BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
North Carolina	3,175	1,145	38.7	36.5-40.9	1,460	45.1	42.9-47.3	570	16.2	14.7-17.9
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	91	33	38.6	27.5-50.9	45	50.8	38.8-62.8	13	10.6	5.6-19.2
Buncombe	91	38	43.4	32.6-55.0	31	34.9	24.7-46.8	22	21.6	13.8-32.2
Cabarrus	90	26	31.8	21.8-43.9	44	47.5	36.1-59.1	20	20.7	13.0-31.3
Catawba	81	29	38.8	25.9-53.5	34	43.4	30.8-57.1	18	17.7	10.4-28.5
Cumberland	106	50	52.0	41.0-62.8	44	39.7	29.6-50.8	12	8.3	4.4-15.1
Davidson	106	29	29.9	20.2-41.8	57	51.3	39.1-63.3	20	18.9	11.2-30.0
Durham	62	31	55.9	42.2-68.8	22	26.5	17.1-38.7	9	17.6	9.2-31.2
Forsyth	106	41	42.3	31.7-53.7	51	46.5	35.8-57.6	14	11.2	5.8-20.4
Gaston	79	27	39.2	27.8-52.0	35	39.4	28.3-51.8	17	21.3	12.8-33.3
Guilford	68	28	43.7	30.9-57.5	30	45.9	32.8-59.6	10	10.4	5.1-19.9
Iredell	86	31	43.8	29.8-59.0	40	43.0	30.2-56.8	15	13.2	7.5-22.0
Johnston	106	25	23.5	15.5-34.1	50	47.3	36.7-58.2	31	29.1	20.2-40.1
Mecklenburg	99	36	33.6	24.0-44.8	45	49.1	38.0-60.4	18	17.3	10.5-27.2
New Hanover	70	20	32.5	20.9-46.8	35	50.0	36.8-63.1	15	17.5	10.0-28.7
Onslow	96	36	33.6	24.2-44.6	44	50.0	38.5-61.4	16	16.4	9.1-27.7
Orange	59	18	32.4	20.6-47.0	31	53.8	39.7-67.3	10	13.9	7.1-25.2
Pitt	74	27	42.5	30.1-55.8	29	36.9	25.3-50.1	18	20.7	12.7-31.9
Randolph	85	24	34.8	23.6-48.0	41	46.4	34.5-58.8	20	18.8	11.3-29.5
Robeson	105	56	57.2	46.1-67.5	40	37.2	27.3-48.4	9	5.6	2.8-11.1
Rowan	126	46	38.7	29.4-48.9	63	48.8	38.9-58.8	17	12.5	6.9-21.5
Union	73	21	35.2	23.6-48.9	37	44.4	32.2-57.3	15	20.4	11.8-32.9
Wake	81	28	39.7	27.6-53.2	33	39.5	27.8-52.5	20	20.8	13.0-31.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	79	22	29.1	18.9-41.8	39	43.1	31.5-55.4	18	27.8	17.5-41.3
Northeast Partnership II	99	41	47.2	35.7-59.0	37	31.8	22.4-42.9	21	21.0	13.4-31.2
Northeast Partnership I	70	30	42.0	29.8-55.1	28	41.5	29.2-55.0	12	16.5	8.9-28.6
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	71	31	48.8	35.9-61.9	28	36.5	25.2-49.4	12	14.7	7.8-25.8
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	106	32	36.1	25.2-48.6	58	47.6	36.5-59.0	16	16.3	9.7-26.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	92	44	44.9	34.1-56.2	36	43.1	32.2-54.7	12	11.9	6.6-20.7
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	99	46	50.2	39.5-60.9	34	33.6	24.2-44.5	19	16.2	10.1-25.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore	77	26	38.6	26.4-52.3	38	49.2	36.2-62.2	13	12.3	6.9-20.9
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	131	45	36.4	27.5-46.4	65	52.3	42.5-62.0	21	11.3	6.9-17.9
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	95	30	29.4	20.1-40.8	55	61.1	49.7-71.4	10	9.5	4.8-18.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	88	26	29.8	20.2-41.6	48	55.3	43.0-66.9	14	15.0	8.0-26.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	103	36	34.1	24.3-45.6	52	51.1	39.8-62.3	15	14.7	8.2-25.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	125	36	34.4	24.7-45.5	61	45.5	35.0-56.5	28	20.1	12.8-30.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	198	84	45.3	37.2-53.6	74	33.7	26.6-41.7	40	21.0	15.1-28.4
No	2,977	1,061	38.3	36.0-40.6	1,386	45.8	43.5-48.1	530	15.9	14.4-17.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,103	425	41.3	37.7-45.0	484	42.9	39.3-46.6	194	15.8	13.4-18.5
Piedmont	1,683	596	38.4	35.4-41.5	784	45.4	42.3-48.5	303	16.2	14.2-18.5
Western NC	389	124	34.5	28.8-40.6	192	48.5	42.3-54.7	73	17.0	12.9-22.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	211	71	35.8	28.2-44.3	90	42.7	34.5-51.3	50	21.5	15.4-29.1
Northwest	715	234	34.5	30.1-39.2	371	52.7	48.0-57.4	110	12.8	10.1-16.0
Charlotte	418	143	36.0	30.4-41.9	194	45.0	39.1-51.0	81	19.0	14.7-24.2
Greensboro	376	130	38.8	32.6-45.3	182	48.4	42.0-54.9	64	12.8	9.4-17.1
Southern Regional	378	167	47.7	41.3-54.2	159	40.0	34.0-46.3	52	12.3	8.8-16.9
Coastal	162	62	40.1	31.5-49.4	72	45.9	37.1-54.9	28	14.0	9.4-20.4
Wake	392	142	40.7	34.3-47.5	158	37.7	31.6-44.3	92	21.6	17.0-27.0
Area L	114	52	50.9	40.4-61.3	45	37.3	27.9-47.7	17	11.8	6.9-19.4
Eastern	397	143	37.2	31.5-43.3	183	44.9	39.1-50.9	71	17.8	13.6-23.0

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,175

1,145

38.7

36.5-40.9

1,460

45.1

42.9-47.3

570

16.2

14.7-17.9

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

38.6

27.5-50.9

50.8

38.8-62.8

10.6

5.6-19.2

Buncombe

43.4

32.6-55.0

34.9

24.7-46.8

21.6

13.8-32.2

Cabarrus

31.8

21.8-43.9

47.5

36.1-59.1

20.7

13.0-31.3

Catawba

38.8

25.9-53.5

43.4

30.8-57.1

17.7

10.4-28.5

Cumberland

106

52.0

41.0-62.8

39.7

29.6-50.8

8.3

4.4-15.1

Davidson

106

29.9

20.2-41.8

51.3

39.1-63.3

18.9

11.2-30.0

Durham

55.9

42.2-68.8

26.5

17.1-38.7

17.6

9.2-31.2

Forsyth

106

42.3

31.7-53.7

46.5

35.8-57.6

11.2

5.8-20.4

Gaston

39.2

27.8-52.0

39.4

28.3-51.8

21.3

12.8-33.3

Guilford

43.7

30.9-57.5

45.9

32.8-59.6

10.4

5.1-19.9

Iredell

43.8

29.8-59.0

43.0

30.2-56.8

13.2

7.5-22.0

Johnston

106

23.5

15.5-34.1

47.3

36.7-58.2

29.1

20.2-40.1

Mecklenburg

33.6

24.0-44.8

49.1

38.0-60.4

17.3

10.5-27.2

New Hanover

32.5

20.9-46.8

50.0

36.8-63.1

17.5

10.0-28.7

Onslow

33.6

24.2-44.6

50.0

38.5-61.4

16.4

9.1-27.7

Orange

32.4

20.6-47.0

53.8

39.7-67.3

13.9

7.1-25.2

Pitt

42.5

30.1-55.8

36.9

25.3-50.1

20.7

12.7-31.9

Randolph

34.8

23.6-48.0

46.4

34.5-58.8

18.8

11.3-29.5

Robeson

105

57.2

46.1-67.5

37.2

27.3-48.4

5.6

2.8-11.1

Rowan

126

38.7

29.4-48.9

48.8

38.9-58.8

12.5

6.9-21.5

Union

35.2

23.6-48.9

44.4

32.2-57.3

20.4

11.8-32.9

Wake

39.7

27.6-53.2

39.5

27.8-52.5

20.8

13.0-31.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

29.1

18.9-41.8

43.1

31.5-55.4

27.8

17.5-41.3

Northeast Partnership II

47.2

35.7-59.0

31.8

22.4-42.9

21.0

13.4-31.2

Northeast Partnership I

42.0

29.8-55.1

41.5

29.2-55.0

16.5

8.9-28.6

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

48.8

35.9-61.9

36.5

25.2-49.4

14.7

7.8-25.8

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

106

36.1

25.2-48.6

47.6

36.5-59.0

16.3

9.7-26.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

44.9

34.1-56.2

43.1

32.2-54.7

11.9

6.6-20.7

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

50.2

39.5-60.9

33.6

24.2-44.5

16.2

10.1-25.1

Chatham/Lee/Moore

38.6

26.4-52.3

49.2

36.2-62.2

12.3

6.9-20.9

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

131

36.4

27.5-46.4

52.3

42.5-62.0

11.3

6.9-17.9

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

29.4

20.1-40.8

61.1

49.7-71.4

9.5

4.8-18.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

29.8

20.2-41.6

55.3

43.0-66.9

15.0

8.0-26.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

103

34.1

24.3-45.6

51.1

39.8-62.3

14.7

8.2-25.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

125

34.4

24.7-45.5

45.5

35.0-56.5

20.1

12.8-30.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

198

45.3

37.2-53.6

33.7

26.6-41.7

21.0

15.1-28.4

2,977

1,061

38.3

36.0-40.6

1,386

45.8

43.5-48.1

530

15.9

14.4-17.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,103

425

41.3

37.7-45.0

484

42.9

39.3-46.6

194

15.8

13.4-18.5

Piedmont

1,683

596

38.4

35.4-41.5

784

45.4

42.3-48.5

303

16.2

14.2-18.5

Western NC

389

124

34.5

28.8-40.6

192

48.5

42.3-54.7

17.0

12.9-22.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

211

35.8

28.2-44.3

42.7

34.5-51.3

21.5

15.4-29.1

Northwest

715

234

34.5

30.1-39.2

371

52.7

48.0-57.4

110

12.8

10.1-16.0

Charlotte

418

143

36.0

30.4-41.9

194

45.0

39.1-51.0

19.0

14.7-24.2

Greensboro

376

130

38.8

32.6-45.3

182

48.4

42.0-54.9

12.8

9.4-17.1

Southern Regional

378

167

47.7

41.3-54.2

159

40.0

34.0-46.3

12.3

8.8-16.9

Coastal

162

40.1

31.5-49.4

45.9

37.1-54.9

14.0

9.4-20.4

Wake

392

142

40.7

34.3-47.5

158

37.7

31.6-44.3

21.6

17.0-27.0

Area L

114

50.9

40.4-61.3

37.3

27.9-47.7

11.8

6.9-19.4

Eastern

397

143

37.2

31.5-43.3

183

44.9

39.1-50.9

17.8

13.6-23.0

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*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.

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