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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 3,548 | 797 | 23.2 | 21.5-25.1 | 538 | 14.4 | 13.1-15.9 | 350 | 9.5 | 8.4-10.8 | 1,112 | 29.2 | 27.4-31.1 | 751 | 23.6 | 21.8-25.6 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 102 | 21 | 16.7 | 10.4-25.7 | 15 | 17.0 | 9.9-27.6 | 11 | 7.7 | 4.1-13.9 | 35 | 35.7 | 25.5-47.3 | 20 | 22.9 | 14.0-35.2 |
Buncombe | 107 | 21 | 23.5 | 15.3-34.2 | 13 | 8.7 | 4.7-15.4 | 14 | 14.0 | 8.1-23.1 | 25 | 20.2 | 13.4-29.3 | 34 | 33.6 | 24.2-44.5 |
Cabarrus | 101 | 19 | 22.0 | 13.6-33.6 | 15 | 11.7 | 6.8-19.5 | 10 | 7.4 | 3.6-14.3 | 39 | 39.0 | 28.9-50.2 | 18 | 19.9 | 12.0-31.1 |
Catawba | 86 | 20 | 21.2 | 13.0-32.6 | 7 | 10.2 | 4.7-20.8 | 9 | 13.8 | 5.0-32.7 | 29 | 24.6 | 16.1-35.7 | 21 | 30.2 | 19.5-43.5 |
Cumberland | 115 | 27 | 20.7 | 13.6-30.0 | 17 | 14.4 | 8.5-23.2 | 10 | 9.6 | 4.9-18.1 | 31 | 26.0 | 17.9-36.0 | 30 | 29.4 | 20.1-40.8 |
Davidson | 107 | 28 | 22.8 | 15.2-32.7 | 23 | 18.5 | 11.5-28.3 | 7 | 5.5 | 2.4-12.2 | 21 | 20.1 | 12.3-31.1 | 28 | 33.2 | 21.7-47.1 |
Durham | 77 | 21 | 26.4 | 16.7-39.2 | 16 | 20.8 | 11.9-33.7 | 5 | 5.1 | 2.0-12.3 | 23 | 27.5 | 17.9-39.7 | 12 | 20.3 | 10.3-36.0 |
Forsyth | 113 | 23 | 18.0 | 11.3-27.5 | 26 | 22.6 | 14.8-33.1 | 12 | 10.0 | 5.1-18.6 | 31 | 26.9 | 18.6-37.3 | 21 | 22.4 | 14.5-32.9 |
Gaston | 84 | 18 | 21.9 | 13.5-33.5 | 9 | 11.7 | 6.0-21.6 | 12 | 16.6 | 9.0-28.6 | 30 | 32.1 | 22.1-44.0 | 15 | 17.7 | 10.5-28.5 |
Guilford | 74 | 15 | 17.6 | 9.8-29.6 | 16 | 18.5 | 11.0-29.6 | 6 | 7.7 | 3.0-18.3 | 24 | 33.3 | 22.2-46.6 | 13 | 22.8 | 13.1-36.6 |
Iredell | 105 | 23 | 20.7 | 13.0-31.3 | 22 | 18.1 | 11.1-28.2 | 16 | 15.5 | 8.8-25.9 | 25 | 28.9 | 17.4-44.0 | 19 | 16.7 | 10.2-26.2 |
Johnston | 117 | 27 | 23.1 | 15.5-33.0 | 17 | 13.7 | 8.0-22.5 | 10 | 5.8 | 3.0-11.1 | 40 | 34.0 | 24.8-44.6 | 23 | 23.4 | 15.3-34.0 |
Mecklenburg | 117 | 36 | 34.1 | 24.7-45.0 | 16 | 13.0 | 7.8-20.7 | 13 | 12.3 | 7.0-20.5 | 21 | 15.3 | 9.3-24.3 | 31 | 25.3 | 17.6-35.0 |
New Hanover | 80 | 17 | 19.5 | 11.7-30.7 | 10 | 12.5 | 6.5-22.9 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.2 | 29 | 34.6 | 24.0-47.1 | 21 | 30.8 | 20.0-44.2 |
Onslow | 114 | 17 | 19.7 | 12.1-30.5 | 25 | 20.2 | 13.4-29.2 | 11 | 10.8 | 5.1-21.4 | 40 | 29.2 | 21.1-38.8 | 21 | 20.1 | 12.7-30.3 |
Orange | 68 | 17 | 22.8 | 14.0-34.9 | 11 | 23.3 | 13.2-37.7 | 7 | 7.1 | 3.2-15.2 | 19 | 25.2 | 15.6-38.1 | 14 | 21.6 | 12.6-34.4 |
Pitt | 88 | 24 | 32.3 | 21.8-44.9 | 19 | 19.2 | 11.9-29.6 | 8 | 9.6 | 4.3-19.9 | 18 | 16.5 | 10.1-25.6 | 19 | 22.4 | 13.9-34.0 |
Randolph | 93 | 17 | 18.5 | 11.3-28.7 | 8 | 7.5 | 3.4-15.6 | 15 | 16.2 | 9.0-27.4 | 26 | 28.2 | 18.5-40.4 | 27 | 29.6 | 20.1-41.3 |
Robeson | 113 | 30 | 34.0 | 24.3-45.2 | 24 | 19.0 | 11.9-29.0 | 7 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.2 | 26 | 20.4 | 13.6-29.5 | 26 | 21.9 | 14.5-31.7 |
Rowan | 132 | 30 | 19.6 | 13.3-27.9 | 14 | 11.9 | 6.5-20.9 | 8 | 5.1 | 2.4-10.7 | 52 | 35.7 | 27.1-45.3 | 28 | 27.7 | 19.3-38.1 |
Union | 89 | 22 | 26.0 | 17.2-37.4 | 16 | 14.0 | 8.2-23.1 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.7-11.1 | 29 | 30.2 | 21.0-41.3 | 17 | 25.3 | 15.7-38.1 |
Wake | 92 | 27 | 27.8 | 18.8-39.1 | 19 | 20.6 | 12.8-31.4 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.6-13.4 | 24 | 23.0 | 14.7-34.1 | 18 | 23.8 | 14.2-36.9 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 83 | 18 | 24.2 | 14.7-37.0 | 11 | 14.1 | 7.6-24.5 | 9 | 12.6 | 6.0-24.6 | 27 | 27.2 | 18.3-38.4 | 18 | 21.9 | 13.5-33.6 |
Northeast Partnership II | 109 | 23 | 18.9 | 12.0-28.4 | 14 | 12.4 | 6.9-21.2 | 14 | 15.4 | 8.8-25.6 | 40 | 32.0 | 23.1-42.4 | 18 | 21.3 | 12.6-33.7 |
Northeast Partnership I | 80 | 21 | 24.3 | 15.5-35.9 | 13 | 18.2 | 10.3-29.9 | 9 | 9.5 | 4.5-19.0 | 27 | 37.8 | 26.6-50.5 | 10 | 10.3 | 5.3-19.0 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 78 | 16 | 26.0 | 15.5-40.3 | 11 | 14.5 | 7.5-26.0 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.9-14.8 | 30 | 30.5 | 20.7-42.5 | 17 | 23.5 | 13.9-36.7 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 121 | 24 | 21.8 | 14.1-32.2 | 17 | 13.2 | 7.9-21.3 | 13 | 10.9 | 6.0-19.1 | 42 | 29.7 | 21.2-39.8 | 25 | 24.4 | 15.4-36.3 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 106 | 22 | 22.7 | 14.5-33.5 | 9 | 6.9 | 3.3-13.6 | 11 | 8.3 | 4.3-15.4 | 36 | 33.9 | 24.5-44.8 | 28 | 28.2 | 18.6-40.4 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 111 | 24 | 21.7 | 14.2-31.7 | 15 | 11.9 | 6.8-19.8 | 12 | 11.5 | 6.2-20.3 | 35 | 31.0 | 22.5-41.1 | 25 | 23.8 | 16.1-33.7 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 95 | 24 | 26.3 | 17.4-37.7 | 15 | 12.8 | 7.5-21.1 | 9 | 8.4 | 4.2-16.1 | 27 | 25.3 | 17.0-35.9 | 20 | 27.1 | 16.9-40.3 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 142 | 30 | 24.7 | 17.1-34.3 | 15 | 10.8 | 6.1-18.4 | 16 | 9.9 | 5.8-16.6 | 56 | 36.6 | 28.1-46.0 | 25 | 18.0 | 11.7-26.6 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 102 | 31 | 25.2 | 17.5-34.8 | 17 | 16.2 | 9.7-25.9 | 10 | 8.0 | 4.1-15.0 | 29 | 33.0 | 23.3-44.5 | 15 | 17.6 | 10.5-28.1 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 87 | 17 | 19.7 | 11.7-31.2 | 9 | 9.5 | 4.8-17.9 | 12 | 12.9 | 7.0-22.4 | 26 | 28.4 | 19.0-40.2 | 23 | 29.5 | 19.2-42.4 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 114 | 22 | 21.1 | 13.4-31.6 | 15 | 10.8 | 6.1-18.5 | 12 | 8.2 | 4.3-15.2 | 42 | 39.8 | 29.8-50.7 | 23 | 20.1 | 13.0-29.8 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 146 | 25 | 20.4 | 13.3-30.0 | 19 | 13.1 | 7.5-21.8 | 16 | 11.0 | 6.3-18.6 | 58 | 35.1 | 26.2-45.2 | 28 | 20.4 | 13.4-30.0 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 219 | 51 | 22.7 | 16.9-29.8 | 32 | 15.3 | 10.6-21.6 | 24 | 11.4 | 7.3-17.3 | 74 | 31.0 | 24.6-38.3 | 38 | 19.6 | 13.7-27.2 |
No | 3,329 | 746 | 23.2 | 21.4-25.2 | 506 | 14.4 | 13.0-15.9 | 326 | 9.4 | 8.3-10.7 | 1,038 | 29.1 | 27.2-31.1 | 713 | 23.8 | 21.9-25.8 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,235 | 272 | 23.5 | 20.5-26.7 | 189 | 14.0 | 11.9-16.4 | 111 | 9.0 | 7.2-11.2 | 397 | 29.4 | 26.5-32.6 | 266 | 24.0 | 21.0-27.4 |
Piedmont | 1,878 | 440 | 23.7 | 21.3-26.3 | 296 | 15.9 | 13.9-18.1 | 188 | 9.4 | 7.9-11.2 | 573 | 27.8 | 25.4-30.4 | 381 | 23.2 | 20.7-25.9 |
Western NC | 435 | 85 | 21.2 | 16.8-26.5 | 53 | 10.8 | 7.7-14.8 | 51 | 10.8 | 7.9-14.6 | 142 | 33.0 | 27.7-38.8 | 104 | 24.2 | 19.6-29.5 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 248 | 44 | 20.5 | 14.8-27.6 | 31 | 11.3 | 7.2-17.4 | 30 | 12.4 | 8.3-18.1 | 82 | 31.1 | 24.4-38.8 | 61 | 24.7 | 18.7-32.0 |
Northwest | 766 | 175 | 21.0 | 17.7-24.8 | 118 | 14.3 | 11.6-17.6 | 79 | 9.8 | 7.4-12.8 | 233 | 31.3 | 27.2-35.8 | 161 | 23.5 | 19.9-27.7 |
Charlotte | 474 | 112 | 26.3 | 21.5-31.7 | 68 | 13.5 | 10.2-17.7 | 50 | 11.3 | 8.2-15.5 | 147 | 25.7 | 21.4-30.6 | 97 | 23.2 | 18.7-28.4 |
Greensboro | 416 | 90 | 19.9 | 15.6-25.0 | 63 | 16.6 | 12.6-21.5 | 45 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.5 | 128 | 31.4 | 25.8-37.4 | 90 | 23.6 | 18.5-29.6 |
Southern Regional | 420 | 98 | 22.9 | 18.5-28.0 | 63 | 13.1 | 9.7-17.4 | 38 | 9.2 | 6.3-13.1 | 127 | 27.9 | 22.9-33.4 | 94 | 27.0 | 21.2-33.6 |
Coastal | 184 | 39 | 23.7 | 16.7-32.5 | 21 | 9.8 | 6.2-15.3 | 17 | 8.3 | 4.7-14.2 | 60 | 31.1 | 24.1-39.2 | 47 | 27.0 | 19.9-35.6 |
Wake | 444 | 110 | 26.2 | 21.2-31.9 | 75 | 17.3 | 13.1-22.5 | 34 | 6.6 | 4.2-10.0 | 140 | 27.2 | 22.4-32.7 | 85 | 22.7 | 17.4-29.0 |
Area L | 128 | 30 | 23.3 | 15.8-32.8 | 21 | 17.3 | 10.9-26.3 | 15 | 9.7 | 5.4-16.8 | 42 | 32.3 | 24.0-42.0 | 20 | 17.4 | 10.6-27.5 |
Eastern | 451 | 93 | 23.5 | 18.7-29.0 | 78 | 16.6 | 13.0-21.1 | 41 | 10.3 | 7.2-14.6 | 150 | 28.8 | 24.2-33.9 | 89 | 20.8 | 16.5-25.8 |
*Asked of respondents who stopped smoking within the past year or now smoke every day or some days.
^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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