BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-MALES

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	913	441	49.7	44.5-54.9	472	50.3	45.1-55.5
RACE
White	649	285	45.1	39.0-51.3	364	54.9	48.7-61.0
African American	190	110	60.9	50.5-70.4	80	39.1	29.6-49.5
Asian	4	2	61.2	15.6-93.1	2	38.8	6.9-84.4
Native American	23	15	62.9	22.4-90.9	8	37.1	9.1-77.6
Other Minorities	43	27	62.7	37.3-82.6	16	37.3	17.4-62.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	25	55.0	31.8-76.2	20	45.0	23.8-68.2
-English Speaking	14	6	28.7	8.9-62.4	8	71.3	37.6-91.1
-Spanish Speaking	31	19	59.3	32.2-81.7	12	40.7	18.3-67.8
Non-Hispanic	868	416	49.3	44.1-54.6	452	50.7	45.4-55.9
AGE
18-24	77	45	52.9	36.8-68.4	32	47.1	31.6-63.2
25-34	160	89	61.2	49.2-72.0	71	38.8	28.0-50.8
35-44	204	97	46.6	36.8-56.7	107	53.4	43.3-63.2
45-54	206	98	46.0	35.4-57.0	108	54.0	43.0-64.6
55-64	165	73	44.8	34.1-56.1	92	55.2	43.9-65.9
65-74	68	22	27.7	15.3-44.7	46	72.3	55.3-84.7
75+	29	14	50.2	27.9-72.4	15	49.8	27.6-72.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	217	116	59.4	48.3-69.6	101	40.6	30.4-51.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	337	166	50.2	41.9-58.5	171	49.8	41.5-58.1
Some Post-H.S.	223	106	49.3	39.0-59.7	117	50.7	40.3-61.0
College Graduate	133	52	34.6	24.0-46.9	81	65.4	53.1-76.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	105	62	63.0	46.0-77.4	43	37.0	22.6-54.0
$15,000- 24,999	232	122	52.0	41.9-62.0	110	48.0	38.0-58.1
$25,000- 34,999	123	65	57.1	43.3-69.9	58	42.9	30.1-56.7
$35,000- 49,999	122	57	42.8	30.5-56.0	65	57.2	44.0-69.5
$50,000-74,999	91	33	38.6	25.7-53.2	58	61.4	46.8-74.3
$75,000+	71	30	45.0	28.3-62.9	41	55.0	37.1-71.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	44	21	42.2	27.2-58.7	23	57.8	41.3-72.8
Guilford	40	18	53.4	35.1-70.8	22	46.6	29.2-64.9
Mecklenburg	36	17	45.3	26.2-65.9	19	54.7	34.1-73.8
Orange	27	19	83.6	67.9-92.4	8	16.4	7.6-32.1
Wake	27	12	45.0	24.0-68.0	15	55.0	32.0-76.0
Chatham/Lee	39	15	41.6	25.0-60.3	24	58.4	39.7-75.0
Nash/Wilson	44	24	64.3	47.2-78.3	20	35.7	21.7-52.8
Craven/Pamlico	40	16	43.0	26.6-61.1	24	57.0	38.9-73.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	54	28	50.0	35.0-65.1	26	50.0	34.9-65.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	43	14	27.4	13.3-48.0	29	72.6	52.0-86.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	57	26	39.7	25.3-56.3	31	60.3	43.7-74.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	40	17	69.2	39.4-88.6	23	30.8	11.4-60.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	57	37	64.8	49.3-77.7	20	35.2	22.3-50.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	46	26	64.0	48.3-77.2	20	36.0	22.8-51.7
Northeast NC I	34	16	51.0	32.1-69.5	18	49.0	30.5-67.9
Northeast NC II	54	24	45.1	30.4-60.7	30	54.9	39.3-69.6
Northeastern Partnership	88	40	46.7	34.5-59.2	48	53.3	40.8-65.5
Mountain AHEC	117	54	61.0	45.0-74.9	63	39.0	25.1-55.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	339	170	45.5	37.4-53.9	169	54.5	46.1-62.6
Piedmont	375	182	51.7	44.4-59.0	193	48.3	41.0-55.6
Western NC	199	89	51.2	38.2-64.0	110	48.8	36.0-61.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

913

441

49.7

44.5-54.9

472

50.3

45.1-55.5

RACE

White

649

285

45.1

39.0-51.3

364

54.9

48.7-61.0

African American

190

110

60.9

50.5-70.4

39.1

29.6-49.5

Asian

61.2

15.6-93.1

38.8

6.9-84.4

Native American

62.9

22.4-90.9

37.1

9.1-77.6

Other Minorities

62.7

37.3-82.6

37.3

17.4-62.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

55.0

31.8-76.2

45.0

23.8-68.2

-English Speaking

28.7

8.9-62.4

71.3

37.6-91.1

-Spanish Speaking

59.3

32.2-81.7

40.7

18.3-67.8

Non-Hispanic

868

416

49.3

44.1-54.6

452

50.7

45.4-55.9

AGE

18-24

52.9

36.8-68.4

47.1

31.6-63.2

25-34

160

61.2

49.2-72.0

38.8

28.0-50.8

35-44

204

46.6

36.8-56.7

107

53.4

43.3-63.2

45-54

206

46.0

35.4-57.0

108

54.0

43.0-64.6

55-64

165

44.8

34.1-56.1

55.2

43.9-65.9

65-74

27.7

15.3-44.7

72.3

55.3-84.7

75+

50.2

27.9-72.4

49.8

27.6-72.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

217

116

59.4

48.3-69.6

101

40.6

30.4-51.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

337

166

50.2

41.9-58.5

171

49.8

41.5-58.1

Some Post-H.S.

223

106

49.3

39.0-59.7

117

50.7

40.3-61.0

College Graduate

133

34.6

24.0-46.9

65.4

53.1-76.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

105

63.0

46.0-77.4

37.0

22.6-54.0

$15,000- 24,999

232

122

52.0

41.9-62.0

110

48.0

38.0-58.1

$25,000- 34,999

123

57.1

43.3-69.9

42.9

30.1-56.7

$35,000- 49,999

122

42.8

30.5-56.0

57.2

44.0-69.5

$50,000-74,999

38.6

25.7-53.2

61.4

46.8-74.3

$75,000+

45.0

28.3-62.9

55.0

37.1-71.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

42.2

27.2-58.7

57.8

41.3-72.8

Guilford

53.4

35.1-70.8

46.6

29.2-64.9

Mecklenburg

45.3

26.2-65.9

54.7

34.1-73.8

Orange

83.6

67.9-92.4

16.4

7.6-32.1

Wake

45.0

24.0-68.0

55.0

32.0-76.0

Chatham/Lee

41.6

25.0-60.3

58.4

39.7-75.0

Nash/Wilson

64.3

47.2-78.3

35.7

21.7-52.8

Craven/Pamlico

43.0

26.6-61.1

57.0

38.9-73.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

50.0

35.0-65.1

50.0

34.9-65.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

27.4

13.3-48.0

72.6

52.0-86.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

39.7

25.3-56.3

60.3

43.7-74.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

69.2

39.4-88.6

30.8

11.4-60.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

64.8

49.3-77.7

35.2

22.3-50.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

64.0

48.3-77.2

36.0

22.8-51.7

Northeast NC I

51.0

32.1-69.5

49.0

30.5-67.9

Northeast NC II

45.1

30.4-60.7

54.9

39.3-69.6

Northeastern Partnership

46.7

34.5-59.2

53.3

40.8-65.5

Mountain AHEC

117

61.0

45.0-74.9

39.0

25.1-55.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

339

170

45.5

37.4-53.9

169

54.5

46.1-62.6

Piedmont

375

182

51.7

44.4-59.0

193

48.3

41.0-55.6

Western NC

199

51.2

38.2-64.0

110

48.8

36.0-61.8

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

^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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