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<10 cigaretts/per day | 10-20 cigarettes/per day | 20 cigs.(one pack)/per day | More than 20 cigarettes/per day | |||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 3,122 | 844 | 29.2 | 27.2-31.4 | 988 | 31.1 | 29.1-33.2 | 896 | 27.8 | 25.9-29.8 | 394 | 11.9 | 10.5-13.3 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Alamance | 91 | 26 | 36.5 | 24.9-50.0 | 25 | 24.3 | 16.0-35.1 | 25 | 22.5 | 14.8-32.8 | 15 | 16.6 | 9.8-26.7 |
Buncombe | 86 | 22 | 28.9 | 19.0-41.2 | 22 | 22.0 | 14.1-32.7 | 32 | 36.5 | 26.1-48.3 | 10 | 12.6 | 6.5-23.1 |
Cabarrus | 87 | 18 | 22.6 | 13.9-34.6 | 33 | 41.0 | 29.9-53.0 | 29 | 28.2 | 19.4-39.1 | 7 | 8.2 | 3.6-17.7 |
Catawba | 79 | 6 | 12.0 | 5.2-25.3 | 26 | 30.6 | 19.8-44.1 | 31 | 40.0 | 26.8-54.8 | 16 | 17.4 | 10.2-28.2 |
Cumberland | 102 | 38 | 39.2 | 28.5-51.0 | 30 | 28.6 | 19.8-39.5 | 28 | 27.7 | 18.7-38.9 | 6 | 4.5 | 1.9-10.2 |
Davidson | 104 | 15 | 12.3 | 6.9-21.1 | 31 | 27.7 | 18.4-39.3 | 38 | 36.9 | 25.2-50.3 | 20 | 23.2 | 14.7-34.6 |
Durham | 61 | 25 | 44.9 | 30.4-60.4 | 19 | 29.5 | 18.5-43.6 | 11 | 17.5 | 9.3-30.5 | 6 | 8.0 | 3.5-17.5 |
Forsyth | 105 | 36 | 39.0 | 28.5-50.7 | 23 | 21.8 | 14.3-31.7 | 31 | 26.2 | 17.8-36.7 | 15 | 13.1 | 7.4-22.1 |
Gaston | 76 | 15 | 20.5 | 12.1-32.6 | 26 | 34.1 | 23.2-46.9 | 27 | 34.2 | 23.4-47.1 | 8 | 11.2 | 5.4-21.7 |
Guilford | 66 | 27 | 33.0 | 22.1-46.2 | 22 | 37.8 | 25.5-51.9 | 11 | 17.8 | 8.9-32.2 | 6 | 11.4 | 5.0-23.9 |
Iredell | 86 | 23 | 23.6 | 14.5-36.0 | 28 | 37.0 | 23.4-53.1 | 24 | 27.4 | 17.4-40.3 | 11 | 12.0 | 6.0-22.7 |
Johnston | 105 | 23 | 21.9 | 13.9-32.7 | 33 | 32.2 | 22.6-43.5 | 28 | 26.6 | 18.1-37.2 | 21 | 19.3 | 12.3-28.9 |
Mecklenburg | 98 | 44 | 43.3 | 32.5-54.8 | 30 | 32.9 | 23.2-44.4 | 15 | 15.9 | 9.5-25.6 | 9 | 7.9 | 3.5-16.6 |
New Hanover | 69 | 25 | 36.7 | 24.9-50.4 | 23 | 31.2 | 20.6-44.1 | 14 | 19.4 | 11.1-31.6 | 7 | 12.7 | 5.6-26.2 |
Onslow | 94 | 27 | 35.5 | 24.4-48.4 | 29 | 26.2 | 17.9-36.6 | 25 | 27.5 | 18.6-38.5 | 13 | 10.9 | 6.1-18.7 |
Orange | 58 | 21 | 37.0 | 24.4-51.6 | 24 | 37.0 | 24.7-51.4 | 9 | 19.4 | 10.0-34.1 | 4 | 6.6 | 2.4-16.8 |
Pitt | 74 | 26 | 35.7 | 24.4-48.9 | 23 | 28.8 | 18.6-41.8 | 15 | 21.9 | 12.7-35.0 | 10 | 13.6 | 7.1-24.5 |
Randolph | 82 | 10 | 11.7 | 5.6-22.9 | 35 | 36.9 | 26.1-49.1 | 22 | 29.9 | 19.7-42.6 | 15 | 21.5 | 12.1-35.3 |
Robeson | 102 | 27 | 27.8 | 19.0-38.7 | 34 | 34.6 | 24.6-46.3 | 24 | 23.2 | 15.1-33.9 | 17 | 14.4 | 8.3-23.7 |
Rowan | 125 | 26 | 24.5 | 16.3-35.1 | 40 | 29.0 | 21.0-38.5 | 41 | 32.6 | 23.8-42.7 | 18 | 13.9 | 8.5-22.1 |
Union | 72 | 17 | 25.9 | 15.6-39.9 | 34 | 48.3 | 35.6-61.3 | 20 | 24.6 | 15.4-36.8 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 7.9 |
Wake | 79 | 25 | 36.7 | 24.7-50.6 | 30 | 32.9 | 22.3-45.6 | 18 | 23.5 | 14.6-35.7 | 6 | 6.8 | 2.5-17.5 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 73 | 20 | 27.0 | 17.0-40.0 | 18 | 22.1 | 13.6-34.0 | 24 | 31.0 | 20.6-43.9 | 11 | 19.8 | 10.5-34.3 |
Northeast Partnership II | 93 | 19 | 26.3 | 16.1-39.8 | 32 | 27.8 | 18.7-39.2 | 26 | 26.1 | 17.4-37.2 | 16 | 19.8 | 12.0-30.9 |
Northeast Partnership I | 70 | 25 | 35.5 | 24.1-48.8 | 26 | 31.8 | 21.1-44.7 | 14 | 24.7 | 14.6-38.6 | 5 | 8.0 | 3.2-18.6 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 71 | 28 | 31.6 | 21.3-44.0 | 12 | 22.2 | 12.1-37.1 | 21 | 32.6 | 21.6-45.8 | 10 | 13.7 | 7.1-24.8 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 102 | 29 | 29.4 | 19.9-41.2 | 34 | 35.3 | 24.7-47.5 | 31 | 28.0 | 19.4-38.7 | 8 | 7.3 | 2.9-17.3 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 96 | 23 | 24.0 | 15.7-34.9 | 34 | 37.8 | 27.6-49.2 | 25 | 23.5 | 15.8-33.6 | 14 | 14.6 | 8.5-24.1 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 99 | 31 | 33.9 | 24.3-45.2 | 26 | 27.6 | 19.1-38.2 | 31 | 28.9 | 20.1-39.6 | 11 | 9.6 | 5.1-17.3 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 78 | 22 | 31.6 | 20.2-45.8 | 19 | 26.6 | 16.7-39.6 | 25 | 29.1 | 19.1-41.7 | 12 | 12.7 | 6.9-22.2 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 132 | 33 | 24.1 | 16.6-33.6 | 40 | 29.9 | 21.8-39.4 | 43 | 34.2 | 25.3-44.3 | 16 | 11.9 | 6.9-19.7 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 97 | 22 | 21.9 | 13.8-32.9 | 29 | 31.1 | 21.8-42.3 | 36 | 36.7 | 26.8-48.0 | 10 | 10.3 | 5.2-19.2 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 85 | 15 | 14.6 | 8.4-24.2 | 25 | 28.2 | 18.8-39.8 | 32 | 43.1 | 31.3-55.7 | 13 | 14.2 | 8.0-24.0 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 99 | 22 | 24.0 | 15.2-35.7 | 32 | 33.6 | 23.4-45.6 | 32 | 29.9 | 20.7-41.2 | 13 | 12.5 | 6.8-21.8 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 126 | 33 | 26.6 | 17.9-37.6 | 41 | 34.9 | 25.2-46.0 | 38 | 28.0 | 19.4-38.7 | 14 | 10.5 | 5.8-18.3 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | |||||||||||||
Yes | 189 | 51 | 28.4 | 21.2-36.8 | 62 | 27.1 | 20.6-34.9 | 50 | 27.5 | 20.7-35.5 | 26 | 17.0 | 11.4-24.5 |
No | 2,933 | 793 | 29.3 | 27.1-31.5 | 926 | 31.3 | 29.2-33.5 | 846 | 27.8 | 25.8-29.9 | 368 | 11.6 | 10.2-13.1 |
NC REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,080 | 317 | 31.5 | 28.0-35.2 | 336 | 30.1 | 26.8-33.6 | 283 | 26.0 | 23.0-29.3 | 144 | 12.4 | 10.2-15.0 |
Piedmont | 1,661 | 441 | 29.7 | 26.8-32.7 | 534 | 31.4 | 28.6-34.3 | 483 | 27.2 | 24.6-30.0 | 203 | 11.7 | 9.9-13.7 |
Western NC | 381 | 86 | 23.7 | 18.6-29.7 | 118 | 32.3 | 26.6-38.5 | 130 | 32.8 | 27.3-38.8 | 47 | 11.3 | 8.2-15.4 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | |||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 207 | 54 | 27.8 | 20.6-36.3 | 62 | 31.9 | 24.4-40.5 | 68 | 29.6 | 22.7-37.7 | 23 | 10.6 | 6.7-16.5 |
Northwest | 707 | 144 | 21.8 | 18.0-26.1 | 210 | 29.1 | 25.0-33.6 | 241 | 33.9 | 29.6-38.5 | 112 | 15.2 | 12.3-18.7 |
Charlotte | 407 | 112 | 31.8 | 26.3-37.8 | 149 | 36.7 | 31.0-42.8 | 114 | 23.4 | 19.0-28.6 | 32 | 8.1 | 5.3-12.1 |
Greensboro | 373 | 106 | 29.2 | 23.8-35.2 | 125 | 32.6 | 26.9-38.9 | 94 | 25.1 | 19.9-31.1 | 48 | 13.1 | 9.4-18.0 |
Southern Regional | 370 | 111 | 31.9 | 26.0-38.4 | 113 | 31.5 | 25.6-38.0 | 102 | 27.3 | 22.0-33.3 | 44 | 9.4 | 6.3-13.6 |
Coastal | 165 | 46 | 28.2 | 20.9-36.9 | 58 | 35.7 | 27.8-44.4 | 39 | 21.7 | 15.7-29.3 | 22 | 14.3 | 9.3-21.6 |
Wake | 387 | 114 | 34.2 | 27.8-41.3 | 123 | 30.6 | 25.0-36.9 | 101 | 25.2 | 20.0-31.1 | 49 | 10.0 | 6.9-14.2 |
Area L | 112 | 42 | 35.0 | 25.8-45.5 | 26 | 24.6 | 15.9-36.0 | 31 | 29.4 | 20.7-39.9 | 13 | 11.0 | 6.2-18.7 |
Eastern | 383 | 109 | 29.7 | 24.3-35.8 | 118 | 26.6 | 21.8-32.1 | 105 | 29.4 | 24.1-35.4 | 51 | 14.2 | 10.3-19.4 |
*Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in entire lifetime and now smoke 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, 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.
****Click here to learn about other NC Area Health Education Centers
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