BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Have you ever smoked a cigar, even one or two puffs?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,293	2,920	36.0	34.4-37.7	6,373	64.0	62.3-65.6
-Northeast NC II	504	143	34.5	29.4-40.1	361	65.5	59.9-70.6
GENDER
Male	180	105	57.1	48.3-65.4	75	42.9	34.6-51.7
Female	324	38	13.1	9.0-18.6	286	86.9	81.4-91.0
RACE
White	344	112	39.5	33.2-46.1	232	60.5	53.9-66.8
Other	158	30	24.0	16.3-33.9	128	76.0	66.1-83.7
AGE
18-44	174	50	35.5	27.0-45.1	124	64.5	54.9-73.0
45+	326	92	33.9	27.9-40.3	234	66.1	59.7-72.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	260	63	30.6	23.7-38.5	197	69.4	61.5-76.3
Some College +	242	80	39.2	32.0-46.9	162	60.8	53.1-68.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	274	81	36.0	29.1-43.6	193	64.0	56.4-70.9
$50,000+	96	34	42.8	31.9-54.4	62	57.2	45.6-68.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	166	42.2	36.7-47.9	282	57.8	52.1-63.3
Guilford	443	144	37.7	32.3-43.5	299	62.3	56.5-67.7
Mecklenburg	442	143	34.2	28.6-40.2	299	65.8	59.8-71.4
Orange	449	143	34.5	27.7-42.1	306	65.5	57.9-72.3
Wake	446	141	32.3	27.2-37.8	305	67.7	62.2-72.8
Chatham/Lee	392	111	31.9	25.8-38.6	281	68.1	61.4-74.2
Nash/Wilson	369	99	29.9	24.7-35.8	270	70.1	64.2-75.3
Craven/Pamlico	448	148	34.4	29.3-40.0	300	65.6	60.0-70.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	137	35.8	30.4-41.6	290	64.2	58.4-69.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	451	159	40.0	33.5-46.8	292	60.0	53.2-66.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	130	30.8	24.4-37.9	341	69.2	62.1-75.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	422	165	46.5	35.7-57.6	257	53.5	42.4-64.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	152	36.4	31.3-41.9	316	63.6	58.1-68.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	110	33.9	27.7-40.7	300	66.1	59.3-72.3
Northeast NC I	451	109	25.5	20.7-30.9	342	74.5	69.1-79.3
Northeastern Partnership	955	252	31.4	27.6-35.5	703	68.6	64.5-72.4
Mountain AHEC	1,290	471	41.0	36.8-45.3	819	59.0	54.7-63.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,254	947	34.5	31.7-37.5	2,307	65.5	62.5-68.3
Piedmont	3,987	1,245	35.8	33.6-38.1	2,742	64.2	61.9-66.4
Western NC	2,052	728	40.1	36.6-43.7	1,324	59.9	56.3-63.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,293

2,920

36.0

34.4-37.7

6,373

64.0

62.3-65.6

-Northeast NC II

504

143

34.5

29.4-40.1

361

65.5

59.9-70.6

GENDER

Male

180

105

57.1

48.3-65.4

42.9

34.6-51.7

Female

324

13.1

9.0-18.6

286

86.9

81.4-91.0

RACE

White

344

112

39.5

33.2-46.1

232

60.5

53.9-66.8

Other

158

24.0

16.3-33.9

128

76.0

66.1-83.7

AGE

18-44

174

35.5

27.0-45.1

124

64.5

54.9-73.0

45+

326

33.9

27.9-40.3

234

66.1

59.7-72.1

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

260

30.6

23.7-38.5

197

69.4

61.5-76.3

Some College +

242

39.2

32.0-46.9

162

60.8

53.1-68.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

274

36.0

29.1-43.6

193

64.0

56.4-70.9

$50,000+

42.8

31.9-54.4

57.2

45.6-68.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

166

42.2

36.7-47.9

282

57.8

52.1-63.3

Guilford

443

144

37.7

32.3-43.5

299

62.3

56.5-67.7

Mecklenburg

442

143

34.2

28.6-40.2

299

65.8

59.8-71.4

Orange

449

143

34.5

27.7-42.1

306

65.5

57.9-72.3

Wake

446

141

32.3

27.2-37.8

305

67.7

62.2-72.8

Chatham/Lee

392

111

31.9

25.8-38.6

281

68.1

61.4-74.2

Nash/Wilson

369

29.9

24.7-35.8

270

70.1

64.2-75.3

Craven/Pamlico

448

148

34.4

29.3-40.0

300

65.6

60.0-70.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

137

35.8

30.4-41.6

290

64.2

58.4-69.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

451

159

40.0

33.5-46.8

292

60.0

53.2-66.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

130

30.8

24.4-37.9

341

69.2

62.1-75.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

422

165

46.5

35.7-57.6

257

53.5

42.4-64.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

152

36.4

31.3-41.9

316

63.6

58.1-68.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

110

33.9

27.7-40.7

300

66.1

59.3-72.3

Northeast NC I

451

109

25.5

20.7-30.9

342

74.5

69.1-79.3

Northeastern Partnership

955

252

31.4

27.6-35.5

703

68.6

64.5-72.4

Mountain AHEC

1,290

471

41.0

36.8-45.3

819

59.0

54.7-63.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,254

947

34.5

31.7-37.5

2,307

65.5

62.5-68.3

Piedmont

3,987

1,245

35.8

33.6-38.1

2,742

64.2

61.9-66.4

Western NC

2,052

728

40.1

36.6-43.7

1,324

59.9

56.3-63.4

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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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