BRFSS 2003 - Nash/Wilson Counties: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Nash/Wilson Counties

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	4,619	1,717	39.1	36.8-41.4	440	12.5	10.8-14.4	2,462	48.4	46.1-50.7
-Nash/Wilson	176	76	42.3	33.8-51.2	16	14.2	7.7-24.7	84	43.6	35.1-52.5
GENDER
Male	85	33	36.9	25.9-49.5	11	19.6	9.7-35.5	41	43.5	31.7-56.2
Female	91	43	50.4	38.9-61.8	5	6.0	2.5-13.7	43	43.6	32.7-55.3
RACE
White	110	48	44.6	33.5-56.3	6	11.1	3.5-29.9	56	44.4	33.5-55.8
Other	65	28	39.5	27.0-53.6	9	17.3	8.9-31.0	28	43.1	29.9-57.4
AGE
18-44	54	37	61.3	43.2-76.8	7	22.0	9.1-44.2	10	16.7	8.3-30.8
45+	120	39	30.1	21.8-40.0	8	8.2	4.1-15.9	73	61.7	51.5-71.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	104	46	45.3	34.6-56.5	7	10.0	4.6-20.4	51	44.7	34.1-55.7
Some College +	71	29	37.8	25.2-52.2	9	19.7	8.3-40.1	33	42.5	29.0-57.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	99	50	49.7	38.1-61.3	7	9.9	4.7-19.9	42	40.4	29.5-52.4
$50,000+	38	10	34.2	19.2-53.3	3	7.2	2.3-20.4	25	58.6	40.5-74.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	239	91	37.1	30.1-44.7	16	8.7	5.1-14.5	132	54.2	46.6-61.7
Guilford	214	61	36.0	28.2-44.7	25	10.0	6.4-15.3	128	54.0	45.7-62.1
Mecklenburg	204	65	26.5	20.0-34.1	24	16.7	10.0-26.7	115	56.8	47.5-65.6
Orange	190	30	20.0	10.8-34.1	21	14.4	7.6-25.8	139	65.5	52.0-77.0
Wake	173	44	26.1	18.3-35.6	25	17.0	11.0-25.4	104	56.9	47.5-65.9
Chatham/Lee	199	77	42.4	34.5-50.7	11	6.9	3.3-13.7	111	50.8	42.7-58.8
Craven/Pamlico	250	85	35.8	29.3-42.9	18	8.2	4.8-13.6	147	56.0	49.0-62.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	237	112	47.2	39.1-55.4	23	9.9	6.2-15.4	102	42.9	34.7-51.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	234	81	41.3	32.3-51.1	30	14.2	9.2-21.1	123	44.5	36.3-53.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	233	88	39.3	30.9-48.4	19	13.7	7.4-24.0	126	47.0	37.8-56.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	233	80	32.2	22.3-44.1	21	22.4	7.8-49.5	132	45.4	32.1-59.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	246	110	45.9	38.6-53.3	22	9.5	5.8-15.1	114	44.7	37.5-52.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	204	91	47.4	38.6-56.4	16	6.7	3.8-11.6	97	45.9	36.9-55.1
Northeast NC I	221	76	37.4	30.0-45.4	23	9.0	5.7-13.9	122	53.7	45.7-61.4
Northeast NC II	246	98	41.3	34.0-49.0	24	11.5	7.2-17.9	124	47.2	39.6-54.9
Northeastern Partnership	467	174	40.0	34.5-45.7	47	10.6	7.4-15.0	246	49.4	43.7-55.1
Mountain AHEC	698	252	38.6	32.2-45.3	51	10.3	6.6-15.7	395	51.2	44.8-57.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,618	647	40.3	36.4-44.3	148	12.9	10.0-16.6	823	46.8	42.8-50.8
Piedmont	1,905	652	37.5	34.3-40.8	195	12.6	10.3-15.3	1,058	49.9	46.6-53.2
Western NC	1,096	418	42.4	37.3-47.7	97	11.4	8.1-15.7	581	46.2	41.4-51.1

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,619

1,717

39.1

36.8-41.4

440

12.5

10.8-14.4

2,462

48.4

46.1-50.7

-Nash/Wilson

176

42.3

33.8-51.2

14.2

7.7-24.7

43.6

35.1-52.5

GENDER

Male

36.9

25.9-49.5

19.6

9.7-35.5

43.5

31.7-56.2

Female

50.4

38.9-61.8

6.0

2.5-13.7

43.6

32.7-55.3

RACE

White

110

44.6

33.5-56.3

11.1

3.5-29.9

44.4

33.5-55.8

Other

39.5

27.0-53.6

17.3

8.9-31.0

43.1

29.9-57.4

AGE

18-44

61.3

43.2-76.8

22.0

9.1-44.2

16.7

8.3-30.8

45+

120

30.1

21.8-40.0

8.2

4.1-15.9

61.7

51.5-71.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

104

45.3

34.6-56.5

10.0

4.6-20.4

44.7

34.1-55.7

Some College +

37.8

25.2-52.2

19.7

8.3-40.1

42.5

29.0-57.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

49.7

38.1-61.3

9.9

4.7-19.9

40.4

29.5-52.4

$50,000+

34.2

19.2-53.3

7.2

2.3-20.4

58.6

40.5-74.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

239

37.1

30.1-44.7

8.7

5.1-14.5

132

54.2

46.6-61.7

Guilford

214

36.0

28.2-44.7

10.0

6.4-15.3

128

54.0

45.7-62.1

Mecklenburg

204

26.5

20.0-34.1

16.7

10.0-26.7

115

56.8

47.5-65.6

Orange

190

20.0

10.8-34.1

14.4

7.6-25.8

139

65.5

52.0-77.0

Wake

173

26.1

18.3-35.6

17.0

11.0-25.4

104

56.9

47.5-65.9

Chatham/Lee

199

42.4

34.5-50.7

6.9

3.3-13.7

111

50.8

42.7-58.8

Craven/Pamlico

250

35.8

29.3-42.9

8.2

4.8-13.6

147

56.0

49.0-62.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

237

112

47.2

39.1-55.4

9.9

6.2-15.4

102

42.9

34.7-51.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

234

41.3

32.3-51.1

14.2

9.2-21.1

123

44.5

36.3-53.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

233

39.3

30.9-48.4

13.7

7.4-24.0

126

47.0

37.8-56.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

233

32.2

22.3-44.1

22.4

7.8-49.5

132

45.4

32.1-59.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

246

110

45.9

38.6-53.3

9.5

5.8-15.1

114

44.7

37.5-52.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

204

47.4

38.6-56.4

6.7

3.8-11.6

45.9

36.9-55.1

Northeast NC I

221

37.4

30.0-45.4

9.0

5.7-13.9

122

53.7

45.7-61.4

Northeast NC II

246

41.3

34.0-49.0

11.5

7.2-17.9

124

47.2

39.6-54.9

Northeastern Partnership

467

174

40.0

34.5-45.7

10.6

7.4-15.0

246

49.4

43.7-55.1

Mountain AHEC

698

252

38.6

32.2-45.3

10.3

6.6-15.7

395

51.2

44.8-57.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,618

647

40.3

36.4-44.3

148

12.9

10.0-16.6

823

46.8

42.8-50.8

Piedmont

1,905

652

37.5

34.3-40.8

195

12.6

10.3-15.3

1,058

49.9

46.6-53.2

Western NC

1,096

418

42.4

37.3-47.7

11.4

8.1-15.7

581

46.2

41.4-51.1

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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