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-WHITE FEMALES

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	947	485	54.4	49.4-59.3	462	45.6	40.7-50.6
AGE
18-24	67	35	63.4	45.8-78.1	32	36.6	21.9-54.2
25-34	161	100	65.2	54.1-74.8	61	34.8	25.2-45.9
35-44	220	105	47.5	37.7-57.4	115	52.5	42.6-62.3
45-54	231	110	46.0	36.9-55.4	121	54.0	44.6-63.1
55-64	148	75	53.4	39.6-66.6	73	46.6	33.4-60.4
65-74	80	41	63.4	48.5-76.2	39	36.6	23.8-51.5
75+	37	18	52.6	30.0-74.3	19	47.4	25.7-70.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	159	84	54.6	42.3-66.4	75	45.4	33.6-57.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	348	170	53.6	45.7-61.3	178	46.4	38.7-54.3
Some Post-H.S.	268	133	56.5	47.0-65.6	135	43.5	34.4-53.0
College Graduate	172	98	52.1	40.8-63.3	74	47.9	36.7-59.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	159	88	49.9	37.5-62.3	71	50.1	37.7-62.5
$15,000- 24,999	237	124	57.3	47.9-66.2	113	42.7	33.8-52.1
$25,000- 34,999	122	62	55.5	41.6-68.6	60	44.5	31.4-58.4
$35,000- 49,999	129	60	52.0	39.2-64.5	69	48.0	35.5-60.8
$50,000-74,999	86	38	34.3	22.5-48.4	48	65.7	51.6-77.5
$75,000+	60	34	57.3	39.2-73.6	26	42.7	26.4-60.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	56	30	54.7	39.6-69.0	26	45.3	31.0-60.4
Guilford	33	19	62.1	40.9-79.6	14	37.9	20.4-59.1
Mecklenburg	33	18	55.8	36.9-73.1	15	44.2	26.9-63.1
Orange	21	12	49.7	14.3-85.4	9	50.3	14.6-85.7
Wake	29	18	63.1	43.4-79.3	11	36.9	20.7-56.6
Chatham/Lee	37	21	60.6	43.0-75.7	16	39.4	24.3-57.0
Nash/Wilson	31	14	48.1	29.1-67.6	17	51.9	32.4-70.9
Craven/Pamlico	53	27	50.4	35.6-65.1	26	49.6	34.9-64.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	75	32	41.3	29.8-54.0	43	58.7	46.0-70.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	65	32	48.3	34.9-61.9	33	51.7	38.1-65.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	39	19	45.1	28.1-63.3	20	54.9	36.7-71.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	50	24	47.5	32.3-63.1	26	52.5	36.9-67.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	35	12	31.1	17.3-49.4	23	68.9	50.6-82.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	43	24	58.1	41.6-73.0	19	41.9	27.0-58.4
Northeast NC I	33	19	60.5	41.4-76.8	14	39.5	23.2-58.6
Northeast NC II	49	27	58.5	42.5-72.9	22	41.5	27.1-57.5
Northeastern Partnership	82	46	59.0	46.1-70.8	36	41.0	29.2-53.9
Mountain AHEC	165	79	47.9	37.8-58.2	86	52.1	41.8-62.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	307	154	51.6	42.0-61.1	153	48.4	38.9-58.0
Piedmont	355	196	58.5	51.1-65.5	159	41.5	34.5-48.9
Western NC	285	135	47.9	40.0-55.8	150	52.1	44.2-60.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

947

485

54.4

49.4-59.3

462

45.6

40.7-50.6

AGE

18-24

63.4

45.8-78.1

36.6

21.9-54.2

25-34

161

100

65.2

54.1-74.8

34.8

25.2-45.9

35-44

220

105

47.5

37.7-57.4

115

52.5

42.6-62.3

45-54

231

110

46.0

36.9-55.4

121

54.0

44.6-63.1

55-64

148

53.4

39.6-66.6

46.6

33.4-60.4

65-74

63.4

48.5-76.2

36.6

23.8-51.5

75+

52.6

30.0-74.3

47.4

25.7-70.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

159

54.6

42.3-66.4

45.4

33.6-57.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

348

170

53.6

45.7-61.3

178

46.4

38.7-54.3

Some Post-H.S.

268

133

56.5

47.0-65.6

135

43.5

34.4-53.0

College Graduate

172

52.1

40.8-63.3

47.9

36.7-59.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

159

49.9

37.5-62.3

50.1

37.7-62.5

$15,000- 24,999

237

124

57.3

47.9-66.2

113

42.7

33.8-52.1

$25,000- 34,999

122

55.5

41.6-68.6

44.5

31.4-58.4

$35,000- 49,999

129

52.0

39.2-64.5

48.0

35.5-60.8

$50,000-74,999

34.3

22.5-48.4

65.7

51.6-77.5

$75,000+

57.3

39.2-73.6

42.7

26.4-60.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

54.7

39.6-69.0

45.3

31.0-60.4

Guilford

62.1

40.9-79.6

37.9

20.4-59.1

Mecklenburg

55.8

36.9-73.1

44.2

26.9-63.1

Orange

49.7

14.3-85.4

50.3

14.6-85.7

Wake

63.1

43.4-79.3

36.9

20.7-56.6

Chatham/Lee

60.6

43.0-75.7

39.4

24.3-57.0

Nash/Wilson

48.1

29.1-67.6

51.9

32.4-70.9

Craven/Pamlico

50.4

35.6-65.1

49.6

34.9-64.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

41.3

29.8-54.0

58.7

46.0-70.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

48.3

34.9-61.9

51.7

38.1-65.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

45.1

28.1-63.3

54.9

36.7-71.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

47.5

32.3-63.1

52.5

36.9-67.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

31.1

17.3-49.4

68.9

50.6-82.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

58.1

41.6-73.0

41.9

27.0-58.4

Northeast NC I

60.5

41.4-76.8

39.5

23.2-58.6

Northeast NC II

58.5

42.5-72.9

41.5

27.1-57.5

Northeastern Partnership

59.0

46.1-70.8

41.0

29.2-53.9

Mountain AHEC

165

47.9

37.8-58.2

52.1

41.8-62.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

307

154

51.6

42.0-61.1

153

48.4

38.9-58.0

Piedmont

355

196

58.5

51.1-65.5

159

41.5

34.5-48.9

Western NC

285

135

47.9

40.0-55.8

150

52.1

44.2-60.0

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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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