	150	24.7	19.9-30.2	40	6.8	4.3-10.4	157	20.9	16.5-26.1	257	47.7	41.6-53.8
Asian	26	2	5.7	1.1-25.5	2	3.6	0.8-14.6	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	21	90.0	72.4-96.9
Native American	83	19	32.4	14.7-57.0	4	3.6	1.1-11.3	25	27.8	14.6-46.5	35	36.2	21.5-54.1
Other Minorities	163	19	6.9	2.9-15.6	24	17.5	10.1-28.5	30	17.1	10.5-26.6	90	58.5	46.9-69.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	170	22	7.6	3.4-16.1	23	16.7	9.6-27.5	32	16.4	10.0-25.6	93	59.3	47.9-69.8
-English Speaking	54	12	13.5	5.5-29.6	2	1.9	0.4- 7.7	10	16.0	6.1-35.9	30	68.6	48.3-83.6
-Spanish Speaking	116	10	5.9	1.8-17.9	21	20.9	11.9-34.0	22	16.5	9.3-27.5	63	56.7	43.4-69.0
Non-Hispanic	3,293	712	22.2	20.0-24.6	159	6.1	4.8- 7.7	1,116	28.2	26.0-30.5	1,306	43.5	40.8-46.2
AGE
18-24	219	52	19.8	13.6-27.9	25	10.9	6.2-18.4	26	10.9	6.3-18.2	116	58.4	48.8-67.4
25-34	531	109	18.2	13.6-23.9	51	11.2	7.5-16.2	82	16.1	12.0-21.2	289	54.6	48.1-60.9
35-44	689	167	21.7	17.8-26.3	39	6.1	3.7- 9.8	145	20.0	16.0-24.7	338	52.2	46.8-57.6
45-54	684	175	27.8	22.6-33.6	31	6.2	3.6-10.5	227	28.2	23.5-33.3	251	37.9	32.5-43.5
55-64	584	144	26.3	21.3-31.9	21	3.5	2.0- 6.3	255	45.2	39.5-51.1	164	25.0	20.5-30.1
65-74	462	58	11.6	8.1-16.5	11	2.8	1.2- 6.3	248	52.4	45.7-58.9	145	33.3	27.2-40.0
75+	277	27	11.2	7.0-17.6	2	1.2	0.2- 7.2	162	56.7	48.4-64.7	86	30.8	23.7-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	607	179	31.0	25.0-37.8	38	9.0	5.7-14.0	222	28.6	23.4-34.4	168	31.4	25.4-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,026	277	26.2	22.3-30.5	61	7.7	5.1-11.4	337	26.7	22.9-30.9	351	39.4	34.6-44.3
Some Post-H.S.	809	186	21.2	17.1-25.9	39	5.9	3.7- 9.5	256	25.6	21.4-30.4	328	47.3	41.6-53.0
College Graduate	1,014	89	9.0	6.7-11.9	44	5.8	3.7- 8.9	328	28.3	24.7-32.2	553	56.9	52.5-61.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	84	30.3	21.8-40.3	21	6.5	3.5-11.8	101	28.5	21.3-37.0	94	34.8	25.7-45.2
$15,000- 24,999	615	190	31.5	25.9-37.8	43	9.1	5.9-14.0	188	22.3	18.0-27.3	194	37.0	30.8-43.7
$25,000- 34,999	366	101	25.5	19.2-33.1	22	7.5	4.2-13.1	115	23.0	17.6-29.6	128	43.9	36.0-52.2
$35,000- 49,999	526	100	18.4	14.0-23.8	23	4.8	2.6- 8.5	179	30.2	25.1-36.0	224	46.6	40.4-52.9
$50,000-74,999	436	75	16.3	12.0-21.8	16	5.0	2.6- 9.4	165	31.3	25.5-37.7	180	47.4	40.2-54.7
$75,000+	503	50	11.0	7.7-15.3	22	10.0	5.5-17.5	155	27.0	21.9-32.7	276	52.1	45.6-58.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	39	21.1	15.0-28.9	5	4.2	1.7- 9.8	67	33.0	25.7-41.3	68	41.7	33.3-50.6
Guilford	165	33	23.7	16.4-32.9	7	3.0	1.4- 6.4	56	33.1	25.4-41.8	69	40.3	32.0-49.2
Mecklenburg	167	32	15.2	10.3-21.7	4	6.8	2.3-18.3	54	31.7	23.1-41.7	77	46.3	36.7-56.3
Orange	170	16	8.8	5.0-14.8	11	7.2	3.7-13.4	61	38.4	27.3-51.0	82	45.6	35.3-56.3
Wake	176	15	11.3	6.1-20.1	12	8.4	4.4-15.3	53	25.9	19.4-33.7	96	54.5	45.5-63.1
Chatham/Lee	151	35	22.4	15.4-31.4	4	3.3	1.0-10.5	49	24.0	17.5-32.0	63	50.4	40.1-60.6
Nash/Wilson	139	33	22.7	15.8-31.5	11	12.1	5.8-23.3	41	26.8	19.3-35.9	54	38.4	29.6-48.0
Craven/Pamlico	170	35	19.1	13.3-26.8	5	4.0	1.4-10.5	65	31.3	24.3-39.3	65	45.6	36.6-54.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	162	46	29.3	21.5-38.6	9	6.3	3.1-12.5	58	35.9	26.4-46.6	49	28.5	21.3-36.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	169	35	25.7	15.9-38.7	8	6.3	2.7-13.7	53	26.4	19.5-34.7	73	41.6	32.3-51.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	175	46	22.7	14.9-32.9	12	11.2	5.4-21.9	55	26.3	17.1-38.3	62	39.8	25.4-56.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	162	30	16.1	9.4-26.3	10	19.5	5.3-51.1	61	27.5	17.5-40.4	61	36.8	21.3-55.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	175	46	28.1	20.9-36.6	11	7.7	4.0-14.2	55	31.6	24.1-40.1	63	32.7	25.4-41.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	127	41	32.2	23.1-42.8	5	3.8	1.4-10.0	43	35.4	24.7-47.8	38	28.6	19.6-39.6
Northeast NC I	143	27	20.6	13.3-30.5	7	3.3	1.5- 7.3	57	32.1	23.1-42.7	52	43.9	31.8-56.8
Northeast NC II	186	43	23.2	16.8-31.1	11	7.1	3.6-13.5	62	29.5	22.3-37.9	70	40.3	32.2-48.9
Northeastern Partnership	329	70	22.4	17.2-28.5	18	5.9	3.3-10.2	119	30.3	24.5-36.9	122	41.4	34.5-48.7
Mountain AHEC	493	96	22.3	15.4-31.0	21	7.2	3.7-13.5	187	31.4	26.0-37.5	189	39.1	32.5-46.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,163	275	21.9	18.4-25.9	64	7.5	5.1-10.9	380	26.1	22.4-30.1	444	44.5	39.7-49.4
Piedmont	1,524	296	19.9	17.1-22.9	82	6.5	4.7- 8.9	497	27.8	24.8-31.0	649	45.9	42.2-49.5
Western NC	779	163	24.0	18.5-30.5	36	7.4	4.3-12.2	271	27.6	23.4-32.3	309	41.0	35.6-46.8

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,466

734

21.0

19.0-23.3

182

6.9

5.5- 8.6

1,148

27.3

25.1-29.5

1,402

44.8

42.1-47.4

RACE

White

2,572

542

21.8

19.3-24.5

110

6.0

4.5- 7.9

930

30.3

27.7-33.0

990

42.0

38.9-45.1

African American

604

150

24.7

19.9-30.2

6.8

4.3-10.4

157

20.9

16.5-26.1

257

47.7

41.6-53.8

Asian

5.7

1.1-25.5

3.6

0.8-14.6

0.7

0.1- 4.9

90.0

72.4-96.9

Native American

32.4

14.7-57.0

3.6

1.1-11.3

27.8

14.6-46.5

36.2

21.5-54.1

Other Minorities

163

6.9

2.9-15.6

17.5

10.1-28.5

17.1

10.5-26.6

58.5

46.9-69.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

170

7.6

3.4-16.1

16.7

9.6-27.5

16.4

10.0-25.6

59.3

47.9-69.8

-English Speaking

13.5

5.5-29.6

1.9

0.4- 7.7

16.0

6.1-35.9

68.6

48.3-83.6

-Spanish Speaking

116

5.9

1.8-17.9

20.9

11.9-34.0

16.5

9.3-27.5

56.7

43.4-69.0

Non-Hispanic

3,293

712

22.2

20.0-24.6

159

6.1

4.8- 7.7

1,116

28.2

26.0-30.5

1,306

43.5

40.8-46.2

AGE

18-24

219

19.8

13.6-27.9

10.9

6.2-18.4

10.9

6.3-18.2

116

58.4

48.8-67.4

25-34

531

109

18.2

13.6-23.9

11.2

7.5-16.2

16.1

12.0-21.2

289

54.6

48.1-60.9

35-44

689

167

21.7

17.8-26.3

6.1

3.7- 9.8

145

20.0

16.0-24.7

338

52.2

46.8-57.6

45-54

684

175

27.8

22.6-33.6

6.2

3.6-10.5

227

28.2

23.5-33.3

251

37.9

32.5-43.5

55-64

584

144

26.3

21.3-31.9

3.5

2.0- 6.3

255

45.2

39.5-51.1

164

25.0

20.5-30.1

65-74

462

11.6

8.1-16.5

2.8

1.2- 6.3

248

52.4

45.7-58.9

145

33.3

27.2-40.0

75+

277

11.2

7.0-17.6

1.2

0.2- 7.2

162

56.7

48.4-64.7

30.8

23.7-39.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

607

179

31.0

25.0-37.8

9.0

5.7-14.0

222

28.6

23.4-34.4

168

31.4

25.4-38.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,026

277

26.2

22.3-30.5

7.7

5.1-11.4

337

26.7

22.9-30.9

351

39.4

34.6-44.3

Some Post-H.S.

809

186

21.2

17.1-25.9

5.9

3.7- 9.5

256

25.6

21.4-30.4

328

47.3

41.6-53.0

College Graduate

1,014

9.0

6.7-11.9

5.8

3.7- 8.9

328

28.3

24.7-32.2

553

56.9

52.5-61.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

30.3

21.8-40.3

6.5

3.5-11.8

101

28.5

21.3-37.0

34.8

25.7-45.2

$15,000- 24,999

615

190

31.5

25.9-37.8

9.1

5.9-14.0

188

22.3

18.0-27.3

194

37.0

30.8-43.7

$25,000- 34,999

366

101

25.5

19.2-33.1

7.5

4.2-13.1

115

23.0

17.6-29.6

128

43.9

36.0-52.2

$35,000- 49,999

526

100

18.4

14.0-23.8

4.8

2.6- 8.5

179

30.2

25.1-36.0

224

46.6

40.4-52.9

$50,000-74,999

436

16.3

12.0-21.8

5.0

2.6- 9.4

165

31.3

25.5-37.7

180

47.4

40.2-54.7

$75,000+

503

11.0

7.7-15.3

10.0

5.5-17.5

155

27.0

21.9-32.7

276

52.1

45.6-58.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

21.1

15.0-28.9

4.2

1.7- 9.8

33.0

25.7-41.3

41.7

33.3-50.6

Guilford

165

23.7

16.4-32.9

3.0

1.4- 6.4

33.1

25.4-41.8

40.3

32.0-49.2

Mecklenburg

167

15.2

10.3-21.7

6.8

2.3-18.3

31.7

23.1-41.7

46.3

36.7-56.3

Orange

170

8.8

5.0-14.8

7.2

3.7-13.4

38.4

27.3-51.0

45.6

35.3-56.3

Wake

176

11.3

6.1-20.1

8.4

4.4-15.3

25.9

19.4-33.7

54.5

45.5-63.1

Chatham/Lee

151

22.4

15.4-31.4

3.3

1.0-10.5

24.0

17.5-32.0

50.4

40.1-60.6

Nash/Wilson

139

22.7

15.8-31.5

12.1

5.8-23.3

26.8

19.3-35.9

38.4

29.6-48.0

Craven/Pamlico

170

19.1

13.3-26.8

4.0

1.4-10.5

31.3

24.3-39.3

45.6

36.6-54.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

162

29.3

21.5-38.6

6.3

3.1-12.5

35.9

26.4-46.6

28.5

21.3-36.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

169

25.7

15.9-38.7

6.3

2.7-13.7

26.4

19.5-34.7

41.6

32.3-51.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

175

22.7

14.9-32.9

11.2

5.4-21.9

26.3

17.1-38.3

39.8

25.4-56.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

162

16.1

9.4-26.3

19.5

5.3-51.1

27.5

17.5-40.4

36.8

21.3-55.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

175

28.1

20.9-36.6

7.7

4.0-14.2

31.6

24.1-40.1

32.7

25.4-41.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

127

32.2

23.1-42.8

3.8

1.4-10.0

35.4

24.7-47.8

28.6

19.6-39.6

Northeast NC I

143

20.6

13.3-30.5

3.3

1.5- 7.3

32.1

23.1-42.7

43.9

31.8-56.8

Northeast NC II

186

23.2

16.8-31.1

7.1

3.6-13.5

29.5

22.3-37.9

40.3

32.2-48.9

Northeastern Partnership

329

22.4

17.2-28.5

5.9

3.3-10.2

119

30.3

24.5-36.9

122

41.4

34.5-48.7

Mountain AHEC

493

22.3

15.4-31.0

7.2

3.7-13.5

187

31.4

26.0-37.5

189

39.1

32.5-46.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,163

275

21.9

18.4-25.9

7.5

5.1-10.9

380

26.1

22.4-30.1

444

44.5

39.7-49.4

Piedmont

1,524

296

19.9

17.1-22.9

6.5

4.7- 8.9

497

27.8

24.8-31.0

649

45.9

42.2-49.5

Western NC

779

163

24.0

18.5-30.5

7.4

4.3-12.2

271

27.6

23.4-32.3

309

41.0

35.6-46.8

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* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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