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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	2,064	734	38.1	34.8-41.5	182	12.5	10.1-15.4	1,148	49.4	46.0-52.8
RACE
White	1,582	542	37.5	33.8-41.5	110	10.3	7.7-13.5	930	52.2	48.3-56.1
African American	347	150	47.2	39.2-55.3	40	12.9	8.3-19.5	157	39.9	32.3-48.0
Asian	5	2	57.1	14.9-91.0	2	36.2	6.9-81.2	1	6.7	0.7-40.9
Native American	48	19	50.7	25.2-75.9	4	5.6	1.6-17.9	25	43.6	20.8-69.5
Other Minorities	73	19	16.7	7.2-34.3	24	42.1	26.0-60.1	30	41.1	25.8-58.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	77	22	18.7	8.6-36.1	23	41.0	25.2-59.0	32	40.3	25.2-57.4
-English Speaking	24	12	43.0	18.2-71.9	2	6.0	1.4-22.9	10	50.9	23.3-78.0
-Spanish Speaking	53	10	13.7	4.2-36.4	21	48.2	29.4-67.6	22	38.0	21.7-57.7
Non-Hispanic	1,987	712	39.3	35.9-42.8	159	10.8	8.5-13.5	1,116	49.9	46.5-53.4
AGE
18-24	103	52	47.6	34.1-61.4	25	26.1	15.4-40.7	26	26.3	15.7-40.6
25-34	242	109	40.0	30.8-50.0	51	24.6	17.0-34.2	82	35.4	26.9-45.0
35-44	351	167	45.5	37.9-53.2	39	12.7	7.9-19.8	145	41.8	34.4-49.7
45-54	433	175	44.7	37.3-52.3	31	10.0	5.8-16.5	227	45.3	38.1-52.7
55-64	420	144	35.0	28.7-41.9	21	4.7	2.6- 8.4	255	60.3	53.3-66.8
65-74	317	58	17.4	12.2-24.3	11	4.1	1.8- 9.2	248	78.4	71.1-84.3
75+	191	27	16.3	10.2-24.9	2	1.8	0.3-10.1	162	82.0	72.9-88.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	439	179	45.2	37.4-53.2	38	13.1	8.4-20.0	222	41.7	34.4-49.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	675	277	43.2	37.5-49.2	61	12.7	8.6-18.4	337	44.1	38.3-50.0
Some Post-H.S.	481	186	40.1	33.3-47.3	39	11.3	7.0-17.5	256	48.6	41.6-55.7
College Graduate	461	89	20.9	15.9-27.0	44	13.4	8.8-20.0	328	65.7	58.7-72.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	206	84	46.4	35.3-57.9	21	9.9	5.3-17.8	101	43.6	33.2-54.7
$15,000- 24,999	421	190	50.1	42.5-57.6	43	14.5	9.5-21.6	188	35.4	28.9-42.6
$25,000- 34,999	238	101	45.5	35.8-55.7	22	13.4	7.6-22.6	115	41.1	32.0-50.9
$35,000- 49,999	302	100	34.4	26.9-42.8	23	8.9	5.0-15.6	179	56.6	48.2-64.7
$50,000-74,999	256	75	31.0	23.5-39.6	16	9.4	5.0-17.2	165	59.5	50.7-67.8
$75,000+	227	50	22.9	16.2-31.4	22	20.8	11.9-33.8	155	56.3	45.8-66.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	111	39	36.2	26.5-47.2	5	7.2	3.0-16.3	67	56.6	45.7-67.0
Guilford	96	33	39.6	28.4-52.0	7	5.0	2.3-10.6	56	55.4	43.4-66.8
Mecklenburg	90	32	28.3	19.0-39.9	4	12.7	4.4-31.2	54	59.0	45.0-71.7
Orange	88	16	16.1	8.9-27.4	11	13.2	6.6-24.6	61	70.7	56.4-81.8
Wake	80	15	24.8	13.9-40.2	12	18.4	9.9-31.7	53	56.8	42.9-69.8
Chatham/Lee	88	35	45.1	33.4-57.5	4	6.6	2.0-19.7	49	48.3	36.6-60.2
Nash/Wilson	85	33	36.9	25.9-49.5	11	19.6	9.7-35.5	41	43.5	31.7-56.2
Craven/Pamlico	105	35	35.2	25.5-46.3	5	7.3	2.7-18.3	65	57.5	46.5-67.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	113	46	41.0	29.9-53.1	9	8.8	4.3-17.2	58	50.2	38.0-62.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	96	35	44.0	29.3-59.8	8	10.7	4.7-22.8	53	45.3	31.9-59.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	113	46	37.7	26.5-50.3	12	18.6	9.5-33.3	55	43.7	31.2-57.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	101	30	25.5	13.8-42.2	10	30.9	9.5-65.5	61	43.6	24.7-64.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	112	46	41.7	31.6-52.6	11	11.4	6.0-20.7	55	46.9	36.5-57.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	89	41	45.0	32.4-58.4	5	5.4	2.0-13.9	43	49.6	36.2-63.0
Northeast NC I	91	27	36.8	25.5-49.6	7	5.9	2.7-12.6	57	57.3	44.8-68.9
Northeast NC II	116	43	38.8	28.7-50.0	11	11.8	6.0-21.8	62	49.4	38.4-60.4
Northeastern Partnership	207	70	38.2	30.2-46.8	18	10.0	5.7-17.1	119	51.8	43.2-60.3
Mountain AHEC	304	96	36.5	26.4-48.0	21	11.9	6.2-21.5	187	51.6	41.5-61.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	719	275	39.5	33.9-45.4	64	13.6	9.4-19.2	380	46.9	41.1-52.8
Piedmont	875	296	36.7	32.1-41.5	82	12.0	8.8-16.1	497	51.3	46.5-56.1
Western NC	470	163	40.7	32.5-49.4	36	12.5	7.4-20.2	271	46.8	39.1-54.7

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,064

734

38.1

34.8-41.5

182

12.5

10.1-15.4

1,148

49.4

46.0-52.8

RACE

White

1,582

542

37.5

33.8-41.5

110

10.3

7.7-13.5

930

52.2

48.3-56.1

African American

347

150

47.2

39.2-55.3

12.9

8.3-19.5

157

39.9

32.3-48.0

Asian

57.1

14.9-91.0

36.2

6.9-81.2

6.7

0.7-40.9

Native American

50.7

25.2-75.9

5.6

1.6-17.9

43.6

20.8-69.5

Other Minorities

16.7

7.2-34.3

42.1

26.0-60.1

41.1

25.8-58.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.7

8.6-36.1

41.0

25.2-59.0

40.3

25.2-57.4

-English Speaking

43.0

18.2-71.9

6.0

1.4-22.9

50.9

23.3-78.0

-Spanish Speaking

13.7

4.2-36.4

48.2

29.4-67.6

38.0

21.7-57.7

Non-Hispanic

1,987

712

39.3

35.9-42.8

159

10.8

8.5-13.5

1,116

49.9

46.5-53.4

AGE

18-24

103

47.6

34.1-61.4

26.1

15.4-40.7

26.3

15.7-40.6

25-34

242

109

40.0

30.8-50.0

24.6

17.0-34.2

35.4

26.9-45.0

35-44

351

167

45.5

37.9-53.2

12.7

7.9-19.8

145

41.8

34.4-49.7

45-54

433

175

44.7

37.3-52.3

10.0

5.8-16.5

227

45.3

38.1-52.7

55-64

420

144

35.0

28.7-41.9

4.7

2.6- 8.4

255

60.3

53.3-66.8

65-74

317

17.4

12.2-24.3

4.1

1.8- 9.2

248

78.4

71.1-84.3

75+

191

16.3

10.2-24.9

1.8

0.3-10.1

162

82.0

72.9-88.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

439

179

45.2

37.4-53.2

13.1

8.4-20.0

222

41.7

34.4-49.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

675

277

43.2

37.5-49.2

12.7

8.6-18.4

337

44.1

38.3-50.0

Some Post-H.S.

481

186

40.1

33.3-47.3

11.3

7.0-17.5

256

48.6

41.6-55.7

College Graduate

461

20.9

15.9-27.0

13.4

8.8-20.0

328

65.7

58.7-72.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

206

46.4

35.3-57.9

9.9

5.3-17.8

101

43.6

33.2-54.7

$15,000- 24,999

421

190

50.1

42.5-57.6

14.5

9.5-21.6

188

35.4

28.9-42.6

$25,000- 34,999

238

101

45.5

35.8-55.7

13.4

7.6-22.6

115

41.1

32.0-50.9

$35,000- 49,999

302

100

34.4

26.9-42.8

8.9

5.0-15.6

179

56.6

48.2-64.7

$50,000-74,999

256

31.0

23.5-39.6

9.4

5.0-17.2

165

59.5

50.7-67.8

$75,000+

227

22.9

16.2-31.4

20.8

11.9-33.8

155

56.3

45.8-66.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

111

36.2

26.5-47.2

7.2

3.0-16.3

56.6

45.7-67.0

Guilford

39.6

28.4-52.0

5.0

2.3-10.6

55.4

43.4-66.8

Mecklenburg

28.3

19.0-39.9

12.7

4.4-31.2

59.0

45.0-71.7

Orange

16.1

8.9-27.4

13.2

6.6-24.6

70.7

56.4-81.8

Wake

24.8

13.9-40.2

18.4

9.9-31.7

56.8

42.9-69.8

Chatham/Lee

45.1

33.4-57.5

6.6

2.0-19.7

48.3

36.6-60.2

Nash/Wilson

36.9

25.9-49.5

19.6

9.7-35.5

43.5

31.7-56.2

Craven/Pamlico

105

35.2

25.5-46.3

7.3

2.7-18.3

57.5

46.5-67.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

113

41.0

29.9-53.1

8.8

4.3-17.2

50.2

38.0-62.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

44.0

29.3-59.8

10.7

4.7-22.8

45.3

31.9-59.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

113

37.7

26.5-50.3

18.6

9.5-33.3

43.7

31.2-57.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

101

25.5

13.8-42.2

30.9

9.5-65.5

43.6

24.7-64.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

112

41.7

31.6-52.6

11.4

6.0-20.7

46.9

36.5-57.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

45.0

32.4-58.4

5.4

2.0-13.9

49.6

36.2-63.0

Northeast NC I

36.8

25.5-49.6

5.9

2.7-12.6

57.3

44.8-68.9

Northeast NC II

116

38.8

28.7-50.0

11.8

6.0-21.8

49.4

38.4-60.4

Northeastern Partnership

207

38.2

30.2-46.8

10.0

5.7-17.1

119

51.8

43.2-60.3

Mountain AHEC

304

36.5

26.4-48.0

11.9

6.2-21.5

187

51.6

41.5-61.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

719

275

39.5

33.9-45.4

13.6

9.4-19.2

380

46.9

41.1-52.8

Piedmont

875

296

36.7

32.1-41.5

12.0

8.8-16.1

497

51.3

46.5-56.1

Western NC

470

163

40.7

32.5-49.4

12.5

7.4-20.2

271

46.8

39.1-54.7

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

^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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