BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (How old were you the first time you smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Indicators

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	Total Respond.^	12 or under	13-14	15-16	17-18	19 0r older
North Carolina	4,417	948	22.8	20.8-25.0	830	19.7	17.8-21.7	1,165	27.9	25.8-30.1	678	14.4	12.9-16.1	796	15.2	13.7-16.9
-Western NC	1,048	255	24.4	20.4-28.8	193	22.5	17.6-28.3	285	27.6	23.2-32.4	142	12.6	9.9-15.8	173	12.9	10.2-16.3
GENDER
Male	449	138	25.6	19.7-32.5	99	25.2	17.5-34.7	118	28.9	22.1-36.8	48	10.6	7.1-15.7	46	9.7	5.9-15.3
Female	599	117	22.9	18.1-28.4	94	19.3	14.7-25.0	167	25.9	21.2-31.3	94	14.9	11.5-19.3	127	16.9	13.6-20.9
RACE
White	951	237	25.4	21.2-30.1	178	23.9	18.6-30.1	256	24.7	20.9-29.0	128	13.1	10.2-16.6	152	13.0	10.1-16.5
African American	33	5	10.0	3.6-24.8	3	6.6	1.4-26.3	8	54.1	28.1-78.1	6	9.9	3.0-28.3	11	19.4	8.2-39.3
Other Minorities	59	11	13.0	5.2-28.6	11	10.8	4.3-24.8	21	61.1	35.6-81.6	8	7.8	2.9-19.4	8	7.4	2.1-22.5
AGE
18-24	72	20	20.7	12.1-33.1	17	32.7	19.6-49.2	25	39.6	25.4-55.9	10	7.0	3.0-15.3	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	119	29	18.9	10.4-32.0	33	35.1	15.6-61.3	34	26.1	14.0-43.3	10	10.3	4.3-22.5	13	9.6	2.9-27.3
35-44	177	39	21.4	14.1-31.2	43	24.5	16.3-35.2	54	37.6	25.8-51.2	17	6.9	4.0-11.7	24	9.5	5.6-15.7
45-54	215	54	33.9	23.0-46.9	26	12.6	6.9-22.1	57	19.1	13.4-26.4	33	13.5	8.8-20.2	45	20.9	14.1-30.0
55-64	191	47	21.6	14.9-30.2	35	19.5	12.3-29.6	48	22.7	15.6-31.8	28	21.4	12.7-33.6	33	14.9	8.2-25.6
65-74	188	47	25.4	18.1-34.4	28	16.0	10.2-24.2	46	26.6	18.7-36.3	32	15.3	9.5-23.9	35	16.6	11.1-24.2
75+	81	17	27.8	14.8-46.0	8	12.5	4.9-28.6	21	22.2	13.1-35.2	12	16.0	7.8-30.1	23	21.4	12.8-33.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	194	60	24.2	16.0-34.8	47	31.6	17.4-50.4	46	26.7	15.7-41.5	21	6.4	3.5-11.5	20	11.1	5.2-22.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	337	87	27.4	20.0-36.4	59	19.5	13.9-26.7	91	28.5	21.6-36.7	45	14.9	9.7-22.3	55	9.6	6.9-13.3
Some Post-H.S.	291	53	16.5	11.5-23.1	64	26.8	19.2-36.1	83	28.6	21.2-37.4	42	12.3	8.3-17.8	49	15.8	10.1-23.8
College Graduate	223	54	30.6	22.7-40.0	23	10.1	6.0-16.6	63	24.8	18.4-32.5	34	16.7	11.0-24.7	49	17.7	12.5-24.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	161	54	38.5	27.5-50.8	28	18.9	11.5-29.5	34	20.6	13.3-30.5	22	11.4	6.7-18.7	23	10.5	6.3-17.1
$15,000- 24,999	242	61	26.4	17.7-37.5	45	16.5	10.4-25.0	68	35.2	24.5-47.5	30	7.8	4.7-12.7	38	14.2	7.7-24.7
$25,000- 34,999	147	32	24.5	16.0-35.8	29	21.9	12.5-35.6	43	31.5	20.3-45.3	21	12.0	7.1-19.6	22	10.1	5.9-16.6
$35,000- 49,999	132	25	16.4	9.8-26.0	34	35.9	25.0-48.4	38	26.1	17.9-36.4	17	11.9	6.4-21.1	18	9.8	5.4-17.1
$50,000-74,999	95	20	24.6	14.3-38.8	19	24.3	13.6-39.4	28	22.4	13.9-33.9	14	13.4	6.9-24.4	14	15.4	8.2-27.2
$75,000+	75	18	24.3	13.4-39.9	8	14.0	5.7-30.3	19	24.3	13.3-40.3	13	17.8	9.5-30.8	17	19.7	10.8-33.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	228	59	27.2	20.6-34.9	33	17.5	12.2-24.5	59	28.0	21.3-35.8	32	11.5	7.8-16.5	45	15.8	11.4-21.6
Guilford	208	38	16.4	11.6-22.6	42	23.7	16.9-32.2	58	28.7	21.7-36.9	40	16.7	11.5-23.6	30	14.5	9.7-21.1
Mecklenburg	193	37	21.4	14.1-31.2	30	12.0	8.1-17.5	62	33.2	25.3-42.0	27	14.6	8.3-24.4	37	18.8	13.1-26.2
Orange	190	38	25.4	14.2-41.2	43	19.7	13.3-28.1	50	30.2	19.7-43.3	29	10.6	6.6-16.6	30	14.2	7.6-24.8
Wake	169	29	18.3	11.5-27.8	34	18.5	12.4-26.6	39	27.6	19.8-36.9	35	18.4	12.5-26.3	32	17.3	11.8-24.5
Chatham/Lee	186	30	15.7	10.1-23.6	36	20.1	14.3-27.4	48	26.9	20.2-34.9	26	12.2	8.1-17.9	46	25.2	18.5-33.3
Nash/Wilson	169	22	12.0	7.5-18.7	33	19.7	13.8-27.5	58	35.7	27.5-44.9	22	15.6	8.7-26.3	34	17.0	11.7-23.9
Craven/Pamlico	234	47	21.9	16.2-28.8	43	19.2	14.1-25.6	59	22.3	17.1-28.4	33	15.7	10.8-22.3	52	20.9	15.8-27.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	222	54	28.1	21.4-36.0	43	18.8	13.3-26.0	61	25.6	19.4-32.9	28	9.9	6.5-14.8	36	17.6	10.3-28.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	224	61	30.8	21.8-41.6	36	15.3	10.2-22.4	65	30.7	23.4-39.1	27	9.7	6.3-14.5	35	13.5	9.3-19.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	221	41	26.5	18.1-37.1	40	16.7	11.8-23.1	55	28.6	20.8-37.8	35	11.1	7.6-16.0	50	17.0	12.3-23.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	226	45	18.2	11.8-26.9	50	19.8	13.0-28.9	62	33.9	18.0-54.6	31	16.3	9.7-26.0	38	11.8	7.6-18.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	239	56	25.9	19.6-33.3	38	14.8	10.5-20.3	58	24.8	18.8-32.0	42	16.9	12.0-23.4	45	17.6	12.8-23.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	195	46	22.3	16.3-29.6	45	24.7	17.7-33.3	40	18.9	13.4-26.0	30	12.6	8.3-18.7	34	21.5	13.2-33.2
Northeast NC I	209	46	21.9	16.2-28.9	41	20.8	15.1-28.0	44	24.8	18.1-33.0	36	18.1	12.3-25.8	42	14.4	10.3-19.8
Northeast NC II	238	54	23.2	17.2-30.4	44	17.9	13.0-24.2	68	28.1	21.8-35.2	37	18.4	12.3-26.6	35	12.5	8.2-18.4
Northeastern Partnership	447	100	22.7	18.2-28.0	85	18.9	15.0-23.5	112	27.0	22.2-32.4	73	18.3	13.6-24.1	77	13.1	9.8-17.3
Mountain AHEC	667	150	22.6	18.2-27.6	129	26.0	19.3-34.1	175	25.0	20.1-30.7	97	13.4	10.3-17.1	116	13.0	10.1-16.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,549	326	22.1	18.7-26.0	292	18.9	15.9-22.3	395	27.4	23.7-31.3	247	15.8	13.0-19.0	289	15.8	13.3-18.8
Piedmont	1,820	367	22.8	20.0-26.0	345	19.3	16.6-22.2	485	28.2	25.3-31.4	289	14.1	12.0-16.6	334	15.6	13.4-18.0

Total
Respond.^

12 or under

13-14

15-16

17-18

19 0r older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,417

948

22.8

20.8-25.0

830

19.7

17.8-21.7

1,165

27.9

25.8-30.1

678

14.4

12.9-16.1

796

15.2

13.7-16.9

-Western NC

1,048

255

24.4

20.4-28.8

193

22.5

17.6-28.3

285

27.6

23.2-32.4

142

12.6

9.9-15.8

173

12.9

10.2-16.3

GENDER

Male

449

138

25.6

19.7-32.5

25.2

17.5-34.7

118

28.9

22.1-36.8

10.6

7.1-15.7

9.7

5.9-15.3

Female

599

117

22.9

18.1-28.4

19.3

14.7-25.0

167

25.9

21.2-31.3

14.9

11.5-19.3

127

16.9

13.6-20.9

RACE

White

951

237

25.4

21.2-30.1

178

23.9

18.6-30.1

256

24.7

20.9-29.0

128

13.1

10.2-16.6

152

13.0

10.1-16.5

African American

10.0

3.6-24.8

6.6

1.4-26.3

54.1

28.1-78.1

9.9

3.0-28.3

19.4

8.2-39.3

Other Minorities

13.0

5.2-28.6

10.8

4.3-24.8

61.1

35.6-81.6

7.8

2.9-19.4

7.4

2.1-22.5

AGE

18-24

20.7

12.1-33.1

32.7

19.6-49.2

39.6

25.4-55.9

7.0

3.0-15.3

0.0

. - .

25-34

119

18.9

10.4-32.0

35.1

15.6-61.3

26.1

14.0-43.3

10.3

4.3-22.5

9.6

2.9-27.3

35-44

177

21.4

14.1-31.2

24.5

16.3-35.2

37.6

25.8-51.2

6.9

4.0-11.7

9.5

5.6-15.7

45-54

215

33.9

23.0-46.9

12.6

6.9-22.1

19.1

13.4-26.4

13.5

8.8-20.2

20.9

14.1-30.0

55-64

191

21.6

14.9-30.2

19.5

12.3-29.6

22.7

15.6-31.8

21.4

12.7-33.6

14.9

8.2-25.6

65-74

188

25.4

18.1-34.4

16.0

10.2-24.2

26.6

18.7-36.3

15.3

9.5-23.9

16.6

11.1-24.2

75+

27.8

14.8-46.0

12.5

4.9-28.6

22.2

13.1-35.2

16.0

7.8-30.1

21.4

12.8-33.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

194

24.2

16.0-34.8

31.6

17.4-50.4

26.7

15.7-41.5

6.4

3.5-11.5

11.1

5.2-22.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

337

27.4

20.0-36.4

19.5

13.9-26.7

28.5

21.6-36.7

14.9

9.7-22.3

9.6

6.9-13.3

Some Post-H.S.

291

16.5

11.5-23.1

26.8

19.2-36.1

28.6

21.2-37.4

12.3

8.3-17.8

15.8

10.1-23.8

College Graduate

223

30.6

22.7-40.0

10.1

6.0-16.6

24.8

18.4-32.5

16.7

11.0-24.7

17.7

12.5-24.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

161

38.5

27.5-50.8

18.9

11.5-29.5

20.6

13.3-30.5

11.4

6.7-18.7

10.5

6.3-17.1

$15,000- 24,999

242

26.4

17.7-37.5

16.5

10.4-25.0

35.2

24.5-47.5

7.8

4.7-12.7

14.2

7.7-24.7

$25,000- 34,999

147

24.5

16.0-35.8

21.9

12.5-35.6

31.5

20.3-45.3

12.0

7.1-19.6

10.1

5.9-16.6

$35,000- 49,999

132

16.4

9.8-26.0

35.9

25.0-48.4

26.1

17.9-36.4

11.9

6.4-21.1

9.8

5.4-17.1

$50,000-74,999

24.6

14.3-38.8

24.3

13.6-39.4

22.4

13.9-33.9

13.4

6.9-24.4

15.4

8.2-27.2

$75,000+

24.3

13.4-39.9

14.0

5.7-30.3

24.3

13.3-40.3

17.8

9.5-30.8

19.7

10.8-33.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

228

27.2

20.6-34.9

17.5

12.2-24.5

28.0

21.3-35.8

11.5

7.8-16.5

15.8

11.4-21.6

Guilford

208

16.4

11.6-22.6

23.7

16.9-32.2

28.7

21.7-36.9

16.7

11.5-23.6

14.5

9.7-21.1

Mecklenburg

193

21.4

14.1-31.2

12.0

8.1-17.5

33.2

25.3-42.0

14.6

8.3-24.4

18.8

13.1-26.2

Orange

190

25.4

14.2-41.2

19.7

13.3-28.1

30.2

19.7-43.3

10.6

6.6-16.6

14.2

7.6-24.8

Wake

169

18.3

11.5-27.8

18.5

12.4-26.6

27.6

19.8-36.9

18.4

12.5-26.3

17.3

11.8-24.5

Chatham/Lee

186

15.7

10.1-23.6

20.1

14.3-27.4

26.9

20.2-34.9

12.2

8.1-17.9

25.2

18.5-33.3

Nash/Wilson

169

12.0

7.5-18.7

19.7

13.8-27.5

35.7

27.5-44.9

15.6

8.7-26.3

17.0

11.7-23.9

Craven/Pamlico

234

21.9

16.2-28.8

19.2

14.1-25.6

22.3

17.1-28.4

15.7

10.8-22.3

20.9

15.8-27.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

222

28.1

21.4-36.0

18.8

13.3-26.0

25.6

19.4-32.9

9.9

6.5-14.8

17.6

10.3-28.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

224

30.8

21.8-41.6

15.3

10.2-22.4

30.7

23.4-39.1

9.7

6.3-14.5

13.5

9.3-19.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

221

26.5

18.1-37.1

16.7

11.8-23.1

28.6

20.8-37.8

11.1

7.6-16.0

17.0

12.3-23.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

226

18.2

11.8-26.9

19.8

13.0-28.9

33.9

18.0-54.6

16.3

9.7-26.0

11.8

7.6-18.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

239

25.9

19.6-33.3

14.8

10.5-20.3

24.8

18.8-32.0

16.9

12.0-23.4

17.6

12.8-23.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

195

22.3

16.3-29.6

24.7

17.7-33.3

18.9

13.4-26.0

12.6

8.3-18.7

21.5

13.2-33.2

Northeast NC I

209

21.9

16.2-28.9

20.8

15.1-28.0

24.8

18.1-33.0

18.1

12.3-25.8

14.4

10.3-19.8

Northeast NC II

238

23.2

17.2-30.4

17.9

13.0-24.2

28.1

21.8-35.2

18.4

12.3-26.6

12.5

8.2-18.4

Northeastern Partnership

447

100

22.7

18.2-28.0

18.9

15.0-23.5

112

27.0

22.2-32.4

18.3

13.6-24.1

13.1

9.8-17.3

Mountain AHEC

667

150

22.6

18.2-27.6

129

26.0

19.3-34.1

175

25.0

20.1-30.7

13.4

10.3-17.1

116

13.0

10.1-16.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,549

326

22.1

18.7-26.0

292

18.9

15.9-22.3

395

27.4

23.7-31.3

247

15.8

13.0-19.0

289

15.8

13.3-18.8

Piedmont

1,820

367

22.8

20.0-26.0

345

19.3

16.6-22.2

485

28.2

25.3-31.4

289

14.1

12.0-16.6

334

15.6

13.4-18.0

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* This question was asked of all respondents who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes in his/her lifetime.

^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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