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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITES

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	3,577	1,298	38.5	35.9-41.1	302	11.1	9.3-13.2	1,977	50.5	47.9-53.1
GENDER
Male	1,582	542	37.5	33.8-41.5	110	10.3	7.7-13.5	930	52.2	48.3-56.1
Female	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	174	89	44.8	34.1-56.1	28	22.7	13.8-34.9	57	32.5	22.9-43.8
25-34	427	197	42.8	35.4-50.6	71	22.2	16.1-29.9	159	35.0	28.3-42.2
35-44	636	310	47.9	42.2-53.6	61	9.7	6.7-13.9	265	42.4	36.8-48.2
45-54	747	308	43.8	38.1-49.6	66	10.5	7.1-15.3	373	45.7	40.1-51.4
55-64	676	236	36.6	31.1-42.4	37	5.0	3.2- 7.6	403	58.5	52.7-64.0
65-74	554	105	17.7	13.7-22.7	28	5.4	3.2- 9.0	421	76.9	71.5-81.6
75+	344	48	17.8	12.4-25.0	10	2.3	0.8- 6.1	286	79.9	72.6-85.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	572	251	51.5	44.8-58.0	35	5.1	3.0- 8.5	286	43.4	37.2-49.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,127	507	46.1	41.5-50.8	75	9.8	6.8-13.8	545	44.1	39.5-48.8
Some Post-H.S.	953	347	36.9	32.1-42.0	93	13.5	9.7-18.3	513	49.6	44.5-54.8
College Graduate	917	191	21.6	17.7-26.0	99	14.3	10.7-18.9	627	64.1	59.1-68.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	390	196	54.6	46.6-62.2	30	6.2	3.5-10.6	164	39.3	32.0-47.0
$15,000- 24,999	678	319	53.5	47.6-59.4	58	9.5	6.8-13.3	301	36.9	31.6-42.6
$25,000- 34,999	416	163	43.4	35.9-51.2	43	12.7	7.7-20.1	210	43.9	36.6-51.5
$35,000- 49,999	535	191	38.4	32.3-44.8	44	9.8	6.5-14.4	300	51.8	45.5-58.1
$50,000-74,999	419	126	35.2	28.7-42.3	35	9.7	6.1-15.1	258	55.1	48.0-61.9
$75,000+	419	76	19.5	14.5-25.7	48	19.7	13.1-28.5	295	60.8	52.9-68.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	212	79	36.1	28.7-44.2	13	7.6	4.1-13.6	120	56.3	48.2-64.2
Guilford	153	44	35.2	26.0-45.6	13	7.2	3.8-13.1	96	57.7	47.7-67.0
Mecklenburg	141	36	20.3	13.7-28.9	16	16.0	8.1-29.2	89	63.7	52.0-74.0
Orange	165	25	22.2	11.5-38.4	17	14.5	6.9-28.0	123	63.3	48.9-75.6
Wake	135	32	22.7	15.6-31.7	14	13.3	7.2-23.3	89	64.0	53.9-73.0
Chatham/Lee	161	65	45.4	36.6-54.5	4	1.9	0.7- 5.0	92	52.7	43.7-61.5
Nash/Wilson	110	48	44.6	33.5-56.3	6	11.1	3.5-29.9	56	44.4	33.5-55.8
Craven/Pamlico	201	68	35.4	28.1-43.3	16	8.7	4.9-15.2	117	55.9	48.0-63.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	222	105	47.9	39.4-56.5	19	8.2	5.0-13.3	98	43.9	35.3-52.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	222	77	41.6	32.2-51.6	28	14.0	9.0-21.2	117	44.4	36.0-53.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	165	64	39.2	29.5-49.8	11	9.3	3.7-21.6	90	51.5	40.3-62.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	197	69	40.1	31.8-49.0	16	9.2	5.4-15.2	112	50.7	42.1-59.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	114	48	40.5	30.6-51.2	8	6.8	3.2-14.2	58	52.7	42.0-63.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	137	63	50.7	41.3-60.1	13	8.6	4.6-15.6	61	40.7	32.0-50.0
Northeast NC I	119	37	37.7	27.5-49.0	13	9.5	5.2-16.7	69	52.9	42.2-63.2
Northeast NC II	181	70	42.2	33.8-51.0	13	8.5	4.7-15.0	98	49.3	40.7-58.0
Northeastern Partnership	300	107	41.0	34.2-48.1	26	8.8	5.5-13.6	167	50.3	43.3-57.2
Mountain AHEC	621	224	39.4	32.7-46.6	40	7.3	4.6-11.4	357	53.3	46.6-59.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,086	421	39.3	34.6-44.2	92	12.2	8.7-16.7	573	48.5	43.6-53.4
Piedmont	1,496	499	36.5	33.0-40.2	130	11.5	9.0-14.6	867	52.0	48.3-55.7
Western NC	995	378	43.0	37.8-48.5	80	8.2	6.0-11.3	537	48.7	43.6-53.8

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,577

1,298

38.5

35.9-41.1

302

11.1

9.3-13.2

1,977

50.5

47.9-53.1

GENDER

Male

1,582

542

37.5

33.8-41.5

110

10.3

7.7-13.5

930

52.2

48.3-56.1

Female

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

174

44.8

34.1-56.1

22.7

13.8-34.9

32.5

22.9-43.8

25-34

427

197

42.8

35.4-50.6

22.2

16.1-29.9

159

35.0

28.3-42.2

35-44

636

310

47.9

42.2-53.6

9.7

6.7-13.9

265

42.4

36.8-48.2

45-54

747

308

43.8

38.1-49.6

10.5

7.1-15.3

373

45.7

40.1-51.4

55-64

676

236

36.6

31.1-42.4

5.0

3.2- 7.6

403

58.5

52.7-64.0

65-74

554

105

17.7

13.7-22.7

5.4

3.2- 9.0

421

76.9

71.5-81.6

75+

344

17.8

12.4-25.0

2.3

0.8- 6.1

286

79.9

72.6-85.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

572

251

51.5

44.8-58.0

5.1

3.0- 8.5

286

43.4

37.2-49.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,127

507

46.1

41.5-50.8

9.8

6.8-13.8

545

44.1

39.5-48.8

Some Post-H.S.

953

347

36.9

32.1-42.0

13.5

9.7-18.3

513

49.6

44.5-54.8

College Graduate

917

191

21.6

17.7-26.0

14.3

10.7-18.9

627

64.1

59.1-68.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

390

196

54.6

46.6-62.2

6.2

3.5-10.6

164

39.3

32.0-47.0

$15,000- 24,999

678

319

53.5

47.6-59.4

9.5

6.8-13.3

301

36.9

31.6-42.6

$25,000- 34,999

416

163

43.4

35.9-51.2

12.7

7.7-20.1

210

43.9

36.6-51.5

$35,000- 49,999

535

191

38.4

32.3-44.8

9.8

6.5-14.4

300

51.8

45.5-58.1

$50,000-74,999

419

126

35.2

28.7-42.3

9.7

6.1-15.1

258

55.1

48.0-61.9

$75,000+

419

19.5

14.5-25.7

19.7

13.1-28.5

295

60.8

52.9-68.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

212

36.1

28.7-44.2

7.6

4.1-13.6

120

56.3

48.2-64.2

Guilford

153

35.2

26.0-45.6

7.2

3.8-13.1

57.7

47.7-67.0

Mecklenburg

141

20.3

13.7-28.9

16.0

8.1-29.2

63.7

52.0-74.0

Orange

165

22.2

11.5-38.4

14.5

6.9-28.0

123

63.3

48.9-75.6

Wake

135

22.7

15.6-31.7

13.3

7.2-23.3

64.0

53.9-73.0

Chatham/Lee

161

45.4

36.6-54.5

1.9

0.7- 5.0

52.7

43.7-61.5

Nash/Wilson

110

44.6

33.5-56.3

11.1

3.5-29.9

44.4

33.5-55.8

Craven/Pamlico

201

35.4

28.1-43.3

8.7

4.9-15.2

117

55.9

48.0-63.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

222

105

47.9

39.4-56.5

8.2

5.0-13.3

43.9

35.3-52.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

222

41.6

32.2-51.6

14.0

9.0-21.2

117

44.4

36.0-53.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

165

39.2

29.5-49.8

9.3

3.7-21.6

51.5

40.3-62.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

197

40.1

31.8-49.0

9.2

5.4-15.2

112

50.7

42.1-59.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

114

40.5

30.6-51.2

6.8

3.2-14.2

52.7

42.0-63.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

137

50.7

41.3-60.1

8.6

4.6-15.6

40.7

32.0-50.0

Northeast NC I

119

37.7

27.5-49.0

9.5

5.2-16.7

52.9

42.2-63.2

Northeast NC II

181

42.2

33.8-51.0

8.5

4.7-15.0

49.3

40.7-58.0

Northeastern Partnership

300

107

41.0

34.2-48.1

8.8

5.5-13.6

167

50.3

43.3-57.2

Mountain AHEC

621

224

39.4

32.7-46.6

7.3

4.6-11.4

357

53.3

46.6-59.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,086

421

39.3

34.6-44.2

12.2

8.7-16.7

573

48.5

43.6-53.4

Piedmont

1,496

499

36.5

33.0-40.2

130

11.5

9.0-14.6

867

52.0

48.3-55.7

Western NC

995

378

43.0

37.8-48.5

8.2

6.0-11.3

537

48.7

43.6-53.8

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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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