BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Smoking Status*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
TOTAL	6,910	1,298	19.7	18.2-21.2	302	5.7	4.7- 6.8	1,977	25.8	24.3-27.4	3,333	48.9	47.0-50.7
GENDER
Male	2,572	542	21.8	19.3-24.5	110	6.0	4.5- 7.9	930	30.3	27.7-33.0	990	42.0	38.9-45.1
Female	4,338	756	17.7	16.0-19.5	192	5.4	4.3- 6.7	1,047	21.6	19.9-23.4	2,343	55.3	53.0-57.5
AGE
18-24	365	89	19.2	14.2-25.6	28	9.7	5.7-16.1	57	13.9	9.5-20.0	191	57.1	49.0-64.8
25-34	947	197	19.7	15.8-24.2	71	10.2	7.2-14.2	159	16.1	12.9-19.8	520	54.0	49.1-58.9
35-44	1,272	310	22.9	19.7-26.3	61	4.7	3.2- 6.7	265	20.3	17.2-23.7	636	52.2	48.2-56.2
45-54	1,322	308	24.9	21.3-28.9	66	6.0	4.0- 8.8	373	26.0	22.6-29.7	575	43.1	39.1-47.3
55-64	1,179	236	22.6	18.9-26.8	37	3.1	2.0- 4.7	403	36.2	32.2-40.4	503	38.1	34.2-42.1
65-74	1,022	105	9.3	7.1-12.1	28	2.8	1.7- 4.8	421	40.5	36.2-45.0	468	47.3	42.9-51.8
75+	762	48	8.6	5.9-12.4	10	1.1	0.4- 2.9	286	38.4	33.5-43.6	418	52.0	46.8-57.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	917	251	35.7	30.4-41.4	35	3.6	2.1- 5.9	286	30.1	25.8-34.8	345	30.7	26.4-35.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,009	507	25.7	22.8-28.9	75	5.4	3.8- 7.8	545	24.6	21.8-27.7	882	44.2	40.7-47.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,792	347	18.5	15.8-21.5	93	6.7	4.8- 9.4	513	24.8	21.9-28.0	839	50.0	46.1-53.8
College Graduate	2,177	191	8.7	7.1-10.7	99	5.8	4.3- 7.8	627	25.9	23.4-28.6	1,260	59.6	56.5-62.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	645	196	34.5	28.5-41.0	30	3.9	2.2- 6.8	164	24.8	20.1-30.2	255	36.8	31.1-42.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,100	319	33.6	28.9-38.6	58	6.0	4.2- 8.4	301	23.2	19.7-27.1	422	37.3	32.5-42.3
$25,000- 34,999	748	163	22.1	17.7-27.1	43	6.4	3.9-10.5	210	22.3	18.2-27.0	332	49.2	43.4-54.9
$35,000- 49,999	993	191	19.9	16.3-24.0	44	5.1	3.4- 7.6	300	26.9	23.1-31.0	458	48.2	43.5-52.9
$50,000-74,999	846	126	16.2	12.8-20.3	35	4.5	2.8- 7.1	258	25.4	21.5-29.6	427	53.9	48.9-58.9
$75,000+	1,025	76	8.9	6.5-11.9	48	9.0	5.8-13.7	295	27.7	24.0-31.8	606	54.4	49.8-59.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	402	79	19.5	15.3-24.6	13	4.1	2.2- 7.5	120	30.5	25.3-36.2	190	45.9	40.3-51.7
Guilford	313	44	17.8	12.7-24.4	13	3.6	1.9- 6.7	96	29.2	23.8-35.3	160	49.3	42.8-55.9
Mecklenburg	289	36	10.2	7.0-14.6	16	8.0	4.0-15.6	89	31.9	25.0-39.7	148	49.9	42.2-57.6
Orange	370	25	9.6	4.7-18.5	17	6.3	2.9-13.0	123	27.3	21.9-33.4	205	56.9	48.9-64.6
Wake	325	32	9.1	6.1-13.2	14	5.3	2.8- 9.8	89	25.6	20.7-31.1	190	60.1	53.8-66.0
Chatham/Lee	291	65	24.3	18.7-31.0	4	1.0	0.4- 2.7	92	28.2	22.8-34.3	130	46.5	39.4-53.7
Nash/Wilson	235	48	22.5	16.8-29.6	6	5.6	1.7-16.7	56	22.4	17.0-29.0	125	49.5	41.9-57.0
Craven/Pamlico	352	68	19.5	15.1-24.8	16	4.8	2.6- 8.6	117	30.8	25.7-36.4	151	44.9	38.7-51.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	405	105	27.8	22.8-33.4	19	4.8	2.9- 7.8	98	25.5	19.8-32.1	183	41.9	36.3-47.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	431	77	21.1	15.4-28.2	28	7.1	4.5-11.0	117	22.6	18.3-27.5	209	49.2	42.4-56.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	287	64	22.1	16.7-28.7	11	5.2	2.0-12.8	90	29.1	21.8-37.7	122	43.5	35.6-51.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	367	69	22.3	17.2-28.4	16	5.1	3.0- 8.6	112	28.2	23.0-34.1	170	44.4	38.3-50.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	201	48	24.2	18.0-31.8	8	4.1	1.9- 8.6	58	31.5	24.3-39.7	87	40.1	32.7-48.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	262	63	29.4	23.1-36.7	13	5.0	2.7- 9.2	61	23.6	18.4-29.8	125	42.0	35.3-49.0
Northeast NC I	209	37	21.9	15.4-30.2	13	5.5	3.0- 9.9	69	30.8	24.3-38.0	90	41.8	34.4-49.6
Northeast NC II	349	70	23.1	18.1-29.1	13	4.7	2.5- 8.4	98	27.0	21.9-32.9	168	45.2	39.1-51.4
Northeastern Partnership	558	107	22.8	18.6-27.7	26	4.9	3.1- 7.7	167	28.0	23.7-32.7	258	44.3	39.4-49.4
Mountain AHEC	1,167	224	21.7	17.4-26.8	40	4.0	2.5- 6.3	357	29.4	25.8-33.2	546	44.9	40.6-49.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,066	421	20.6	17.9-23.6	92	6.4	4.5- 8.9	573	25.4	22.5-28.5	980	47.6	44.0-51.3
Piedmont	2,957	499	18.2	16.3-20.4	130	5.7	4.4- 7.4	867	26.0	23.8-28.2	1,461	50.1	47.4-52.7
Western NC	1,887	378	22.9	19.5-26.6	80	4.4	3.2- 6.0	537	25.9	23.1-28.9	892	46.9	43.3-50.5

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,910

1,298

19.7

18.2-21.2

302

5.7

4.7- 6.8

1,977

25.8

24.3-27.4

3,333

48.9

47.0-50.7

GENDER

Male

2,572

542

21.8

19.3-24.5

110

6.0

4.5- 7.9

930

30.3

27.7-33.0

990

42.0

38.9-45.1

Female

4,338

756

17.7

16.0-19.5

192

5.4

4.3- 6.7

1,047

21.6

19.9-23.4

2,343

55.3

53.0-57.5

AGE

18-24

365

19.2

14.2-25.6

9.7

5.7-16.1

13.9

9.5-20.0

191

57.1

49.0-64.8

25-34

947

197

19.7

15.8-24.2

10.2

7.2-14.2

159

16.1

12.9-19.8

520

54.0

49.1-58.9

35-44

1,272

310

22.9

19.7-26.3

4.7

3.2- 6.7

265

20.3

17.2-23.7

636

52.2

48.2-56.2

45-54

1,322

308

24.9

21.3-28.9

6.0

4.0- 8.8

373

26.0

22.6-29.7

575

43.1

39.1-47.3

55-64

1,179

236

22.6

18.9-26.8

3.1

2.0- 4.7

403

36.2

32.2-40.4

503

38.1

34.2-42.1

65-74

1,022

105

9.3

7.1-12.1

2.8

1.7- 4.8

421

40.5

36.2-45.0

468

47.3

42.9-51.8

75+

762

8.6

5.9-12.4

1.1

0.4- 2.9

286

38.4

33.5-43.6

418

52.0

46.8-57.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

917

251

35.7

30.4-41.4

3.6

2.1- 5.9

286

30.1

25.8-34.8

345

30.7

26.4-35.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,009

507

25.7

22.8-28.9

5.4

3.8- 7.8

545

24.6

21.8-27.7

882

44.2

40.7-47.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,792

347

18.5

15.8-21.5

6.7

4.8- 9.4

513

24.8

21.9-28.0

839

50.0

46.1-53.8

College Graduate

2,177

191

8.7

7.1-10.7

5.8

4.3- 7.8

627

25.9

23.4-28.6

1,260

59.6

56.5-62.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

645

196

34.5

28.5-41.0

3.9

2.2- 6.8

164

24.8

20.1-30.2

255

36.8

31.1-42.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,100

319

33.6

28.9-38.6

6.0

4.2- 8.4

301

23.2

19.7-27.1

422

37.3

32.5-42.3

$25,000- 34,999

748

163

22.1

17.7-27.1

6.4

3.9-10.5

210

22.3

18.2-27.0

332

49.2

43.4-54.9

$35,000- 49,999

993

191

19.9

16.3-24.0

5.1

3.4- 7.6

300

26.9

23.1-31.0

458

48.2

43.5-52.9

$50,000-74,999

846

126

16.2

12.8-20.3

4.5

2.8- 7.1

258

25.4

21.5-29.6

427

53.9

48.9-58.9

$75,000+

1,025

8.9

6.5-11.9

9.0

5.8-13.7

295

27.7

24.0-31.8

606

54.4

49.8-59.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

402

19.5

15.3-24.6

4.1

2.2- 7.5

120

30.5

25.3-36.2

190

45.9

40.3-51.7

Guilford

313

17.8

12.7-24.4

3.6

1.9- 6.7

29.2

23.8-35.3

160

49.3

42.8-55.9

Mecklenburg

289

10.2

7.0-14.6

8.0

4.0-15.6

31.9

25.0-39.7

148

49.9

42.2-57.6

Orange

370

9.6

4.7-18.5

6.3

2.9-13.0

123

27.3

21.9-33.4

205

56.9

48.9-64.6

Wake

325

9.1

6.1-13.2

5.3

2.8- 9.8

25.6

20.7-31.1

190

60.1

53.8-66.0

Chatham/Lee

291

24.3

18.7-31.0

1.0

0.4- 2.7

28.2

22.8-34.3

130

46.5

39.4-53.7

Nash/Wilson

235

22.5

16.8-29.6

5.6

1.7-16.7

22.4

17.0-29.0

125

49.5

41.9-57.0

Craven/Pamlico

352

19.5

15.1-24.8

4.8

2.6- 8.6

117

30.8

25.7-36.4

151

44.9

38.7-51.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

405

105

27.8

22.8-33.4

4.8

2.9- 7.8

25.5

19.8-32.1

183

41.9

36.3-47.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

431

21.1

15.4-28.2

7.1

4.5-11.0

117

22.6

18.3-27.5

209

49.2

42.4-56.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

287

22.1

16.7-28.7

5.2

2.0-12.8

29.1

21.8-37.7

122

43.5

35.6-51.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

367

22.3

17.2-28.4

5.1

3.0- 8.6

112

28.2

23.0-34.1

170

44.4

38.3-50.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

201

24.2

18.0-31.8

4.1

1.9- 8.6

31.5

24.3-39.7

40.1

32.7-48.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

262

29.4

23.1-36.7

5.0

2.7- 9.2

23.6

18.4-29.8

125

42.0

35.3-49.0

Northeast NC I

209

21.9

15.4-30.2

5.5

3.0- 9.9

30.8

24.3-38.0

41.8

34.4-49.6

Northeast NC II

349

23.1

18.1-29.1

4.7

2.5- 8.4

27.0

21.9-32.9

168

45.2

39.1-51.4

Northeastern Partnership

558

107

22.8

18.6-27.7

4.9

3.1- 7.7

167

28.0

23.7-32.7

258

44.3

39.4-49.4

Mountain AHEC

1,167

224

21.7

17.4-26.8

4.0

2.5- 6.3

357

29.4

25.8-33.2

546

44.9

40.6-49.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,066

421

20.6

17.9-23.6

6.4

4.5- 8.9

573

25.4

22.5-28.5

980

47.6

44.0-51.3

Piedmont

2,957

499

18.2

16.3-20.4

130

5.7

4.4- 7.4

867

26.0

23.8-28.2

1,461

50.1

47.4-52.7

Western NC

1,887

378

22.9

19.5-26.6

4.4

3.2- 6.0

537

25.9

23.1-28.9

892

46.9

43.3-50.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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