BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,324	1,784	54.7	52.5-56.8	1,540	45.3	43.2-47.5
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	94	53	56.9	45.0-68.2	41	43.1	31.8-55.0
Buncombe	95	53	56.9	45.6-67.4	42	43.1	32.6-54.4
Cabarrus	94	43	47.2	36.1-58.6	51	52.8	41.4-63.9
Catawba	82	42	59.6	46.7-71.3	40	40.4	28.7-53.3
Cumberland	111	67	65.5	55.1-74.5	44	34.5	25.5-44.9
Davidson	109	56	51.7	39.6-63.6	53	48.3	36.4-60.4
Durham	67	35	52.9	38.9-66.5	32	47.1	33.5-61.1
Forsyth	107	54	51.7	40.7-62.6	53	48.3	37.4-59.3
Gaston	81	50	63.2	50.9-74.1	31	36.8	25.9-49.1
Guilford	70	38	55.3	41.9-67.9	32	44.7	32.1-58.1
Iredell	95	43	44.5	32.1-57.5	52	55.5	42.5-67.9
Johnston	112	62	57.4	46.7-67.4	50	42.6	32.6-53.3
Mecklenburg	108	61	56.5	45.6-66.7	47	43.5	33.3-54.4
New Hanover	73	38	54.1	41.1-66.6	35	45.9	33.4-58.9
Onslow	101	54	51.6	40.4-62.7	47	48.4	37.3-59.6
Orange	63	41	63.7	49.8-75.7	22	36.3	24.3-50.2
Pitt	79	44	56.3	43.8-68.1	35	43.7	31.9-56.2
Randolph	89	48	53.3	41.2-65.0	41	46.7	35.0-58.8
Robeson	110	57	52.3	41.5-62.9	53	47.7	37.1-58.5
Rowan	127	68	52.7	42.7-62.5	59	47.3	37.5-57.3
Union	74	33	48.5	36.0-61.1	41	51.5	38.9-64.0
Wake	82	41	52.5	39.8-64.8	41	47.5	35.2-60.2
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	82	39	44.0	32.4-56.4	43	56.0	43.6-67.6
Northeast Partnership II	100	56	62.4	51.3-72.4	44	37.6	27.6-48.7
Northeast Partnership I	75	50	53.6	34.1-72.0	25	46.4	28.0-65.9
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	75	42	51.1	38.4-63.8	33	48.9	36.2-61.6
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	108	59	58.2	46.7-68.9	49	41.8	31.1-53.3
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	104	63	59.6	48.9-69.5	41	40.4	30.5-51.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	107	59	58.7	48.3-68.4	48	41.3	31.6-51.7
Chatham/Lee/Moore	86	46	53.1	40.7-65.1	40	46.9	34.9-59.3
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	136	85	64.0	54.4-72.7	51	36.0	27.3-45.6
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	98	50	54.7	43.7-65.3	48	45.3	34.7-56.3
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	88	39	49.5	37.4-61.6	49	50.5	38.4-62.6
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	108	52	49.5	38.6-60.4	56	50.5	39.6-61.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	134	63	50.1	39.7-60.5	71	49.9	39.5-60.3
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	206	120	55.8	46.2-64.9	86	44.2	35.1-53.8
No	3,118	1,664	54.6	52.4-56.8	1,454	45.4	43.2-47.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,161	652	57.2	53.6-60.8	509	42.8	39.2-46.4
Piedmont	1,756	934	54.1	51.1-57.1	822	45.9	42.9-48.9
Western NC	407	198	51.5	45.5-57.5	209	48.5	42.5-54.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	224	112	51.2	43.1-59.3	112	48.8	40.7-56.9
Northwest	735	357	50.5	45.9-55.2	378	49.5	44.8-54.1
Charlotte	435	234	55.7	49.8-61.4	201	44.3	38.6-50.2
Greensboro	402	227	55.5	49.2-61.5	175	44.5	38.5-50.8
Southern Regional	391	221	60.1	53.8-66.0	170	39.9	34.0-46.2
Coastal	178	101	59.3	50.9-67.2	77	40.7	32.8-49.1
Wake	407	222	54.9	48.3-61.2	185	45.1	38.8-51.7
Area L	119	70	57.7	47.2-67.6	49	42.3	32.4-52.8
Eastern	415	227	52.9	46.6-59.1	188	47.1	40.9-53.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,324

1,784

54.7

52.5-56.8

1,540

45.3

43.2-47.5

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

56.9

45.0-68.2

43.1

31.8-55.0

Buncombe

56.9

45.6-67.4

43.1

32.6-54.4

Cabarrus

47.2

36.1-58.6

52.8

41.4-63.9

Catawba

59.6

46.7-71.3

40.4

28.7-53.3

Cumberland

111

65.5

55.1-74.5

34.5

25.5-44.9

Davidson

109

51.7

39.6-63.6

48.3

36.4-60.4

Durham

52.9

38.9-66.5

47.1

33.5-61.1

Forsyth

107

51.7

40.7-62.6

48.3

37.4-59.3

Gaston

63.2

50.9-74.1

36.8

25.9-49.1

Guilford

55.3

41.9-67.9

44.7

32.1-58.1

Iredell

44.5

32.1-57.5

55.5

42.5-67.9

Johnston

112

57.4

46.7-67.4

42.6

32.6-53.3

Mecklenburg

108

56.5

45.6-66.7

43.5

33.3-54.4

New Hanover

54.1

41.1-66.6

45.9

33.4-58.9

Onslow

101

51.6

40.4-62.7

48.4

37.3-59.6

Orange

63.7

49.8-75.7

36.3

24.3-50.2

Pitt

56.3

43.8-68.1

43.7

31.9-56.2

Randolph

53.3

41.2-65.0

46.7

35.0-58.8

Robeson

110

52.3

41.5-62.9

47.7

37.1-58.5

Rowan

127

52.7

42.7-62.5

47.3

37.5-57.3

Union

48.5

36.0-61.1

51.5

38.9-64.0

Wake

52.5

39.8-64.8

47.5

35.2-60.2

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

44.0

32.4-56.4

56.0

43.6-67.6

Northeast Partnership II

100

62.4

51.3-72.4

37.6

27.6-48.7

Northeast Partnership I

53.6

34.1-72.0

46.4

28.0-65.9

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

51.1

38.4-63.8

48.9

36.2-61.6

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

108

58.2

46.7-68.9

41.8

31.1-53.3

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

104

59.6

48.9-69.5

40.4

30.5-51.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

107

58.7

48.3-68.4

41.3

31.6-51.7

Chatham/Lee/Moore

53.1

40.7-65.1

46.9

34.9-59.3

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

136

64.0

54.4-72.7

36.0

27.3-45.6

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

54.7

43.7-65.3

45.3

34.7-56.3

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

49.5

37.4-61.6

50.5

38.4-62.6

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

108

49.5

38.6-60.4

50.5

39.6-61.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

134

50.1

39.7-60.5

49.9

39.5-60.3

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

206

120

55.8

46.2-64.9

44.2

35.1-53.8

3,118

1,664

54.6

52.4-56.8

1,454

45.4

43.2-47.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,161

652

57.2

53.6-60.8

509

42.8

39.2-46.4

Piedmont

1,756

934

54.1

51.1-57.1

822

45.9

42.9-48.9

Western NC

407

198

51.5

45.5-57.5

209

48.5

42.5-54.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

224

112

51.2

43.1-59.3

112

48.8

40.7-56.9

Northwest

735

357

50.5

45.9-55.2

378

49.5

44.8-54.1

Charlotte

435

234

55.7

49.8-61.4

201

44.3

38.6-50.2

Greensboro

402

227

55.5

49.2-61.5

175

44.5

38.5-50.8

Southern Regional

391

221

60.1

53.8-66.0

170

39.9

34.0-46.2

Coastal

178

101

59.3

50.9-67.2

40.7

32.8-49.1

Wake

407

222

54.9

48.3-61.2

185

45.1

38.8-51.7

Area L

119

57.7

47.2-67.6

42.3

32.4-52.8

Eastern

415

227

52.9

46.6-59.1

188

47.1

40.9-53.4

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