BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (A bidi is a flavored cigarette from India. Have you ever smoked a bidi, even one or two puffs?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,279	277	4.1	3.4- 4.9	9,002	95.9	95.1-96.6
-Western NC	2,053	72	4.2	3.1- 5.7	1,981	95.8	94.3-96.9
GENDER
Male	769	30	4.7	3.0- 7.3	739	95.3	92.7-97.0
Female	1,284	42	3.8	2.4- 5.8	1,242	96.2	94.2-97.6
RACE
White	1,872	63	4.2	3.0- 5.8	1,809	95.8	94.2-97.0
African American	71	3	2.6	0.6- 9.6	68	97.4	90.4-99.4
Other Minorities	102	5	4.5	1.5-13.1	97	95.5	86.9-98.5
AGE
18-24	135	19	13.1	7.6-21.7	116	86.9	78.3-92.4
25-34	282	24	5.5	3.3- 9.0	258	94.5	91.0-96.7
35-44	340	10	3.7	1.4- 9.4	330	96.3	90.6-98.6
45-54	380	11	1.6	0.8- 3.2	369	98.4	96.8-99.2
55-64	350	5	3.7	1.3- 9.9	345	96.3	90.1-98.7
65-74	339	2	0.7	0.1- 3.7	337	99.3	96.3-99.9
75+	215	1	1.4	0.2- 9.1	214	98.6	90.9-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	341	3	1.5	0.4- 5.0	338	98.5	95.0-99.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	638	14	2.9	1.5- 5.4	624	97.1	94.6-98.5
Some Post-H.S.	542	27	6.2	3.7-10.4	515	93.8	89.6-96.3
College Graduate	526	28	5.8	3.4- 9.7	498	94.2	90.3-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	268	14	6.9	3.6-12.9	254	93.1	87.1-96.4
$15,000- 24,999	403	14	2.7	1.2- 5.7	389	97.3	94.3-98.8
$25,000- 34,999	254	9	4.2	1.9- 9.0	245	95.8	91.0-98.1
$35,000- 49,999	269	16	7.8	4.0-14.6	253	92.2	85.4-96.0
$50,000-74,999	204	4	2.3	0.6- 8.5	200	97.7	91.5-99.4
$75,000+	205	6	7.2	2.8-17.0	199	92.8	83.0-97.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	447	26	8.1	5.1-12.7	421	91.9	87.3-94.9
Guilford	442	16	6.0	3.2-10.7	426	94.0	89.3-96.8
Mecklenburg	443	28	7.9	4.8-12.6	415	92.1	87.4-95.2
Orange	449	31	7.6	5.0-11.4	418	92.4	88.6-95.0
Wake	446	12	2.6	1.4- 4.6	434	97.4	95.4-98.6
Chatham/Lee	392	11	2.8	1.4- 5.3	381	97.2	94.7-98.6
Nash/Wilson	369	5	1.7	0.6- 4.5	364	98.3	95.5-99.4
Craven/Pamlico	447	13	3.4	1.7- 6.5	434	96.6	93.5-98.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	6	2.4	0.9- 6.5	421	97.6	93.5-99.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	16	4.4	2.4- 8.0	436	95.6	92.0-97.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	470	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	467	99.3	97.6-99.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	422	13	3.5	1.9- 6.5	409	96.5	93.5-98.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	465	16	4.4	2.4- 7.7	449	95.6	92.3-97.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	409	6	1.9	0.7- 4.7	403	98.1	95.3-99.3
Northeast NC I	450	9	2.8	1.2- 6.1	441	97.2	93.9-98.8
Northeast NC II	503	10	2.2	1.0- 4.7	493	97.8	95.3-99.0
Northeastern Partnership	953	19	2.4	1.4- 4.2	934	97.6	95.8-98.6
Mountain AHEC	1,290	46	3.9	2.7- 5.7	1,244	96.1	94.3-97.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,245	75	3.8	2.6- 5.6	3,170	96.2	94.4-97.4
Piedmont	3,981	130	4.2	3.2- 5.3	3,851	95.8	94.7-96.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,279

277

4.1

3.4- 4.9

9,002

95.9

95.1-96.6

-Western NC

2,053

4.2

3.1- 5.7

1,981

95.8

94.3-96.9

GENDER

Male

769

4.7

3.0- 7.3

739

95.3

92.7-97.0

Female

1,284

3.8

2.4- 5.8

1,242

96.2

94.2-97.6

RACE

White

1,872

4.2

3.0- 5.8

1,809

95.8

94.2-97.0

African American

2.6

0.6- 9.6

97.4

90.4-99.4

Other Minorities

102

4.5

1.5-13.1

95.5

86.9-98.5

AGE

18-24

135

13.1

7.6-21.7

116

86.9

78.3-92.4

25-34

282

5.5

3.3- 9.0

258

94.5

91.0-96.7

35-44

340

3.7

1.4- 9.4

330

96.3

90.6-98.6

45-54

380

1.6

0.8- 3.2

369

98.4

96.8-99.2

55-64

350

3.7

1.3- 9.9

345

96.3

90.1-98.7

65-74

339

0.7

0.1- 3.7

337

99.3

96.3-99.9

75+

215

1.4

0.2- 9.1

214

98.6

90.9-99.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

341

1.5

0.4- 5.0

338

98.5

95.0-99.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

638

2.9

1.5- 5.4

624

97.1

94.6-98.5

Some Post-H.S.

542

6.2

3.7-10.4

515

93.8

89.6-96.3

College Graduate

526

5.8

3.4- 9.7

498

94.2

90.3-96.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

268

6.9

3.6-12.9

254

93.1

87.1-96.4

$15,000- 24,999

403

2.7

1.2- 5.7

389

97.3

94.3-98.8

$25,000- 34,999

254

4.2

1.9- 9.0

245

95.8

91.0-98.1

$35,000- 49,999

269

7.8

4.0-14.6

253

92.2

85.4-96.0

$50,000-74,999

204

2.3

0.6- 8.5

200

97.7

91.5-99.4

$75,000+

205

7.2

2.8-17.0

199

92.8

83.0-97.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

447

8.1

5.1-12.7

421

91.9

87.3-94.9

Guilford

442

6.0

3.2-10.7

426

94.0

89.3-96.8

Mecklenburg

443

7.9

4.8-12.6

415

92.1

87.4-95.2

Orange

449

7.6

5.0-11.4

418

92.4

88.6-95.0

Wake

446

2.6

1.4- 4.6

434

97.4

95.4-98.6

Chatham/Lee

392

2.8

1.4- 5.3

381

97.2

94.7-98.6

Nash/Wilson

369

1.7

0.6- 4.5

364

98.3

95.5-99.4

Craven/Pamlico

447

3.4

1.7- 6.5

434

96.6

93.5-98.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

2.4

0.9- 6.5

421

97.6

93.5-99.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

4.4

2.4- 8.0

436

95.6

92.0-97.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

470

0.7

0.2- 2.4

467

99.3

97.6-99.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

422

3.5

1.9- 6.5

409

96.5

93.5-98.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

465

4.4

2.4- 7.7

449

95.6

92.3-97.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

409

1.9

0.7- 4.7

403

98.1

95.3-99.3

Northeast NC I

450

2.8

1.2- 6.1

441

97.2

93.9-98.8

Northeast NC II

503

2.2

1.0- 4.7

493

97.8

95.3-99.0

Northeastern Partnership

953

2.4

1.4- 4.2

934

97.6

95.8-98.6

Mountain AHEC

1,290

3.9

2.7- 5.7

1,244

96.1

94.3-97.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,245

3.8

2.6- 5.6

3,170

96.2

94.4-97.4

Piedmont

3,981

130

4.2

3.2- 5.3

3,851

95.8

94.7-96.8

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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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