BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,153	1,108	52.6	49.1-56.0	1,045	47.4	44.0-50.9
-Western NC	515	241	50.4	42.4-58.3	274	49.6	41.7-57.6
GENDER
Male	199	89	51.2	38.2-64.0	110	48.8	36.0-61.8
Female	316	152	49.4	41.6-57.3	164	50.6	42.7-58.4
RACE
White	458	209	49.4	41.1-57.8	249	50.6	42.2-58.9
African American	21	14	63.9	30.8-87.6	7	36.1	12.4-69.2
Other Minorities	34	17	53.2	21.1-82.8	17	46.8	17.2-78.9
AGE
18-24	55	29	61.1	43.9-75.9	26	38.9	24.1-56.1
25-34	78	40	62.0	37.7-81.6	38	38.0	18.4-62.3
35-44	114	51	40.8	26.6-56.6	63	59.2	43.4-73.4
45-54	115	57	52.4	36.3-68.1	58	47.6	31.9-63.7
55-64	80	33	42.9	26.9-60.5	47	57.1	39.5-73.1
65-74	59	25	38.1	23.5-55.2	34	61.9	44.8-76.5
75+	12	5	42.1	16.2-73.3	7	57.9	26.7-83.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	111	55	60.3	41.4-76.5	56	39.7	23.5-58.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	202	97	48.1	37.3-59.1	105	51.9	40.9-62.7
Some Post-H.S.	139	60	46.1	33.4-59.2	79	53.9	40.8-66.6
College Graduate	63	29	38.6	25.0-54.2	34	61.4	45.8-75.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	59	60.2	44.5-74.0	41	39.8	26.0-55.5
$15,000- 24,999	126	63	61.0	45.2-74.8	63	39.0	25.2-54.8
$25,000- 34,999	75	31	39.6	23.2-58.7	44	60.4	41.3-76.8
$35,000- 49,999	65	32	51.9	35.5-68.0	33	48.1	32.0-64.5
$50,000-74,999	36	14	30.0	16.2-48.7	22	70.0	51.3-83.8
$75,000+	20	7	34.5	13.9-63.2	13	65.5	36.8-86.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	107	57	49.8	38.7-61.0	50	50.2	39.0-61.3
Guilford	86	45	54.2	41.2-66.7	41	45.8	33.3-58.8
Mecklenburg	89	50	54.2	40.2-67.6	39	45.8	32.4-59.8
Orange	51	32	65.1	37.3-85.4	19	34.9	14.6-62.7
Wake	69	39	54.2	39.0-68.7	30	45.8	31.3-61.0
Chatham/Lee	88	46	51.6	39.2-63.9	42	48.4	36.1-60.8
Nash/Wilson	92	47	56.4	44.0-68.1	45	43.6	31.9-56.0
Craven/Pamlico	103	50	48.8	37.8-59.9	53	51.2	40.1-62.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	134	63	45.8	36.3-55.7	71	54.2	44.3-63.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	111	48	38.2	26.7-51.1	63	61.8	48.9-73.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	106	51	42.7	30.9-55.3	55	57.3	44.7-69.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	101	46	60.3	38.2-78.8	55	39.7	21.2-61.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	132	75	57.2	47.1-66.8	57	42.8	33.2-52.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	107	63	61.1	50.2-70.9	44	38.9	29.1-49.8
Northeast NC I	99	52	54.6	42.8-65.9	47	45.4	34.1-57.2
Northeast NC II	122	63	51.5	40.9-62.0	59	48.5	38.0-59.1
Northeastern Partnership	221	115	52.5	44.3-60.6	106	47.5	39.4-55.7
Mountain AHEC	303	145	55.7	45.4-65.5	158	44.3	34.5-54.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	795	417	49.8	44.0-55.7	378	50.2	44.3-56.0
Piedmont	843	450	54.8	49.9-59.7	393	45.2	40.3-50.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,153

1,108

52.6

49.1-56.0

1,045

47.4

44.0-50.9

-Western NC

515

241

50.4

42.4-58.3

274

49.6

41.7-57.6

GENDER

Male

199

51.2

38.2-64.0

110

48.8

36.0-61.8

Female

316

152

49.4

41.6-57.3

164

50.6

42.7-58.4

RACE

White

458

209

49.4

41.1-57.8

249

50.6

42.2-58.9

African American

63.9

30.8-87.6

36.1

12.4-69.2

Other Minorities

53.2

21.1-82.8

46.8

17.2-78.9

AGE

18-24

61.1

43.9-75.9

38.9

24.1-56.1

25-34

62.0

37.7-81.6

38.0

18.4-62.3

35-44

114

40.8

26.6-56.6

59.2

43.4-73.4

45-54

115

52.4

36.3-68.1

47.6

31.9-63.7

55-64

42.9

26.9-60.5

57.1

39.5-73.1

65-74

38.1

23.5-55.2

61.9

44.8-76.5

75+

42.1

16.2-73.3

57.9

26.7-83.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

111

60.3

41.4-76.5

39.7

23.5-58.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

202

48.1

37.3-59.1

105

51.9

40.9-62.7

Some Post-H.S.

139

46.1

33.4-59.2

53.9

40.8-66.6

College Graduate

38.6

25.0-54.2

61.4

45.8-75.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

100

60.2

44.5-74.0

39.8

26.0-55.5

$15,000- 24,999

126

61.0

45.2-74.8

39.0

25.2-54.8

$25,000- 34,999

39.6

23.2-58.7

60.4

41.3-76.8

$35,000- 49,999

51.9

35.5-68.0

48.1

32.0-64.5

$50,000-74,999

30.0

16.2-48.7

70.0

51.3-83.8

$75,000+

34.5

13.9-63.2

65.5

36.8-86.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

107

49.8

38.7-61.0

50.2

39.0-61.3

Guilford

54.2

41.2-66.7

45.8

33.3-58.8

Mecklenburg

54.2

40.2-67.6

45.8

32.4-59.8

Orange

65.1

37.3-85.4

34.9

14.6-62.7

Wake

54.2

39.0-68.7

45.8

31.3-61.0

Chatham/Lee

51.6

39.2-63.9

48.4

36.1-60.8

Nash/Wilson

56.4

44.0-68.1

43.6

31.9-56.0

Craven/Pamlico

103

48.8

37.8-59.9

51.2

40.1-62.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

134

45.8

36.3-55.7

54.2

44.3-63.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

111

38.2

26.7-51.1

61.8

48.9-73.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

106

42.7

30.9-55.3

57.3

44.7-69.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

101

60.3

38.2-78.8

39.7

21.2-61.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

132

57.2

47.1-66.8

42.8

33.2-52.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

107

61.1

50.2-70.9

38.9

29.1-49.8

Northeast NC I

54.6

42.8-65.9

45.4

34.1-57.2

Northeast NC II

122

51.5

40.9-62.0

48.5

38.0-59.1

Northeastern Partnership

221

115

52.5

44.3-60.6

106

47.5

39.4-55.7

Mountain AHEC

303

145

55.7

45.4-65.5

158

44.3

34.5-54.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

795

417

49.8

44.0-55.7

378

50.2

44.3-56.0

Piedmont

843

450

54.8

49.9-59.7

393

45.2

40.3-50.1

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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

^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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