BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	6,908	2,578	37.6	36.2-39.1	755	11.5	10.5-12.6	3,575	50.9	49.4-52.3
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	193	71	38.3	30.7-46.5	24	14.9	9.3-23.0	98	46.9	39.0-54.9
Buncombe	193	73	39.2	31.8-47.2	22	10.7	6.8-16.3	98	50.1	42.3-57.9
Cabarrus	191	76	39.6	32.2-47.5	18	9.7	5.6-16.1	97	50.7	42.8-58.6
Catawba	178	74	49.6	40.7-58.6	8	4.7	2.2- 9.8	96	45.7	37.1-54.5
Cumberland	203	78	40.1	32.6-48.0	33	19.6	13.4-27.7	92	40.3	33.1-47.9
Davidson	207	94	46.6	38.2-55.2	15	6.4	3.7-10.8	98	47.0	38.7-55.4
Durham	158	48	31.9	24.1-41.0	19	13.2	7.4-22.5	91	54.8	45.4-63.9
Forsyth	215	84	38.1	30.9-45.7	23	10.7	6.6-17.0	108	51.2	43.5-58.8
Gaston	180	68	38.5	30.9-46.8	13	7.6	4.2-13.4	99	53.9	45.6-62.0
Guilford	186	49	27.8	21.0-35.8	22	11.7	7.3-18.3	115	60.5	52.1-68.3
Iredell	200	72	38.4	30.0-47.6	23	11.0	7.0-16.9	105	50.6	42.0-59.1
Johnston	235	83	34.2	27.5-41.5	29	12.1	7.9-18.1	123	53.7	46.1-61.2
Mecklenburg	263	66	28.5	22.5-35.4	43	15.2	11.1-20.7	154	56.2	49.3-62.9
New Hanover	196	55	28.8	22.2-36.5	18	10.2	6.1-16.5	123	61.0	53.0-68.4
Onslow	205	82	43.5	35.9-51.4	19	11.6	6.7-19.4	104	44.9	37.4-52.6
Orange	172	42	26.6	19.6-34.9	22	13.0	8.3-19.6	108	60.4	51.8-68.5
Pitt	168	55	32.9	25.4-41.4	24	15.1	9.7-22.7	89	52.0	43.5-60.4
Randolph	170	72	45.8	37.5-54.4	17	7.8	4.3-13.6	81	46.4	38.0-54.9
Robeson	189	84	45.2	37.3-53.5	26	13.3	8.8-19.6	79	41.4	33.7-49.6
Rowan	227	101	45.2	37.8-52.8	27	11.6	7.4-17.6	99	43.2	35.8-50.9
Union	180	63	34.0	26.6-42.3	12	6.2	3.4-11.2	105	59.7	51.3-67.6
Wake	192	62	33.8	26.5-42.0	20	11.8	6.9-19.7	110	54.4	46.0-62.5
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	183	68	38.4	30.7-46.7	14	7.2	4.1-12.3	101	54.5	46.3-62.4
Northeast Partnership II	209	78	36.9	29.8-44.6	22	12.7	7.6-20.3	109	50.4	42.7-58.1
Northeast Partnership I	158	63	42.2	31.1-54.2	12	5.6	3.0-10.1	83	52.3	41.0-63.3
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	161	53	36.0	27.9-45.0	23	10.6	6.7-16.4	85	53.4	44.5-62.1
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	205	88	41.4	33.6-49.7	20	11.2	6.7-18.1	97	47.4	39.3-55.7
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	211	81	37.9	30.8-45.4	24	12.1	8.0-18.1	106	50.0	42.5-57.6
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	189	80	42.1	34.5-50.0	27	17.7	12.0-25.2	82	40.3	32.9-48.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore	202	66	31.6	24.8-39.3	20	11.7	7.0-19.0	116	56.7	48.7-64.4
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	257	110	40.6	33.9-47.8	26	10.1	6.5-15.2	121	49.3	42.2-56.4
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	182	84	45.9	38.0-53.9	14	7.0	3.7-12.7	84	47.2	39.3-55.1
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	176	73	36.9	28.5-46.0	16	9.8	5.4-17.1	87	53.3	43.7-62.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	198	82	43.6	35.7-51.8	26	13.4	8.7-20.1	90	43.0	35.3-51.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	276	100	37.3	30.5-44.6	34	13.2	8.9-19.1	142	49.5	42.4-56.5
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	433	168	39.8	34.0-45.9	38	9.0	6.1-13.2	227	51.2	45.3-57.0
No	6,475	2,410	37.5	36.0-39.0	717	11.7	10.7-12.8	3,348	50.8	49.3-52.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,365	897	38.7	36.2-41.2	266	11.8	10.3-13.6	1,202	49.5	47.0-52.0
Piedmont	3,747	1,361	36.2	34.3-38.2	401	11.2	9.9-12.7	1,985	52.6	50.6-54.6
Western NC	796	320	40.4	36.2-44.6	88	11.9	9.3-15.1	388	47.7	43.5-52.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	459	168	37.3	32.0-42.9	56	12.8	9.4-17.3	235	49.9	44.4-55.4
Northwest	1,429	605	43.6	40.4-46.9	132	9.5	7.7-11.8	692	46.9	43.6-50.1
Charlotte	984	331	32.4	28.8-36.1	106	12.3	9.9-15.2	547	55.3	51.5-59.2
Greensboro	887	304	35.2	31.3-39.3	101	11.1	8.7-14.1	482	53.7	49.5-57.8
Southern Regional	732	296	39.9	35.6-44.4	96	14.5	11.4-18.3	340	45.6	41.2-50.1
Coastal	396	139	35.9	30.7-41.6	39	11.2	7.8-15.9	218	52.8	47.1-58.5
Wake	852	302	35.0	31.0-39.3	105	13.0	10.0-16.7	445	52.0	47.5-56.4
Area L	248	95	40.2	33.3-47.5	25	9.3	6.0-14.1	128	50.6	43.4-57.7
Eastern	875	328	39.2	35.2-43.5	87	9.6	7.5-12.3	460	51.2	47.0-55.3

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,908

2,578

37.6

36.2-39.1

755

11.5

10.5-12.6

3,575

50.9

49.4-52.3

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

193

38.3

30.7-46.5

14.9

9.3-23.0

46.9

39.0-54.9

Buncombe

193

39.2

31.8-47.2

10.7

6.8-16.3

50.1

42.3-57.9

Cabarrus

191

39.6

32.2-47.5

9.7

5.6-16.1

50.7

42.8-58.6

Catawba

178

49.6

40.7-58.6

4.7

2.2- 9.8

45.7

37.1-54.5

Cumberland

203

40.1

32.6-48.0

19.6

13.4-27.7

40.3

33.1-47.9

Davidson

207

46.6

38.2-55.2

6.4

3.7-10.8

47.0

38.7-55.4

Durham

158

31.9

24.1-41.0

13.2

7.4-22.5

54.8

45.4-63.9

Forsyth

215

38.1

30.9-45.7

10.7

6.6-17.0

108

51.2

43.5-58.8

Gaston

180

38.5

30.9-46.8

7.6

4.2-13.4

53.9

45.6-62.0

Guilford

186

27.8

21.0-35.8

11.7

7.3-18.3

115

60.5

52.1-68.3

Iredell

200

38.4

30.0-47.6

11.0

7.0-16.9

105

50.6

42.0-59.1

Johnston

235

34.2

27.5-41.5

12.1

7.9-18.1

123

53.7

46.1-61.2

Mecklenburg

263

28.5

22.5-35.4

15.2

11.1-20.7

154

56.2

49.3-62.9

New Hanover

196

28.8

22.2-36.5

10.2

6.1-16.5

123

61.0

53.0-68.4

Onslow

205

43.5

35.9-51.4

11.6

6.7-19.4

104

44.9

37.4-52.6

Orange

172

26.6

19.6-34.9

13.0

8.3-19.6

108

60.4

51.8-68.5

Pitt

168

32.9

25.4-41.4

15.1

9.7-22.7

52.0

43.5-60.4

Randolph

170

45.8

37.5-54.4

7.8

4.3-13.6

46.4

38.0-54.9

Robeson

189

45.2

37.3-53.5

13.3

8.8-19.6

41.4

33.7-49.6

Rowan

227

101

45.2

37.8-52.8

11.6

7.4-17.6

43.2

35.8-50.9

Union

180

34.0

26.6-42.3

6.2

3.4-11.2

105

59.7

51.3-67.6

Wake

192

33.8

26.5-42.0

11.8

6.9-19.7

110

54.4

46.0-62.5

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

183

38.4

30.7-46.7

7.2

4.1-12.3

101

54.5

46.3-62.4

Northeast Partnership II

209

36.9

29.8-44.6

12.7

7.6-20.3

109

50.4

42.7-58.1

Northeast Partnership I

158

42.2

31.1-54.2

5.6

3.0-10.1

52.3

41.0-63.3

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

161

36.0

27.9-45.0

10.6

6.7-16.4

53.4

44.5-62.1

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

205

41.4

33.6-49.7

11.2

6.7-18.1

47.4

39.3-55.7

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

211

37.9

30.8-45.4

12.1

8.0-18.1

106

50.0

42.5-57.6

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

189

42.1

34.5-50.0

17.7

12.0-25.2

40.3

32.9-48.1

Chatham/Lee/Moore

202

31.6

24.8-39.3

11.7

7.0-19.0

116

56.7

48.7-64.4

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

257

110

40.6

33.9-47.8

10.1

6.5-15.2

121

49.3

42.2-56.4

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

182

45.9

38.0-53.9

7.0

3.7-12.7

47.2

39.3-55.1

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

176

36.9

28.5-46.0

9.8

5.4-17.1

53.3

43.7-62.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

198

43.6

35.7-51.8

13.4

8.7-20.1

43.0

35.3-51.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

276

100

37.3

30.5-44.6

13.2

8.9-19.1

142

49.5

42.4-56.5

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

433

168

39.8

34.0-45.9

9.0

6.1-13.2

227

51.2

45.3-57.0

6,475

2,410

37.5

36.0-39.0

717

11.7

10.7-12.8

3,348

50.8

49.3-52.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,365

897

38.7

36.2-41.2

266

11.8

10.3-13.6

1,202

49.5

47.0-52.0

Piedmont

3,747

1,361

36.2

34.3-38.2

401

11.2

9.9-12.7

1,985

52.6

50.6-54.6

Western NC

796

320

40.4

36.2-44.6

11.9

9.3-15.1

388

47.7

43.5-52.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

459

168

37.3

32.0-42.9

12.8

9.4-17.3

235

49.9

44.4-55.4

Northwest

1,429

605

43.6

40.4-46.9

132

9.5

7.7-11.8

692

46.9

43.6-50.1

Charlotte

984

331

32.4

28.8-36.1

106

12.3

9.9-15.2

547

55.3

51.5-59.2

Greensboro

887

304

35.2

31.3-39.3

101

11.1

8.7-14.1

482

53.7

49.5-57.8

Southern Regional

732

296

39.9

35.6-44.4

14.5

11.4-18.3

340

45.6

41.2-50.1

Coastal

396

139

35.9

30.7-41.6

11.2

7.8-15.9

218

52.8

47.1-58.5

Wake

852

302

35.0

31.0-39.3

105

13.0

10.0-16.7

445

52.0

47.5-56.4

Area L

248

40.2

33.3-47.5

9.3

6.0-14.1

128

50.6

43.4-57.7

Eastern

875

328

39.2

35.2-43.5

9.6

7.5-12.3

460

51.2

47.0-55.3

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life.

^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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