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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITE FEMALES

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	1,995	756	39.6	36.3-42.9	192	12.0	9.7-14.8	1,047	48.4	45.0-51.7
AGE
18-24	105	50	37.4	25.5-51.1	17	26.0	13.9-43.3	38	36.6	24.5-50.6
25-34	259	124	47.0	38.5-55.7	38	17.8	12.0-25.7	97	35.1	27.5-43.5
35-44	370	185	49.1	41.8-56.5	35	10.4	6.4-16.3	150	40.5	33.5-47.8
45-54	437	183	42.7	36.0-49.8	48	12.7	8.6-18.5	206	44.5	37.7-51.6
55-64	338	122	40.5	32.0-49.5	26	7.4	4.5-12.1	190	52.1	43.5-60.5
65-74	283	60	21.7	15.7-29.2	20	8.3	4.4-15.1	203	70.0	61.7-77.1
75+	189	29	19.7	12.1-30.4	8	2.3	0.9- 6.1	152	78.0	67.4-85.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	303	139	50.2	41.6-58.8	20	4.6	2.4- 8.7	144	45.2	36.9-53.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	632	304	50.5	44.6-56.5	45	10.2	6.8-15.0	283	39.3	33.7-45.2
Some Post-H.S.	558	204	36.4	30.5-42.7	64	15.4	10.3-22.4	290	48.2	41.8-54.7
College Graduate	500	109	21.1	16.2-27.0	63	16.2	11.7-22.1	328	62.7	56.1-68.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	250	139	61.7	52.5-70.2	20	5.9	3.3-10.1	91	32.4	24.6-41.4
$15,000- 24,999	414	193	47.0	39.8-54.4	44	12.7	8.6-18.3	177	40.3	33.4-47.6
$25,000- 34,999	239	93	42.6	33.0-52.8	29	11.8	5.9-22.3	117	45.6	35.7-55.8
$35,000- 49,999	270	106	43.1	34.4-52.2	23	11.5	6.6-19.5	141	45.4	36.8-54.3
$50,000-74,999	205	65	42.5	32.7-52.9	22	12.2	7.1-20.2	118	45.3	35.9-55.0
$75,000+	210	32	16.7	10.2-26.2	28	17.1	11.0-25.6	150	66.2	56.4-74.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	112	46	36.9	27.2-47.7	10	11.4	5.6-21.7	56	51.7	40.6-62.7
Guilford	86	25	36.0	24.4-49.5	8	9.6	4.2-20.6	53	54.4	41.6-66.6
Mecklenburg	81	19	18.1	11.1-28.1	14	21.7	12.9-34.0	48	60.2	48.1-71.2
Orange	93	12	24.8	8.4-54.2	9	16.3	5.0-42.0	72	58.9	36.1-78.4
Wake	73	21	26.7	17.3-38.7	8	12.3	6.0-23.5	44	61.0	48.4-72.3
Chatham/Lee	85	34	42.5	31.5-54.3	3	3.3	1.0- 9.8	48	54.2	42.6-65.4
Nash/Wilson	64	28	47.6	34.1-61.5	3	5.7	1.8-16.3	33	46.7	33.4-60.5
Craven/Pamlico	119	42	36.5	27.4-46.6	11	8.3	4.4-15.3	66	55.2	45.2-64.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	117	62	55.6	45.1-65.7	13	11.5	6.3-20.1	42	32.9	23.8-43.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	130	45	39.9	30.6-50.0	20	17.1	10.5-26.5	65	43.0	33.9-52.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	92	33	44.1	32.5-56.5	6	5.1	2.0-12.4	53	50.7	38.9-62.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	111	41	42.8	31.8-54.6	9	8.9	4.2-17.8	61	48.2	36.7-60.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	63	31	50.5	37.3-63.6	4	5.6	2.0-14.9	28	43.9	31.3-57.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	73	33	51.7	39.1-64.1	10	12.0	6.3-21.6	30	36.3	25.5-48.8
Northeast NC I	67	24	37.1	25.2-50.7	9	12.4	5.9-24.1	34	50.5	37.4-63.6
Northeast NC II	100	41	43.7	32.9-55.1	8	10.2	4.5-21.3	51	46.1	35.3-57.3
Northeastern Partnership	167	65	41.9	33.2-51.0	17	10.8	6.0-18.8	85	47.3	38.6-56.3
Mountain AHEC	352	139	40.7	33.9-47.8	26	8.3	5.0-13.3	187	51.1	44.0-58.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	614	248	40.3	34.0-46.8	59	13.1	8.5-19.7	307	46.6	40.2-53.1
Piedmont	812	277	38.0	33.2-43.0	79	12.1	9.0-16.1	456	49.9	45.0-54.8
Western NC	569	231	43.0	37.5-48.7	54	10.2	7.0-14.5	284	46.8	41.2-52.5

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,995

756

39.6

36.3-42.9

192

12.0

9.7-14.8

1,047

48.4

45.0-51.7

AGE

18-24

105

37.4

25.5-51.1

26.0

13.9-43.3

36.6

24.5-50.6

25-34

259

124

47.0

38.5-55.7

17.8

12.0-25.7

35.1

27.5-43.5

35-44

370

185

49.1

41.8-56.5

10.4

6.4-16.3

150

40.5

33.5-47.8

45-54

437

183

42.7

36.0-49.8

12.7

8.6-18.5

206

44.5

37.7-51.6

55-64

338

122

40.5

32.0-49.5

7.4

4.5-12.1

190

52.1

43.5-60.5

65-74

283

21.7

15.7-29.2

8.3

4.4-15.1

203

70.0

61.7-77.1

75+

189

19.7

12.1-30.4

2.3

0.9- 6.1

152

78.0

67.4-85.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

303

139

50.2

41.6-58.8

4.6

2.4- 8.7

144

45.2

36.9-53.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

632

304

50.5

44.6-56.5

10.2

6.8-15.0

283

39.3

33.7-45.2

Some Post-H.S.

558

204

36.4

30.5-42.7

15.4

10.3-22.4

290

48.2

41.8-54.7

College Graduate

500

109

21.1

16.2-27.0

16.2

11.7-22.1

328

62.7

56.1-68.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

250

139

61.7

52.5-70.2

5.9

3.3-10.1

32.4

24.6-41.4

$15,000- 24,999

414

193

47.0

39.8-54.4

12.7

8.6-18.3

177

40.3

33.4-47.6

$25,000- 34,999

239

42.6

33.0-52.8

11.8

5.9-22.3

117

45.6

35.7-55.8

$35,000- 49,999

270

106

43.1

34.4-52.2

11.5

6.6-19.5

141

45.4

36.8-54.3

$50,000-74,999

205

42.5

32.7-52.9

12.2

7.1-20.2

118

45.3

35.9-55.0

$75,000+

210

16.7

10.2-26.2

17.1

11.0-25.6

150

66.2

56.4-74.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

112

36.9

27.2-47.7

11.4

5.6-21.7

51.7

40.6-62.7

Guilford

36.0

24.4-49.5

9.6

4.2-20.6

54.4

41.6-66.6

Mecklenburg

18.1

11.1-28.1

21.7

12.9-34.0

60.2

48.1-71.2

Orange

24.8

8.4-54.2

16.3

5.0-42.0

58.9

36.1-78.4

Wake

26.7

17.3-38.7

12.3

6.0-23.5

61.0

48.4-72.3

Chatham/Lee

42.5

31.5-54.3

3.3

1.0- 9.8

54.2

42.6-65.4

Nash/Wilson

47.6

34.1-61.5

5.7

1.8-16.3

46.7

33.4-60.5

Craven/Pamlico

119

36.5

27.4-46.6

8.3

4.4-15.3

55.2

45.2-64.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

117

55.6

45.1-65.7

11.5

6.3-20.1

32.9

23.8-43.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

130

39.9

30.6-50.0

17.1

10.5-26.5

43.0

33.9-52.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

44.1

32.5-56.5

5.1

2.0-12.4

50.7

38.9-62.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

111

42.8

31.8-54.6

8.9

4.2-17.8

48.2

36.7-60.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

50.5

37.3-63.6

5.6

2.0-14.9

43.9

31.3-57.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

51.7

39.1-64.1

12.0

6.3-21.6

36.3

25.5-48.8

Northeast NC I

37.1

25.2-50.7

12.4

5.9-24.1

50.5

37.4-63.6

Northeast NC II

100

43.7

32.9-55.1

10.2

4.5-21.3

46.1

35.3-57.3

Northeastern Partnership

167

41.9

33.2-51.0

10.8

6.0-18.8

47.3

38.6-56.3

Mountain AHEC

352

139

40.7

33.9-47.8

8.3

5.0-13.3

187

51.1

44.0-58.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

614

248

40.3

34.0-46.8

13.1

8.5-19.7

307

46.6

40.2-53.1

Piedmont

812

277

38.0

33.2-43.0

12.1

9.0-16.1

456

49.9

45.0-54.8

Western NC

569

231

43.0

37.5-48.7

10.2

7.0-14.5

284

46.8

41.2-52.5

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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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