BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,416	4,623	48.0	46.4-49.7	4,793	52.0	50.3-53.6
-Piedmont NC	4,033	1,906	46.6	44.3-48.9	2,127	53.4	51.1-55.7
GENDER
Male	1,525	876	54.2	50.5-57.8	649	45.8	42.2-49.5
Female	2,508	1,030	39.4	36.7-42.1	1,478	60.6	57.9-63.3
RACE
White	2,958	1,497	50.0	47.3-52.6	1,461	50.0	47.4-52.7
African American	812	323	40.6	35.8-45.6	489	59.4	54.4-64.2
Other Minorities	203	73	36.4	27.4-46.5	130	63.6	53.5-72.6
AGE
18-24	245	87	37.3	29.1-46.4	158	62.7	53.6-70.9
25-34	637	234	37.3	32.2-42.7	403	62.7	57.3-67.8
35-44	847	356	42.0	37.5-46.7	491	58.0	53.3-62.5
45-54	812	452	55.5	50.5-60.3	360	44.5	39.7-49.5
55-64	609	346	62.1	56.7-67.2	263	37.9	32.8-43.3
65-74	465	241	50.8	44.5-57.1	224	49.2	42.9-55.5
75+	387	174	49.0	42.4-55.7	213	51.0	44.3-57.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	589	335	57.8	51.7-63.7	254	42.2	36.3-48.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,071	586	52.8	48.2-57.3	485	47.2	42.7-51.8
Some Post-H.S.	945	439	45.3	40.6-50.1	506	54.7	49.9-59.4
College Graduate	1,413	540	36.5	33.1-40.0	873	63.5	60.0-66.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	363	182	47.7	39.8-55.8	181	52.3	44.2-60.2
$15,000- 24,999	666	363	54.8	48.9-60.6	303	45.2	39.4-51.1
$25,000- 34,999	400	185	43.2	36.1-50.6	215	56.8	49.4-63.9
$35,000- 49,999	545	273	48.7	42.8-54.6	272	51.3	45.4-57.2
$50,000-74,999	471	215	44.3	38.2-50.6	256	55.7	49.4-61.8
$75,000+	658	271	43.8	38.5-49.2	387	56.2	50.8-61.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	239	52.2	46.6-57.6	215	47.8	42.4-53.4
Guilford	446	214	50.6	45.0-56.1	232	49.4	43.9-55.0
Mecklenburg	446	205	45.9	40.0-52.0	241	54.1	48.0-60.0
Orange	450	190	42.7	35.3-50.4	260	57.3	49.6-64.7
Wake	453	173	37.5	32.2-43.0	280	62.5	57.0-67.8
Chatham/Lee	399	199	44.4	38.4-50.6	200	55.6	49.4-61.6
Nash/Wilson	379	177	50.7	44.8-56.6	202	49.3	43.4-55.2
Craven/Pamlico	456	250	51.9	46.3-57.5	206	48.1	42.5-53.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	237	57.2	51.5-62.8	199	42.8	37.2-48.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	234	50.9	44.2-57.6	218	49.1	42.4-55.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	473	233	47.0	39.1-55.1	240	53.0	44.9-60.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	233	57.5	46.7-67.5	193	42.5	32.5-53.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	246	55.0	49.7-60.1	225	45.0	39.9-50.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	204	53.8	47.6-59.8	214	46.2	40.2-52.4
Northeast NC I	459	222	48.7	42.4-54.9	237	51.3	45.1-57.6
Northeast NC II	514	246	50.7	45.4-55.9	268	49.3	44.1-54.6
Northeastern Partnership	973	468	50.0	45.9-54.0	505	50.0	46.0-54.1
Mountain AHEC	1,308	698	54.4	50.2-58.6	610	45.6	41.4-49.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,309	1,621	48.5	45.6-51.4	1,688	51.5	48.6-54.4
Piedmont	4,033	1,906	46.6	44.3-48.9	2,127	53.4	51.1-55.7
Western NC	2,074	1,096	53.0	49.4-56.4	978	47.0	43.6-50.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,416

4,623

48.0

46.4-49.7

4,793

52.0

50.3-53.6

-Piedmont NC

4,033

1,906

46.6

44.3-48.9

2,127

53.4

51.1-55.7

GENDER

Male

1,525

876

54.2

50.5-57.8

649

45.8

42.2-49.5

Female

2,508

1,030

39.4

36.7-42.1

1,478

60.6

57.9-63.3

RACE

White

2,958

1,497

50.0

47.3-52.6

1,461

50.0

47.4-52.7

African American

812

323

40.6

35.8-45.6

489

59.4

54.4-64.2

Other Minorities

203

36.4

27.4-46.5

130

63.6

53.5-72.6

AGE

18-24

245

37.3

29.1-46.4

158

62.7

53.6-70.9

25-34

637

234

37.3

32.2-42.7

403

62.7

57.3-67.8

35-44

847

356

42.0

37.5-46.7

491

58.0

53.3-62.5

45-54

812

452

55.5

50.5-60.3

360

44.5

39.7-49.5

55-64

609

346

62.1

56.7-67.2

263

37.9

32.8-43.3

65-74

465

241

50.8

44.5-57.1

224

49.2

42.9-55.5

75+

387

174

49.0

42.4-55.7

213

51.0

44.3-57.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

589

335

57.8

51.7-63.7

254

42.2

36.3-48.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,071

586

52.8

48.2-57.3

485

47.2

42.7-51.8

Some Post-H.S.

945

439

45.3

40.6-50.1

506

54.7

49.9-59.4

College Graduate

1,413

540

36.5

33.1-40.0

873

63.5

60.0-66.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

363

182

47.7

39.8-55.8

181

52.3

44.2-60.2

$15,000- 24,999

666

363

54.8

48.9-60.6

303

45.2

39.4-51.1

$25,000- 34,999

400

185

43.2

36.1-50.6

215

56.8

49.4-63.9

$35,000- 49,999

545

273

48.7

42.8-54.6

272

51.3

45.4-57.2

$50,000-74,999

471

215

44.3

38.2-50.6

256

55.7

49.4-61.8

$75,000+

658

271

43.8

38.5-49.2

387

56.2

50.8-61.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

239

52.2

46.6-57.6

215

47.8

42.4-53.4

Guilford

446

214

50.6

45.0-56.1

232

49.4

43.9-55.0

Mecklenburg

446

205

45.9

40.0-52.0

241

54.1

48.0-60.0

Orange

450

190

42.7

35.3-50.4

260

57.3

49.6-64.7

Wake

453

173

37.5

32.2-43.0

280

62.5

57.0-67.8

Chatham/Lee

399

199

44.4

38.4-50.6

200

55.6

49.4-61.6

Nash/Wilson

379

177

50.7

44.8-56.6

202

49.3

43.4-55.2

Craven/Pamlico

456

250

51.9

46.3-57.5

206

48.1

42.5-53.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

237

57.2

51.5-62.8

199

42.8

37.2-48.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

234

50.9

44.2-57.6

218

49.1

42.4-55.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

473

233

47.0

39.1-55.1

240

53.0

44.9-60.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

233

57.5

46.7-67.5

193

42.5

32.5-53.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

246

55.0

49.7-60.1

225

45.0

39.9-50.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

204

53.8

47.6-59.8

214

46.2

40.2-52.4

Northeast NC I

459

222

48.7

42.4-54.9

237

51.3

45.1-57.6

Northeast NC II

514

246

50.7

45.4-55.9

268

49.3

44.1-54.6

Northeastern Partnership

973

468

50.0

45.9-54.0

505

50.0

46.0-54.1

Mountain AHEC

1,308

698

54.4

50.2-58.6

610

45.6

41.4-49.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,309

1,621

48.5

45.6-51.4

1,688

51.5

48.6-54.4

Piedmont

4,033

1,906

46.6

44.3-48.9

2,127

53.4

51.1-55.7

Western NC

2,074

1,096

53.0

49.4-56.4

978

47.0

43.6-50.6

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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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