BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Not including yourself, how many adults who live in your household smoke cigarettes, cigars or pipes?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	One adult	Two adults	Three or more adults	No adults
North Carolina	14,700	1,923	15.1	14.4-15.9	261	2.7	2.3- 3.1	94	1.0	0.8- 1.3	12,422	81.2	80.3-82.0
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	397	49	16.7	12.6-21.7	5	2.8	1.0- 7.8	3	1.1	0.4- 3.4	340	79.4	73.7-84.1
Buncombe	361	49	16.4	12.5-21.3	5	1.6	0.6- 4.0	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	306	81.4	76.2-85.6
Cabarrus	415	52	14.5	11.0-19.0	7	2.8	1.3- 6.1	4	1.2	0.4- 3.8	352	81.5	76.5-85.5
Catawba	363	50	17.5	13.1-23.0	4	2.0	0.7- 6.0	6	4.1	1.4-11.6	303	76.4	69.7-82.0
Cumberland	436	59	15.8	12.2-20.2	7	2.7	1.0- 6.7	4	1.1	0.4- 3.1	366	80.5	75.5-84.7
Davidson	372	62	20.0	15.5-25.5	6	2.5	1.1- 5.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	302	76.7	71.0-81.6
Durham	403	41	12.6	9.2-17.1	3	1.1	0.3- 3.5	4	1.8	0.6- 5.4	355	84.5	79.5-88.4
Forsyth	438	53	14.7	11.2-19.1	8	2.3	1.1- 4.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	376	82.8	78.2-86.6
Gaston	367	54	19.6	15.1-25.1	5	2.5	0.9- 6.7	5	2.2	0.9- 5.3	303	75.7	69.8-80.7
Guilford	419	33	9.5	6.6-13.6	4	2.3	0.6- 8.3	2	0.4	0.1- 2.0	380	87.8	82.7-91.6
Iredell	418	49	13.7	10.3-17.9	10	3.1	1.6- 6.1	4	1.8	0.6- 5.1	355	81.5	76.6-85.5
Johnston	474	91	20.5	16.5-25.3	10	2.7	1.4- 5.1	2	0.9	0.2- 4.3	371	76.0	70.9-80.4
Mecklenburg	623	52	10.0	7.6-13.1	7	1.8	0.8- 3.8	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	562	87.7	84.3-90.5
New Hanover	368	39	13.1	9.5-17.8	3	2.5	0.8- 7.6	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0	324	83.2	77.7-87.6
Onslow	380	71	19.7	15.4-24.7	10	3.4	1.8- 6.2	2	0.6	0.1- 2.7	297	76.3	71.0-80.9
Orange	406	26	6.5	4.2-10.0	3	1.6	0.4- 5.9	0	0.0	. - .	377	91.9	87.7-94.8
Pitt	375	50	17.6	13.1-23.1	4	1.6	0.6- 4.3	2	1.4	0.3- 5.5	319	79.5	73.7-84.3
Randolph	346	44	16.4	11.9-22.0	12	4.9	2.6- 8.8	3	1.1	0.3- 4.0	287	77.7	71.6-82.8
Robeson	369	65	21.4	16.8-26.9	7	3.9	1.8- 8.1	6	2.6	1.0- 6.9	291	72.1	66.0-77.4
Rowan	442	63	17.5	13.5-22.3	14	4.3	2.4- 7.7	4	2.2	0.8- 5.9	361	76.1	70.7-80.7
Union	426	49	11.5	8.5-15.5	10	4.9	2.3-10.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	366	83.4	78.2-87.6
Wake	590	49	9.5	7.1-12.6	4	0.7	0.2- 1.9	2	0.8	0.2- 4.2	535	89.0	85.5-91.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	349	60	20.1	15.7-25.4	9	5.4	2.5-11.4	2	1.1	0.3- 4.2	278	73.4	67.2-78.8
Northeast Partnership II	472	58	14.0	10.7-18.0	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	3	1.3	0.3- 6.1	409	84.0	79.4-87.7
Northeast Partnership I	392	50	14.1	10.6-18.5	7	2.3	1.0- 5.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.5	334	83.2	78.4-87.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	358	37	11.5	8.1-16.1	9	3.4	1.6- 7.1	3	0.6	0.2- 2.2	309	84.4	79.3-88.5
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	458	65	18.6	14.5-23.5	16	5.2	2.8- 9.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	376	76.0	70.6-80.7
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	404	55	16.9	13.0-21.6	4	0.8	0.3- 2.1	4	2.9	1.0- 8.2	341	79.5	74.0-84.0
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	394	65	19.5	15.4-24.4	7	2.4	1.0- 5.3	0	0.0	. - .	322	78.1	73.1-82.5
Chatham/Lee/Moore	447	47	12.6	9.2-17.1	10	3.9	2.0- 7.6	4	2.7	0.9- 8.0	386	80.7	75.1-85.3
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	526	85	19.3	15.5-23.8	10	2.9	1.5- 5.7	3	0.8	0.2- 2.5	428	77.0	72.2-81.2
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	354	57	18.1	14.0-23.2	10	3.6	1.9- 6.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.6	285	77.4	72.0-82.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	352	51	19.9	14.2-27.1	4	1.6	0.4- 5.9	3	1.7	0.5- 5.9	294	76.8	69.5-82.8
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	420	67	18.2	14.2-23.0	9	4.3	2.1- 8.5	2	1.1	0.3- 4.4	342	76.4	71.0-81.1
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	586	76	17.0	13.3-21.5	16	3.5	1.8- 6.6	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7	490	78.9	74.1-83.0
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	974	127	15.4	12.9-18.4	13	2.8	1.3- 5.8	5	1.0	0.3- 3.1	829	80.8	77.2-83.9
No	13,726	1,796	15.1	14.3-15.9	248	2.7	2.3- 3.1	89	1.0	0.8- 1.3	11,593	81.2	80.3-82.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	4,922	720	16.8	15.6-18.2	91	3.3	2.4- 4.3	34	1.1	0.8- 1.7	4,077	78.8	77.2-80.3
Piedmont	8,177	983	13.7	12.7-14.7	136	2.2	1.8- 2.7	49	0.9	0.6- 1.4	7,009	83.2	82.1-84.2
Western NC	1,601	220	17.1	14.8-19.8	34	3.2	2.1- 4.8	11	1.1	0.6- 2.1	1,336	78.6	75.7-81.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	926	122	16.8	13.8-20.3	19	2.5	1.3- 4.7	5	0.6	0.2- 1.5	780	80.0	76.3-83.3
Northwest	2,838	397	16.9	15.2-18.8	58	2.9	2.1- 4.0	24	1.5	0.9- 2.5	2,359	78.6	76.5-80.6
Charlotte	2,176	257	13.3	11.6-15.3	35	2.7	1.8- 4.0	12	0.7	0.4- 1.3	1,872	83.3	81.1-85.3
Greensboro	1,908	208	12.8	11.0-14.9	27	2.0	1.3- 3.0	11	0.8	0.4- 1.5	1,662	84.4	82.2-86.5
Southern Regional	1,542	226	17.4	15.1-19.9	35	3.8	2.5- 5.8	15	1.5	0.8- 2.9	1,266	77.3	74.4-80.0
Coastal	742	91	16.1	13.0-19.8	6	1.6	0.7- 3.8	3	0.8	0.3- 2.5	642	81.5	77.6-84.9
Wake	2,021	268	12.9	11.2-14.9	26	1.3	0.8- 2.0	9	1.0	0.4- 2.5	1,718	84.8	82.6-86.7
Area L	583	65	12.3	9.5-15.9	12	2.8	1.5- 5.5	5	0.7	0.3- 1.9	501	84.1	80.1-87.4
Eastern	1,853	280	17.9	15.8-20.2	35	3.3	2.2- 4.9	9	0.9	0.4- 2.0	1,529	77.9	75.3-80.3

Total
Respond.^

One adult

Two adults

Three or more adults

No adults

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,700

1,923

15.1

14.4-15.9

261

2.7

2.3- 3.1

1.0

0.8- 1.3

12,422

81.2

80.3-82.0

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

397

16.7

12.6-21.7

2.8

1.0- 7.8

1.1

0.4- 3.4

340

79.4

73.7-84.1

Buncombe

361

16.4

12.5-21.3

1.6

0.6- 4.0

0.6

0.1- 4.0

306

81.4

76.2-85.6

Cabarrus

415

14.5

11.0-19.0

2.8

1.3- 6.1

1.2

0.4- 3.8

352

81.5

76.5-85.5

Catawba

363

17.5

13.1-23.0

2.0

0.7- 6.0

4.1

1.4-11.6

303

76.4

69.7-82.0

Cumberland

436

15.8

12.2-20.2

2.7

1.0- 6.7

1.1

0.4- 3.1

366

80.5

75.5-84.7

Davidson

372

20.0

15.5-25.5

2.5

1.1- 5.7

0.8

0.2- 3.1

302

76.7

71.0-81.6

Durham

403

12.6

9.2-17.1

1.1

0.3- 3.5

1.8

0.6- 5.4

355

84.5

79.5-88.4

Forsyth

438

14.7

11.2-19.1

2.3

1.1- 4.7

0.2

0.0- 1.5

376

82.8

78.2-86.6

Gaston

367

19.6

15.1-25.1

2.5

0.9- 6.7

2.2

0.9- 5.3

303

75.7

69.8-80.7

Guilford

419

9.5

6.6-13.6

2.3

0.6- 8.3

0.4

0.1- 2.0

380

87.8

82.7-91.6

Iredell

418

13.7

10.3-17.9

3.1

1.6- 6.1

1.8

0.6- 5.1

355

81.5

76.6-85.5

Johnston

474

20.5

16.5-25.3

2.7

1.4- 5.1

0.9

0.2- 4.3

371

76.0

70.9-80.4

Mecklenburg

623

10.0

7.6-13.1

1.8

0.8- 3.8

0.5

0.1- 2.1

562

87.7

84.3-90.5

New Hanover

368

13.1

9.5-17.8

2.5

0.8- 7.6

1.2

0.3- 5.0

324

83.2

77.7-87.6

Onslow

380

19.7

15.4-24.7

3.4

1.8- 6.2

0.6

0.1- 2.7

297

76.3

71.0-80.9

Orange

406

6.5

4.2-10.0

1.6

0.4- 5.9

0.0

. - .

377

91.9

87.7-94.8

Pitt

375

17.6

13.1-23.1

1.6

0.6- 4.3

1.4

0.3- 5.5

319

79.5

73.7-84.3

Randolph

346

16.4

11.9-22.0

4.9

2.6- 8.8

1.1

0.3- 4.0

287

77.7

71.6-82.8

Robeson

369

21.4

16.8-26.9

3.9

1.8- 8.1

2.6

1.0- 6.9

291

72.1

66.0-77.4

Rowan

442

17.5

13.5-22.3

4.3

2.4- 7.7

2.2

0.8- 5.9

361

76.1

70.7-80.7

Union

426

11.5

8.5-15.5

4.9

2.3-10.0

0.2

0.0- 1.3

366

83.4

78.2-87.6

Wake

590

9.5

7.1-12.6

0.7

0.2- 1.9

0.8

0.2- 4.2

535

89.0

85.5-91.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

349

20.1

15.7-25.4

5.4

2.5-11.4

1.1

0.3- 4.2

278

73.4

67.2-78.8

Northeast Partnership II

472

14.0

10.7-18.0

0.8

0.2- 3.1

1.3

0.3- 6.1

409

84.0

79.4-87.7

Northeast Partnership I

392

14.1

10.6-18.5

2.3

1.0- 5.4

0.4

0.1- 2.5

334

83.2

78.4-87.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

358

11.5

8.1-16.1

3.4

1.6- 7.1

0.6

0.2- 2.2

309

84.4

79.3-88.5

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

458

18.6

14.5-23.5

5.2

2.8- 9.3

0.2

0.0- 1.3

376

76.0

70.6-80.7

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

404

16.9

13.0-21.6

0.8

0.3- 2.1

2.9

1.0- 8.2

341

79.5

74.0-84.0

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

394

19.5

15.4-24.4

2.4

1.0- 5.3

0.0

. - .

322

78.1

73.1-82.5

Chatham/Lee/Moore

447

12.6

9.2-17.1

3.9

2.0- 7.6

2.7

0.9- 8.0

386

80.7

75.1-85.3

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

526

19.3

15.5-23.8

2.9

1.5- 5.7

0.8

0.2- 2.5

428

77.0

72.2-81.2

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

354

18.1

14.0-23.2

3.6

1.9- 6.8

0.8

0.2- 3.6

285

77.4

72.0-82.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

352

19.9

14.2-27.1

1.6

0.4- 5.9

1.7

0.5- 5.9

294

76.8

69.5-82.8

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

420

18.2

14.2-23.0

4.3

2.1- 8.5

1.1

0.3- 4.4

342

76.4

71.0-81.1

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

586

17.0

13.3-21.5

3.5

1.8- 6.6

0.6

0.2- 1.7

490

78.9

74.1-83.0

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

974

127

15.4

12.9-18.4

2.8

1.3- 5.8

1.0

0.3- 3.1

829

80.8

77.2-83.9

13,726

1,796

15.1

14.3-15.9

248

2.7

2.3- 3.1

1.0

0.8- 1.3

11,593

81.2

80.3-82.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

4,922

720

16.8

15.6-18.2

3.3

2.4- 4.3

1.1

0.8- 1.7

4,077

78.8

77.2-80.3

Piedmont

8,177

983

13.7

12.7-14.7

136

2.2

1.8- 2.7

0.9

0.6- 1.4

7,009

83.2

82.1-84.2

Western NC

1,601

220

17.1

14.8-19.8

3.2

2.1- 4.8

1.1

0.6- 2.1

1,336

78.6

75.7-81.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

926

122

16.8

13.8-20.3

2.5

1.3- 4.7

0.6

0.2- 1.5

780

80.0

76.3-83.3

Northwest

2,838

397

16.9

15.2-18.8

2.9

2.1- 4.0

1.5

0.9- 2.5

2,359

78.6

76.5-80.6

Charlotte

2,176

257

13.3

11.6-15.3

2.7

1.8- 4.0

0.7

0.4- 1.3

1,872

83.3

81.1-85.3

Greensboro

1,908

208

12.8

11.0-14.9

2.0

1.3- 3.0

0.8

0.4- 1.5

1,662

84.4

82.2-86.5

Southern Regional

1,542

226

17.4

15.1-19.9

3.8

2.5- 5.8

1.5

0.8- 2.9

1,266

77.3

74.4-80.0

Coastal

742

16.1

13.0-19.8

1.6

0.7- 3.8

0.8

0.3- 2.5

642

81.5

77.6-84.9

Wake

2,021

268

12.9

11.2-14.9

1.3

0.8- 2.0

1.0

0.4- 2.5

1,718

84.8

82.6-86.7

Area L

583

12.3

9.5-15.9

2.8

1.5- 5.5

0.7

0.3- 1.9

501

84.1

80.1-87.4

Eastern

1,853

280

17.9

15.8-20.2

3.3

2.2- 4.9

0.9

0.4- 2.0

1,529

77.9

75.3-80.3

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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