BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever smoked tobacco in a pipe, even one or two puffs?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,528	1,027	36.5	33.7-39.4	1,501	63.5	60.6-66.3
AGE
18-24	135	28	16.3	9.7-26.1	107	83.7	73.9-90.3
25-34	353	66	17.4	11.9-24.6	287	82.6	75.4-88.1
35-44	500	134	25.1	20.1-30.9	366	74.9	69.1-79.9
45-54	482	199	42.0	35.5-48.7	283	58.0	51.3-64.5
55-64	445	277	67.8	61.6-73.4	168	32.2	26.6-38.4
65-74	377	195	53.0	45.8-60.1	182	47.0	39.9-54.2
75+	227	122	55.5	46.3-64.3	105	44.5	35.7-53.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	329	151	48.5	39.5-57.6	178	51.5	42.4-60.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	711	268	35.5	30.1-41.2	443	64.5	58.8-69.9
Some Post-H.S.	625	253	29.9	24.9-35.4	372	70.1	64.6-75.1
College Graduate	857	352	38.7	34.3-43.4	505	61.3	56.6-65.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	183	94	57.9	46.3-68.7	89	42.1	31.3-53.7
$15,000- 24,999	358	147	43.5	35.3-52.1	211	56.5	47.9-64.7
$25,000- 34,999	269	114	30.3	23.3-38.4	155	69.7	61.6-76.7
$35,000- 49,999	411	173	39.6	33.0-46.5	238	60.4	53.5-67.0
$50,000-74,999	355	154	37.6	30.5-45.1	201	62.4	54.9-69.5
$75,000+	441	151	31.2	25.2-37.9	290	68.8	62.1-74.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	155	74	40.3	32.0-49.2	81	59.7	50.8-68.0
Guilford	112	47	44.1	33.7-55.0	65	55.9	45.0-66.3
Mecklenburg	107	41	29.4	20.5-40.1	66	70.6	59.9-79.5
Orange	134	52	37.5	28.8-47.1	82	62.5	52.9-71.2
Wake	125	40	31.0	22.8-40.6	85	69.0	59.4-77.2
Chatham/Lee	114	47	39.5	29.0-51.1	67	60.5	48.9-71.0
Nash/Wilson	81	30	36.3	25.2-49.1	51	63.7	50.9-74.8
Craven/Pamlico	128	53	37.4	28.2-47.6	75	62.6	52.4-71.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	146	57	37.6	28.7-47.5	89	62.4	52.5-71.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	156	72	47.8	37.1-58.7	84	52.2	41.3-62.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	33	30.2	20.0-42.7	70	69.8	57.3-80.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	137	52	32.8	24.6-42.2	85	67.2	57.8-75.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	33	38.3	27.1-51.0	49	61.7	49.0-72.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	83	42	49.5	37.6-61.4	41	50.5	38.6-62.4
Northeast NC I	69	32	39.2	27.3-52.6	37	60.8	47.4-72.7
Northeast NC II	124	50	32.8	24.6-42.2	74	67.2	57.8-75.4
Northeastern Partnership	193	82	34.3	27.2-42.1	111	65.7	57.9-72.8
Mountain AHEC	425	184	38.8	32.0-46.0	241	61.2	54.0-68.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	726	293	33.4	28.3-38.9	433	66.6	61.1-71.7
Piedmont	1,114	444	37.2	33.3-41.3	670	62.8	58.7-66.7
Western NC	688	290	38.8	33.2-44.7	398	61.2	55.3-66.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,528

1,027

36.5

33.7-39.4

1,501

63.5

60.6-66.3

AGE

18-24

135

16.3

9.7-26.1

107

83.7

73.9-90.3

25-34

353

17.4

11.9-24.6

287

82.6

75.4-88.1

35-44

500

134

25.1

20.1-30.9

366

74.9

69.1-79.9

45-54

482

199

42.0

35.5-48.7

283

58.0

51.3-64.5

55-64

445

277

67.8

61.6-73.4

168

32.2

26.6-38.4

65-74

377

195

53.0

45.8-60.1

182

47.0

39.9-54.2

75+

227

122

55.5

46.3-64.3

105

44.5

35.7-53.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

329

151

48.5

39.5-57.6

178

51.5

42.4-60.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

711

268

35.5

30.1-41.2

443

64.5

58.8-69.9

Some Post-H.S.

625

253

29.9

24.9-35.4

372

70.1

64.6-75.1

College Graduate

857

352

38.7

34.3-43.4

505

61.3

56.6-65.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

183

57.9

46.3-68.7

42.1

31.3-53.7

$15,000- 24,999

358

147

43.5

35.3-52.1

211

56.5

47.9-64.7

$25,000- 34,999

269

114

30.3

23.3-38.4

155

69.7

61.6-76.7

$35,000- 49,999

411

173

39.6

33.0-46.5

238

60.4

53.5-67.0

$50,000-74,999

355

154

37.6

30.5-45.1

201

62.4

54.9-69.5

$75,000+

441

151

31.2

25.2-37.9

290

68.8

62.1-74.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

155

40.3

32.0-49.2

59.7

50.8-68.0

Guilford

112

44.1

33.7-55.0

55.9

45.0-66.3

Mecklenburg

107

29.4

20.5-40.1

70.6

59.9-79.5

Orange

134

37.5

28.8-47.1

62.5

52.9-71.2

Wake

125

31.0

22.8-40.6

69.0

59.4-77.2

Chatham/Lee

114

39.5

29.0-51.1

60.5

48.9-71.0

Nash/Wilson

36.3

25.2-49.1

63.7

50.9-74.8

Craven/Pamlico

128

37.4

28.2-47.6

62.6

52.4-71.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

146

37.6

28.7-47.5

62.4

52.5-71.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

156

47.8

37.1-58.7

52.2

41.3-62.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

30.2

20.0-42.7

69.8

57.3-80.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

137

32.8

24.6-42.2

67.2

57.8-75.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

38.3

27.1-51.0

61.7

49.0-72.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

49.5

37.6-61.4

50.5

38.6-62.4

Northeast NC I

39.2

27.3-52.6

60.8

47.4-72.7

Northeast NC II

124

32.8

24.6-42.2

67.2

57.8-75.4

Northeastern Partnership

193

34.3

27.2-42.1

111

65.7

57.9-72.8

Mountain AHEC

425

184

38.8

32.0-46.0

241

61.2

54.0-68.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

726

293

33.4

28.3-38.9

433

66.6

61.1-71.7

Piedmont

1,114

444

37.2

33.3-41.3

670

62.8

58.7-66.7

Western NC

688

290

38.8

33.2-44.7

398

61.2

55.3-66.8

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^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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