BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever smoked a cigar, even one or two puffs?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,293	2,920	36.0	34.4-37.7	6,373	64.0	62.3-65.6
-Western NC	2,052	728	40.1	36.6-43.7	1,324	59.9	56.3-63.4
GENDER
Male	769	493	61.4	55.2-67.2	276	38.6	32.8-44.8
Female	1,283	235	19.8	16.5-23.5	1,048	80.2	76.5-83.5
RACE
White	1,871	671	41.0	37.4-44.6	1,200	59.0	55.4-62.6
African American	71	21	43.3	24.1-64.8	50	56.7	35.2-75.9
Other Minorities	102	34	24.2	11.2-44.5	68	75.8	55.5-88.8
AGE
18-24	135	63	50.9	38.9-62.7	72	49.1	37.3-61.1
25-34	282	103	31.1	22.8-40.8	179	68.9	59.2-77.2
35-44	342	125	38.9	31.3-47.1	217	61.1	52.9-68.7
45-54	380	141	47.9	39.5-56.3	239	52.1	43.7-60.5
55-64	350	123	43.5	35.8-51.5	227	56.5	48.5-64.2
65-74	339	122	38.0	31.1-45.3	217	62.0	54.7-68.9
75+	212	47	25.0	17.4-34.6	165	75.0	65.4-82.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	338	106	38.7	29.1-49.2	232	61.3	50.8-70.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	640	208	39.6	33.7-45.8	432	60.4	54.2-66.3
Some Post-H.S.	542	218	44.3	37.6-51.2	324	55.7	48.8-62.4
College Graduate	526	195	37.1	31.7-42.9	331	62.9	57.1-68.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	267	96	43.1	34.4-52.2	171	56.9	47.8-65.6
$15,000- 24,999	403	139	42.7	34.2-51.5	264	57.3	48.5-65.8
$25,000- 34,999	254	100	42.5	33.7-51.9	154	57.5	48.1-66.3
$35,000- 49,999	269	102	42.4	33.5-51.9	167	57.6	48.1-66.5
$50,000-74,999	205	83	41.3	31.9-51.4	122	58.7	48.6-68.1
$75,000+	205	81	44.1	34.7-53.8	124	55.9	46.2-65.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	166	42.2	36.7-47.9	282	57.8	52.1-63.3
Guilford	443	144	37.7	32.3-43.5	299	62.3	56.5-67.7
Mecklenburg	442	143	34.2	28.6-40.2	299	65.8	59.8-71.4
Orange	449	143	34.5	27.7-42.1	306	65.5	57.9-72.3
Wake	446	141	32.3	27.2-37.8	305	67.7	62.2-72.8
Chatham/Lee	392	111	31.9	25.8-38.6	281	68.1	61.4-74.2
Nash/Wilson	369	99	29.9	24.7-35.8	270	70.1	64.2-75.3
Craven/Pamlico	448	148	34.4	29.3-40.0	300	65.6	60.0-70.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	137	35.8	30.4-41.6	290	64.2	58.4-69.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	451	159	40.0	33.5-46.8	292	60.0	53.2-66.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	130	30.8	24.4-37.9	341	69.2	62.1-75.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	422	165	46.5	35.7-57.6	257	53.5	42.4-64.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	152	36.4	31.3-41.9	316	63.6	58.1-68.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	110	33.9	27.7-40.7	300	66.1	59.3-72.3
Northeast NC I	451	109	25.5	20.7-30.9	342	74.5	69.1-79.3
Northeast NC II	504	143	34.5	29.4-40.1	361	65.5	59.9-70.6
Northeastern Partnership	955	252	31.4	27.6-35.5	703	68.6	64.5-72.4
Mountain AHEC	1,290	471	41.0	36.8-45.3	819	59.0	54.7-63.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,254	947	34.5	31.7-37.5	2,307	65.5	62.5-68.3
Piedmont	3,987	1,245	35.8	33.6-38.1	2,742	64.2	61.9-66.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,293

2,920

36.0

34.4-37.7

6,373

64.0

62.3-65.6

-Western NC

2,052

728

40.1

36.6-43.7

1,324

59.9

56.3-63.4

GENDER

Male

769

493

61.4

55.2-67.2

276

38.6

32.8-44.8

Female

1,283

235

19.8

16.5-23.5

1,048

80.2

76.5-83.5

RACE

White

1,871

671

41.0

37.4-44.6

1,200

59.0

55.4-62.6

African American

43.3

24.1-64.8

56.7

35.2-75.9

Other Minorities

102

24.2

11.2-44.5

75.8

55.5-88.8

AGE

18-24

135

50.9

38.9-62.7

49.1

37.3-61.1

25-34

282

103

31.1

22.8-40.8

179

68.9

59.2-77.2

35-44

342

125

38.9

31.3-47.1

217

61.1

52.9-68.7

45-54

380

141

47.9

39.5-56.3

239

52.1

43.7-60.5

55-64

350

123

43.5

35.8-51.5

227

56.5

48.5-64.2

65-74

339

122

38.0

31.1-45.3

217

62.0

54.7-68.9

75+

212

25.0

17.4-34.6

165

75.0

65.4-82.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

338

106

38.7

29.1-49.2

232

61.3

50.8-70.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

640

208

39.6

33.7-45.8

432

60.4

54.2-66.3

Some Post-H.S.

542

218

44.3

37.6-51.2

324

55.7

48.8-62.4

College Graduate

526

195

37.1

31.7-42.9

331

62.9

57.1-68.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

267

43.1

34.4-52.2

171

56.9

47.8-65.6

$15,000- 24,999

403

139

42.7

34.2-51.5

264

57.3

48.5-65.8

$25,000- 34,999

254

100

42.5

33.7-51.9

154

57.5

48.1-66.3

$35,000- 49,999

269

102

42.4

33.5-51.9

167

57.6

48.1-66.5

$50,000-74,999

205

41.3

31.9-51.4

122

58.7

48.6-68.1

$75,000+

205

44.1

34.7-53.8

124

55.9

46.2-65.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

166

42.2

36.7-47.9

282

57.8

52.1-63.3

Guilford

443

144

37.7

32.3-43.5

299

62.3

56.5-67.7

Mecklenburg

442

143

34.2

28.6-40.2

299

65.8

59.8-71.4

Orange

449

143

34.5

27.7-42.1

306

65.5

57.9-72.3

Wake

446

141

32.3

27.2-37.8

305

67.7

62.2-72.8

Chatham/Lee

392

111

31.9

25.8-38.6

281

68.1

61.4-74.2

Nash/Wilson

369

29.9

24.7-35.8

270

70.1

64.2-75.3

Craven/Pamlico

448

148

34.4

29.3-40.0

300

65.6

60.0-70.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

137

35.8

30.4-41.6

290

64.2

58.4-69.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

451

159

40.0

33.5-46.8

292

60.0

53.2-66.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

130

30.8

24.4-37.9

341

69.2

62.1-75.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

422

165

46.5

35.7-57.6

257

53.5

42.4-64.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

152

36.4

31.3-41.9

316

63.6

58.1-68.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

110

33.9

27.7-40.7

300

66.1

59.3-72.3

Northeast NC I

451

109

25.5

20.7-30.9

342

74.5

69.1-79.3

Northeast NC II

504

143

34.5

29.4-40.1

361

65.5

59.9-70.6

Northeastern Partnership

955

252

31.4

27.6-35.5

703

68.6

64.5-72.4

Mountain AHEC

1,290

471

41.0

36.8-45.3

819

59.0

54.7-63.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,254

947

34.5

31.7-37.5

2,307

65.5

62.5-68.3

Piedmont

3,987

1,245

35.8

33.6-38.1

2,742

64.2

61.9-66.4

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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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