BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,469	2,067	55.3	52.6-57.9	1,402	44.7	42.1-47.4
RACE
White	2,574	1,584	58.1	55.0-61.1	990	41.9	38.9-45.0
African American	605	348	52.4	46.3-58.4	257	47.6	41.6-53.7
Asian	26	5	10.0	3.1-27.6	21	90.0	72.4-96.9
Native American	83	48	63.8	45.9-78.5	35	36.2	21.5-54.1
Other Minorities	163	73	41.5	30.8-53.1	90	58.5	46.9-69.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	170	77	40.7	30.2-52.1	93	59.3	47.9-69.8
-English Speaking	54	24	31.4	16.4-51.7	30	68.6	48.3-83.6
-Spanish Speaking	116	53	43.3	31.0-56.6	63	56.7	43.4-69.0
Non-Hispanic	3,296	1,990	56.6	53.8-59.2	1,306	43.4	40.8-46.2
AGE
18-24	219	103	41.6	32.6-51.2	116	58.4	48.8-67.4
25-34	532	243	45.6	39.3-52.0	289	54.4	48.0-60.7
35-44	689	351	47.8	42.4-53.2	338	52.2	46.8-57.6
45-54	684	433	62.1	56.5-67.5	251	37.9	32.5-43.5
55-64	586	422	75.1	70.0-79.6	164	24.9	20.4-30.0
65-74	462	317	66.7	60.0-72.8	145	33.3	27.2-40.0
75+	277	191	69.2	61.0-76.3	86	30.8	23.7-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	607	439	68.6	62.0-74.6	168	31.4	25.4-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,028	677	60.7	55.7-65.4	351	39.3	34.6-44.3
Some Post-H.S.	809	481	52.7	47.0-58.4	328	47.3	41.6-53.0
College Graduate	1,015	462	43.2	38.9-47.6	553	56.8	52.4-61.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	300	206	65.2	54.8-74.3	94	34.8	25.7-45.2
$15,000- 24,999	615	421	63.0	56.3-69.2	194	37.0	30.8-43.7
$25,000- 34,999	367	239	56.1	47.9-64.0	128	43.9	36.0-52.1
$35,000- 49,999	526	302	53.4	47.1-59.6	224	46.6	40.4-52.9
$50,000-74,999	436	256	52.6	45.3-59.8	180	47.4	40.2-54.7
$75,000+	503	227	47.9	41.5-54.4	276	52.1	45.6-58.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	111	58.3	49.4-66.7	68	41.7	33.3-50.6
Guilford	165	96	59.7	50.8-68.0	69	40.3	32.0-49.2
Mecklenburg	168	91	53.9	44.0-63.5	77	46.1	36.5-56.0
Orange	170	88	54.4	43.7-64.7	82	45.6	35.3-56.3
Wake	176	80	45.5	36.9-54.5	96	54.5	45.5-63.1
Chatham/Lee	151	88	49.6	39.4-59.9	63	50.4	40.1-60.6
Nash/Wilson	140	86	62.0	52.4-70.7	54	38.0	29.3-47.6
Craven/Pamlico	170	105	54.4	45.1-63.4	65	45.6	36.6-54.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	162	113	71.5	63.1-78.7	49	28.5	21.3-36.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	169	96	58.4	48.5-67.7	73	41.6	32.3-51.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	175	113	60.2	43.8-74.6	62	39.8	25.4-56.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	162	101	63.2	44.3-78.7	61	36.8	21.3-55.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	175	112	67.3	59.0-74.6	63	32.7	25.4-41.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	127	89	71.4	60.4-80.4	38	28.6	19.6-39.6
Northeast NC I	144	92	56.3	43.5-68.4	52	43.7	31.6-56.5
Northeast NC II	186	116	59.7	51.1-67.8	70	40.3	32.2-48.9
Northeastern Partnership	330	208	58.7	51.4-65.5	122	41.3	34.5-48.6
Mountain AHEC	493	304	60.9	54.0-67.5	189	39.1	32.5-46.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,165	721	55.6	50.6-60.4	444	44.4	39.6-49.4
Piedmont	1,525	876	54.2	50.5-57.8	649	45.8	42.2-49.5
Western NC	779	470	59.0	53.2-64.4	309	41.0	35.6-46.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,469

2,067

55.3

52.6-57.9

1,402

44.7

42.1-47.4

RACE

White

2,574

1,584

58.1

55.0-61.1

990

41.9

38.9-45.0

African American

605

348

52.4

46.3-58.4

257

47.6

41.6-53.7

Asian

10.0

3.1-27.6

90.0

72.4-96.9

Native American

63.8

45.9-78.5

36.2

21.5-54.1

Other Minorities

163

41.5

30.8-53.1

58.5

46.9-69.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

170

40.7

30.2-52.1

59.3

47.9-69.8

-English Speaking

31.4

16.4-51.7

68.6

48.3-83.6

-Spanish Speaking

116

43.3

31.0-56.6

56.7

43.4-69.0

Non-Hispanic

3,296

1,990

56.6

53.8-59.2

1,306

43.4

40.8-46.2

AGE

18-24

219

103

41.6

32.6-51.2

116

58.4

48.8-67.4

25-34

532

243

45.6

39.3-52.0

289

54.4

48.0-60.7

35-44

689

351

47.8

42.4-53.2

338

52.2

46.8-57.6

45-54

684

433

62.1

56.5-67.5

251

37.9

32.5-43.5

55-64

586

422

75.1

70.0-79.6

164

24.9

20.4-30.0

65-74

462

317

66.7

60.0-72.8

145

33.3

27.2-40.0

75+

277

191

69.2

61.0-76.3

30.8

23.7-39.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

607

439

68.6

62.0-74.6

168

31.4

25.4-38.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,028

677

60.7

55.7-65.4

351

39.3

34.6-44.3

Some Post-H.S.

809

481

52.7

47.0-58.4

328

47.3

41.6-53.0

College Graduate

1,015

462

43.2

38.9-47.6

553

56.8

52.4-61.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

300

206

65.2

54.8-74.3

34.8

25.7-45.2

$15,000- 24,999

615

421

63.0

56.3-69.2

194

37.0

30.8-43.7

$25,000- 34,999

367

239

56.1

47.9-64.0

128

43.9

36.0-52.1

$35,000- 49,999

526

302

53.4

47.1-59.6

224

46.6

40.4-52.9

$50,000-74,999

436

256

52.6

45.3-59.8

180

47.4

40.2-54.7

$75,000+

503

227

47.9

41.5-54.4

276

52.1

45.6-58.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

111

58.3

49.4-66.7

41.7

33.3-50.6

Guilford

165

59.7

50.8-68.0

40.3

32.0-49.2

Mecklenburg

168

53.9

44.0-63.5

46.1

36.5-56.0

Orange

170

54.4

43.7-64.7

45.6

35.3-56.3

Wake

176

45.5

36.9-54.5

54.5

45.5-63.1

Chatham/Lee

151

49.6

39.4-59.9

50.4

40.1-60.6

Nash/Wilson

140

62.0

52.4-70.7

38.0

29.3-47.6

Craven/Pamlico

170

105

54.4

45.1-63.4

45.6

36.6-54.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

162

113

71.5

63.1-78.7

28.5

21.3-36.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

169

58.4

48.5-67.7

41.6

32.3-51.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

175

113

60.2

43.8-74.6

39.8

25.4-56.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

162

101

63.2

44.3-78.7

36.8

21.3-55.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

175

112

67.3

59.0-74.6

32.7

25.4-41.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

127

71.4

60.4-80.4

28.6

19.6-39.6

Northeast NC I

144

56.3

43.5-68.4

43.7

31.6-56.5

Northeast NC II

186

116

59.7

51.1-67.8

40.3

32.2-48.9

Northeastern Partnership

330

208

58.7

51.4-65.5

122

41.3

34.5-48.6

Mountain AHEC

493

304

60.9

54.0-67.5

189

39.1

32.5-46.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,165

721

55.6

50.6-60.4

444

44.4

39.6-49.4

Piedmont

1,525

876

54.2

50.5-57.8

649

45.8

42.2-49.5

Western NC

779

470

59.0

53.2-64.4

309

41.0

35.6-46.8

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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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