BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you ever smoked a cigar, even one or two puffs?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	3,987	1,245	35.8	33.6-38.1	2,742	64.2	61.9-66.4
GENDER
Male	1,498	875	57.3	53.6-61.0	623	42.7	39.0-46.4
Female	2,489	370	15.5	13.5-17.6	2,119	84.5	82.4-86.5
RACE
White	2,931	1,016	39.4	36.8-42.1	1,915	60.6	57.9-63.2
African American	798	184	28.9	24.3-34.0	614	71.1	66.0-75.7
Other Minorities	203	36	22.2	14.6-32.1	167	77.8	67.9-85.4
AGE
18-24	238	73	36.2	27.8-45.7	165	63.8	54.3-72.2
25-34	630	209	36.5	31.3-42.0	421	63.5	58.0-68.7
35-44	831	271	35.3	30.9-40.0	560	64.7	60.0-69.1
45-54	810	277	37.8	32.9-42.9	533	62.2	57.1-67.1
55-64	607	213	42.6	37.1-48.3	394	57.4	51.7-62.9
65-74	461	114	30.3	24.6-36.7	347	69.7	63.3-75.4
75+	380	83	27.6	22.0-34.1	297	72.4	65.9-78.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	575	158	31.9	26.4-37.9	417	68.1	62.1-73.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,051	300	33.9	29.5-38.6	751	66.1	61.4-70.5
Some Post-H.S.	945	308	37.6	32.9-42.5	637	62.4	57.5-67.1
College Graduate	1,401	475	38.0	34.5-41.6	926	62.0	58.4-65.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	359	82	29.0	21.5-38.0	277	71.0	62.0-78.5
$15,000- 24,999	657	201	37.7	32.1-43.8	456	62.3	56.2-67.9
$25,000- 34,999	397	100	29.6	23.2-37.0	297	70.4	63.0-76.8
$35,000- 49,999	541	189	37.7	32.1-43.7	352	62.3	56.3-67.9
$50,000-74,999	468	180	41.8	35.6-48.3	288	58.2	51.7-64.4
$75,000+	653	255	44.7	39.3-50.1	398	55.3	49.9-60.7
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
Northeast NC II	504	143	34.5	29.4-40.1	361	65.5	59.9-70.6
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

-Piedmont NC

3,987

1,245

35.8

33.6-38.1

2,742

64.2

61.9-66.4

GENDER

Male

1,498

875

57.3

53.6-61.0

623

42.7

39.0-46.4

Female

2,489

370

15.5

13.5-17.6

2,119

84.5

82.4-86.5

RACE

White

2,931

1,016

39.4

36.8-42.1

1,915

60.6

57.9-63.2

African American

798

184

28.9

24.3-34.0

614

71.1

66.0-75.7

Other Minorities

203

22.2

14.6-32.1

167

77.8

67.9-85.4

AGE

18-24

238

36.2

27.8-45.7

165

63.8

54.3-72.2

25-34

630

209

36.5

31.3-42.0

421

63.5

58.0-68.7

35-44

831

271

35.3

30.9-40.0

560

64.7

60.0-69.1

45-54

810

277

37.8

32.9-42.9

533

62.2

57.1-67.1

55-64

607

213

42.6

37.1-48.3

394

57.4

51.7-62.9

65-74

461

114

30.3

24.6-36.7

347

69.7

63.3-75.4

75+

380

27.6

22.0-34.1

297

72.4

65.9-78.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

575

158

31.9

26.4-37.9

417

68.1

62.1-73.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,051

300

33.9

29.5-38.6

751

66.1

61.4-70.5

Some Post-H.S.

945

308

37.6

32.9-42.5

637

62.4

57.5-67.1

College Graduate

1,401

475

38.0

34.5-41.6

926

62.0

58.4-65.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

359

29.0

21.5-38.0

277

71.0

62.0-78.5

$15,000- 24,999

657

201

37.7

32.1-43.8

456

62.3

56.2-67.9

$25,000- 34,999

397

100

29.6

23.2-37.0

297

70.4

63.0-76.8

$35,000- 49,999

541

189

37.7

32.1-43.7

352

62.3

56.3-67.9

$50,000-74,999

468

180

41.8

35.6-48.3

288

58.2

51.7-64.4

$75,000+

653

255

44.7

39.3-50.1

398

55.3

49.9-60.7

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

Northeast NC II

504

143

34.5

29.4-40.1

361

65.5

59.9-70.6

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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