BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Indicators

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	Total Respond.^	Within 6 months	Within 1 year	Within 5 years	Within 10 years	More than 10 years ago
North Carolina	2,178	116	7.0	5.1- 9.5	73	4.2	3.0- 5.9	323	16.7	14.3-19.4	215	8.3	6.8-10.0	1,451	63.9	60.6-67.1
-Piedmont NC	928	54	8.2	5.4-12.4	27	4.5	2.8- 7.3	131	13.6	10.8-16.8	84	7.3	5.5- 9.5	632	66.5	61.8-70.8
GENDER
Male	441	26	9.8	5.7-16.4	10	3.7	1.8- 7.6	52	11.4	8.1-15.8	34	5.3	3.4- 8.1	319	69.8	63.2-75.7
Female	487	28	6.0	3.1-11.1	17	5.6	2.9-10.6	79	16.7	12.5-21.9	50	10.1	7.2-14.1	313	61.7	55.2-67.8
RACE
White	756	36	5.9	3.4-10.1	21	4.3	2.6- 7.3	106	14.0	10.9-17.7	66	7.2	5.3- 9.8	527	68.6	63.6-73.1
African American	140	13	19.5	9.2-36.5	5	3.1	1.0- 8.8	22	12.9	7.1-22.5	13	8.1	4.3-14.9	87	56.4	43.0-68.9
Other Minorities	27	5	13.5	3.6-39.7	1	10.6	1.5-47.4	3	10.8	2.6-35.3	3	2.1	0.6- 7.0	15	63.0	36.7-83.3
AGE
18-24	31	13	53.8	30.8-75.3	6	16.7	5.7-39.9	10	25.4	11.6-46.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	1	3.6	0.5-22.1
25-34	73	6	9.2	2.9-25.2	5	5.6	1.8-16.3	26	36.3	23.0-52.1	19	20.7	11.7-34.0	17	28.1	15.3-45.9
35-44	142	10	6.8	2.8-15.7	3	4.2	1.2-13.8	27	14.7	9.0-23.1	19	6.8	3.5-12.7	83	67.5	56.7-76.7
45-54	203	11	5.6	2.6-11.8	4	3.4	1.1-10.2	32	11.4	7.1-18.0	20	7.3	4.1-12.5	136	72.3	63.2-79.9
55-64	179	9	2.5	0.8- 7.8	6	5.3	1.8-14.3	14	7.5	3.9-14.0	12	6.4	3.3-12.0	138	78.3	69.1-85.3
65-74	166	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7	2	1.0	0.2- 5.7	19	9.8	5.5-16.7	7	5.9	2.5-13.4	136	83.2	74.7-89.3
75+	126	3	3.5	0.9-12.5	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	3	4.3	1.0-17.0	6	4.8	1.9-11.6	113	86.6	75.5-93.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	147	7	6.6	2.5-16.2	6	6.4	2.1-17.7	20	13.3	7.2-23.3	13	7.1	3.6-13.3	101	66.7	54.9-76.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	256	22	13.0	6.5-24.5	4	2.0	0.6- 6.0	40	14.4	9.4-21.5	29	9.0	5.5-14.2	161	61.6	52.0-70.5
Some Post-H.S.	209	13	10.4	4.5-22.1	7	5.2	2.2-12.0	35	14.9	9.7-22.3	14	5.1	2.5-10.4	140	64.4	54.1-73.4
College Graduate	313	12	3.5	1.6- 7.4	10	5.0	2.2-10.9	36	12.1	8.2-17.5	28	7.8	5.0-12.1	227	71.6	64.5-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	70	7	6.3	2.1-17.2	3	6.6	1.5-24.4	10	15.6	6.6-32.5	6	8.0	3.1-19.0	44	63.5	46.7-77.5
$15,000- 24,999	139	14	15.0	7.4-27.9	8	8.6	3.3-20.6	21	11.7	6.2-20.9	8	2.9	1.1- 7.2	88	61.8	49.1-73.1
$25,000- 34,999	78	2	2.6	0.5-12.5	1	2.1	0.3-13.4	17	22.3	11.2-39.4	4	4.7	1.5-14.0	54	68.4	51.6-81.4
$35,000- 49,999	138	9	8.3	3.6-17.9	1	2.8	0.4-17.1	23	17.8	10.7-28.2	15	8.5	4.6-15.3	90	62.6	51.0-72.9
$50,000-74,999	117	1	1.3	0.2- 8.4	1	1.1	0.2- 7.4	20	17.8	10.1-29.3	11	9.4	4.6-18.1	84	70.5	58.6-80.1
$75,000+	159	6	4.4	1.3-13.4	6	5.4	1.9-14.3	18	11.9	7.1-19.1	18	6.8	3.6-12.6	111	71.6	61.5-79.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	122	7	8.2	2.8-21.8	2	0.9	0.2- 3.6	15	12.5	7.2-20.7	14	9.2	5.2-16.0	84	69.1	58.0-78.4
Guilford	118	6	10.9	4.7-23.4	3	4.1	1.2-12.8	17	14.9	8.8-24.0	12	10.7	5.9-18.6	80	59.5	48.3-69.7
Mecklenburg	103	2	8.1	1.5-33.7	4	2.2	0.8- 6.0	15	14.9	8.4-25.1	9	5.0	2.4-10.4	73	69.8	55.2-81.2
Orange	118	7	8.8	3.6-20.3	3	3.2	0.9-10.8	15	14.7	7.8-26.2	7	6.8	3.0-14.4	86	66.4	51.8-78.5
Wake	95	2	1.4	0.3- 5.4	3	6.9	1.9-21.7	12	13.3	7.4-22.7	6	4.8	2.1-10.7	72	73.7	61.6-83.0
Chatham/Lee	90	7	6.7	3.0-14.4	2	1.9	0.4- 8.6	10	9.9	5.2-18.1	7	7.5	3.5-15.2	64	74.0	63.5-82.3
Nash/Wilson	76	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	0	0.0	. - .	15	24.3	14.6-37.8	8	7.6	3.7-14.9	52	67.6	54.5-78.4
Craven/Pamlico	136	5	3.2	1.2- 7.8	6	5.5	2.3-12.9	19	16.1	10.1-24.6	14	9.7	5.4-16.9	92	65.5	56.0-73.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	87	8	7.5	3.4-15.8	3	6.4	1.8-20.1	13	14.5	7.5-26.2	9	10.6	5.1-20.6	54	61.1	46.2-74.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	114	7	6.9	2.9-15.6	5	5.0	1.7-14.1	19	18.8	11.8-28.7	10	5.4	2.8-10.2	73	63.9	53.3-73.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	106	8	7.8	3.7-15.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	21	20.0	12.3-31.0	14	12.5	6.9-21.4	62	58.9	46.8-70.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	113	6	9.3	3.8-21.0	2	4.2	0.9-18.6	12	10.6	5.7-18.8	14	8.5	4.8-14.4	79	67.4	55.6-77.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	100	3	1.9	0.6- 5.9	7	8.6	3.9-17.9	16	17.1	10.5-26.8	13	13.8	7.7-23.6	61	58.6	47.3-69.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	90	5	5.6	1.9-15.7	5	5.0	1.9-12.3	16	18.9	10.4-31.7	11	9.1	4.5-17.5	53	61.4	46.9-74.2
Northeast NC I	101	6	4.7	2.0-10.7	3	3.9	1.2-12.3	13	12.6	7.1-21.5	10	14.3	7.2-26.3	69	64.5	52.8-74.6
Northeast NC II	110	7	6.5	2.9-14.0	6	4.4	1.8-10.2	18	21.6	12.2-35.4	12	11.7	6.3-20.5	67	55.8	43.7-67.2
Northeastern Partnership	211	13	5.9	3.2-10.9	9	4.2	2.1- 8.4	31	18.6	11.7-28.2	22	12.5	7.9-19.2	136	58.7	49.7-67.2
Mountain AHEC	350	19	6.1	3.3-10.9	5	0.8	0.3- 2.2	46	15.9	11.2-22.1	39	9.1	5.9-13.7	241	68.0	61.0-74.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	732	34	5.3	3.1- 9.1	32	4.5	2.6- 7.8	116	21.5	16.3-27.8	78	10.1	7.1-14.3	472	58.5	52.3-64.5
Piedmont	928	54	8.2	5.4-12.4	27	4.5	2.8- 7.3	131	13.6	10.8-16.8	84	7.3	5.5- 9.5	632	66.5	61.8-70.8
Western NC	518	28	5.4	3.3- 8.8	14	2.5	1.3- 5.0	76	18.9	13.9-25.1	53	8.6	5.8-12.5	347	64.6	58.2-70.5

Total
Respond.^

Within 6 months

Within 1 year

Within 5 years

Within 10 years

More than 10 years ago

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,178

116

7.0

5.1- 9.5

4.2

3.0- 5.9

323

16.7

14.3-19.4

215

8.3

6.8-10.0

1,451

63.9

60.6-67.1

-Piedmont NC

928

8.2

5.4-12.4

4.5

2.8- 7.3

131

13.6

10.8-16.8

7.3

5.5- 9.5

632

66.5

61.8-70.8

GENDER

Male

441

9.8

5.7-16.4

3.7

1.8- 7.6

11.4

8.1-15.8

5.3

3.4- 8.1

319

69.8

63.2-75.7

Female

487

6.0

3.1-11.1

5.6

2.9-10.6

16.7

12.5-21.9

10.1

7.2-14.1

313

61.7

55.2-67.8

RACE

White

756

5.9

3.4-10.1

4.3

2.6- 7.3

106

14.0

10.9-17.7

7.2

5.3- 9.8

527

68.6

63.6-73.1

African American

140

19.5

9.2-36.5

3.1

1.0- 8.8

12.9

7.1-22.5

8.1

4.3-14.9

56.4

43.0-68.9

Other Minorities

13.5

3.6-39.7

10.6

1.5-47.4

10.8

2.6-35.3

2.1

0.6- 7.0

63.0

36.7-83.3

AGE

18-24

53.8

30.8-75.3

16.7

5.7-39.9

25.4

11.6-46.9

0.5

0.1- 3.5

3.6

0.5-22.1

25-34

9.2

2.9-25.2

5.6

1.8-16.3

36.3

23.0-52.1

20.7

11.7-34.0

28.1

15.3-45.9

35-44

142

6.8

2.8-15.7

4.2

1.2-13.8

14.7

9.0-23.1

6.8

3.5-12.7

67.5

56.7-76.7

45-54

203

5.6

2.6-11.8

3.4

1.1-10.2

11.4

7.1-18.0

7.3

4.1-12.5

136

72.3

63.2-79.9

55-64

179

2.5

0.8- 7.8

5.3

1.8-14.3

7.5

3.9-14.0

6.4

3.3-12.0

138

78.3

69.1-85.3

65-74

166

0.2

0.0- 0.7

1.0

0.2- 5.7

9.8

5.5-16.7

5.9

2.5-13.4

136

83.2

74.7-89.3

75+

126

3.5

0.9-12.5

0.9

0.1- 6.3

4.3

1.0-17.0

4.8

1.9-11.6

113

86.6

75.5-93.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

147

6.6

2.5-16.2

6.4

2.1-17.7

13.3

7.2-23.3

7.1

3.6-13.3

101

66.7

54.9-76.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

256

13.0

6.5-24.5

2.0

0.6- 6.0

14.4

9.4-21.5

9.0

5.5-14.2

161

61.6

52.0-70.5

Some Post-H.S.

209

10.4

4.5-22.1

5.2

2.2-12.0

14.9

9.7-22.3

5.1

2.5-10.4

140

64.4

54.1-73.4

College Graduate

313

3.5

1.6- 7.4

5.0

2.2-10.9

12.1

8.2-17.5

7.8

5.0-12.1

227

71.6

64.5-77.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

6.3

2.1-17.2

6.6

1.5-24.4

15.6

6.6-32.5

8.0

3.1-19.0

63.5

46.7-77.5

$15,000- 24,999

139

15.0

7.4-27.9

8.6

3.3-20.6

11.7

6.2-20.9

2.9

1.1- 7.2

61.8

49.1-73.1

$25,000- 34,999

2.6

0.5-12.5

2.1

0.3-13.4

22.3

11.2-39.4

4.7

1.5-14.0

68.4

51.6-81.4

$35,000- 49,999

138

8.3

3.6-17.9

2.8

0.4-17.1

17.8

10.7-28.2

8.5

4.6-15.3

62.6

51.0-72.9

$50,000-74,999

117

1.3

0.2- 8.4

1.1

0.2- 7.4

17.8

10.1-29.3

9.4

4.6-18.1

70.5

58.6-80.1

$75,000+

159

4.4

1.3-13.4

5.4

1.9-14.3

11.9

7.1-19.1

6.8

3.6-12.6

111

71.6

61.5-79.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

122

8.2

2.8-21.8

0.9

0.2- 3.6

12.5

7.2-20.7

9.2

5.2-16.0

69.1

58.0-78.4

Guilford

118

10.9

4.7-23.4

4.1

1.2-12.8

14.9

8.8-24.0

10.7

5.9-18.6

59.5

48.3-69.7

Mecklenburg

103

8.1

1.5-33.7

2.2

0.8- 6.0

14.9

8.4-25.1

5.0

2.4-10.4

69.8

55.2-81.2

Orange

118

8.8

3.6-20.3

3.2

0.9-10.8

14.7

7.8-26.2

6.8

3.0-14.4

66.4

51.8-78.5

Wake

1.4

0.3- 5.4

6.9

1.9-21.7

13.3

7.4-22.7

4.8

2.1-10.7

73.7

61.6-83.0

Chatham/Lee

6.7

3.0-14.4

1.9

0.4- 8.6

9.9

5.2-18.1

7.5

3.5-15.2

74.0

63.5-82.3

Nash/Wilson

0.5

0.1- 3.4

0.0

. - .

24.3

14.6-37.8

7.6

3.7-14.9

67.6

54.5-78.4

Craven/Pamlico

136

3.2

1.2- 7.8

5.5

2.3-12.9

16.1

10.1-24.6

9.7

5.4-16.9

65.5

56.0-73.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

7.5

3.4-15.8

6.4

1.8-20.1

14.5

7.5-26.2

10.6

5.1-20.6

61.1

46.2-74.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

114

6.9

2.9-15.6

5.0

1.7-14.1

18.8

11.8-28.7

5.4

2.8-10.2

63.9

53.3-73.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

106

7.8

3.7-15.8

0.8

0.1- 5.3

20.0

12.3-31.0

12.5

6.9-21.4

58.9

46.8-70.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

113

9.3

3.8-21.0

4.2

0.9-18.6

10.6

5.7-18.8

8.5

4.8-14.4

67.4

55.6-77.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

100

1.9

0.6- 5.9

8.6

3.9-17.9

17.1

10.5-26.8

13.8

7.7-23.6

58.6

47.3-69.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

5.6

1.9-15.7

5.0

1.9-12.3

18.9

10.4-31.7

9.1

4.5-17.5

61.4

46.9-74.2

Northeast NC I

101

4.7

2.0-10.7

3.9

1.2-12.3

12.6

7.1-21.5

14.3

7.2-26.3

64.5

52.8-74.6

Northeast NC II

110

6.5

2.9-14.0

4.4

1.8-10.2

21.6

12.2-35.4

11.7

6.3-20.5

55.8

43.7-67.2

Northeastern Partnership

211

5.9

3.2-10.9

4.2

2.1- 8.4

18.6

11.7-28.2

12.5

7.9-19.2

136

58.7

49.7-67.2

Mountain AHEC

350

6.1

3.3-10.9

0.8

0.3- 2.2

15.9

11.2-22.1

9.1

5.9-13.7

241

68.0

61.0-74.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

732

5.3

3.1- 9.1

4.5

2.6- 7.8

116

21.5

16.3-27.8

10.1

7.1-14.3

472

58.5

52.3-64.5

Piedmont

928

8.2

5.4-12.4

4.5

2.8- 7.3

131

13.6

10.8-16.8

7.3

5.5- 9.5

632

66.5

61.8-70.8

Western NC

518

5.4

3.3- 8.8

2.5

1.3- 5.0

18.9

13.9-25.1

8.6

5.8-12.5

347

64.6

58.2-70.5

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 were former smokers.

^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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