BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	4,619	1,717	39.1	36.8-41.4	440	12.5	10.8-14.4	2,462	48.4	46.1-50.7
-Western NC	1,096	418	42.4	37.3-47.7	97	11.4	8.1-15.7	581	46.2	41.4-51.1
GENDER
Male	470	163	40.7	32.5-49.4	36	12.5	7.4-20.2	271	46.8	39.1-54.7
Female	626	255	44.5	38.9-50.1	61	10.1	7.1-14.2	310	45.5	40.0-51.1
RACE
White	995	378	43.0	37.8-48.5	80	8.2	6.0-11.3	537	48.7	43.6-53.8
African American	35	17	63.5	38.7-82.7	4	13.9	4.1-37.7	14	22.6	10.3-42.5
Other Minorities	61	22	22.4	10.2-42.2	12	60.2	35.1-80.9	27	17.4	8.3-32.9
AGE
18-24	73	37	50.6	35.6-65.5	18	28.0	15.8-44.6	18	21.4	12.1-34.8
25-34	119	61	62.2	43.8-77.6	17	8.6	4.3-16.4	41	29.2	16.4-46.6
35-44	181	95	46.4	35.3-57.9	19	20.6	9.8-38.2	67	33.0	23.9-43.7
45-54	222	97	45.4	34.7-56.5	18	6.0	3.2-10.8	107	48.7	38.2-59.3
55-64	198	70	36.6	26.6-47.8	10	7.5	3.4-15.5	118	56.0	45.1-66.3
65-74	203	46	28.5	20.3-38.5	13	5.0	2.5- 9.7	144	66.5	56.8-75.0
75+	95	10	10.6	5.1-20.8	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8	83	87.7	77.4-93.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	208	94	49.8	35.7-63.8	17	16.3	7.5-32.0	97	33.9	23.7-45.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	358	170	55.2	47.2-63.0	32	9.1	5.4-15.0	156	35.6	28.6-43.3
Some Post-H.S.	300	110	35.8	28.0-44.4	29	13.1	7.5-21.7	161	51.2	42.5-59.8
College Graduate	227	44	17.1	11.6-24.4	19	6.7	3.8-11.7	164	76.2	68.4-82.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	170	79	53.8	42.8-64.5	21	11.0	6.3-18.3	70	35.2	25.7-46.0
$15,000- 24,999	247	102	41.3	30.7-52.7	24	19.9	11.0-33.2	121	38.8	29.2-49.5
$25,000- 34,999	152	60	45.5	33.5-58.0	15	11.5	4.3-27.2	77	43.0	31.9-54.8
$35,000- 49,999	135	53	39.7	29.2-51.1	12	10.2	4.3-22.4	70	50.1	38.9-61.3
$50,000-74,999	98	30	30.7	20.4-43.3	6	6.8	2.4-17.9	62	62.5	49.4-74.0
$75,000+	75	13	17.0	8.2-31.9	7	6.5	2.8-14.3	55	76.5	62.0-86.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	239	91	37.1	30.1-44.7	16	8.7	5.1-14.5	132	54.2	46.6-61.7
Guilford	214	61	36.0	28.2-44.7	25	10.0	6.4-15.3	128	54.0	45.7-62.1
Mecklenburg	204	65	26.5	20.0-34.1	24	16.7	10.0-26.7	115	56.8	47.5-65.6
Orange	190	30	20.0	10.8-34.1	21	14.4	7.6-25.8	139	65.5	52.0-77.0
Wake	173	44	26.1	18.3-35.6	25	17.0	11.0-25.4	104	56.9	47.5-65.9
Chatham/Lee	199	77	42.4	34.5-50.7	11	6.9	3.3-13.7	111	50.8	42.7-58.8
Nash/Wilson	176	76	42.3	33.8-51.2	16	14.2	7.7-24.7	84	43.6	35.1-52.5
Craven/Pamlico	250	85	35.8	29.3-42.9	18	8.2	4.8-13.6	147	56.0	49.0-62.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	237	112	47.2	39.1-55.4	23	9.9	6.2-15.4	102	42.9	34.7-51.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	234	81	41.3	32.3-51.1	30	14.2	9.2-21.1	123	44.5	36.3-53.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	233	88	39.3	30.9-48.4	19	13.7	7.4-24.0	126	47.0	37.8-56.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	233	80	32.2	22.3-44.1	21	22.4	7.8-49.5	132	45.4	32.1-59.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	246	110	45.9	38.6-53.3	22	9.5	5.8-15.1	114	44.7	37.5-52.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	204	91	47.4	38.6-56.4	16	6.7	3.8-11.6	97	45.9	36.9-55.1
Northeast NC I	221	76	37.4	30.0-45.4	23	9.0	5.7-13.9	122	53.7	45.7-61.4
Northeast NC II	246	98	41.3	34.0-49.0	24	11.5	7.2-17.9	124	47.2	39.6-54.9
Northeastern Partnership	467	174	40.0	34.5-45.7	47	10.6	7.4-15.0	246	49.4	43.7-55.1
Mountain AHEC	698	252	38.6	32.2-45.3	51	10.3	6.6-15.7	395	51.2	44.8-57.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,618	647	40.3	36.4-44.3	148	12.9	10.0-16.6	823	46.8	42.8-50.8
Piedmont	1,905	652	37.5	34.3-40.8	195	12.6	10.3-15.3	1,058	49.9	46.6-53.2

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,619

1,717

39.1

36.8-41.4

440

12.5

10.8-14.4

2,462

48.4

46.1-50.7

-Western NC

1,096

418

42.4

37.3-47.7

11.4

8.1-15.7

581

46.2

41.4-51.1

GENDER

Male

470

163

40.7

32.5-49.4

12.5

7.4-20.2

271

46.8

39.1-54.7

Female

626

255

44.5

38.9-50.1

10.1

7.1-14.2

310

45.5

40.0-51.1

RACE

White

995

378

43.0

37.8-48.5

8.2

6.0-11.3

537

48.7

43.6-53.8

African American

63.5

38.7-82.7

13.9

4.1-37.7

22.6

10.3-42.5

Other Minorities

22.4

10.2-42.2

60.2

35.1-80.9

17.4

8.3-32.9

AGE

18-24

50.6

35.6-65.5

28.0

15.8-44.6

21.4

12.1-34.8

25-34

119

62.2

43.8-77.6

8.6

4.3-16.4

29.2

16.4-46.6

35-44

181

46.4

35.3-57.9

20.6

9.8-38.2

33.0

23.9-43.7

45-54

222

45.4

34.7-56.5

6.0

3.2-10.8

107

48.7

38.2-59.3

55-64

198

36.6

26.6-47.8

7.5

3.4-15.5

118

56.0

45.1-66.3

65-74

203

28.5

20.3-38.5

5.0

2.5- 9.7

144

66.5

56.8-75.0

75+

10.6

5.1-20.8

1.7

0.4- 6.8

87.7

77.4-93.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

208

49.8

35.7-63.8

16.3

7.5-32.0

33.9

23.7-45.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

358

170

55.2

47.2-63.0

9.1

5.4-15.0

156

35.6

28.6-43.3

Some Post-H.S.

300

110

35.8

28.0-44.4

13.1

7.5-21.7

161

51.2

42.5-59.8

College Graduate

227

17.1

11.6-24.4

6.7

3.8-11.7

164

76.2

68.4-82.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

170

53.8

42.8-64.5

11.0

6.3-18.3

35.2

25.7-46.0

$15,000- 24,999

247

102

41.3

30.7-52.7

19.9

11.0-33.2

121

38.8

29.2-49.5

$25,000- 34,999

152

45.5

33.5-58.0

11.5

4.3-27.2

43.0

31.9-54.8

$35,000- 49,999

135

39.7

29.2-51.1

10.2

4.3-22.4

50.1

38.9-61.3

$50,000-74,999

30.7

20.4-43.3

6.8

2.4-17.9

62.5

49.4-74.0

$75,000+

17.0

8.2-31.9

6.5

2.8-14.3

76.5

62.0-86.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

239

37.1

30.1-44.7

8.7

5.1-14.5

132

54.2

46.6-61.7

Guilford

214

36.0

28.2-44.7

10.0

6.4-15.3

128

54.0

45.7-62.1

Mecklenburg

204

26.5

20.0-34.1

16.7

10.0-26.7

115

56.8

47.5-65.6

Orange

190

20.0

10.8-34.1

14.4

7.6-25.8

139

65.5

52.0-77.0

Wake

173

26.1

18.3-35.6

17.0

11.0-25.4

104

56.9

47.5-65.9

Chatham/Lee

199

42.4

34.5-50.7

6.9

3.3-13.7

111

50.8

42.7-58.8

Nash/Wilson

176

42.3

33.8-51.2

14.2

7.7-24.7

43.6

35.1-52.5

Craven/Pamlico

250

35.8

29.3-42.9

8.2

4.8-13.6

147

56.0

49.0-62.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

237

112

47.2

39.1-55.4

9.9

6.2-15.4

102

42.9

34.7-51.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

234

41.3

32.3-51.1

14.2

9.2-21.1

123

44.5

36.3-53.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

233

39.3

30.9-48.4

13.7

7.4-24.0

126

47.0

37.8-56.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

233

32.2

22.3-44.1

22.4

7.8-49.5

132

45.4

32.1-59.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

246

110

45.9

38.6-53.3

9.5

5.8-15.1

114

44.7

37.5-52.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

204

47.4

38.6-56.4

6.7

3.8-11.6

45.9

36.9-55.1

Northeast NC I

221

37.4

30.0-45.4

9.0

5.7-13.9

122

53.7

45.7-61.4

Northeast NC II

246

41.3

34.0-49.0

11.5

7.2-17.9

124

47.2

39.6-54.9

Northeastern Partnership

467

174

40.0

34.5-45.7

10.6

7.4-15.0

246

49.4

43.7-55.1

Mountain AHEC

698

252

38.6

32.2-45.3

10.3

6.6-15.7

395

51.2

44.8-57.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,618

647

40.3

36.4-44.3

148

12.9

10.0-16.6

823

46.8

42.8-50.8

Piedmont

1,905

652

37.5

34.3-40.8

195

12.6

10.3-15.3

1,058

49.9

46.6-53.2

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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