BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you now smoke cigars every day, some days, or not at all?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	2,919	39	1.6	1.0- 2.7	303	13.4	11.3-15.7	2,577	85.0	82.6-87.2
-Piedmont NC	1,245	15	1.6	0.7- 3.5	140	14.9	11.8-18.6	1,090	83.5	79.7-86.7
GENDER
Male	875	15	2.0	0.9- 4.5	131	18.1	14.3-22.6	729	79.9	75.2-83.9
Female	370	0	0.0	. - .	9	3.8	1.7- 8.4	361	96.2	91.6-98.3
RACE
White	1,016	9	0.9	0.3- 2.2	106	14.5	11.0-18.8	901	84.6	80.3-88.2
African American	184	4	1.8	0.5- 6.1	28	16.8	10.8-25.4	152	81.3	72.7-87.7
Other Minorities	36	2	12.2	2.3-45.4	6	18.9	6.3-44.6	28	68.9	42.8-86.8
AGE
18-24	73	0	0.0	. - .	14	25.6	13.1-44.1	59	74.4	55.9-86.9
25-34	209	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	30	19.8	12.4-30.1	178	80.0	69.7-87.4
35-44	271	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3	29	12.5	7.9-19.0	241	87.5	80.9-92.0
45-54	277	4	4.0	1.0-15.1	38	14.9	9.9-21.7	235	81.1	72.5-87.5
55-64	213	3	0.6	0.2- 2.1	24	14.6	9.2-22.5	186	84.7	76.9-90.3
65-74	114	2	5.4	1.1-22.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	111	94.5	78.0-98.8
75+	83	4	5.1	1.7-14.6	3	1.8	0.4- 7.2	76	93.1	83.9-97.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	158	4	5.1	1.2-19.4	16	11.2	5.7-21.0	138	83.7	71.6-91.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	300	6	2.0	0.6- 6.2	37	15.0	9.2-23.7	257	83.0	74.3-89.2
Some Post-H.S.	308	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	36	17.7	11.1-27.2	270	81.8	72.4-88.5
College Graduate	475	3	0.6	0.1- 2.7	51	14.3	10.3-19.5	421	85.0	79.8-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	82	3	13.6	3.6-39.7	10	11.9	5.1-25.2	69	74.6	53.8-88.1
$15,000- 24,999	201	4	1.9	0.6- 5.5	24	14.0	8.1-23.2	173	84.1	75.0-90.3
$25,000- 34,999	100	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	10	17.1	7.8-33.7	89	82.6	66.1-92.0
$35,000- 49,999	189	2	1.6	0.3- 6.9	13	6.6	3.3-12.7	174	91.9	85.3-95.6
$50,000-74,999	180	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	18	14.1	6.6-27.8	161	85.6	72.0-93.2
$75,000+	255	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3	47	26.0	18.0-36.0	207	74.0	64.0-82.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	166	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	19	14.5	8.6-23.3	146	85.3	76.5-91.2
Guilford	144	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0	19	14.1	8.6-22.1	123	84.7	76.6-90.3
Mecklenburg	143	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	22	23.0	14.2-34.9	119	76.3	64.4-85.1
Orange	143	0	0.0	. - .	17	13.0	7.5-21.6	126	87.0	78.4-92.5
Wake	141	1	3.8	0.6-22.2	14	13.0	7.3-22.3	126	83.1	71.4-90.7
Chatham/Lee	111	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	8	6.1	2.8-13.1	102	93.0	85.8-96.7
Nash/Wilson	99	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3	7	6.9	2.9-15.5	90	92.0	83.6-96.3
Craven/Pamlico	147	2	2.1	0.5- 8.4	15	11.0	6.4-18.1	130	86.9	79.2-92.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	137	0	0.0	. - .	16	14.4	7.9-24.7	121	85.6	75.3-92.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	159	0	0.0	. - .	14	16.3	7.1-33.3	145	83.7	66.7-92.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	130	4	4.8	1.7-12.7	9	9.7	4.0-21.5	117	85.5	73.8-92.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	165	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	11	5.7	2.7-11.5	153	93.9	88.0-97.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	152	4	3.3	1.1- 9.3	23	15.0	9.6-22.5	125	81.7	73.6-87.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	110	3	2.3	0.7- 7.3	4	6.4	2.2-17.3	103	91.4	81.1-96.3
Northeast NC I	109	3	2.4	0.7- 8.0	5	4.7	1.8-11.7	101	92.9	85.5-96.6
Northeast NC II	143	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	19	13.6	7.8-22.5	123	85.7	76.7-91.6
Northeastern Partnership	252	4	1.2	0.4- 3.6	24	11.1	6.7-17.6	224	87.7	81.2-92.2
Mountain AHEC	471	5	0.8	0.3- 2.3	40	9.8	6.6-14.3	426	89.4	84.9-92.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	946	19	2.4	1.1- 4.8	96	11.2	8.4-14.8	831	86.4	82.5-89.6
Piedmont	1,245	15	1.6	0.7- 3.5	140	14.9	11.8-18.6	1,090	83.5	79.7-86.7
Western NC	728	5	0.5	0.2- 1.4	67	11.7	8.4-16.2	656	87.8	83.3-91.2

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,919

1.6

1.0- 2.7

303

13.4

11.3-15.7

2,577

85.0

82.6-87.2

-Piedmont NC

1,245

1.6

0.7- 3.5

140

14.9

11.8-18.6

1,090

83.5

79.7-86.7

GENDER

Male

875

2.0

0.9- 4.5

131

18.1

14.3-22.6

729

79.9

75.2-83.9

Female

370

0.0

. - .

3.8

1.7- 8.4

361

96.2

91.6-98.3

RACE

White

1,016

0.9

0.3- 2.2

106

14.5

11.0-18.8

901

84.6

80.3-88.2

African American

184

1.8

0.5- 6.1

16.8

10.8-25.4

152

81.3

72.7-87.7

Other Minorities

12.2

2.3-45.4

18.9

6.3-44.6

68.9

42.8-86.8

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

25.6

13.1-44.1

74.4

55.9-86.9

25-34

209

0.2

0.0- 1.7

19.8

12.4-30.1

178

80.0

69.7-87.4

35-44

271

0.0

0.0- 0.3

12.5

7.9-19.0

241

87.5

80.9-92.0

45-54

277

4.0

1.0-15.1

14.9

9.9-21.7

235

81.1

72.5-87.5

55-64

213

0.6

0.2- 2.1

14.6

9.2-22.5

186

84.7

76.9-90.3

65-74

114

5.4

1.1-22.2

0.1

0.0- 0.8

111

94.5

78.0-98.8

75+

5.1

1.7-14.6

1.8

0.4- 7.2

93.1

83.9-97.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

158

5.1

1.2-19.4

11.2

5.7-21.0

138

83.7

71.6-91.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

300

2.0

0.6- 6.2

15.0

9.2-23.7

257

83.0

74.3-89.2

Some Post-H.S.

308

0.5

0.1- 2.0

17.7

11.1-27.2

270

81.8

72.4-88.5

College Graduate

475

0.6

0.1- 2.7

14.3

10.3-19.5

421

85.0

79.8-89.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

13.6

3.6-39.7

11.9

5.1-25.2

74.6

53.8-88.1

$15,000- 24,999

201

1.9

0.6- 5.5

14.0

8.1-23.2

173

84.1

75.0-90.3

$25,000- 34,999

100

0.3

0.0- 2.2

17.1

7.8-33.7

82.6

66.1-92.0

$35,000- 49,999

189

1.6

0.3- 6.9

6.6

3.3-12.7

174

91.9

85.3-95.6

$50,000-74,999

180

0.3

0.0- 2.1

14.1

6.6-27.8

161

85.6

72.0-93.2

$75,000+

255

0.0

0.0- 0.3

26.0

18.0-36.0

207

74.0

64.0-82.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

166

0.3

0.0- 1.9

14.5

8.6-23.3

146

85.3

76.5-91.2

Guilford

144

1.3

0.3- 5.0

14.1

8.6-22.1

123

84.7

76.6-90.3

Mecklenburg

143

0.8

0.2- 3.1

23.0

14.2-34.9

119

76.3

64.4-85.1

Orange

143

0.0

. - .

13.0

7.5-21.6

126

87.0

78.4-92.5

Wake

141

3.8

0.6-22.2

13.0

7.3-22.3

126

83.1

71.4-90.7

Chatham/Lee

111

0.9

0.1- 6.1

6.1

2.8-13.1

102

93.0

85.8-96.7

Nash/Wilson

1.1

0.3- 4.3

6.9

2.9-15.5

92.0

83.6-96.3

Craven/Pamlico

147

2.1

0.5- 8.4

11.0

6.4-18.1

130

86.9

79.2-92.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

137

0.0

. - .

14.4

7.9-24.7

121

85.6

75.3-92.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

159

0.0

. - .

16.3

7.1-33.3

145

83.7

66.7-92.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

130

4.8

1.7-12.7

9.7

4.0-21.5

117

85.5

73.8-92.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

165

0.4

0.1- 2.9

5.7

2.7-11.5

153

93.9

88.0-97.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

152

3.3

1.1- 9.3

15.0

9.6-22.5

125

81.7

73.6-87.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

110

2.3

0.7- 7.3

6.4

2.2-17.3

103

91.4

81.1-96.3

Northeast NC I

109

2.4

0.7- 8.0

4.7

1.8-11.7

101

92.9

85.5-96.6

Northeast NC II

143

0.7

0.1- 4.9

13.6

7.8-22.5

123

85.7

76.7-91.6

Northeastern Partnership

252

1.2

0.4- 3.6

11.1

6.7-17.6

224

87.7

81.2-92.2

Mountain AHEC

471

0.8

0.3- 2.3

9.8

6.6-14.3

426

89.4

84.9-92.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

946

2.4

1.1- 4.8

11.2

8.4-14.8

831

86.4

82.5-89.6

Piedmont

1,245

1.6

0.7- 3.5

140

14.9

11.8-18.6

1,090

83.5

79.7-86.7

Western NC

728

0.5

0.2- 1.4

11.7

8.4-16.2

656

87.8

83.3-91.2

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking cigars.

^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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