BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever smoked tobacco in a pipe, even one or two puffs?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,827	1,233	19.6	18.1-21.1	5,594	80.4	78.9-81.9
GENDER
Male	2,528	1,027	36.5	33.7-39.4	1,501	63.5	60.6-66.3
Female	4,299	206	3.9	3.1- 4.8	4,093	96.1	95.2-96.9
AGE
18-24	363	35	10.2	6.4-15.9	328	89.8	84.1-93.6
25-34	938	85	9.9	7.0-13.9	853	90.1	86.1-93.0
35-44	1,256	162	14.2	11.5-17.5	1,094	85.8	82.5-88.5
45-54	1,314	269	23.7	20.2-27.6	1,045	76.3	72.4-79.8
55-64	1,163	312	34.1	30.0-38.5	851	65.9	61.5-70.0
65-74	1,003	219	26.4	22.4-30.8	784	73.6	69.2-77.6
75+	752	144	23.0	18.8-27.9	608	77.0	72.1-81.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	897	181	24.3	20.0-29.2	716	75.7	70.8-80.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,981	317	19.1	16.2-22.3	1,664	80.9	77.7-83.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,775	317	16.1	13.7-18.9	1,458	83.9	81.1-86.3
College Graduate	2,159	415	21.1	18.7-23.8	1,744	78.9	76.2-81.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	638	124	25.2	19.5-31.9	514	74.8	68.1-80.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,088	186	22.1	18.0-26.7	902	77.9	73.3-82.0
$25,000- 34,999	740	132	16.4	12.7-20.9	608	83.6	79.1-87.3
$35,000- 49,999	981	202	21.6	18.0-25.7	779	78.4	74.3-82.0
$50,000-74,999	838	177	21.3	17.4-25.7	661	78.7	74.3-82.6
$75,000+	1,018	175	18.4	14.9-22.5	843	81.6	77.5-85.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	397	90	22.7	18.3-27.7	307	77.3	72.3-81.7
Guilford	310	57	22.4	16.9-29.1	253	77.6	70.9-83.1
Mecklenburg	287	47	16.2	11.9-21.7	240	83.8	78.3-88.1
Orange	369	71	19.2	14.5-24.9	298	80.8	75.1-85.5
Wake	321	44	15.4	11.3-20.6	277	84.6	79.4-88.7
Chatham/Lee	286	52	21.6	15.8-28.7	234	78.4	71.3-84.2
Nash/Wilson	231	32	17.6	12.3-24.5	199	82.4	75.5-87.7
Craven/Pamlico	346	72	21.8	17.0-27.5	274	78.2	72.5-83.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	397	68	19.6	15.3-24.7	329	80.4	75.3-84.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	430	89	23.6	17.8-30.6	341	76.4	69.4-82.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	286	39	15.4	10.4-22.3	247	84.6	77.7-89.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	363	65	18.6	14.4-23.8	298	81.4	76.2-85.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	198	38	21.6	15.4-29.3	160	78.4	70.7-84.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	256	48	23.9	18.0-31.1	208	76.1	68.9-82.0
Northeast NC I	205	38	18.3	13.1-25.0	167	81.7	75.0-86.9
Northeast NC II	343	58	16.9	13.0-21.8	285	83.1	78.2-87.0
Northeastern Partnership	548	96	17.3	13.9-21.2	452	82.7	78.8-86.1
Mountain AHEC	1,152	228	20.8	17.6-24.4	924	79.2	75.6-82.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,032	354	18.2	15.6-21.1	1,678	81.8	78.9-84.4
Piedmont	2,925	520	19.9	17.8-22.1	2,405	80.1	77.9-82.2
Western NC	1,870	359	20.8	18.0-23.9	1,511	79.2	76.1-82.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,827

1,233

19.6

18.1-21.1

5,594

80.4

78.9-81.9

GENDER

Male

2,528

1,027

36.5

33.7-39.4

1,501

63.5

60.6-66.3

Female

4,299

206

3.9

3.1- 4.8

4,093

96.1

95.2-96.9

AGE

18-24

363

10.2

6.4-15.9

328

89.8

84.1-93.6

25-34

938

9.9

7.0-13.9

853

90.1

86.1-93.0

35-44

1,256

162

14.2

11.5-17.5

1,094

85.8

82.5-88.5

45-54

1,314

269

23.7

20.2-27.6

1,045

76.3

72.4-79.8

55-64

1,163

312

34.1

30.0-38.5

851

65.9

61.5-70.0

65-74

1,003

219

26.4

22.4-30.8

784

73.6

69.2-77.6

75+

752

144

23.0

18.8-27.9

608

77.0

72.1-81.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

897

181

24.3

20.0-29.2

716

75.7

70.8-80.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,981

317

19.1

16.2-22.3

1,664

80.9

77.7-83.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,775

317

16.1

13.7-18.9

1,458

83.9

81.1-86.3

College Graduate

2,159

415

21.1

18.7-23.8

1,744

78.9

76.2-81.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

638

124

25.2

19.5-31.9

514

74.8

68.1-80.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,088

186

22.1

18.0-26.7

902

77.9

73.3-82.0

$25,000- 34,999

740

132

16.4

12.7-20.9

608

83.6

79.1-87.3

$35,000- 49,999

981

202

21.6

18.0-25.7

779

78.4

74.3-82.0

$50,000-74,999

838

177

21.3

17.4-25.7

661

78.7

74.3-82.6

$75,000+

1,018

175

18.4

14.9-22.5

843

81.6

77.5-85.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

397

22.7

18.3-27.7

307

77.3

72.3-81.7

Guilford

310

22.4

16.9-29.1

253

77.6

70.9-83.1

Mecklenburg

287

16.2

11.9-21.7

240

83.8

78.3-88.1

Orange

369

19.2

14.5-24.9

298

80.8

75.1-85.5

Wake

321

15.4

11.3-20.6

277

84.6

79.4-88.7

Chatham/Lee

286

21.6

15.8-28.7

234

78.4

71.3-84.2

Nash/Wilson

231

17.6

12.3-24.5

199

82.4

75.5-87.7

Craven/Pamlico

346

21.8

17.0-27.5

274

78.2

72.5-83.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

397

19.6

15.3-24.7

329

80.4

75.3-84.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

430

23.6

17.8-30.6

341

76.4

69.4-82.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

286

15.4

10.4-22.3

247

84.6

77.7-89.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

363

18.6

14.4-23.8

298

81.4

76.2-85.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

198

21.6

15.4-29.3

160

78.4

70.7-84.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

256

23.9

18.0-31.1

208

76.1

68.9-82.0

Northeast NC I

205

18.3

13.1-25.0

167

81.7

75.0-86.9

Northeast NC II

343

16.9

13.0-21.8

285

83.1

78.2-87.0

Northeastern Partnership

548

17.3

13.9-21.2

452

82.7

78.8-86.1

Mountain AHEC

1,152

228

20.8

17.6-24.4

924

79.2

75.6-82.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,032

354

18.2

15.6-21.1

1,678

81.8

78.9-84.4

Piedmont

2,925

520

19.9

17.8-22.1

2,405

80.1

77.9-82.2

Western NC

1,870

359

20.8

18.0-23.9

1,511

79.2

76.1-82.0

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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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