BRFSS 2003 - Northeastern Partnership**: (A bidi is a flavored cigarette from India. Have you ever smoked a bidi, even one or two puffs?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,279	277	4.1	3.4- 4.9	9,002	95.9	95.1-96.6
-Northeastern Partnership	953	19	2.4	1.4- 4.2	934	97.6	95.8-98.6
GENDER
Male	317	9	3.7	1.8- 7.5	308	96.3	92.5-98.2
Female	636	10	1.3	0.6- 2.5	626	98.7	97.5-99.4
RACE
White	550	9	1.6	0.8- 3.4	541	98.4	96.6-99.2
Other	400	10	3.6	1.6- 7.6	390	96.4	92.4-98.4
AGE
18-44	345	14	4.0	2.1- 7.6	331	96.0	92.4-97.9
45+	604	5	1.1	0.4- 3.0	599	98.9	97.0-99.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	523	7	2.2	0.9- 5.4	516	97.8	94.6-99.1
Some College +	427	12	2.6	1.3- 5.0	415	97.4	95.0-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	573	11	2.7	1.3- 5.5	562	97.3	94.5-98.7
$50,000+	163	3	2.0	0.6- 6.2	160	98.0	93.8-99.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	447	26	8.1	5.1-12.7	421	91.9	87.3-94.9
Guilford	442	16	6.0	3.2-10.7	426	94.0	89.3-96.8
Mecklenburg	443	28	7.9	4.8-12.6	415	92.1	87.4-95.2
Orange	449	31	7.6	5.0-11.4	418	92.4	88.6-95.0
Wake	446	12	2.6	1.4- 4.6	434	97.4	95.4-98.6
Chatham/Lee	392	11	2.8	1.4- 5.3	381	97.2	94.7-98.6
Nash/Wilson	369	5	1.7	0.6- 4.5	364	98.3	95.5-99.4
Craven/Pamlico	447	13	3.4	1.7- 6.5	434	96.6	93.5-98.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	6	2.4	0.9- 6.5	421	97.6	93.5-99.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	16	4.4	2.4- 8.0	436	95.6	92.0-97.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	470	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	467	99.3	97.6-99.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	422	13	3.5	1.9- 6.5	409	96.5	93.5-98.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	465	16	4.4	2.4- 7.7	449	95.6	92.3-97.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	409	6	1.9	0.7- 4.7	403	98.1	95.3-99.3
Northeast NC I	450	9	2.8	1.2- 6.1	441	97.2	93.9-98.8
Northeast NC II	503	10	2.2	1.0- 4.7	493	97.8	95.3-99.0
Mountain AHEC	1,290	46	3.9	2.7- 5.7	1,244	96.1	94.3-97.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,245	75	3.8	2.6- 5.6	3,170	96.2	94.4-97.4
Piedmont	3,981	130	4.2	3.2- 5.3	3,851	95.8	94.7-96.8
Western NC	2,053	72	4.2	3.1- 5.7	1,981	95.8	94.3-96.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,279

277

4.1

3.4- 4.9

9,002

95.9

95.1-96.6

-Northeastern Partnership

953

2.4

1.4- 4.2

934

97.6

95.8-98.6

GENDER

Male

317

3.7

1.8- 7.5

308

96.3

92.5-98.2

Female

636

1.3

0.6- 2.5

626

98.7

97.5-99.4

RACE

White

550

1.6

0.8- 3.4

541

98.4

96.6-99.2

Other

400

3.6

1.6- 7.6

390

96.4

92.4-98.4

AGE

18-44

345

4.0

2.1- 7.6

331

96.0

92.4-97.9

45+

604

1.1

0.4- 3.0

599

98.9

97.0-99.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

523

2.2

0.9- 5.4

516

97.8

94.6-99.1

Some College +

427

2.6

1.3- 5.0

415

97.4

95.0-98.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

573

2.7

1.3- 5.5

562

97.3

94.5-98.7

$50,000+

163

2.0

0.6- 6.2

160

98.0

93.8-99.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

447

8.1

5.1-12.7

421

91.9

87.3-94.9

Guilford

442

6.0

3.2-10.7

426

94.0

89.3-96.8

Mecklenburg

443

7.9

4.8-12.6

415

92.1

87.4-95.2

Orange

449

7.6

5.0-11.4

418

92.4

88.6-95.0

Wake

446

2.6

1.4- 4.6

434

97.4

95.4-98.6

Chatham/Lee

392

2.8

1.4- 5.3

381

97.2

94.7-98.6

Nash/Wilson

369

1.7

0.6- 4.5

364

98.3

95.5-99.4

Craven/Pamlico

447

3.4

1.7- 6.5

434

96.6

93.5-98.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

2.4

0.9- 6.5

421

97.6

93.5-99.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

4.4

2.4- 8.0

436

95.6

92.0-97.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

470

0.7

0.2- 2.4

467

99.3

97.6-99.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

422

3.5

1.9- 6.5

409

96.5

93.5-98.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

465

4.4

2.4- 7.7

449

95.6

92.3-97.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

409

1.9

0.7- 4.7

403

98.1

95.3-99.3

Northeast NC I

450

2.8

1.2- 6.1

441

97.2

93.9-98.8

Northeast NC II

503

2.2

1.0- 4.7

493

97.8

95.3-99.0

Mountain AHEC

1,290

3.9

2.7- 5.7

1,244

96.1

94.3-97.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,245

3.8

2.6- 5.6

3,170

96.2

94.4-97.4

Piedmont

3,981

130

4.2

3.2- 5.3

3,851

95.8

94.7-96.8

Western NC

2,053

4.2

3.1- 5.7

1,981

95.8

94.3-96.9

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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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