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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Other Tobacco Products

Have you ever smoked tobacco in a pipe, even one or two puffs?

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,282	1,504	17.2	16.0-18.5	7,778	82.8	81.5-84.0
-Western NC	2,051	389	20.4	17.7-23.5	1,662	79.6	76.5-82.3
GENDER
Male	766	313	36.9	31.6-42.6	453	63.1	57.4-68.4
Female	1,285	76	4.8	3.5- 6.5	1,209	95.2	93.5-96.5
RACE
White	1,870	359	20.8	18.0-23.9	1,511	79.2	76.1-82.0
African American	71	14	33.5	15.5-58.1	57	66.5	41.9-84.5
Other Minorities	102	15	5.4	2.7-10.6	87	94.6	89.4-97.3
AGE
18-24	135	13	9.5	5.1-17.0	122	90.5	83.0-94.9
25-34	282	27	5.9	3.4-10.2	255	94.1	89.8-96.6
35-44	340	47	13.1	9.1-18.4	293	86.9	81.6-90.9
45-54	379	82	32.1	23.7-41.8	297	67.9	58.2-76.3
55-64	350	100	35.7	28.1-44.1	250	64.3	55.9-71.9
65-74	338	74	23.1	17.7-29.6	264	76.9	70.4-82.3
75+	215	42	21.6	15.0-30.0	173	78.4	70.0-85.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	340	67	21.9	15.1-30.5	273	78.1	69.5-84.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	640	109	19.6	14.7-25.8	531	80.4	74.2-85.3
Some Post-H.S.	540	112	20.5	15.7-26.4	428	79.5	73.6-84.3
College Graduate	525	101	20.6	16.1-25.9	424	79.4	74.1-83.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	268	63	30.7	22.6-40.3	205	69.3	59.7-77.4
$15,000- 24,999	401	65	22.5	15.7-31.2	336	77.5	68.8-84.3
$25,000- 34,999	254	54	21.5	15.3-29.4	200	78.5	70.6-84.7
$35,000- 49,999	268	47	19.5	12.6-28.9	221	80.5	71.1-87.4
$50,000-74,999	205	51	17.5	11.9-25.1	154	82.5	74.9-88.1
$75,000+	204	33	17.9	11.2-27.4	171	82.1	72.6-88.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	99	21.9	17.8-26.6	349	78.1	73.4-82.2
Guilford	442	71	19.5	15.1-24.9	371	80.5	75.1-84.9
Mecklenburg	441	59	12.2	9.2-15.9	382	87.8	84.1-90.8
Orange	449	76	16.4	12.5-21.3	373	83.6	78.7-87.5
Wake	445	53	11.8	8.8-15.6	392	88.2	84.4-91.2
Chatham/Lee	392	60	18.4	13.1-25.2	332	81.6	74.8-86.9
Nash/Wilson	369	52	16.1	12.1-21.1	317	83.9	78.9-87.9
Craven/Pamlico	447	88	19.5	15.5-24.3	359	80.5	75.7-84.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	73	19.0	15.0-23.8	354	81.0	76.2-85.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	451	92	23.4	17.7-30.2	359	76.6	69.8-82.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	470	55	11.5	8.1-16.1	415	88.5	83.9-91.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	421	76	15.8	11.6-21.2	345	84.2	78.8-88.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	467	77	18.9	14.9-23.6	390	81.1	76.4-85.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	410	66	21.6	15.9-28.5	344	78.4	71.5-84.1
Northeast NC I	449	58	12.3	9.3-16.2	391	87.7	83.8-90.7
Northeast NC II	503	72	15.8	12.1-20.2	431	84.2	79.8-87.9
Northeastern Partnership	952	130	14.6	11.9-17.7	822	85.4	82.3-88.1
Mountain AHEC	1,289	252	20.1	17.1-23.4	1,037	79.9	76.6-82.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,249	499	16.5	14.4-18.7	2,750	83.5	81.3-85.6
Piedmont	3,982	616	16.8	15.2-18.6	3,366	83.2	81.4-84.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,282

1,504

17.2

16.0-18.5

7,778

82.8

81.5-84.0

-Western NC

2,051

389

20.4

17.7-23.5

1,662

79.6

76.5-82.3

GENDER

Male

766

313

36.9

31.6-42.6

453

63.1

57.4-68.4

Female

1,285

4.8

3.5- 6.5

1,209

95.2

93.5-96.5

RACE

White

1,870

359

20.8

18.0-23.9

1,511

79.2

76.1-82.0

African American

33.5

15.5-58.1

66.5

41.9-84.5

Other Minorities

102

5.4

2.7-10.6

94.6

89.4-97.3

AGE

18-24

135

9.5

5.1-17.0

122

90.5

83.0-94.9

25-34

282

5.9

3.4-10.2

255

94.1

89.8-96.6

35-44

340

13.1

9.1-18.4

293

86.9

81.6-90.9

45-54

379

32.1

23.7-41.8

297

67.9

58.2-76.3

55-64

350

100

35.7

28.1-44.1

250

64.3

55.9-71.9

65-74

338

23.1

17.7-29.6

264

76.9

70.4-82.3

75+

215

21.6

15.0-30.0

173

78.4

70.0-85.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

340

21.9

15.1-30.5

273

78.1

69.5-84.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

640

109

19.6

14.7-25.8

531

80.4

74.2-85.3

Some Post-H.S.

540

112

20.5

15.7-26.4

428

79.5

73.6-84.3

College Graduate

525

101

20.6

16.1-25.9

424

79.4

74.1-83.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

268

30.7

22.6-40.3

205

69.3

59.7-77.4

$15,000- 24,999

401

22.5

15.7-31.2

336

77.5

68.8-84.3

$25,000- 34,999

254

21.5

15.3-29.4

200

78.5

70.6-84.7

$35,000- 49,999

268

19.5

12.6-28.9

221

80.5

71.1-87.4

$50,000-74,999

205

17.5

11.9-25.1

154

82.5

74.9-88.1

$75,000+

204

17.9

11.2-27.4

171

82.1

72.6-88.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

21.9

17.8-26.6

349

78.1

73.4-82.2

Guilford

442

19.5

15.1-24.9

371

80.5

75.1-84.9

Mecklenburg

441

12.2

9.2-15.9

382

87.8

84.1-90.8

Orange

449

16.4

12.5-21.3

373

83.6

78.7-87.5

Wake

445

11.8

8.8-15.6

392

88.2

84.4-91.2

Chatham/Lee

392

18.4

13.1-25.2

332

81.6

74.8-86.9

Nash/Wilson

369

16.1

12.1-21.1

317

83.9

78.9-87.9

Craven/Pamlico

447

19.5

15.5-24.3

359

80.5

75.7-84.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

19.0

15.0-23.8

354

81.0

76.2-85.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

451

23.4

17.7-30.2

359

76.6

69.8-82.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

470

11.5

8.1-16.1

415

88.5

83.9-91.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

421

15.8

11.6-21.2

345

84.2

78.8-88.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

467

18.9

14.9-23.6

390

81.1

76.4-85.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

410

21.6

15.9-28.5

344

78.4

71.5-84.1

Northeast NC I

449

12.3

9.3-16.2

391

87.7

83.8-90.7

Northeast NC II

503

15.8

12.1-20.2

431

84.2

79.8-87.9

Northeastern Partnership

952

130

14.6

11.9-17.7

822

85.4

82.3-88.1

Mountain AHEC

1,289

252

20.1

17.1-23.4

1,037

79.9

76.6-82.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,249

499

16.5

14.4-18.7

2,750

83.5

81.3-85.6

Piedmont

3,982

616

16.8

15.2-18.6

3,366

83.2

81.4-84.8

Back to Other Tobacco Products.

^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.

This page was generated on 16JUN04.