BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you now smoke cigars every day, some days, or not at all?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	2,047	35	2.0	1.1- 3.4	276	16.3	13.8-19.3	1,736	81.7	78.6-84.4
RACE
White	1,638	22	1.3	0.7- 2.5	218	16.7	13.8-20.1	1,398	82.0	78.5-85.0
African American	308	10	3.1	1.2- 8.0	43	15.2	10.4-21.6	255	81.7	74.7-87.1
Asian	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Native American	52	2	3.8	0.8-17.0	9	24.7	6.3-61.3	41	71.5	37.9-91.1
Other Minorities	39	1	12.9	1.9-52.7	6	10.6	3.8-26.3	32	76.4	47.6-92.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	40	1	12.2	1.8-50.9	4	7.8	2.4-22.7	35	80.0	50.5-94.0
-English Speaking	23	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.9	1.2-43.2	22	91.1	56.8-98.8
-Spanish Speaking	17	1	20.1	3.0-66.7	3	7.1	1.7-25.3	13	72.8	33.7-93.4
Non-Hispanic	2,006	34	1.7	1.0- 2.8	272	16.6	14.0-19.6	1,700	81.7	78.7-84.4
AGE
18-24	117	0	0.0	. - .	28	26.1	15.5-40.5	89	73.9	59.5-84.5
25-34	289	5	2.9	0.9- 8.5	50	20.5	13.9-29.2	234	76.6	67.8-83.7
35-44	382	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	60	16.7	12.0-22.7	319	83.1	77.1-87.7
45-54	395	9	3.4	1.0-11.0	63	16.3	11.7-22.3	323	80.3	73.2-85.8
55-64	393	7	0.8	0.4- 1.8	54	15.7	11.1-21.7	332	83.5	77.5-88.1
65-74	299	6	4.6	1.6-12.8	13	4.1	1.8- 8.9	280	91.3	83.7-95.6
75+	163	5	3.8	1.3-10.7	6	3.4	1.0-10.5	152	92.8	84.9-96.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	327	9	5.4	1.9-14.2	35	11.8	7.1-18.9	283	82.8	74.1-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	596	14	2.4	1.0- 5.5	82	17.4	12.7-23.4	500	80.2	74.1-85.2
Some Post-H.S.	514	6	0.6	0.3- 1.6	70	17.6	12.2-24.7	438	81.8	74.7-87.2
College Graduate	606	6	1.0	0.3- 2.9	89	16.7	12.8-21.6	511	82.3	77.4-86.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	172	6	9.4	2.8-27.4	21	14.5	7.9-25.1	145	76.0	61.6-86.2
$15,000- 24,999	355	7	2.7	1.0- 7.0	49	16.4	11.0-23.8	299	80.8	73.3-86.7
$25,000- 34,999	230	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	30	19.4	11.9-29.9	199	80.4	69.9-87.9
$35,000- 49,999	322	4	1.3	0.3- 4.6	32	8.2	5.1-12.9	286	90.6	85.6-94.0
$50,000-74,999	285	4	0.6	0.2- 1.8	38	18.0	10.9-28.3	243	81.4	71.2-88.5
$75,000+	318	4	1.4	0.3- 6.5	70	26.9	19.5-35.7	244	71.8	62.9-79.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	115	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	17	17.9	10.4-28.9	97	81.8	70.8-89.3
Guilford	102	2	1.6	0.4- 6.2	19	17.7	10.9-27.5	81	80.7	70.8-87.8
Mecklenburg	87	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3	20	30.4	18.7-45.4	65	68.5	53.7-80.4
Orange	93	0	0.0	. - .	16	16.9	9.4-28.5	77	83.1	71.5-90.6
Wake	98	1	5.0	0.7-27.5	14	17.0	9.5-28.6	83	78.0	63.9-87.6
Chatham/Lee	80	1	1.1	0.2- 7.8	6	6.3	2.5-15.2	73	92.5	83.4-96.8
Nash/Wilson	80	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	7	7.8	3.3-17.4	71	90.9	81.6-95.8
Craven/Pamlico	101	2	2.8	0.7-10.8	13	12.7	7.2-21.6	86	84.5	74.9-90.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	101	0	0.0	. - .	16	18.4	10.2-30.8	85	81.6	69.2-89.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	108	0	0.0	. - .	11	19.1	7.7-40.1	97	80.9	59.9-92.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	93	4	5.9	2.1-15.4	9	11.8	4.9-25.8	80	82.3	68.6-90.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	109	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	9	5.7	2.4-12.8	99	93.8	86.5-97.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	106	4	4.2	1.4-11.5	20	16.9	10.5-26.0	82	79.0	69.2-86.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	81	3	2.7	0.8- 8.7	4	7.6	2.6-20.3	74	89.7	77.7-95.6
Northeast NC I	80	2	2.7	0.7-10.1	5	5.9	2.3-14.6	73	91.4	82.2-96.1
Northeast NC II	105	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	16	15.7	8.8-26.5	88	83.4	72.6-90.5
Northeastern Partnership	185	3	1.4	0.4- 4.4	21	13.0	7.7-21.0	161	85.6	77.6-91.1
Mountain AHEC	317	3	0.7	0.2- 3.0	35	12.2	8.0-18.1	279	87.1	81.2-91.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	679	17	2.8	1.3- 6.0	87	13.8	10.3-18.4	575	83.4	78.5-87.4
Piedmont	875	15	2.0	0.9- 4.5	131	18.1	14.3-22.6	729	79.9	75.2-83.9
Western NC	493	3	0.4	0.1- 1.9	58	14.5	10.1-20.3	432	85.1	79.3-89.5

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,047

2.0

1.1- 3.4

276

16.3

13.8-19.3

1,736

81.7

78.6-84.4

RACE

White

1,638

1.3

0.7- 2.5

218

16.7

13.8-20.1

1,398

82.0

78.5-85.0

African American

308

3.1

1.2- 8.0

15.2

10.4-21.6

255

81.7

74.7-87.1

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

3.8

0.8-17.0

24.7

6.3-61.3

71.5

37.9-91.1

Other Minorities

12.9

1.9-52.7

10.6

3.8-26.3

76.4

47.6-92.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.2

1.8-50.9

7.8

2.4-22.7

80.0

50.5-94.0

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

8.9

1.2-43.2

91.1

56.8-98.8

-Spanish Speaking

20.1

3.0-66.7

7.1

1.7-25.3

72.8

33.7-93.4

Non-Hispanic

2,006

1.7

1.0- 2.8

272

16.6

14.0-19.6

1,700

81.7

78.7-84.4

AGE

18-24

117

0.0

. - .

26.1

15.5-40.5

73.9

59.5-84.5

25-34

289

2.9

0.9- 8.5

20.5

13.9-29.2

234

76.6

67.8-83.7

35-44

382

0.3

0.1- 1.0

16.7

12.0-22.7

319

83.1

77.1-87.7

45-54

395

3.4

1.0-11.0

16.3

11.7-22.3

323

80.3

73.2-85.8

55-64

393

0.8

0.4- 1.8

15.7

11.1-21.7

332

83.5

77.5-88.1

65-74

299

4.6

1.6-12.8

4.1

1.8- 8.9

280

91.3

83.7-95.6

75+

163

3.8

1.3-10.7

3.4

1.0-10.5

152

92.8

84.9-96.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

327

5.4

1.9-14.2

11.8

7.1-18.9

283

82.8

74.1-89.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

596

2.4

1.0- 5.5

17.4

12.7-23.4

500

80.2

74.1-85.2

Some Post-H.S.

514

0.6

0.3- 1.6

17.6

12.2-24.7

438

81.8

74.7-87.2

College Graduate

606

1.0

0.3- 2.9

16.7

12.8-21.6

511

82.3

77.4-86.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

172

9.4

2.8-27.4

14.5

7.9-25.1

145

76.0

61.6-86.2

$15,000- 24,999

355

2.7

1.0- 7.0

16.4

11.0-23.8

299

80.8

73.3-86.7

$25,000- 34,999

230

0.2

0.0- 1.3

19.4

11.9-29.9

199

80.4

69.9-87.9

$35,000- 49,999

322

1.3

0.3- 4.6

8.2

5.1-12.9

286

90.6

85.6-94.0

$50,000-74,999

285

0.6

0.2- 1.8

18.0

10.9-28.3

243

81.4

71.2-88.5

$75,000+

318

1.4

0.3- 6.5

26.9

19.5-35.7

244

71.8

62.9-79.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

115

0.3

0.0- 2.5

17.9

10.4-28.9

81.8

70.8-89.3

Guilford

102

1.6

0.4- 6.2

17.7

10.9-27.5

80.7

70.8-87.8

Mecklenburg

1.1

0.3- 4.3

30.4

18.7-45.4

68.5

53.7-80.4

Orange

0.0

. - .

16.9

9.4-28.5

83.1

71.5-90.6

Wake

5.0

0.7-27.5

17.0

9.5-28.6

78.0

63.9-87.6

Chatham/Lee

1.1

0.2- 7.8

6.3

2.5-15.2

92.5

83.4-96.8

Nash/Wilson

1.2

0.3- 4.9

7.8

3.3-17.4

90.9

81.6-95.8

Craven/Pamlico

101

2.8

0.7-10.8

12.7

7.2-21.6

84.5

74.9-90.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

101

0.0

. - .

18.4

10.2-30.8

81.6

69.2-89.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

108

0.0

. - .

19.1

7.7-40.1

80.9

59.9-92.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

5.9

2.1-15.4

11.8

4.9-25.8

82.3

68.6-90.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

109

0.5

0.1- 3.8

5.7

2.4-12.8

93.8

86.5-97.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

106

4.2

1.4-11.5

16.9

10.5-26.0

79.0

69.2-86.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

2.7

0.8- 8.7

7.6

2.6-20.3

89.7

77.7-95.6

Northeast NC I

2.7

0.7-10.1

5.9

2.3-14.6

91.4

82.2-96.1

Northeast NC II

105

0.9

0.1- 6.1

15.7

8.8-26.5

83.4

72.6-90.5

Northeastern Partnership

185

1.4

0.4- 4.4

13.0

7.7-21.0

161

85.6

77.6-91.1

Mountain AHEC

317

0.7

0.2- 3.0

12.2

8.0-18.1

279

87.1

81.2-91.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

679

2.8

1.3- 6.0

13.8

10.3-18.4

575

83.4

78.5-87.4

Piedmont

875

2.0

0.9- 4.5

131

18.1

14.3-22.6

729

79.9

75.2-83.9

Western NC

493

0.4

0.1- 1.9

14.5

10.1-20.3

432

85.1

79.3-89.5

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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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