BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Smoking Status*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITE MALES

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
TOTAL	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
AGE
18-24	135	39	21.7	13.9-32.4	11	8.3	3.6-18.0	19	12.1	6.2-22.3	66	57.9	45.4-69.4
25-34	357	73	19.4	13.4-27.3	33	12.8	7.9-20.1	62	17.2	12.3-23.6	189	50.6	42.8-58.4
35-44	508	125	23.0	18.4-28.4	26	4.5	2.5- 8.0	115	21.8	17.0-27.5	242	50.7	44.5-56.8
45-54	486	125	28.3	22.3-35.1	18	5.5	2.6-11.2	167	29.6	24.1-35.7	176	36.7	30.6-43.2
55-64	454	114	26.7	21.1-33.2	11	2.7	1.3- 5.5	213	49.0	42.5-55.5	116	21.6	17.0-27.1
65-74	387	45	10.1	6.6-15.1	8	2.2	0.9- 5.6	218	55.4	48.2-62.4	116	32.3	25.8-39.5
75+	234	19	10.4	5.8-17.8	2	1.5	0.2- 8.6	134	53.7	44.7-62.6	79	34.4	26.3-43.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	112	43.2	34.1-52.7	15	4.6	2.1- 9.8	142	34.2	26.9-42.4	69	18.0	12.3-25.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	724	203	27.5	22.8-32.7	30	6.1	3.4-10.6	262	30.9	26.0-36.2	229	35.6	30.1-41.4
Some Post-H.S.	635	143	20.4	15.9-25.7	29	6.4	3.7-10.8	223	27.7	22.8-33.2	240	45.6	39.1-52.2
College Graduate	869	82	10.2	7.6-13.7	36	6.0	3.7- 9.7	299	30.4	26.4-34.7	452	53.4	48.6-58.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	57	34.4	23.8-46.8	10	4.9	1.8-12.7	73	35.4	25.8-46.5	46	25.2	16.2-37.1
$15,000- 24,999	364	126	41.2	33.0-49.9	14	4.4	2.2- 8.4	124	22.9	17.5-29.4	100	31.5	23.7-40.6
$25,000- 34,999	272	70	24.7	17.8-33.1	14	7.5	3.6-14.9	93	23.7	17.6-31.2	95	44.1	35.2-53.4
$35,000- 49,999	420	85	20.8	15.5-27.2	21	5.0	2.8- 8.9	159	33.8	27.8-40.4	155	40.4	33.6-47.5
$50,000-74,999	359	61	16.4	11.6-22.5	13	4.4	2.0- 9.1	140	32.8	26.4-39.9	145	46.5	38.7-54.4
$75,000+	446	44	11.0	7.5-15.8	20	11.0	5.9-19.5	145	29.6	24.0-36.0	237	48.4	41.6-55.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	33	22.1	15.3-30.8	3	3.0	0.9- 9.1	64	37.2	29.0-46.2	57	37.8	29.3-47.0
Guilford	112	19	21.0	12.6-32.9	5	3.1	1.2- 7.7	43	36.7	27.4-47.2	45	39.1	29.4-49.7
Mecklenburg	108	17	12.6	7.3-20.8	2	6.9	1.5-25.9	41	38.0	26.3-51.4	48	42.6	30.5-55.6
Orange	135	13	10.5	5.9-18.3	8	6.9	3.2-14.1	51	36.8	28.1-46.6	63	45.7	36.3-55.6
Wake	128	11	9.4	5.0-17.2	6	6.7	2.6-16.1	45	31.7	23.6-41.1	66	52.1	42.2-61.8
Chatham/Lee	116	31	28.3	19.3-39.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	44	30.6	22.2-40.6	40	40.6	29.6-52.7
Nash/Wilson	85	20	23.6	14.8-35.5	3	8.8	2.0-31.8	23	23.8	15.4-34.9	39	43.7	32.0-56.2
Craven/Pamlico	131	26	18.8	12.3-27.7	5	5.0	1.8-13.1	51	31.2	23.3-40.2	49	45.0	34.8-55.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	43	30.4	22.0-40.2	6	4.2	1.8- 9.4	56	37.8	27.7-49.1	44	27.7	20.3-36.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	161	32	25.4	15.3-39.0	8	6.5	2.8-14.3	52	26.9	19.7-35.4	69	41.2	31.7-51.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	31	25.7	16.9-37.0	5	8.5	2.7-24.2	37	37.1	24.4-52.0	30	28.6	18.6-41.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	28	23.8	15.8-34.2	7	5.9	2.7-12.3	51	33.3	25.0-42.8	52	37.0	27.8-47.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	17	20.2	11.9-32.3	4	5.0	1.7-14.0	30	38.6	27.0-51.7	32	36.1	25.4-48.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	30	38.5	27.4-50.9	3	4.7	1.4-15.1	31	33.8	23.9-45.3	21	23.0	14.4-34.7
Northeast NC I	72	13	27.1	15.5-42.8	4	4.8	1.7-12.8	35	38.9	27.4-51.8	20	29.2	18.5-42.9
Northeast NC II	128	29	24.8	16.8-34.8	5	4.2	1.7-10.2	47	31.6	23.1-41.6	47	39.4	29.9-49.7
Northeastern Partnership	200	42	25.3	18.4-33.7	9	4.4	2.1- 8.8	82	33.3	26.1-41.4	67	37.0	29.2-45.5
Mountain AHEC	430	85	24.0	16.3-33.8	14	4.0	1.7- 8.8	170	34.5	28.3-41.3	161	37.5	30.8-44.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	745	173	22.2	17.9-27.2	33	6.6	3.9-10.9	266	29.1	24.2-34.4	273	42.2	36.2-48.4
Piedmont	1,130	222	20.4	17.2-24.0	51	6.3	4.2- 9.3	411	30.8	27.3-34.6	446	42.5	38.3-46.8
Western NC	697	147	25.9	19.8-33.0	26	3.9	2.2- 6.9	253	30.3	25.6-35.4	271	39.9	34.3-45.8

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

135

21.7

13.9-32.4

8.3

3.6-18.0

12.1

6.2-22.3

57.9

45.4-69.4

25-34

357

19.4

13.4-27.3

12.8

7.9-20.1

17.2

12.3-23.6

189

50.6

42.8-58.4

35-44

508

125

23.0

18.4-28.4

4.5

2.5- 8.0

115

21.8

17.0-27.5

242

50.7

44.5-56.8

45-54

486

125

28.3

22.3-35.1

5.5

2.6-11.2

167

29.6

24.1-35.7

176

36.7

30.6-43.2

55-64

454

114

26.7

21.1-33.2

2.7

1.3- 5.5

213

49.0

42.5-55.5

116

21.6

17.0-27.1

65-74

387

10.1

6.6-15.1

2.2

0.9- 5.6

218

55.4

48.2-62.4

116

32.3

25.8-39.5

75+

234

10.4

5.8-17.8

1.5

0.2- 8.6

134

53.7

44.7-62.6

34.4

26.3-43.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

112

43.2

34.1-52.7

4.6

2.1- 9.8

142

34.2

26.9-42.4

18.0

12.3-25.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

724

203

27.5

22.8-32.7

6.1

3.4-10.6

262

30.9

26.0-36.2

229

35.6

30.1-41.4

Some Post-H.S.

635

143

20.4

15.9-25.7

6.4

3.7-10.8

223

27.7

22.8-33.2

240

45.6

39.1-52.2

College Graduate

869

10.2

7.6-13.7

6.0

3.7- 9.7

299

30.4

26.4-34.7

452

53.4

48.6-58.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

34.4

23.8-46.8

4.9

1.8-12.7

35.4

25.8-46.5

25.2

16.2-37.1

$15,000- 24,999

364

126

41.2

33.0-49.9

4.4

2.2- 8.4

124

22.9

17.5-29.4

100

31.5

23.7-40.6

$25,000- 34,999

272

24.7

17.8-33.1

7.5

3.6-14.9

23.7

17.6-31.2

44.1

35.2-53.4

$35,000- 49,999

420

20.8

15.5-27.2

5.0

2.8- 8.9

159

33.8

27.8-40.4

155

40.4

33.6-47.5

$50,000-74,999

359

16.4

11.6-22.5

4.4

2.0- 9.1

140

32.8

26.4-39.9

145

46.5

38.7-54.4

$75,000+

446

11.0

7.5-15.8

11.0

5.9-19.5

145

29.6

24.0-36.0

237

48.4

41.6-55.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

22.1

15.3-30.8

3.0

0.9- 9.1

37.2

29.0-46.2

37.8

29.3-47.0

Guilford

112

21.0

12.6-32.9

3.1

1.2- 7.7

36.7

27.4-47.2

39.1

29.4-49.7

Mecklenburg

108

12.6

7.3-20.8

6.9

1.5-25.9

38.0

26.3-51.4

42.6

30.5-55.6

Orange

135

10.5

5.9-18.3

6.9

3.2-14.1

36.8

28.1-46.6

45.7

36.3-55.6

Wake

128

9.4

5.0-17.2

6.7

2.6-16.1

31.7

23.6-41.1

52.1

42.2-61.8

Chatham/Lee

116

28.3

19.3-39.4

0.5

0.1- 3.3

30.6

22.2-40.6

40.6

29.6-52.7

Nash/Wilson

23.6

14.8-35.5

8.8

2.0-31.8

23.8

15.4-34.9

43.7

32.0-56.2

Craven/Pamlico

131

18.8

12.3-27.7

5.0

1.8-13.1

31.2

23.3-40.2

45.0

34.8-55.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

30.4

22.0-40.2

4.2

1.8- 9.4

37.8

27.7-49.1

27.7

20.3-36.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

161

25.4

15.3-39.0

6.5

2.8-14.3

26.9

19.7-35.4

41.2

31.7-51.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

25.7

16.9-37.0

8.5

2.7-24.2

37.1

24.4-52.0

28.6

18.6-41.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

23.8

15.8-34.2

5.9

2.7-12.3

33.3

25.0-42.8

37.0

27.8-47.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

20.2

11.9-32.3

5.0

1.7-14.0

38.6

27.0-51.7

36.1

25.4-48.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

38.5

27.4-50.9

4.7

1.4-15.1

33.8

23.9-45.3

23.0

14.4-34.7

Northeast NC I

27.1

15.5-42.8

4.8

1.7-12.8

38.9

27.4-51.8

29.2

18.5-42.9

Northeast NC II

128

24.8

16.8-34.8

4.2

1.7-10.2

31.6

23.1-41.6

39.4

29.9-49.7

Northeastern Partnership

200

25.3

18.4-33.7

4.4

2.1- 8.8

33.3

26.1-41.4

37.0

29.2-45.5

Mountain AHEC

430

24.0

16.3-33.8

4.0

1.7- 8.8

170

34.5

28.3-41.3

161

37.5

30.8-44.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

745

173

22.2

17.9-27.2

6.6

3.9-10.9

266

29.1

24.2-34.4

273

42.2

36.2-48.4

Piedmont

1,130

222

20.4

17.2-24.0

6.3

4.2- 9.3

411

30.8

27.3-34.6

446

42.5

38.3-46.8

Western NC

697

147

25.9

19.8-33.0

3.9

2.2- 6.9

253

30.3

25.6-35.4

271

39.9

34.3-45.8

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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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