BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Smoking Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
North Carolina	9,412	1,717	18.8	17.5-20.1	440	6.0	5.2- 7.0	2,462	23.2	22.0-24.5	4,793	52.0	50.4-53.6
-Western NC	2,074	418	22.5	19.3-26.0	97	6.0	4.3- 8.5	581	24.5	21.9-27.2	978	47.0	43.6-50.6
GENDER
Male	779	163	24.0	18.5-30.5	36	7.4	4.3-12.2	271	27.6	23.4-32.3	309	41.0	35.6-46.8
Female	1,295	255	21.0	18.0-24.4	61	4.8	3.3- 6.8	310	21.5	18.5-24.8	669	52.8	48.8-56.8
RACE
White	1,887	378	22.9	19.5-26.6	80	4.4	3.2- 6.0	537	25.9	23.1-28.9	892	46.9	43.3-50.5
African American	74	17	28.4	13.3-50.7	4	6.2	1.9-18.5	14	10.1	5.1-19.1	39	55.3	35.5-73.5
Other Minorities	104	22	12.4	6.5-22.1	12	33.2	15.2-58.0	27	9.6	5.4-16.5	43	44.8	27.5-63.6
AGE
18-24	135	37	26.7	17.8-38.1	18	14.8	8.0-25.7	18	11.3	6.3-19.3	62	47.2	35.3-59.3
25-34	281	61	27.4	16.4-42.2	17	3.8	2.1- 6.9	41	12.9	7.8-20.6	162	55.9	44.0-67.2
35-44	342	95	25.4	19.7-32.2	19	11.3	5.1-23.1	67	18.1	13.2-24.3	161	45.2	37.4-53.2
45-54	382	97	26.2	19.0-34.9	18	3.4	1.9- 6.2	107	28.1	21.8-35.3	160	42.3	34.4-50.7
55-64	355	70	20.8	14.7-28.6	10	4.2	1.9- 9.0	118	31.8	25.2-39.3	157	43.1	35.8-50.8
65-74	344	46	16.0	11.0-22.6	13	2.8	1.4- 5.5	144	37.3	30.8-44.2	141	44.0	36.7-51.5
75+	219	10	4.7	2.2- 9.5	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	83	38.8	30.5-47.8	124	55.8	46.9-64.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	350	94	34.0	23.5-46.3	17	11.1	5.1-22.7	97	23.1	16.9-30.9	142	31.7	24.0-40.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	645	170	30.6	25.1-36.7	32	5.1	3.0- 8.4	156	19.7	15.8-24.4	287	44.6	38.8-50.6
Some Post-H.S.	544	110	17.8	13.5-23.0	29	6.5	3.7-11.3	161	25.4	20.5-31.1	244	50.3	43.6-57.0
College Graduate	528	44	7.1	4.7-10.4	19	2.8	1.5- 4.9	164	31.5	26.4-37.0	301	58.7	53.0-64.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	270	79	33.6	25.5-42.9	21	6.9	4.0-11.6	70	22.0	15.9-29.6	100	37.5	29.4-46.4
$15,000- 24,999	406	102	27.5	20.2-36.3	24	13.2	7.2-23.2	121	25.9	19.6-33.3	159	33.3	26.2-41.3
$25,000- 34,999	255	60	26.2	18.6-35.7	15	6.7	2.4-16.8	77	24.8	18.5-32.3	103	42.3	33.5-51.6
$35,000- 49,999	270	53	19.3	13.6-26.7	12	5.0	2.0-11.6	70	24.4	18.1-31.9	135	51.3	42.2-60.3
$50,000-74,999	206	30	13.2	8.6-19.7	6	2.9	1.0- 8.1	62	26.9	19.5-36.0	108	56.9	47.4-65.9
$75,000+	206	13	5.8	2.7-11.9	7	2.2	1.0- 5.0	55	26.2	18.9-35.1	131	65.8	56.6-73.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	91	19.4	15.4-24.0	16	4.5	2.6- 7.8	132	28.3	23.6-33.5	215	47.8	42.4-53.4
Guilford	446	61	18.2	13.8-23.7	25	5.0	3.2- 7.8	128	27.3	22.7-32.4	232	49.4	43.9-55.0
Mecklenburg	445	65	12.1	9.2-15.8	24	7.7	4.5-12.9	115	26.0	20.9-31.8	241	54.3	48.2-60.2
Orange	450	30	8.6	4.5-15.7	21	6.2	3.2-11.5	139	28.0	21.6-35.4	260	57.3	49.6-64.7
Wake	453	44	9.8	6.6-14.1	25	6.4	4.0- 9.9	104	21.3	17.3-26.0	280	62.5	57.0-67.8
Chatham/Lee	399	77	18.8	14.6-23.9	11	3.0	1.4- 6.3	111	22.6	18.4-27.3	200	55.6	49.4-61.6
Nash/Wilson	378	76	21.4	16.9-26.7	16	7.2	3.8-13.1	84	22.0	17.5-27.3	202	49.5	43.5-55.4
Craven/Pamlico	456	85	18.6	14.8-23.1	18	4.2	2.4- 7.2	147	29.1	24.7-33.9	206	48.1	42.5-53.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	436	112	27.0	22.2-32.3	23	5.7	3.6- 8.9	102	24.6	19.2-30.8	199	42.8	37.2-48.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	81	21.1	15.5-27.9	30	7.2	4.7-11.0	123	22.7	18.5-27.5	218	49.1	42.4-55.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	473	88	18.5	14.0-23.9	19	6.5	3.4-12.0	126	22.1	16.9-28.4	240	53.0	44.9-60.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	80	18.5	13.5-24.8	21	12.8	4.1-33.5	132	26.1	19.8-33.5	193	42.5	32.5-53.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	471	110	25.2	20.8-30.2	22	5.2	3.2- 8.4	114	24.6	20.3-29.4	225	45.0	39.9-50.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	418	91	25.5	20.5-31.2	16	3.6	2.0- 6.3	97	24.7	19.1-31.2	214	46.2	40.2-52.4
Northeast NC I	458	76	18.1	14.0-23.1	23	4.3	2.7- 6.8	122	26.0	21.3-31.4	237	51.5	45.2-57.7
Northeast NC II	514	98	20.9	16.9-25.7	24	5.8	3.6- 9.3	124	23.9	19.6-28.8	268	49.3	44.1-54.6
Northeastern Partnership	972	174	20.0	16.9-23.4	47	5.3	3.7- 7.6	246	24.7	21.4-28.3	505	50.1	46.0-54.2
Mountain AHEC	1,308	252	21.0	17.0-25.6	51	5.6	3.6- 8.7	395	27.8	24.5-31.4	610	45.6	41.4-49.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,306	647	19.5	17.4-21.8	148	6.3	4.8- 8.2	823	22.6	20.4-25.0	1,688	51.6	48.6-54.5
Piedmont	4,032	652	17.5	15.8-19.3	195	5.9	4.8- 7.2	1,058	23.2	21.4-25.1	2,127	53.4	51.2-55.7

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,412

1,717

18.8

17.5-20.1

440

6.0

5.2- 7.0

2,462

23.2

22.0-24.5

4,793

52.0

50.4-53.6

-Western NC

2,074

418

22.5

19.3-26.0

6.0

4.3- 8.5

581

24.5

21.9-27.2

978

47.0

43.6-50.6

GENDER

Male

779

163

24.0

18.5-30.5

7.4

4.3-12.2

271

27.6

23.4-32.3

309

41.0

35.6-46.8

Female

1,295

255

21.0

18.0-24.4

4.8

3.3- 6.8

310

21.5

18.5-24.8

669

52.8

48.8-56.8

RACE

White

1,887

378

22.9

19.5-26.6

4.4

3.2- 6.0

537

25.9

23.1-28.9

892

46.9

43.3-50.5

African American

28.4

13.3-50.7

6.2

1.9-18.5

10.1

5.1-19.1

55.3

35.5-73.5

Other Minorities

104

12.4

6.5-22.1

33.2

15.2-58.0

9.6

5.4-16.5

44.8

27.5-63.6

AGE

18-24

135

26.7

17.8-38.1

14.8

8.0-25.7

11.3

6.3-19.3

47.2

35.3-59.3

25-34

281

27.4

16.4-42.2

3.8

2.1- 6.9

12.9

7.8-20.6

162

55.9

44.0-67.2

35-44

342

25.4

19.7-32.2

11.3

5.1-23.1

18.1

13.2-24.3

161

45.2

37.4-53.2

45-54

382

26.2

19.0-34.9

3.4

1.9- 6.2

107

28.1

21.8-35.3

160

42.3

34.4-50.7

55-64

355

20.8

14.7-28.6

4.2

1.9- 9.0

118

31.8

25.2-39.3

157

43.1

35.8-50.8

65-74

344

16.0

11.0-22.6

2.8

1.4- 5.5

144

37.3

30.8-44.2

141

44.0

36.7-51.5

75+

219

4.7

2.2- 9.5

0.8

0.2- 3.1

38.8

30.5-47.8

124

55.8

46.9-64.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

350

34.0

23.5-46.3

11.1

5.1-22.7

23.1

16.9-30.9

142

31.7

24.0-40.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

645

170

30.6

25.1-36.7

5.1

3.0- 8.4

156

19.7

15.8-24.4

287

44.6

38.8-50.6

Some Post-H.S.

544

110

17.8

13.5-23.0

6.5

3.7-11.3

161

25.4

20.5-31.1

244

50.3

43.6-57.0

College Graduate

528

7.1

4.7-10.4

2.8

1.5- 4.9

164

31.5

26.4-37.0

301

58.7

53.0-64.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

270

33.6

25.5-42.9

6.9

4.0-11.6

22.0

15.9-29.6

100

37.5

29.4-46.4

$15,000- 24,999

406

102

27.5

20.2-36.3

13.2

7.2-23.2

121

25.9

19.6-33.3

159

33.3

26.2-41.3

$25,000- 34,999

255

26.2

18.6-35.7

6.7

2.4-16.8

24.8

18.5-32.3

103

42.3

33.5-51.6

$35,000- 49,999

270

19.3

13.6-26.7

5.0

2.0-11.6

24.4

18.1-31.9

135

51.3

42.2-60.3

$50,000-74,999

206

13.2

8.6-19.7

2.9

1.0- 8.1

26.9

19.5-36.0

108

56.9

47.4-65.9

$75,000+

206

5.8

2.7-11.9

2.2

1.0- 5.0

26.2

18.9-35.1

131

65.8

56.6-73.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

19.4

15.4-24.0

4.5

2.6- 7.8

132

28.3

23.6-33.5

215

47.8

42.4-53.4

Guilford

446

18.2

13.8-23.7

5.0

3.2- 7.8

128

27.3

22.7-32.4

232

49.4

43.9-55.0

Mecklenburg

445

12.1

9.2-15.8

7.7

4.5-12.9

115

26.0

20.9-31.8

241

54.3

48.2-60.2

Orange

450

8.6

4.5-15.7

6.2

3.2-11.5

139

28.0

21.6-35.4

260

57.3

49.6-64.7

Wake

453

9.8

6.6-14.1

6.4

4.0- 9.9

104

21.3

17.3-26.0

280

62.5

57.0-67.8

Chatham/Lee

399

18.8

14.6-23.9

3.0

1.4- 6.3

111

22.6

18.4-27.3

200

55.6

49.4-61.6

Nash/Wilson

378

21.4

16.9-26.7

7.2

3.8-13.1

22.0

17.5-27.3

202

49.5

43.5-55.4

Craven/Pamlico

456

18.6

14.8-23.1

4.2

2.4- 7.2

147

29.1

24.7-33.9

206

48.1

42.5-53.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

436

112

27.0

22.2-32.3

5.7

3.6- 8.9

102

24.6

19.2-30.8

199

42.8

37.2-48.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

21.1

15.5-27.9

7.2

4.7-11.0

123

22.7

18.5-27.5

218

49.1

42.4-55.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

473

18.5

14.0-23.9

6.5

3.4-12.0

126

22.1

16.9-28.4

240

53.0

44.9-60.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

18.5

13.5-24.8

12.8

4.1-33.5

132

26.1

19.8-33.5

193

42.5

32.5-53.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

471

110

25.2

20.8-30.2

5.2

3.2- 8.4

114

24.6

20.3-29.4

225

45.0

39.9-50.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

418

25.5

20.5-31.2

3.6

2.0- 6.3

24.7

19.1-31.2

214

46.2

40.2-52.4

Northeast NC I

458

18.1

14.0-23.1

4.3

2.7- 6.8

122

26.0

21.3-31.4

237

51.5

45.2-57.7

Northeast NC II

514

20.9

16.9-25.7

5.8

3.6- 9.3

124

23.9

19.6-28.8

268

49.3

44.1-54.6

Northeastern Partnership

972

174

20.0

16.9-23.4

5.3

3.7- 7.6

246

24.7

21.4-28.3

505

50.1

46.0-54.2

Mountain AHEC

1,308

252

21.0

17.0-25.6

5.6

3.6- 8.7

395

27.8

24.5-31.4

610

45.6

41.4-49.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,306

647

19.5

17.4-21.8

148

6.3

4.8- 8.2

823

22.6

20.4-25.0

1,688

51.6

48.6-54.5

Piedmont

4,032

652

17.5

15.8-19.3

195

5.9

4.8- 7.2

1,058

23.2

21.4-25.1

2,127

53.4

51.2-55.7

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* Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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