BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (A bidi is a flavored cigarette from India. Have you ever smoked a bidi, even one or two puffs?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,392	142	5.6	4.4- 7.2	3,250	94.4	92.8-95.6
RACE
White	2,530	96	5.0	3.7- 6.8	2,434	95.0	93.2-96.3
African American	581	33	8.3	5.2-12.9	548	91.7	87.1-94.8
Asian	23	2	2.4	0.5-11.2	21	97.6	88.8-99.5
Native American	79	4	23.3	7.6-52.7	75	76.7	47.3-92.4
Other Minorities	162	6	2.3	0.9- 6.1	156	97.7	93.9-99.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	169	4	1.5	0.5- 4.3	165	98.5	95.7-99.5
-English Speaking	53	3	5.0	1.3-16.7	50	95.0	83.3-98.7
-Spanish Speaking	116	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	115	99.5	96.3-99.9
Non-Hispanic	3,220	138	6.0	4.7- 7.7	3,082	94.0	92.3-95.3
AGE
18-24	212	32	14.4	8.9-22.4	180	85.6	77.6-91.1
25-34	521	47	8.8	6.0-12.6	474	91.2	87.4-94.0
35-44	675	21	3.2	1.8- 5.5	654	96.8	94.5-98.2
45-54	677	24	3.1	1.3- 7.1	653	96.9	92.9-98.7
55-64	575	13	3.7	1.8- 7.4	562	96.3	92.6-98.2
65-74	449	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9	447	99.8	99.1- 100
75+	268	2	1.7	0.4- 7.2	266	98.3	92.8-99.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	587	11	2.2	1.0- 4.8	576	97.8	95.2-99.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,003	28	4.0	2.5- 6.3	975	96.0	93.7-97.5
Some Post-H.S.	795	51	9.1	5.9-13.6	744	90.9	86.4-94.1
College Graduate	998	52	6.3	4.2- 9.5	946	93.7	90.5-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	293	12	3.3	1.5- 7.0	281	96.7	93.0-98.5
$15,000- 24,999	601	30	8.1	4.8-13.4	571	91.9	86.6-95.2
$25,000- 34,999	360	11	5.8	2.4-13.0	349	94.2	87.0-97.6
$35,000- 49,999	514	25	4.8	2.7- 8.2	489	95.2	91.8-97.3
$50,000-74,999	432	20	5.3	3.0- 9.0	412	94.7	91.0-97.0
$75,000+	498	24	8.3	4.6-14.5	474	91.7	85.5-95.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	177	12	9.7	4.9-18.0	165	90.3	82.0-95.1
Guilford	164	9	9.2	4.3-18.6	155	90.8	81.4-95.7
Mecklenburg	166	18	11.0	5.8-19.9	148	89.0	80.1-94.2
Orange	168	14	9.1	4.9-16.1	154	90.9	83.9-95.1
Wake	170	8	3.6	1.8- 7.4	162	96.4	92.6-98.2
Chatham/Lee	148	4	1.7	0.6- 5.1	144	98.3	94.9-99.4
Nash/Wilson	134	4	2.9	1.0- 8.7	130	97.1	91.3-99.0
Craven/Pamlico	167	4	3.5	1.1-10.6	163	96.5	89.4-98.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	157	5	4.6	1.5-13.5	152	95.4	86.5-98.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	165	5	5.4	2.0-13.7	160	94.6	86.3-98.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	172	2	1.0	0.2- 4.4	170	99.0	95.6-99.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	161	5	3.4	1.3- 8.6	156	96.6	91.4-98.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	170	9	6.2	2.8-13.0	161	93.8	87.0-97.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	122	2	2.5	0.6- 9.7	120	97.5	90.3-99.4
Northeast NC I	138	4	4.4	1.5-12.7	134	95.6	87.3-98.5
Northeast NC II	179	5	3.4	1.3- 8.6	174	96.6	91.4-98.7
Northeastern Partnership	317	9	3.7	1.8- 7.5	308	96.3	92.5-98.2
Mountain AHEC	488	20	4.6	2.7- 7.9	468	95.4	92.1-97.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,130	42	6.3	3.9- 9.8	1,088	93.7	90.2-96.1
Piedmont	1,493	70	5.6	4.0- 7.7	1,423	94.4	92.3-96.0
Western NC	769	30	4.7	3.0- 7.3	739	95.3	92.7-97.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,392

142

5.6

4.4- 7.2

3,250

94.4

92.8-95.6

RACE

White

2,530

5.0

3.7- 6.8

2,434

95.0

93.2-96.3

African American

581

8.3

5.2-12.9

548

91.7

87.1-94.8

Asian

2.4

0.5-11.2

97.6

88.8-99.5

Native American

23.3

7.6-52.7

76.7

47.3-92.4

Other Minorities

162

2.3

0.9- 6.1

156

97.7

93.9-99.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

169

1.5

0.5- 4.3

165

98.5

95.7-99.5

-English Speaking

5.0

1.3-16.7

95.0

83.3-98.7

-Spanish Speaking

116

0.5

0.1- 3.7

115

99.5

96.3-99.9

Non-Hispanic

3,220

138

6.0

4.7- 7.7

3,082

94.0

92.3-95.3

AGE

18-24

212

14.4

8.9-22.4

180

85.6

77.6-91.1

25-34

521

8.8

6.0-12.6

474

91.2

87.4-94.0

35-44

675

3.2

1.8- 5.5

654

96.8

94.5-98.2

45-54

677

3.1

1.3- 7.1

653

96.9

92.9-98.7

55-64

575

3.7

1.8- 7.4

562

96.3

92.6-98.2

65-74

449

0.2

0.0- 0.9

447

99.8

99.1- 100

75+

268

1.7

0.4- 7.2

266

98.3

92.8-99.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

587

2.2

1.0- 4.8

576

97.8

95.2-99.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,003

4.0

2.5- 6.3

975

96.0

93.7-97.5

Some Post-H.S.

795

9.1

5.9-13.6

744

90.9

86.4-94.1

College Graduate

998

6.3

4.2- 9.5

946

93.7

90.5-95.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

293

3.3

1.5- 7.0

281

96.7

93.0-98.5

$15,000- 24,999

601

8.1

4.8-13.4

571

91.9

86.6-95.2

$25,000- 34,999

360

5.8

2.4-13.0

349

94.2

87.0-97.6

$35,000- 49,999

514

4.8

2.7- 8.2

489

95.2

91.8-97.3

$50,000-74,999

432

5.3

3.0- 9.0

412

94.7

91.0-97.0

$75,000+

498

8.3

4.6-14.5

474

91.7

85.5-95.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

177

9.7

4.9-18.0

165

90.3

82.0-95.1

Guilford

164

9.2

4.3-18.6

155

90.8

81.4-95.7

Mecklenburg

166

11.0

5.8-19.9

148

89.0

80.1-94.2

Orange

168

9.1

4.9-16.1

154

90.9

83.9-95.1

Wake

170

3.6

1.8- 7.4

162

96.4

92.6-98.2

Chatham/Lee

148

1.7

0.6- 5.1

144

98.3

94.9-99.4

Nash/Wilson

134

2.9

1.0- 8.7

130

97.1

91.3-99.0

Craven/Pamlico

167

3.5

1.1-10.6

163

96.5

89.4-98.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

157

4.6

1.5-13.5

152

95.4

86.5-98.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

165

5.4

2.0-13.7

160

94.6

86.3-98.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

172

1.0

0.2- 4.4

170

99.0

95.6-99.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

161

3.4

1.3- 8.6

156

96.6

91.4-98.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

170

6.2

2.8-13.0

161

93.8

87.0-97.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

122

2.5

0.6- 9.7

120

97.5

90.3-99.4

Northeast NC I

138

4.4

1.5-12.7

134

95.6

87.3-98.5

Northeast NC II

179

3.4

1.3- 8.6

174

96.6

91.4-98.7

Northeastern Partnership

317

3.7

1.8- 7.5

308

96.3

92.5-98.2

Mountain AHEC

488

4.6

2.7- 7.9

468

95.4

92.1-97.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,130

6.3

3.9- 9.8

1,088

93.7

90.2-96.1

Piedmont

1,493

5.6

4.0- 7.7

1,423

94.4

92.3-96.0

Western NC

769

4.7

3.0- 7.3

739

95.3

92.7-97.0

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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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