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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Other Tobacco Products-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	1,638	22	1.3	0.7- 2.5	218	16.7	13.8-20.1	1,398	82.0	78.5-85.0
AGE
18-24	90	0	0.0	. - .	21	29.4	16.2-47.1	69	70.6	52.9-83.8
25-34	219	3	2.1	0.5- 8.8	43	23.3	15.1-34.1	173	74.6	63.8-83.1
35-44	316	2	0.2	0.0- 1.3	48	15.9	11.0-22.3	266	83.9	77.4-88.8
45-54	294	6	0.9	0.4- 2.1	46	16.1	10.9-23.2	242	83.0	75.9-88.3
55-64	318	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0	44	16.0	11.0-22.8	271	83.6	76.9-88.7
65-74	259	5	4.5	1.3-14.1	11	4.3	1.8- 9.9	243	91.2	82.6-95.8
75+	136	3	4.1	1.2-13.3	3	2.7	0.5-13.3	130	93.2	82.9-97.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	212	3	0.9	0.2- 3.4	24	16.0	9.2-26.4	185	83.1	72.7-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	446	10	2.7	1.1- 7.0	60	18.4	12.7-25.9	376	78.8	71.3-84.9
Some Post-H.S.	421	4	0.5	0.2- 1.4	51	15.6	9.8-23.8	366	83.9	75.7-89.7
College Graduate	556	5	1.0	0.3- 3.1	83	16.6	12.6-21.6	468	82.4	77.3-86.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	118	3	5.4	1.1-21.7	12	15.3	7.2-29.6	103	79.4	63.8-89.3
$15,000- 24,999	242	2	0.7	0.2- 2.6	33	20.4	12.9-30.7	207	79.0	68.7-86.5
$25,000- 34,999	182	0	0.0	. - .	23	14.8	8.5-24.7	159	85.2	75.3-91.5
$35,000- 49,999	274	3	1.5	0.4- 5.7	27	8.6	5.1-14.0	244	90.0	84.2-93.8
$50,000-74,999	242	3	0.4	0.1- 1.6	29	17.0	9.5-28.5	210	82.6	71.2-90.1
$75,000+	296	4	1.5	0.3- 7.0	62	25.3	17.8-34.7	230	73.2	63.9-80.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	106	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	15	17.1	9.6-28.6	90	82.6	71.1-90.1
Guilford	82	2	2.1	0.5- 7.9	12	15.6	8.6-26.7	68	82.3	71.2-89.8
Mecklenburg	63	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	13	28.3	14.7-47.4	49	70.9	52.0-84.6
Orange	81	0	0.0	. - .	14	20.3	11.8-32.7	67	79.7	67.3-88.2
Wake	82	0	0.0	. - .	11	17.5	9.2-30.9	71	82.5	69.1-90.8
Chatham/Lee	70	1	1.5	0.2- 9.7	5	5.7	2.0-14.8	64	92.9	83.4-97.1
Nash/Wilson	51	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	5	6.3	2.4-15.4	45	92.7	83.6-96.9
Craven/Pamlico	78	2	3.4	0.8-13.1	11	13.2	7.0-23.6	65	83.3	72.1-90.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	95	0	0.0	. - .	14	18.2	9.8-31.3	81	81.8	68.7-90.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	102	0	0.0	. - .	11	20.0	8.1-41.6	91	80.0	58.4-91.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	65	2	4.5	1.0-17.9	6	8.7	3.8-18.7	57	86.8	74.3-93.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	93	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	7	7.1	3.1-15.4	85	92.2	83.8-96.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	51	1	3.2	0.4-19.4	12	21.9	12.1-36.4	38	74.9	59.7-85.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	61	2	3.1	0.8-11.8	3	9.3	2.9-26.4	56	87.6	71.8-95.1
Northeast NC I	45	1	2.7	0.4-16.8	3	6.6	1.8-21.6	41	90.7	75.5-96.9
Northeast NC II	81	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	13	19.2	10.4-32.7	67	79.6	66.2-88.6
Northeastern Partnership	126	2	1.5	0.4- 6.1	16	16.4	9.3-27.4	108	82.0	71.1-89.5
Mountain AHEC	287	3	0.7	0.2- 3.3	30	11.3	7.3-17.2	254	87.9	82.0-92.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	468	10	2.4	0.9- 6.2	65	16.0	11.4-22.0	393	81.5	75.3-86.5
Piedmont	717	9	1.1	0.4- 2.8	100	17.7	13.4-22.9	608	81.2	75.9-85.5
Western NC	453	3	0.5	0.1- 2.1	53	14.5	10.0-20.6	397	85.0	78.9-89.6

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,638

1.3

0.7- 2.5

218

16.7

13.8-20.1

1,398

82.0

78.5-85.0

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

29.4

16.2-47.1

70.6

52.9-83.8

25-34

219

2.1

0.5- 8.8

23.3

15.1-34.1

173

74.6

63.8-83.1

35-44

316

0.2

0.0- 1.3

15.9

11.0-22.3

266

83.9

77.4-88.8

45-54

294

0.9

0.4- 2.1

16.1

10.9-23.2

242

83.0

75.9-88.3

55-64

318

0.3

0.1- 1.0

16.0

11.0-22.8

271

83.6

76.9-88.7

65-74

259

4.5

1.3-14.1

4.3

1.8- 9.9

243

91.2

82.6-95.8

75+

136

4.1

1.2-13.3

2.7

0.5-13.3

130

93.2

82.9-97.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

212

0.9

0.2- 3.4

16.0

9.2-26.4

185

83.1

72.7-90.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

446

2.7

1.1- 7.0

18.4

12.7-25.9

376

78.8

71.3-84.9

Some Post-H.S.

421

0.5

0.2- 1.4

15.6

9.8-23.8

366

83.9

75.7-89.7

College Graduate

556

1.0

0.3- 3.1

16.6

12.6-21.6

468

82.4

77.3-86.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

118

5.4

1.1-21.7

15.3

7.2-29.6

103

79.4

63.8-89.3

$15,000- 24,999

242

0.7

0.2- 2.6

20.4

12.9-30.7

207

79.0

68.7-86.5

$25,000- 34,999

182

0.0

. - .

14.8

8.5-24.7

159

85.2

75.3-91.5

$35,000- 49,999

274

1.5

0.4- 5.7

8.6

5.1-14.0

244

90.0

84.2-93.8

$50,000-74,999

242

0.4

0.1- 1.6

17.0

9.5-28.5

210

82.6

71.2-90.1

$75,000+

296

1.5

0.3- 7.0

25.3

17.8-34.7

230

73.2

63.9-80.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

106

0.4

0.1- 2.7

17.1

9.6-28.6

82.6

71.1-90.1

Guilford

2.1

0.5- 7.9

15.6

8.6-26.7

82.3

71.2-89.8

Mecklenburg

0.8

0.1- 5.5

28.3

14.7-47.4

70.9

52.0-84.6

Orange

0.0

. - .

20.3

11.8-32.7

79.7

67.3-88.2

Wake

0.0

. - .

17.5

9.2-30.9

82.5

69.1-90.8

Chatham/Lee

1.5

0.2- 9.7

5.7

2.0-14.8

92.9

83.4-97.1

Nash/Wilson

1.0

0.1- 6.8

6.3

2.4-15.4

92.7

83.6-96.9

Craven/Pamlico

3.4

0.8-13.1

13.2

7.0-23.6

83.3

72.1-90.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

0.0

. - .

18.2

9.8-31.3

81.8

68.7-90.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

102

0.0

. - .

20.0

8.1-41.6

80.0

58.4-91.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

4.5

1.0-17.9

8.7

3.8-18.7

86.8

74.3-93.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.8

0.1- 5.4

7.1

3.1-15.4

92.2

83.8-96.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

3.2

0.4-19.4

21.9

12.1-36.4

74.9

59.7-85.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

3.1

0.8-11.8

9.3

2.9-26.4

87.6

71.8-95.1

Northeast NC I

2.7

0.4-16.8

6.6

1.8-21.6

90.7

75.5-96.9

Northeast NC II

1.2

0.2- 8.0

19.2

10.4-32.7

79.6

66.2-88.6

Northeastern Partnership

126

1.5

0.4- 6.1

16.4

9.3-27.4

108

82.0

71.1-89.5

Mountain AHEC

287

0.7

0.2- 3.3

11.3

7.3-17.2

254

87.9

82.0-92.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

468

2.4

0.9- 6.2

16.0

11.4-22.0

393

81.5

75.3-86.5

Piedmont

717

1.1

0.4- 2.8

100

17.7

13.4-22.9

608

81.2

75.9-85.5

Western NC

453

0.5

0.1- 2.1

14.5

10.0-20.6

397

85.0

78.9-89.6

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking cigars.

^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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