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Less than 6 mos. | 6 mos. to 1 year | Past year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years | |||||||||||
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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 | 3,498 | 253 | 7.8 | 6.7- 9.0 | 139 | 3.9 | 3.2- 4.8 | 583 | 16.4 | 14.9-18.0 | 375 | 10.2 | 9.1-11.5 | 2,148 | 61.7 | 59.6-63.7 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 95 | 9 | 10.0 | 4.9-19.2 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.3-12.7 | 17 | 20.1 | 12.2-31.4 | 11 | 12.0 | 6.6-20.7 | 54 | 53.7 | 42.5-64.5 |
Buncombe | 97 | 8 | 10.9 | 5.3-21.1 | 7 | 5.9 | 2.6-13.0 | 16 | 13.7 | 8.0-22.5 | 11 | 12.5 | 6.8-22.0 | 55 | 56.9 | 45.8-67.5 |
Cabarrus | 94 | 8 | 13.0 | 6.2-25.5 | 5 | 5.7 | 2.0-15.5 | 23 | 22.5 | 14.6-33.1 | 9 | 10.2 | 5.2-19.2 | 49 | 48.5 | 37.5-59.7 |
Catawba | 95 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.3-12.3 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.3-18.1 | 14 | 17.9 | 10.1-29.7 | 11 | 12.6 | 6.8-22.2 | 64 | 60.3 | 48.3-71.3 |
Cumberland | 91 | 9 | 10.2 | 5.1-19.4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.7 | 15 | 14.5 | 8.4-23.9 | 7 | 6.2 | 2.8-13.5 | 59 | 68.0 | 57.0-77.3 |
Davidson | 98 | 7 | 8.8 | 4.0-18.0 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.5-10.0 | 18 | 16.7 | 10.0-26.6 | 11 | 13.0 | 6.5-24.3 | 60 | 59.2 | 47.3-70.1 |
Durham | 89 | 10 | 13.3 | 6.5-25.4 | 5 | 4.0 | 1.6- 9.9 | 11 | 13.0 | 6.8-23.5 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.4-11.2 | 59 | 65.6 | 53.0-76.2 |
Forsyth | 104 | 8 | 7.7 | 3.6-15.6 | 2 | 3.5 | 0.8-13.6 | 20 | 19.2 | 12.1-29.2 | 11 | 6.6 | 3.5-12.0 | 63 | 63.0 | 52.1-72.7 |
Gaston | 98 | 7 | 8.1 | 3.7-16.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.9 | 22 | 22.1 | 14.1-33.0 | 12 | 11.3 | 6.4-19.3 | 56 | 57.6 | 46.3-68.1 |
Guilford | 113 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.2-11.4 | 3 | 4.6 | 1.4-13.8 | 21 | 15.0 | 9.4-23.2 | 14 | 12.1 | 7.0-20.2 | 71 | 64.4 | 54.0-73.7 |
Iredell | 100 | 12 | 11.4 | 6.3-19.7 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.8-13.8 | 12 | 9.5 | 5.3-16.6 | 11 | 12.6 | 6.8-22.0 | 61 | 61.4 | 50.6-71.3 |
Johnston | 122 | 9 | 6.2 | 2.8-13.2 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.7 | 21 | 22.5 | 14.1-33.8 | 17 | 13.6 | 8.2-21.7 | 72 | 55.7 | 44.6-66.3 |
Mecklenburg | 150 | 7 | 4.6 | 2.0-10.2 | 7 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.0 | 26 | 17.9 | 12.1-25.6 | 15 | 9.7 | 5.7-16.0 | 95 | 63.2 | 54.3-71.3 |
New Hanover | 122 | 9 | 8.0 | 3.9-15.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 6.8 | 26 | 25.5 | 17.7-35.3 | 13 | 9.6 | 5.4-16.5 | 72 | 55.2 | 45.4-64.6 |
Onslow | 104 | 12 | 13.2 | 7.3-22.6 | 5 | 4.6 | 1.9-11.1 | 23 | 23.5 | 15.6-33.7 | 17 | 15.2 | 9.1-24.3 | 47 | 43.6 | 33.5-54.1 |
Orange | 108 | 5 | 5.2 | 2.0-12.8 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 5.8 | 17 | 14.5 | 8.3-24.0 | 13 | 10.2 | 5.7-17.4 | 70 | 68.4 | 57.8-77.4 |
Pitt | 88 | 10 | 13.9 | 7.0-25.8 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.6- 9.2 | 15 | 16.2 | 9.7-25.9 | 9 | 11.6 | 5.9-21.6 | 52 | 55.9 | 44.2-67.0 |
Randolph | 80 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.6- 8.7 | 5 | 6.3 | 2.3-16.0 | 11 | 17.4 | 9.6-29.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 2.7-15.0 | 55 | 67.5 | 55.0-78.0 |
Robeson | 77 | 7 | 9.7 | 4.4-20.4 | 3 | 5.2 | 1.4-17.5 | 16 | 19.6 | 11.8-30.7 | 10 | 10.6 | 5.5-19.4 | 41 | 54.9 | 42.4-66.8 |
Rowan | 98 | 7 | 9.8 | 4.2-21.3 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.2-12.1 | 13 | 18.5 | 10.0-31.7 | 10 | 5.9 | 3.0-11.3 | 65 | 61.9 | 49.3-73.0 |
Union | 103 | 9 | 6.9 | 3.5-13.4 | 8 | 6.5 | 3.2-12.9 | 13 | 14.4 | 8.2-24.0 | 13 | 13.2 | 6.5-25.1 | 60 | 59.0 | 47.5-69.5 |
Wake | 111 | 10 | 11.4 | 6.0-20.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.7 | 14 | 10.4 | 5.8-17.8 | 7 | 7.2 | 3.4-14.6 | 78 | 69.4 | 58.9-78.1 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 96 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.8 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.2- 8.8 | 11 | 15.9 | 8.5-27.9 | 10 | 9.7 | 5.1-17.8 | 69 | 69.9 | 58.3-79.4 |
Northeast Partnership II | 104 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.7 | 7 | 6.1 | 2.6-13.4 | 17 | 15.3 | 9.1-24.7 | 9 | 7.5 | 3.8-14.3 | 67 | 68.0 | 57.6-76.8 |
Northeast Partnership I | 82 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.8-12.6 | 5 | 6.5 | 2.5-15.6 | 15 | 16.5 | 9.4-27.2 | 5 | 7.5 | 2.9-18.0 | 53 | 64.7 | 52.5-75.3 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 83 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.0-13.6 | 4 | 8.0 | 2.4-23.4 | 14 | 15.0 | 8.6-24.8 | 10 | 12.5 | 6.2-23.5 | 50 | 59.2 | 46.3-70.9 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 93 | 8 | 10.5 | 4.5-22.6 | 8 | 8.6 | 4.0-17.5 | 20 | 19.2 | 11.7-29.9 | 9 | 9.7 | 4.7-18.9 | 48 | 52.1 | 40.1-63.9 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 101 | 9 | 11.8 | 4.8-26.3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.7 | 17 | 18.5 | 11.2-28.9 | 14 | 11.9 | 6.7-20.3 | 58 | 56.3 | 44.6-67.4 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 77 | 6 | 6.6 | 2.8-15.0 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.8-13.4 | 10 | 12.8 | 6.8-23.0 | 9 | 11.4 | 5.7-21.6 | 48 | 64.1 | 51.9-74.7 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 115 | 10 | 9.1 | 4.7-16.8 | 4 | 4.9 | 1.7-13.7 | 15 | 11.5 | 6.6-19.2 | 9 | 6.7 | 3.3-13.0 | 77 | 67.8 | 57.6-76.5 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 118 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.8- 9.8 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.5 | 20 | 14.3 | 8.7-22.8 | 18 | 16.1 | 9.1-26.9 | 69 | 62.7 | 51.9-72.4 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 83 | 6 | 8.0 | 3.6-17.2 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.2 | 17 | 19.6 | 12.0-30.4 | 10 | 11.4 | 6.0-20.6 | 48 | 57.7 | 46.0-68.6 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 84 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.6 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.8-12.8 | 14 | 24.6 | 11.1-45.9 | 6 | 9.9 | 4.2-21.5 | 59 | 59.3 | 42.3-74.4 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 86 | 5 | 8.3 | 3.3-19.0 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.3-10.1 | 10 | 12.4 | 6.0-23.7 | 10 | 13.0 | 7.0-23.1 | 56 | 62.6 | 50.2-73.6 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 139 | 14 | 10.2 | 5.7-17.7 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.1 | 19 | 11.9 | 6.7-20.2 | 13 | 10.2 | 5.5-18.3 | 88 | 65.6 | 55.7-74.3 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 219 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.6 | 13 | 5.2 | 2.9- 9.3 | 35 | 16.1 | 10.8-23.1 | 17 | 7.8 | 4.7-12.7 | 145 | 67.6 | 60.1-74.3 |
No | 3,279 | 244 | 8.1 | 6.9- 9.4 | 126 | 3.9 | 3.1- 4.8 | 548 | 16.4 | 14.9-18.0 | 358 | 10.4 | 9.2-11.7 | 2,003 | 61.3 | 59.2-63.4 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,175 | 90 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.4 | 46 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.3 | 217 | 18.9 | 16.3-21.7 | 136 | 10.5 | 8.6-12.7 | 686 | 58.9 | 55.4-62.2 |
Piedmont | 1,943 | 136 | 7.5 | 6.1- 9.2 | 73 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.4 | 311 | 15.6 | 13.7-17.6 | 203 | 10.0 | 8.5-11.8 | 1,220 | 62.9 | 60.2-65.5 |
Western NC | 380 | 27 | 8.5 | 5.7-12.6 | 20 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.2 | 55 | 14.4 | 10.1-20.0 | 36 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.7 | 242 | 62.8 | 56.6-68.6 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 231 | 22 | 10.7 | 6.8-16.6 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.5 | 35 | 12.8 | 8.5-18.9 | 24 | 11.3 | 7.2-17.3 | 138 | 61.8 | 54.1-68.9 |
Northwest | 677 | 46 | 7.2 | 5.2-10.0 | 22 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.5 | 109 | 17.4 | 14.1-21.3 | 70 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.7 | 430 | 61.5 | 56.8-65.9 |
Charlotte | 534 | 35 | 6.2 | 4.2- 9.1 | 25 | 4.3 | 2.6- 6.9 | 98 | 17.5 | 14.0-21.7 | 63 | 12.3 | 9.2-16.2 | 313 | 59.7 | 54.5-64.7 |
Greensboro | 475 | 21 | 3.9 | 2.2- 6.8 | 17 | 4.3 | 2.3- 8.1 | 73 | 14.3 | 10.9-18.5 | 55 | 11.3 | 8.2-15.4 | 309 | 66.2 | 60.6-71.4 |
Southern Regional | 331 | 34 | 11.8 | 7.8-17.5 | 9 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.3 | 54 | 13.9 | 10.1-18.8 | 33 | 8.1 | 5.4-12.0 | 201 | 64.1 | 57.7-70.1 |
Coastal | 214 | 16 | 9.1 | 4.8-16.6 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.4 | 43 | 23.2 | 17.2-30.6 | 27 | 11.0 | 7.3-16.2 | 123 | 54.6 | 46.6-62.3 |
Wake | 438 | 36 | 9.7 | 6.4-14.3 | 18 | 3.8 | 2.0- 7.0 | 62 | 13.6 | 10.2-17.8 | 39 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.4 | 283 | 65.1 | 59.1-70.5 |
Area L | 127 | 7 | 5.6 | 2.5-12.2 | 8 | 6.2 | 2.9-12.9 | 22 | 15.4 | 9.8-23.4 | 13 | 11.2 | 6.0-19.8 | 77 | 61.6 | 51.5-70.7 |
Eastern | 447 | 32 | 5.9 | 3.8- 8.8 | 22 | 5.3 | 3.2- 8.6 | 79 | 17.1 | 13.2-21.8 | 50 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.4 | 264 | 61.2 | 55.7-66.4 |
* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).
^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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