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-WHITES

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	1,596	770	49.5	45.5-53.5	826	50.5	46.5-54.5
GENDER
Male	649	285	45.1	39.0-51.3	364	54.9	48.7-61.0
Female	947	485	54.4	49.4-59.3	462	45.6	40.7-50.6
AGE
18-24	117	63	54.1	40.2-67.4	54	45.9	32.6-59.8
25-34	267	154	62.9	53.3-71.6	113	37.1	28.4-46.7
35-44	369	173	44.8	37.5-52.3	196	55.2	47.7-62.5
45-54	374	170	41.5	33.8-49.7	204	58.5	50.3-66.2
55-64	273	124	46.5	37.3-55.9	149	53.5	44.1-62.7
65-74	132	57	47.8	35.8-60.0	75	52.2	40.0-64.2
75+	58	26	49.5	32.0-67.2	32	50.5	32.8-68.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	286	148	55.6	45.8-65.0	138	44.4	35.0-54.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	580	274	50.7	44.3-57.2	306	49.3	42.8-55.7
Some Post-H.S.	438	206	48.8	41.1-56.6	232	51.2	43.4-58.9
College Graduate	290	142	42.2	33.8-51.1	148	57.8	48.9-66.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	226	128	51.8	40.7-62.7	98	48.2	37.3-59.3
$15,000- 24,999	376	189	53.8	45.7-61.8	187	46.2	38.2-54.3
$25,000- 34,999	206	100	52.0	41.1-62.6	106	48.0	37.4-58.9
$35,000- 49,999	234	110	46.4	37.1-56.0	124	53.6	44.0-62.9
$50,000-74,999	160	62	33.0	23.8-43.8	98	67.0	56.2-76.2
$75,000+	123	61	50.2	36.3-64.0	62	49.8	36.0-63.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	92	46	48.0	36.1-60.1	46	52.0	39.9-63.9
Guilford	57	28	52.3	36.2-67.9	29	47.7	32.1-63.8
Mecklenburg	52	23	38.1	22.9-56.1	29	61.9	43.9-77.1
Orange	42	27	64.4	32.9-87.0	15	35.6	13.0-67.1
Wake	46	25	47.6	31.3-64.5	21	52.4	35.5-68.7
Chatham/Lee	69	33	50.0	36.2-63.9	36	50.0	36.1-63.8
Nash/Wilson	54	25	54.7	37.6-70.7	29	45.3	29.3-62.4
Craven/Pamlico	84	41	48.8	36.5-61.2	43	51.2	38.8-63.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	123	55	43.9	34.2-54.2	68	56.1	45.8-65.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	105	45	37.8	26.0-51.1	60	62.2	48.9-74.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	74	31	39.1	26.4-53.5	43	60.9	46.5-73.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	85	38	49.4	36.8-62.1	47	50.6	37.9-63.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	56	26	48.0	33.4-62.9	30	52.0	37.1-66.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	76	40	58.5	45.8-70.2	36	41.5	29.8-54.2
Northeast NC I	50	27	55.8	38.6-71.6	23	44.2	28.4-61.4
Northeast NC II	83	41	48.2	36.0-60.7	42	51.8	39.3-64.0
Northeastern Partnership	133	68	50.2	39.9-60.4	65	49.8	39.6-60.1
Mountain AHEC	264	122	53.5	42.3-64.4	142	46.5	35.6-57.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	513	246	44.4	37.5-51.6	267	55.6	48.4-62.5
Piedmont	625	315	52.2	46.4-58.0	310	47.8	42.0-53.6
Western NC	458	209	49.4	41.1-57.8	249	50.6	42.2-58.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,596

770

49.5

45.5-53.5

826

50.5

46.5-54.5

GENDER

Male

649

285

45.1

39.0-51.3

364

54.9

48.7-61.0

Female

947

485

54.4

49.4-59.3

462

45.6

40.7-50.6

AGE

18-24

117

54.1

40.2-67.4

45.9

32.6-59.8

25-34

267

154

62.9

53.3-71.6

113

37.1

28.4-46.7

35-44

369

173

44.8

37.5-52.3

196

55.2

47.7-62.5

45-54

374

170

41.5

33.8-49.7

204

58.5

50.3-66.2

55-64

273

124

46.5

37.3-55.9

149

53.5

44.1-62.7

65-74

132

47.8

35.8-60.0

52.2

40.0-64.2

75+

49.5

32.0-67.2

50.5

32.8-68.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

286

148

55.6

45.8-65.0

138

44.4

35.0-54.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

580

274

50.7

44.3-57.2

306

49.3

42.8-55.7

Some Post-H.S.

438

206

48.8

41.1-56.6

232

51.2

43.4-58.9

College Graduate

290

142

42.2

33.8-51.1

148

57.8

48.9-66.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

226

128

51.8

40.7-62.7

48.2

37.3-59.3

$15,000- 24,999

376

189

53.8

45.7-61.8

187

46.2

38.2-54.3

$25,000- 34,999

206

100

52.0

41.1-62.6

106

48.0

37.4-58.9

$35,000- 49,999

234

110

46.4

37.1-56.0

124

53.6

44.0-62.9

$50,000-74,999

160

33.0

23.8-43.8

67.0

56.2-76.2

$75,000+

123

50.2

36.3-64.0

49.8

36.0-63.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

48.0

36.1-60.1

52.0

39.9-63.9

Guilford

52.3

36.2-67.9

47.7

32.1-63.8

Mecklenburg

38.1

22.9-56.1

61.9

43.9-77.1

Orange

64.4

32.9-87.0

35.6

13.0-67.1

Wake

47.6

31.3-64.5

52.4

35.5-68.7

Chatham/Lee

50.0

36.2-63.9

50.0

36.1-63.8

Nash/Wilson

54.7

37.6-70.7

45.3

29.3-62.4

Craven/Pamlico

48.8

36.5-61.2

51.2

38.8-63.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

123

43.9

34.2-54.2

56.1

45.8-65.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

105

37.8

26.0-51.1

62.2

48.9-74.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

39.1

26.4-53.5

60.9

46.5-73.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

49.4

36.8-62.1

50.6

37.9-63.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

48.0

33.4-62.9

52.0

37.1-66.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

58.5

45.8-70.2

41.5

29.8-54.2

Northeast NC I

55.8

38.6-71.6

44.2

28.4-61.4

Northeast NC II

48.2

36.0-60.7

51.8

39.3-64.0

Northeastern Partnership

133

50.2

39.9-60.4

49.8

39.6-60.1

Mountain AHEC

264

122

53.5

42.3-64.4

142

46.5

35.6-57.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

513

246

44.4

37.5-51.6

267

55.6

48.4-62.5

Piedmont

625

315

52.2

46.4-58.0

310

47.8

42.0-53.6

Western NC

458

209

49.4

41.1-57.8

249

50.6

42.2-58.9

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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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