BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Current Smoker*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITE MALES

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
TOTAL	2,572	1,920	72.2	69.3-75.0	652	27.8	25.0-30.7
AGE
18-24	135	85	70.0	58.2-79.7	50	30.0	20.3-41.8
25-34	357	251	67.8	59.4-75.2	106	32.2	24.8-40.6
35-44	508	357	72.5	66.8-77.5	151	27.5	22.5-33.2
45-54	486	343	66.2	59.2-72.6	143	33.8	27.4-40.8
55-64	454	329	70.6	64.1-76.4	125	29.4	23.6-35.9
65-74	387	334	87.7	82.3-91.6	53	12.3	8.4-17.7
75+	234	213	88.1	80.3-93.1	21	11.9	6.9-19.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	211	52.2	43.0-61.3	127	47.8	38.7-57.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	724	491	66.4	60.7-71.7	233	33.6	28.3-39.3
Some Post-H.S.	635	463	73.3	67.3-78.5	172	26.7	21.5-32.7
College Graduate	869	751	83.7	79.4-87.3	118	16.3	12.7-20.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	119	60.7	48.5-71.7	67	39.3	28.3-51.5
$15,000- 24,999	364	224	54.5	45.8-62.8	140	45.5	37.2-54.2
$25,000- 34,999	272	188	67.9	58.8-75.8	84	32.1	24.2-41.2
$35,000- 49,999	420	314	74.2	67.5-79.9	106	25.8	20.1-32.5
$50,000-74,999	359	285	79.3	72.6-84.7	74	20.7	15.3-27.4
$75,000+	446	382	78.0	70.2-84.2	64	22.0	15.8-29.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	121	74.9	66.0-82.2	36	25.1	17.8-34.0
Guilford	112	88	75.8	64.2-84.6	24	24.2	15.4-35.8
Mecklenburg	108	89	80.6	67.3-89.3	19	19.4	10.7-32.7
Orange	135	114	82.6	73.8-88.9	21	17.4	11.1-26.2
Wake	128	111	83.8	74.1-90.4	17	16.2	9.6-25.9
Chatham/Lee	116	84	71.2	60.1-80.3	32	28.8	19.7-39.9
Nash/Wilson	85	62	67.5	53.0-79.3	23	32.5	20.7-47.0
Craven/Pamlico	131	100	76.2	66.6-83.7	31	23.8	16.3-33.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	100	65.5	55.5-74.3	49	34.5	25.7-44.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	161	121	68.1	55.3-78.6	40	31.9	21.4-44.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	67	65.8	52.5-77.0	36	34.2	23.0-47.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	103	70.3	59.8-79.0	35	29.7	21.0-40.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	62	74.7	62.3-84.1	21	25.3	15.9-37.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	52	56.8	44.5-68.3	33	43.2	31.7-55.5
Northeast NC I	72	55	68.1	53.0-80.2	17	31.9	19.8-47.0
Northeast NC II	128	94	71.0	60.8-79.4	34	29.0	20.6-39.2
Northeastern Partnership	200	149	70.3	61.9-77.6	51	29.7	22.4-38.1
Mountain AHEC	430	331	72.1	62.5-80.0	99	27.9	20.0-37.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	745	539	71.2	65.6-76.3	206	28.8	23.7-34.4
Piedmont	1,130	857	73.3	69.3-77.0	273	26.7	23.0-30.7
Western NC	697	524	70.2	63.2-76.3	173	29.8	23.7-36.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,572

1,920

72.2

69.3-75.0

652

27.8

25.0-30.7

AGE

18-24

135

70.0

58.2-79.7

30.0

20.3-41.8

25-34

357

251

67.8

59.4-75.2

106

32.2

24.8-40.6

35-44

508

357

72.5

66.8-77.5

151

27.5

22.5-33.2

45-54

486

343

66.2

59.2-72.6

143

33.8

27.4-40.8

55-64

454

329

70.6

64.1-76.4

125

29.4

23.6-35.9

65-74

387

334

87.7

82.3-91.6

12.3

8.4-17.7

75+

234

213

88.1

80.3-93.1

11.9

6.9-19.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

211

52.2

43.0-61.3

127

47.8

38.7-57.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

724

491

66.4

60.7-71.7

233

33.6

28.3-39.3

Some Post-H.S.

635

463

73.3

67.3-78.5

172

26.7

21.5-32.7

College Graduate

869

751

83.7

79.4-87.3

118

16.3

12.7-20.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

119

60.7

48.5-71.7

39.3

28.3-51.5

$15,000- 24,999

364

224

54.5

45.8-62.8

140

45.5

37.2-54.2

$25,000- 34,999

272

188

67.9

58.8-75.8

32.1

24.2-41.2

$35,000- 49,999

420

314

74.2

67.5-79.9

106

25.8

20.1-32.5

$50,000-74,999

359

285

79.3

72.6-84.7

20.7

15.3-27.4

$75,000+

446

382

78.0

70.2-84.2

22.0

15.8-29.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

121

74.9

66.0-82.2

25.1

17.8-34.0

Guilford

112

75.8

64.2-84.6

24.2

15.4-35.8

Mecklenburg

108

80.6

67.3-89.3

19.4

10.7-32.7

Orange

135

114

82.6

73.8-88.9

17.4

11.1-26.2

Wake

128

111

83.8

74.1-90.4

16.2

9.6-25.9

Chatham/Lee

116

71.2

60.1-80.3

28.8

19.7-39.9

Nash/Wilson

67.5

53.0-79.3

32.5

20.7-47.0

Craven/Pamlico

131

100

76.2

66.6-83.7

23.8

16.3-33.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

100

65.5

55.5-74.3

34.5

25.7-44.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

161

121

68.1

55.3-78.6

31.9

21.4-44.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

65.8

52.5-77.0

34.2

23.0-47.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

103

70.3

59.8-79.0

29.7

21.0-40.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

74.7

62.3-84.1

25.3

15.9-37.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

56.8

44.5-68.3

43.2

31.7-55.5

Northeast NC I

68.1

53.0-80.2

31.9

19.8-47.0

Northeast NC II

128

71.0

60.8-79.4

29.0

20.6-39.2

Northeastern Partnership

200

149

70.3

61.9-77.6

29.7

22.4-38.1

Mountain AHEC

430

331

72.1

62.5-80.0

27.9

20.0-37.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

745

539

71.2

65.6-76.3

206

28.8

23.7-34.4

Piedmont

1,130

857

73.3

69.3-77.0

273

26.7

23.0-30.7

Western NC

697

524

70.2

63.2-76.3

173

29.8

23.7-36.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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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