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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 | 780 | 90 | 12.1 | 9.5-15.2 | 70 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.4 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 | 450 | 56.5 | 52.1-60.8 | 159 | 21.0 | 17.6-24.8 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 29 | 4 | 15.0 | 5.1-36.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 61.6 | 40.4-79.1 | 7 | 23.4 | 10.0-45.8 |
Buncombe | 20 | 3 | 13.7 | 3.9-38.0 | 2 | 11.1 | 2.6-36.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 55.7 | 33.0-76.3 | 4 | 19.6 | 7.0-43.9 |
Cabarrus | 26 | 1 | 2.4 | 0.3-15.5 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.4-18.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 68.2 | 45.4-84.7 | 6 | 26.4 | 11.3-50.2 |
Catawba | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 13.1 | 3.2-40.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 81.9 | 55.3-94.3 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.7-28.6 |
Cumberland | 34 | 5 | 19.0 | 7.5-40.3 | 2 | 6.2 | 1.5-21.8 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.3 | 15 | 35.7 | 21.0-53.8 | 11 | 37.1 | 20.9-56.7 |
Davidson | 31 | 3 | 11.4 | 3.3-32.9 | 3 | 10.7 | 3.4-29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 47.9 | 29.4-67.1 | 10 | 30.0 | 15.9-49.3 |
Durham | 18 | 3 | 14.0 | 4.3-37.0 | 1 | 6.6 | 0.9-35.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 61.0 | 35.7-81.5 | 4 | 18.4 | 6.3-43.2 |
Forsyth | 21 | 2 | 5.8 | 1.3-22.1 | 5 | 28.4 | 10.0-58.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 44.2 | 22.5-68.5 | 4 | 21.5 | 7.2-49.3 |
Gaston | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 14.3 | 3.5-43.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 70.6 | 43.9-88.1 | 3 | 15.1 | 4.4-40.8 |
Guilford | 19 | 5 | 28.7 | 11.6-55.2 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.5-23.8 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.4 | 10 | 56.8 | 32.0-78.6 | 2 | 7.7 | 1.6-30.1 |
Iredell | 22 | 2 | 9.8 | 2.3-32.8 | 2 | 11.1 | 2.4-39.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 71.2 | 47.6-87.0 | 3 | 8.0 | 2.3-24.4 |
Johnston | 22 | 3 | 11.7 | 3.4-33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 72.9 | 49.8-87.9 | 3 | 15.4 | 5.0-38.7 |
Mecklenburg | 17 | 1 | 5.7 | 0.8-31.6 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.6-25.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 61.5 | 36.2-81.9 | 5 | 28.6 | 11.6-54.8 |
New Hanover | 16 | 2 | 11.2 | 2.4-39.2 | 2 | 12.4 | 2.8-40.9 | 2 | 12.2 | 2.8-40.2 | 7 | 38.0 | 17.1-64.7 | 3 | 26.2 | 8.1-58.8 |
Onslow | 31 | 7 | 27.0 | 11.5-51.1 | 7 | 27.0 | 11.1-52.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 32.5 | 17.4-52.3 | 5 | 13.6 | 5.1-31.4 |
Orange | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 21.6 | 7.0-50.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 62.2 | 35.8-83.0 | 3 | 16.1 | 4.8-42.1 |
Pitt | 19 | 2 | 11.0 | 2.6-36.1 | 3 | 31.8 | 11.2-63.2 | 2 | 6.7 | 1.5-25.5 | 8 | 32.2 | 14.7-56.6 | 4 | 18.3 | 6.4-42.5 |
Randolph | 14 | 3 | 15.7 | 4.5-42.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 6 | 49.2 | 22.3-76.5 | 5 | 35.1 | 13.8-64.8 |
Robeson | 27 | 3 | 9.9 | 3.0-28.4 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-17.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 19 | 70.3 | 47.6-86.0 | 4 | 17.0 | 5.5-41.8 |
Rowan | 28 | 2 | 8.5 | 2.1-28.4 | 4 | 11.3 | 3.8-28.9 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.2 | 14 | 53.8 | 34.0-72.5 | 7 | 24.7 | 11.1-46.3 |
Union | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 16.6 | 5.0-43.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 61.6 | 35.3-82.5 | 4 | 21.8 | 6.8-51.7 |
Wake | 22 | 3 | 8.3 | 2.4-25.2 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.5-23.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 60.1 | 36.4-79.9 | 4 | 27.6 | 10.9-54.4 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 20 | 3 | 19.5 | 6.1-47.5 | 1 | 6.7 | 0.9-35.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 42.3 | 21.8-65.9 | 5 | 31.6 | 13.0-58.7 |
Northeast Partnership II | 21 | 2 | 14.1 | 3.6-42.0 | 3 | 18.7 | 5.9-45.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 59.1 | 35.4-79.2 | 2 | 8.1 | 1.9-28.5 |
Northeast Partnership I | 21 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.3-16.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 68.8 | 45.0-85.7 | 6 | 28.6 | 12.5-53.0 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 83.5 | 49.3-96.3 | 2 | 16.5 | 3.7-50.7 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 28 | 4 | 11.5 | 3.1-34.4 | 6 | 22.2 | 8.1-47.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 37.8 | 20.2-59.2 | 6 | 28.6 | 11.9-54.3 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 19 | 3 | 14.8 | 4.5-39.2 | 2 | 9.1 | 2.2-31.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 70.7 | 46.2-87.1 | 1 | 5.4 | 0.7-30.3 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 28 | 4 | 8.9 | 3.1-22.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 0.5-20.0 | 2 | 5.6 | 1.4-20.3 | 17 | 73.3 | 55.1-86.0 | 4 | 9.0 | 3.1-23.2 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 18 | 2 | 21.6 | 5.8-54.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 50.2 | 26.3-74.1 | 6 | 28.2 | 12.0-53.2 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 27 | 5 | 13.9 | 5.3-31.8 | 2 | 5.4 | 1.3-19.9 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.7-28.5 | 17 | 69.6 | 48.7-84.7 | 2 | 6.1 | 1.2-26.5 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 29 | 4 | 13.0 | 4.5-31.9 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.0-16.6 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.6 | 15 | 54.5 | 34.4-73.3 | 7 | 26.5 | 12.5-47.6 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 18 | 2 | 11.3 | 2.7-36.5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.7-28.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 64.9 | 39.6-83.9 | 3 | 18.8 | 6.1-45.3 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 26 | 4 | 18.5 | 6.0-44.8 | 2 | 5.0 | 1.1-19.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 59.1 | 36.7-78.3 | 6 | 17.4 | 6.9-37.5 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 27 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.0-17.3 | 4 | 17.2 | 6.2-39.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 56.6 | 35.9-75.2 | 7 | 21.9 | 9.7-42.0 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 48 | 4 | 11.5 | 4.0-28.4 | 4 | 12.5 | 4.6-29.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 31 | 56.6 | 40.2-71.7 | 9 | 19.5 | 9.2-36.7 |
No | 732 | 86 | 12.1 | 9.4-15.4 | 66 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.3 | 11 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 | 419 | 56.5 | 52.0-61.0 | 150 | 21.0 | 17.5-25.0 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 278 | 36 | 14.1 | 9.6-20.2 | 29 | 12.6 | 8.2-18.8 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.3 | 156 | 48.7 | 41.6-55.8 | 51 | 22.9 | 16.9-30.2 |
Piedmont | 413 | 42 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.6 | 32 | 7.0 | 4.7-10.5 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 | 247 | 61.9 | 55.9-67.5 | 87 | 19.8 | 15.4-25.1 |
Western NC | 89 | 12 | 13.1 | 6.6-24.4 | 9 | 10.9 | 5.3-21.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 47 | 55.4 | 43.1-67.1 | 21 | 20.6 | 12.9-31.1 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 46 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.8-17.9 | 6 | 16.1 | 6.9-33.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 24 | 54.5 | 38.0-70.0 | 11 | 22.1 | 11.7-37.9 |
Northwest | 173 | 18 | 12.3 | 7.0-20.8 | 19 | 10.3 | 5.9-17.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.5 | 98 | 58.7 | 49.3-67.5 | 36 | 18.2 | 12.5-25.7 |
Charlotte | 93 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.3-11.8 | 8 | 6.8 | 3.2-14.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 61 | 66.2 | 54.0-76.5 | 20 | 22.9 | 14.2-34.9 |
Greensboro | 96 | 15 | 20.4 | 11.3-34.0 | 6 | 5.1 | 2.1-12.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.4 | 54 | 56.6 | 43.3-69.0 | 20 | 16.6 | 9.6-27.1 |
Southern Regional | 101 | 13 | 15.1 | 7.9-26.9 | 8 | 10.7 | 4.3-23.9 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 8.0 | 55 | 45.5 | 34.3-57.1 | 23 | 26.7 | 17.4-38.7 |
Coastal | 33 | 4 | 10.2 | 3.4-26.6 | 3 | 6.8 | 2.0-20.7 | 2 | 4.7 | 1.1-18.5 | 19 | 51.3 | 30.7-71.5 | 5 | 26.9 | 9.9-55.2 |
Wake | 99 | 13 | 10.2 | 5.4-18.3 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.7-11.4 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 4.6 | 62 | 64.0 | 51.2-75.1 | 20 | 21.6 | 12.4-35.1 |
Area L | 29 | 2 | 6.9 | 1.4-28.4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.6-23.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 67.0 | 45.8-83.0 | 6 | 22.1 | 9.3-43.9 |
Eastern | 105 | 15 | 15.6 | 8.8-26.1 | 17 | 19.3 | 11.6-30.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.6 | 54 | 47.0 | 36.0-58.2 | 17 | 17.4 | 10.1-28.2 |
Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.
*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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