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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	4,619	1,717	39.1	36.8-41.4	440	12.5	10.8-14.4	2,462	48.4	46.1-50.7
-Piedmont NC	1,905	652	37.5	34.3-40.8	195	12.6	10.3-15.3	1,058	49.9	46.6-53.2
GENDER
Male	875	296	36.7	32.1-41.5	82	12.0	8.8-16.1	497	51.3	46.5-56.1
Female	1,030	356	38.6	34.4-43.0	113	13.4	10.5-16.9	561	48.0	43.6-52.3
RACE
White	1,496	499	36.5	33.0-40.2	130	11.5	9.0-14.6	867	52.0	48.3-55.7
African American	323	124	43.0	35.4-51.0	44	14.0	9.4-20.4	155	43.0	35.3-51.1
Other Minorities	73	26	36.3	21.8-53.7	18	22.6	12.0-38.4	29	41.1	26.1-58.0
AGE
18-24	87	38	40.1	26.8-55.0	14	21.3	11.2-36.9	35	38.6	25.5-53.5
25-34	233	100	40.2	31.8-49.1	46	24.2	16.7-33.8	87	35.6	27.7-44.4
35-44	356	155	45.1	38.1-52.3	43	11.7	7.7-17.3	158	43.2	36.3-50.4
45-54	452	168	41.8	35.1-48.8	48	12.0	8.3-17.0	236	46.2	39.4-53.1
55-64	346	119	37.4	30.4-45.0	26	6.0	3.5-10.2	201	56.5	49.0-63.7
65-74	241	40	16.9	11.4-24.5	13	7.3	3.6-14.2	188	75.8	67.4-82.6
75+	174	28	20.4	13.4-29.7	4	2.5	0.7- 8.4	142	77.1	67.5-84.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	335	138	42.9	35.4-50.8	30	9.8	6.0-15.6	167	47.3	39.6-55.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	586	244	45.0	39.1-51.0	50	12.0	8.0-17.7	292	43.0	37.2-49.0
Some Post-H.S.	439	164	38.6	31.9-45.8	44	11.5	7.2-18.0	231	49.9	42.7-57.0
College Graduate	539	103	22.8	18.0-28.6	71	16.9	12.6-22.2	365	60.3	54.2-66.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	182	90	54.9	43.6-65.7	14	6.3	2.8-13.3	78	38.8	28.8-49.9
$15,000- 24,999	363	165	50.5	42.9-58.2	44	11.2	7.6-16.1	154	38.3	31.2-45.9
$25,000- 34,999	185	74	45.3	34.8-56.3	21	13.8	7.6-23.6	90	40.9	30.9-51.7
$35,000- 49,999	273	94	35.5	27.9-43.9	24	9.7	5.6-16.3	155	54.8	46.4-63.0
$50,000-74,999	215	60	34.2	26.0-43.4	24	12.5	7.4-20.2	131	53.4	44.3-62.2
$75,000+	271	56	23.1	16.8-30.8	32	19.1	11.8-29.5	183	57.8	48.7-66.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	239	91	37.1	30.1-44.7	16	8.7	5.1-14.5	132	54.2	46.6-61.7
Guilford	214	61	36.0	28.2-44.7	25	10.0	6.4-15.3	128	54.0	45.7-62.1
Mecklenburg	204	65	26.5	20.0-34.1	24	16.7	10.0-26.7	115	56.8	47.5-65.6
Orange	190	30	20.0	10.8-34.1	21	14.4	7.6-25.8	139	65.5	52.0-77.0
Wake	173	44	26.1	18.3-35.6	25	17.0	11.0-25.4	104	56.9	47.5-65.9
Chatham/Lee	199	77	42.4	34.5-50.7	11	6.9	3.3-13.7	111	50.8	42.7-58.8
Nash/Wilson	176	76	42.3	33.8-51.2	16	14.2	7.7-24.7	84	43.6	35.1-52.5
Craven/Pamlico	250	85	35.8	29.3-42.9	18	8.2	4.8-13.6	147	56.0	49.0-62.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	237	112	47.2	39.1-55.4	23	9.9	6.2-15.4	102	42.9	34.7-51.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	234	81	41.3	32.3-51.1	30	14.2	9.2-21.1	123	44.5	36.3-53.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	233	88	39.3	30.9-48.4	19	13.7	7.4-24.0	126	47.0	37.8-56.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	233	80	32.2	22.3-44.1	21	22.4	7.8-49.5	132	45.4	32.1-59.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	246	110	45.9	38.6-53.3	22	9.5	5.8-15.1	114	44.7	37.5-52.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	204	91	47.4	38.6-56.4	16	6.7	3.8-11.6	97	45.9	36.9-55.1
Northeast NC I	221	76	37.4	30.0-45.4	23	9.0	5.7-13.9	122	53.7	45.7-61.4
Northeast NC II	246	98	41.3	34.0-49.0	24	11.5	7.2-17.9	124	47.2	39.6-54.9
Northeastern Partnership	467	174	40.0	34.5-45.7	47	10.6	7.4-15.0	246	49.4	43.7-55.1
Mountain AHEC	698	252	38.6	32.2-45.3	51	10.3	6.6-15.7	395	51.2	44.8-57.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,618	647	40.3	36.4-44.3	148	12.9	10.0-16.6	823	46.8	42.8-50.8
Piedmont	1,905	652	37.5	34.3-40.8	195	12.6	10.3-15.3	1,058	49.9	46.6-53.2
Western NC	1,096	418	42.4	37.3-47.7	97	11.4	8.1-15.7	581	46.2	41.4-51.1

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,619

1,717

39.1

36.8-41.4

440

12.5

10.8-14.4

2,462

48.4

46.1-50.7

-Piedmont NC

1,905

652

37.5

34.3-40.8

195

12.6

10.3-15.3

1,058

49.9

46.6-53.2

GENDER

Male

875

296

36.7

32.1-41.5

12.0

8.8-16.1

497

51.3

46.5-56.1

Female

1,030

356

38.6

34.4-43.0

113

13.4

10.5-16.9

561

48.0

43.6-52.3

RACE

White

1,496

499

36.5

33.0-40.2

130

11.5

9.0-14.6

867

52.0

48.3-55.7

African American

323

124

43.0

35.4-51.0

14.0

9.4-20.4

155

43.0

35.3-51.1

Other Minorities

36.3

21.8-53.7

22.6

12.0-38.4

41.1

26.1-58.0

AGE

18-24

40.1

26.8-55.0

21.3

11.2-36.9

38.6

25.5-53.5

25-34

233

100

40.2

31.8-49.1

24.2

16.7-33.8

35.6

27.7-44.4

35-44

356

155

45.1

38.1-52.3

11.7

7.7-17.3

158

43.2

36.3-50.4

45-54

452

168

41.8

35.1-48.8

12.0

8.3-17.0

236

46.2

39.4-53.1

55-64

346

119

37.4

30.4-45.0

6.0

3.5-10.2

201

56.5

49.0-63.7

65-74

241

16.9

11.4-24.5

7.3

3.6-14.2

188

75.8

67.4-82.6

75+

174

20.4

13.4-29.7

2.5

0.7- 8.4

142

77.1

67.5-84.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

335

138

42.9

35.4-50.8

9.8

6.0-15.6

167

47.3

39.6-55.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

586

244

45.0

39.1-51.0

12.0

8.0-17.7

292

43.0

37.2-49.0

Some Post-H.S.

439

164

38.6

31.9-45.8

11.5

7.2-18.0

231

49.9

42.7-57.0

College Graduate

539

103

22.8

18.0-28.6

16.9

12.6-22.2

365

60.3

54.2-66.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

182

54.9

43.6-65.7

6.3

2.8-13.3

38.8

28.8-49.9

$15,000- 24,999

363

165

50.5

42.9-58.2

11.2

7.6-16.1

154

38.3

31.2-45.9

$25,000- 34,999

185

45.3

34.8-56.3

13.8

7.6-23.6

40.9

30.9-51.7

$35,000- 49,999

273

35.5

27.9-43.9

9.7

5.6-16.3

155

54.8

46.4-63.0

$50,000-74,999

215

34.2

26.0-43.4

12.5

7.4-20.2

131

53.4

44.3-62.2

$75,000+

271

23.1

16.8-30.8

19.1

11.8-29.5

183

57.8

48.7-66.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

239

37.1

30.1-44.7

8.7

5.1-14.5

132

54.2

46.6-61.7

Guilford

214

36.0

28.2-44.7

10.0

6.4-15.3

128

54.0

45.7-62.1

Mecklenburg

204

26.5

20.0-34.1

16.7

10.0-26.7

115

56.8

47.5-65.6

Orange

190

20.0

10.8-34.1

14.4

7.6-25.8

139

65.5

52.0-77.0

Wake

173

26.1

18.3-35.6

17.0

11.0-25.4

104

56.9

47.5-65.9

Chatham/Lee

199

42.4

34.5-50.7

6.9

3.3-13.7

111

50.8

42.7-58.8

Nash/Wilson

176

42.3

33.8-51.2

14.2

7.7-24.7

43.6

35.1-52.5

Craven/Pamlico

250

35.8

29.3-42.9

8.2

4.8-13.6

147

56.0

49.0-62.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

237

112

47.2

39.1-55.4

9.9

6.2-15.4

102

42.9

34.7-51.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

234

41.3

32.3-51.1

14.2

9.2-21.1

123

44.5

36.3-53.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

233

39.3

30.9-48.4

13.7

7.4-24.0

126

47.0

37.8-56.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

233

32.2

22.3-44.1

22.4

7.8-49.5

132

45.4

32.1-59.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

246

110

45.9

38.6-53.3

9.5

5.8-15.1

114

44.7

37.5-52.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

204

47.4

38.6-56.4

6.7

3.8-11.6

45.9

36.9-55.1

Northeast NC I

221

37.4

30.0-45.4

9.0

5.7-13.9

122

53.7

45.7-61.4

Northeast NC II

246

41.3

34.0-49.0

11.5

7.2-17.9

124

47.2

39.6-54.9

Northeastern Partnership

467

174

40.0

34.5-45.7

10.6

7.4-15.0

246

49.4

43.7-55.1

Mountain AHEC

698

252

38.6

32.2-45.3

10.3

6.6-15.7

395

51.2

44.8-57.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,618

647

40.3

36.4-44.3

148

12.9

10.0-16.6

823

46.8

42.8-50.8

Piedmont

1,905

652

37.5

34.3-40.8

195

12.6

10.3-15.3

1,058

49.9

46.6-53.2

Western NC

1,096

418

42.4

37.3-47.7

11.4

8.1-15.7

581

46.2

41.4-51.1

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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