BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use-WHITE MALES

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,574	1,584	58.1	55.0-61.1	990	41.9	38.9-45.0
AGE
18-24	135	69	42.1	30.6-54.6	66	57.9	45.4-69.4
25-34	358	169	49.6	41.8-57.4	189	50.4	42.6-58.2
35-44	508	266	49.3	43.2-55.5	242	50.7	44.5-56.8
45-54	486	310	63.3	56.8-69.4	176	36.7	30.6-43.2
55-64	455	339	78.4	73.0-83.0	116	21.6	17.0-27.0
65-74	387	271	67.7	60.5-74.2	116	32.3	25.8-39.5
75+	234	155	65.6	56.5-73.7	79	34.4	26.3-43.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	269	82.0	74.4-87.7	69	18.0	12.3-25.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	725	496	64.5	58.6-69.9	229	35.5	30.1-41.4
Some Post-H.S.	635	395	54.4	47.8-60.9	240	45.6	39.1-52.2
College Graduate	870	418	46.7	42.1-51.5	452	53.3	48.5-57.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	140	74.8	62.9-83.8	46	25.2	16.2-37.1
$15,000- 24,999	364	264	68.5	59.4-76.3	100	31.5	23.7-40.6
$25,000- 34,999	273	178	55.9	46.7-64.8	95	44.1	35.2-53.3
$35,000- 49,999	420	265	59.6	52.5-66.4	155	40.4	33.6-47.5
$50,000-74,999	359	214	53.5	45.6-61.3	145	46.5	38.7-54.4
$75,000+	446	209	51.6	44.8-58.4	237	48.4	41.6-55.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	100	62.2	53.0-70.7	57	37.8	29.3-47.0
Guilford	112	67	60.9	50.3-70.6	45	39.1	29.4-49.7
Mecklenburg	109	61	57.8	44.9-69.8	48	42.2	30.2-55.1
Orange	135	72	54.3	44.4-63.7	63	45.7	36.3-55.6
Wake	128	62	47.9	38.2-57.8	66	52.1	42.2-61.8
Chatham/Lee	116	76	59.4	47.3-70.4	40	40.6	29.6-52.7
Nash/Wilson	85	46	56.3	43.8-68.0	39	43.7	32.0-56.2
Craven/Pamlico	131	82	55.0	44.3-65.2	49	45.0	34.8-55.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	105	72.3	63.6-79.7	44	27.7	20.3-36.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	161	92	58.8	48.6-68.3	69	41.2	31.7-51.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	73	71.4	58.7-81.4	30	28.6	18.6-41.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	86	63.0	52.7-72.2	52	37.0	27.8-47.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	83	51	63.9	51.5-74.6	32	36.1	25.4-48.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	85	64	77.0	65.3-85.6	21	23.0	14.4-34.7
Northeast NC I	73	53	71.2	57.7-81.7	20	28.8	18.3-42.3
Northeast NC II	128	81	60.6	50.3-70.1	47	39.4	29.9-49.7
Northeastern Partnership	201	134	63.2	54.6-70.9	67	36.8	29.1-45.4
Mountain AHEC	430	269	62.5	55.1-69.2	161	37.5	30.8-44.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	746	473	57.8	51.6-63.8	273	42.2	36.2-48.4
Piedmont	1,131	685	57.6	53.3-61.7	446	42.4	38.3-46.7
Western NC	697	426	60.1	54.2-65.7	271	39.9	34.3-45.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,574

1,584

58.1

55.0-61.1

990

41.9

38.9-45.0

AGE

18-24

135

42.1

30.6-54.6

57.9

45.4-69.4

25-34

358

169

49.6

41.8-57.4

189

50.4

42.6-58.2

35-44

508

266

49.3

43.2-55.5

242

50.7

44.5-56.8

45-54

486

310

63.3

56.8-69.4

176

36.7

30.6-43.2

55-64

455

339

78.4

73.0-83.0

116

21.6

17.0-27.0

65-74

387

271

67.7

60.5-74.2

116

32.3

25.8-39.5

75+

234

155

65.6

56.5-73.7

34.4

26.3-43.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

269

82.0

74.4-87.7

18.0

12.3-25.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

725

496

64.5

58.6-69.9

229

35.5

30.1-41.4

Some Post-H.S.

635

395

54.4

47.8-60.9

240

45.6

39.1-52.2

College Graduate

870

418

46.7

42.1-51.5

452

53.3

48.5-57.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

140

74.8

62.9-83.8

25.2

16.2-37.1

$15,000- 24,999

364

264

68.5

59.4-76.3

100

31.5

23.7-40.6

$25,000- 34,999

273

178

55.9

46.7-64.8

44.1

35.2-53.3

$35,000- 49,999

420

265

59.6

52.5-66.4

155

40.4

33.6-47.5

$50,000-74,999

359

214

53.5

45.6-61.3

145

46.5

38.7-54.4

$75,000+

446

209

51.6

44.8-58.4

237

48.4

41.6-55.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

100

62.2

53.0-70.7

37.8

29.3-47.0

Guilford

112

60.9

50.3-70.6

39.1

29.4-49.7

Mecklenburg

109

57.8

44.9-69.8

42.2

30.2-55.1

Orange

135

54.3

44.4-63.7

45.7

36.3-55.6

Wake

128

47.9

38.2-57.8

52.1

42.2-61.8

Chatham/Lee

116

59.4

47.3-70.4

40.6

29.6-52.7

Nash/Wilson

56.3

43.8-68.0

43.7

32.0-56.2

Craven/Pamlico

131

55.0

44.3-65.2

45.0

34.8-55.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

105

72.3

63.6-79.7

27.7

20.3-36.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

161

58.8

48.6-68.3

41.2

31.7-51.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

71.4

58.7-81.4

28.6

18.6-41.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

63.0

52.7-72.2

37.0

27.8-47.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

63.9

51.5-74.6

36.1

25.4-48.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

77.0

65.3-85.6

23.0

14.4-34.7

Northeast NC I

71.2

57.7-81.7

28.8

18.3-42.3

Northeast NC II

128

60.6

50.3-70.1

39.4

29.9-49.7

Northeastern Partnership

201

134

63.2

54.6-70.9

36.8

29.1-45.4

Mountain AHEC

430

269

62.5

55.1-69.2

161

37.5

30.8-44.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

746

473

57.8

51.6-63.8

273

42.2

36.2-48.4

Piedmont

1,131

685

57.6

53.3-61.7

446

42.4

38.3-46.7

Western NC

697

426

60.1

54.2-65.7

271

39.9

34.3-45.8

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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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