BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,153	1,108	52.6	49.1-56.0	1,045	47.4	44.0-50.9
-Piedmont NC	843	450	54.8	49.9-59.7	393	45.2	40.3-50.1
GENDER
Male	375	182	51.7	44.4-59.0	193	48.3	41.0-55.6
Female	468	268	58.6	52.2-64.7	200	41.4	35.3-47.8
RACE
White	625	315	52.2	46.4-58.0	310	47.8	42.0-53.6
African American	168	103	58.0	47.5-67.8	65	42.0	32.2-52.5
Other Minorities	44	30	73.2	52.0-87.3	14	26.8	12.7-48.0
AGE
18-24	52	31	56.0	36.8-73.6	21	44.0	26.4-63.2
25-34	145	89	67.0	56.0-76.4	56	33.0	23.6-44.0
35-44	196	96	47.2	37.8-56.9	100	52.8	43.1-62.2
45-54	216	115	51.7	42.1-61.2	101	48.3	38.8-57.9
55-64	145	75	54.3	42.6-65.6	70	45.7	34.4-57.4
65-74	52	24	51.3	33.4-68.9	28	48.7	31.1-66.6
75+	32	18	57.3	36.4-75.9	14	42.7	24.1-63.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	168	97	61.9	51.0-71.7	71	38.1	28.3-49.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	292	150	55.5	47.2-63.5	142	44.5	36.5-52.8
Some Post-H.S.	206	117	58.6	47.9-68.5	89	41.4	31.5-52.1
College Graduate	174	85	42.4	32.8-52.5	89	57.6	47.5-67.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	104	61	61.5	45.3-75.5	43	38.5	24.5-54.7
$15,000- 24,999	208	112	51.7	41.7-61.6	96	48.3	38.4-58.3
$25,000- 34,999	95	51	61.4	46.8-74.1	44	38.6	25.9-53.2
$35,000- 49,999	117	60	55.9	43.2-67.8	57	44.1	32.2-56.8
$50,000-74,999	83	38	42.9	29.9-56.9	45	57.1	43.1-70.1
$75,000+	87	48	53.4	37.9-68.2	39	46.6	31.8-62.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	107	57	49.8	38.7-61.0	50	50.2	39.0-61.3
Guilford	86	45	54.2	41.2-66.7	41	45.8	33.3-58.8
Mecklenburg	89	50	54.2	40.2-67.6	39	45.8	32.4-59.8
Orange	51	32	65.1	37.3-85.4	19	34.9	14.6-62.7
Wake	69	39	54.2	39.0-68.7	30	45.8	31.3-61.0
Chatham/Lee	88	46	51.6	39.2-63.9	42	48.4	36.1-60.8
Nash/Wilson	92	47	56.4	44.0-68.1	45	43.6	31.9-56.0
Craven/Pamlico	103	50	48.8	37.8-59.9	53	51.2	40.1-62.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	134	63	45.8	36.3-55.7	71	54.2	44.3-63.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	111	48	38.2	26.7-51.1	63	61.8	48.9-73.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	106	51	42.7	30.9-55.3	55	57.3	44.7-69.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	101	46	60.3	38.2-78.8	55	39.7	21.2-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	132	75	57.2	47.1-66.8	57	42.8	33.2-52.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	107	63	61.1	50.2-70.9	44	38.9	29.1-49.8
Northeast NC I	99	52	54.6	42.8-65.9	47	45.4	34.1-57.2
Northeast NC II	122	63	51.5	40.9-62.0	59	48.5	38.0-59.1
Northeastern Partnership	221	115	52.5	44.3-60.6	106	47.5	39.4-55.7
Mountain AHEC	303	145	55.7	45.4-65.5	158	44.3	34.5-54.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	795	417	49.8	44.0-55.7	378	50.2	44.3-56.0
Piedmont	843	450	54.8	49.9-59.7	393	45.2	40.3-50.1
Western NC	515	241	50.4	42.4-58.3	274	49.6	41.7-57.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,153

1,108

52.6

49.1-56.0

1,045

47.4

44.0-50.9

-Piedmont NC

843

450

54.8

49.9-59.7

393

45.2

40.3-50.1

GENDER

Male

375

182

51.7

44.4-59.0

193

48.3

41.0-55.6

Female

468

268

58.6

52.2-64.7

200

41.4

35.3-47.8

RACE

White

625

315

52.2

46.4-58.0

310

47.8

42.0-53.6

African American

168

103

58.0

47.5-67.8

42.0

32.2-52.5

Other Minorities

73.2

52.0-87.3

26.8

12.7-48.0

AGE

18-24

56.0

36.8-73.6

44.0

26.4-63.2

25-34

145

67.0

56.0-76.4

33.0

23.6-44.0

35-44

196

47.2

37.8-56.9

100

52.8

43.1-62.2

45-54

216

115

51.7

42.1-61.2

101

48.3

38.8-57.9

55-64

145

54.3

42.6-65.6

45.7

34.4-57.4

65-74

51.3

33.4-68.9

48.7

31.1-66.6

75+

57.3

36.4-75.9

42.7

24.1-63.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

168

61.9

51.0-71.7

38.1

28.3-49.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

292

150

55.5

47.2-63.5

142

44.5

36.5-52.8

Some Post-H.S.

206

117

58.6

47.9-68.5

41.4

31.5-52.1

College Graduate

174

42.4

32.8-52.5

57.6

47.5-67.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

104

61.5

45.3-75.5

38.5

24.5-54.7

$15,000- 24,999

208

112

51.7

41.7-61.6

48.3

38.4-58.3

$25,000- 34,999

61.4

46.8-74.1

38.6

25.9-53.2

$35,000- 49,999

117

55.9

43.2-67.8

44.1

32.2-56.8

$50,000-74,999

42.9

29.9-56.9

57.1

43.1-70.1

$75,000+

53.4

37.9-68.2

46.6

31.8-62.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

107

49.8

38.7-61.0

50.2

39.0-61.3

Guilford

54.2

41.2-66.7

45.8

33.3-58.8

Mecklenburg

54.2

40.2-67.6

45.8

32.4-59.8

Orange

65.1

37.3-85.4

34.9

14.6-62.7

Wake

54.2

39.0-68.7

45.8

31.3-61.0

Chatham/Lee

51.6

39.2-63.9

48.4

36.1-60.8

Nash/Wilson

56.4

44.0-68.1

43.6

31.9-56.0

Craven/Pamlico

103

48.8

37.8-59.9

51.2

40.1-62.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

134

45.8

36.3-55.7

54.2

44.3-63.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

111

38.2

26.7-51.1

61.8

48.9-73.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

106

42.7

30.9-55.3

57.3

44.7-69.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

101

60.3

38.2-78.8

39.7

21.2-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

132

57.2

47.1-66.8

42.8

33.2-52.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

107

61.1

50.2-70.9

38.9

29.1-49.8

Northeast NC I

54.6

42.8-65.9

45.4

34.1-57.2

Northeast NC II

122

51.5

40.9-62.0

48.5

38.0-59.1

Northeastern Partnership

221

115

52.5

44.3-60.6

106

47.5

39.4-55.7

Mountain AHEC

303

145

55.7

45.4-65.5

158

44.3

34.5-54.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

795

417

49.8

44.0-55.7

378

50.2

44.3-56.0

Piedmont

843

450

54.8

49.9-59.7

393

45.2

40.3-50.1

Western NC

515

241

50.4

42.4-58.3

274

49.6

41.7-57.6

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 smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking daily or occasionally.

^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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