BRFSS 2003 - Stokes/Surry/Yadkin Counties: (Current Smoker*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Stokes/Surry/Yadkin Counties

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	9,412	7,255	75.2	73.7-76.6	2,157	24.8	23.4-26.3
-Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	301	67.3	61.8-72.4	135	32.7	27.6-38.2
GENDER
Male	162	107	64.3	54.8-72.9	55	35.7	27.1-45.2
Female	274	194	69.9	63.3-75.7	80	30.1	24.3-36.7
RACE
White	405	281	67.4	61.7-72.7	124	32.6	27.3-38.3
Other	28	18	67.3	44.2-84.3	10	32.7	15.7-55.8
AGE
18-44	172	106	59.7	51.0-67.7	66	40.3	32.3-49.0
45+	261	192	73.9	67.0-79.8	69	26.1	20.2-33.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	259	158	54.7	47.5-61.6	101	45.3	38.4-52.5
Some College +	174	140	83.6	76.8-88.7	34	16.4	11.3-23.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	249	151	57.9	50.8-64.8	98	42.1	35.2-49.2
$50,000+	77	64	77.4	62.8-87.5	13	22.6	12.5-37.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	347	76.1	71.1-80.5	107	23.9	19.5-28.9
Guilford	446	360	76.7	71.2-81.5	86	23.3	18.5-28.8
Mecklenburg	445	356	80.2	74.9-84.7	89	19.8	15.3-25.1
Orange	450	399	85.3	77.8-90.6	51	14.7	9.4-22.2
Wake	453	384	83.9	78.9-87.8	69	16.1	12.2-21.1
Chatham/Lee	399	311	78.1	72.7-82.7	88	21.9	17.3-27.3
Nash/Wilson	378	286	71.5	65.3-76.9	92	28.5	23.1-34.7
Craven/Pamlico	456	353	77.2	72.3-81.4	103	22.8	18.6-27.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	341	71.7	64.9-77.7	111	28.3	22.3-35.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	473	366	75.1	68.4-80.7	107	24.9	19.3-31.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	325	68.6	55.5-79.3	101	31.4	20.7-44.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	339	69.6	64.4-74.3	132	30.4	25.7-35.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	311	70.9	65.1-76.1	107	29.1	23.9-34.9
Northeast NC I	458	359	77.5	72.3-82.0	99	22.5	18.0-27.7
Northeast NC II	514	392	73.2	68.2-77.8	122	26.8	22.2-31.8
Northeastern Partnership	972	751	74.7	71.0-78.1	221	25.3	21.9-29.0
Mountain AHEC	1,308	1,005	73.4	68.6-77.7	303	26.6	22.3-31.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,306	2,511	74.2	71.5-76.7	795	25.8	23.3-28.5
Piedmont	4,032	3,185	76.7	74.6-78.6	847	23.3	21.4-25.4
Western NC	2,074	1,559	71.5	67.8-75.0	515	28.5	25.0-32.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,412

7,255

75.2

73.7-76.6

2,157

24.8

23.4-26.3

-Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

301

67.3

61.8-72.4

135

32.7

27.6-38.2

GENDER

Male

162

107

64.3

54.8-72.9

35.7

27.1-45.2

Female

274

194

69.9

63.3-75.7

30.1

24.3-36.7

RACE

White

405

281

67.4

61.7-72.7

124

32.6

27.3-38.3

Other

67.3

44.2-84.3

32.7

15.7-55.8

AGE

18-44

172

106

59.7

51.0-67.7

40.3

32.3-49.0

45+

261

192

73.9

67.0-79.8

26.1

20.2-33.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

259

158

54.7

47.5-61.6

101

45.3

38.4-52.5

Some College +

174

140

83.6

76.8-88.7

16.4

11.3-23.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

249

151

57.9

50.8-64.8

42.1

35.2-49.2

$50,000+

77.4

62.8-87.5

22.6

12.5-37.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

347

76.1

71.1-80.5

107

23.9

19.5-28.9

Guilford

446

360

76.7

71.2-81.5

23.3

18.5-28.8

Mecklenburg

445

356

80.2

74.9-84.7

19.8

15.3-25.1

Orange

450

399

85.3

77.8-90.6

14.7

9.4-22.2

Wake

453

384

83.9

78.9-87.8

16.1

12.2-21.1

Chatham/Lee

399

311

78.1

72.7-82.7

21.9

17.3-27.3

Nash/Wilson

378

286

71.5

65.3-76.9

28.5

23.1-34.7

Craven/Pamlico

456

353

77.2

72.3-81.4

103

22.8

18.6-27.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

341

71.7

64.9-77.7

111

28.3

22.3-35.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

473

366

75.1

68.4-80.7

107

24.9

19.3-31.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

325

68.6

55.5-79.3

101

31.4

20.7-44.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

339

69.6

64.4-74.3

132

30.4

25.7-35.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

311

70.9

65.1-76.1

107

29.1

23.9-34.9

Northeast NC I

458

359

77.5

72.3-82.0

22.5

18.0-27.7

Northeast NC II

514

392

73.2

68.2-77.8

122

26.8

22.2-31.8

Northeastern Partnership

972

751

74.7

71.0-78.1

221

25.3

21.9-29.0

Mountain AHEC

1,308

1,005

73.4

68.6-77.7

303

26.6

22.3-31.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,306

2,511

74.2

71.5-76.7

795

25.8

23.3-28.5

Piedmont

4,032

3,185

76.7

74.6-78.6

847

23.3

21.4-25.4

Western NC

2,074

1,559

71.5

67.8-75.0

515

28.5

25.0-32.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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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