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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	3,981	130	4.2	3.2- 5.3	3,851	95.8	94.7-96.8
GENDER
Male	1,493	70	5.6	4.0- 7.7	1,423	94.4	92.3-96.0
Female	2,488	60	2.8	2.0- 4.1	2,428	97.2	95.9-98.0
RACE
White	2,927	87	3.3	2.3- 4.6	2,840	96.7	95.4-97.7
African American	795	31	6.3	4.1- 9.5	764	93.7	90.5-95.9
Other Minorities	203	11	7.9	3.8-16.0	192	92.1	84.0-96.2
AGE
18-24	238	27	12.6	7.6-20.2	211	87.4	79.8-92.4
25-34	630	47	7.6	5.2-10.9	583	92.4	89.1-94.8
35-44	830	26	1.9	1.2- 3.2	804	98.1	96.8-98.8
45-54	811	18	1.8	1.0- 3.3	793	98.2	96.7-99.0
55-64	605	10	2.3	1.0- 5.4	595	97.7	94.6-99.0
65-74	459	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3	458	100	99.7- 100
75+	378	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	377	99.3	95.2-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	572	6	1.9	0.7- 4.5	566	98.1	95.5-99.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,050	21	2.8	1.6- 4.8	1,029	97.2	95.2-98.4
Some Post-H.S.	944	38	7.1	4.6-11.0	906	92.9	89.0-95.4
College Graduate	1,400	65	4.1	2.9- 5.7	1,335	95.9	94.3-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	359	7	1.4	0.5- 4.2	352	98.6	95.8-99.5
$15,000- 24,999	654	21	5.4	2.8- 9.9	633	94.6	90.1-97.2
$25,000- 34,999	397	11	5.1	2.2-11.4	386	94.9	88.6-97.8
$35,000- 49,999	539	23	4.9	2.8- 8.3	516	95.1	91.7-97.2
$50,000-74,999	468	15	3.3	1.7- 6.4	453	96.7	93.6-98.3
$75,000+	654	22	4.2	2.2- 8.2	632	95.8	91.8-97.8
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
Northeastern Partnership	953	19	2.4	1.4- 4.2	934	97.6	95.8-98.6
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

-Piedmont NC

3,981

130

4.2

3.2- 5.3

3,851

95.8

94.7-96.8

GENDER

Male

1,493

5.6

4.0- 7.7

1,423

94.4

92.3-96.0

Female

2,488

2.8

2.0- 4.1

2,428

97.2

95.9-98.0

RACE

White

2,927

3.3

2.3- 4.6

2,840

96.7

95.4-97.7

African American

795

6.3

4.1- 9.5

764

93.7

90.5-95.9

Other Minorities

203

7.9

3.8-16.0

192

92.1

84.0-96.2

AGE

18-24

238

12.6

7.6-20.2

211

87.4

79.8-92.4

25-34

630

7.6

5.2-10.9

583

92.4

89.1-94.8

35-44

830

1.9

1.2- 3.2

804

98.1

96.8-98.8

45-54

811

1.8

1.0- 3.3

793

98.2

96.7-99.0

55-64

605

2.3

1.0- 5.4

595

97.7

94.6-99.0

65-74

459

0.0

0.0- 0.3

458

100

99.7- 100

75+

378

0.7

0.1- 4.8

377

99.3

95.2-99.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

572

1.9

0.7- 4.5

566

98.1

95.5-99.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,050

2.8

1.6- 4.8

1,029

97.2

95.2-98.4

Some Post-H.S.

944

7.1

4.6-11.0

906

92.9

89.0-95.4

College Graduate

1,400

4.1

2.9- 5.7

1,335

95.9

94.3-97.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

359

1.4

0.5- 4.2

352

98.6

95.8-99.5

$15,000- 24,999

654

5.4

2.8- 9.9

633

94.6

90.1-97.2

$25,000- 34,999

397

5.1

2.2-11.4

386

94.9

88.6-97.8

$35,000- 49,999

539

4.9

2.8- 8.3

516

95.1

91.7-97.2

$50,000-74,999

468

3.3

1.7- 6.4

453

96.7

93.6-98.3

$75,000+

654

4.2

2.2- 8.2

632

95.8

91.8-97.8

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

Northeastern Partnership

953

2.4

1.4- 4.2

934

97.6

95.8-98.6

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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