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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 | 3,771 | 687 | 19.2 | 17.4-21.0 | 582 | 15.0 | 13.5-16.6 | 380 | 8.5 | 7.5- 9.7 | 1,323 | 31.5 | 29.4-33.6 | 799 | 25.8 | 23.8-28.0 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 107 | 18 | 17.0 | 10.0-27.3 | 22 | 23.5 | 14.9-35.1 | 12 | 10.9 | 4.9-22.5 | 35 | 29.7 | 20.8-40.6 | 20 | 18.9 | 11.7-29.0 |
Buncombe | 101 | 25 | 25.1 | 14.8-39.4 | 13 | 18.4 | 8.2-36.4 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.6- 9.0 | 40 | 33.3 | 22.5-46.1 | 17 | 19.3 | 11.6-30.5 |
Cabarrus | 82 | 10 | 8.6 | 4.2-16.7 | 16 | 21.8 | 11.5-37.5 | 13 | 12.8 | 7.1-22.1 | 19 | 22.8 | 13.1-36.6 | 24 | 33.9 | 21.1-49.7 |
Catawba | 87 | 18 | 22.4 | 13.1-35.8 | 18 | 23.8 | 13.1-39.1 | 9 | 11.0 | 5.4-21.1 | 28 | 25.4 | 16.6-36.9 | 14 | 17.4 | 9.6-29.4 |
Cumberland | 118 | 19 | 16.0 | 9.8-25.1 | 25 | 21.1 | 13.3-31.8 | 7 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.1 | 43 | 36.6 | 25.3-49.6 | 24 | 22.3 | 14.2-33.2 |
Davidson | 115 | 27 | 28.8 | 19.1-40.9 | 18 | 13.4 | 7.9-21.8 | 15 | 10.0 | 5.3-18.3 | 34 | 26.8 | 18.2-37.5 | 21 | 21.0 | 11.8-34.6 |
Durham | 73 | 17 | 19.1 | 10.9-31.1 | 11 | 20.1 | 10.0-36.4 | 10 | 10.5 | 5.2-20.2 | 23 | 22.7 | 13.6-35.3 | 12 | 27.6 | 14.7-45.7 |
Forsyth | 96 | 13 | 16.9 | 7.6-33.4 | 14 | 15.3 | 7.6-28.5 | 15 | 14.0 | 7.8-23.9 | 35 | 30.2 | 20.4-42.1 | 19 | 23.6 | 13.9-37.1 |
Gaston | 123 | 20 | 14.7 | 8.8-23.7 | 16 | 12.1 | 6.6-21.0 | 16 | 10.1 | 5.8-17.1 | 43 | 31.6 | 21.8-43.3 | 28 | 31.5 | 18.5-48.2 |
Guilford | 88 | 12 | 10.8 | 5.6-19.8 | 19 | 17.0 | 10.0-27.3 | 5 | 7.0 | 2.5-18.0 | 32 | 36.8 | 24.9-50.5 | 20 | 28.5 | 17.2-43.3 |
Iredell | 110 | 33 | 31.1 | 21.5-42.8 | 16 | 15.4 | 9.1-25.1 | 17 | 14.6 | 8.3-24.5 | 31 | 24.2 | 16.4-34.1 | 13 | 14.6 | 8.0-25.4 |
Johnston | 82 | 18 | 24.7 | 12.2-43.7 | 14 | 13.4 | 7.4-23.3 | 13 | 13.5 | 7.0-24.4 | 27 | 31.9 | 20.5-46.0 | 10 | 16.5 | 7.9-31.1 |
Mecklenburg | 134 | 23 | 20.0 | 11.2-33.0 | 24 | 15.4 | 9.8-23.5 | 12 | 7.8 | 4.2-13.9 | 50 | 28.3 | 20.2-38.1 | 25 | 28.5 | 18.3-41.6 |
New Hanover | 86 | 14 | 13.4 | 7.4-23.0 | 14 | 19.8 | 11.1-32.9 | 7 | 8.8 | 3.9-18.5 | 39 | 40.2 | 28.9-52.8 | 12 | 17.8 | 9.5-30.7 |
Onslow | 99 | 19 | 17.6 | 10.2-28.8 | 14 | 10.7 | 5.8-19.2 | 10 | 9.9 | 4.4-20.7 | 36 | 35.9 | 22.3-52.2 | 20 | 25.9 | 15.2-40.4 |
Orange | 60 | 16 | 25.8 | 14.1-42.4 | 8 | 9.9 | 4.6-20.1 | 8 | 9.2 | 4.1-19.3 | 12 | 16.6 | 8.5-30.0 | 16 | 38.5 | 21.6-58.7 |
Pitt | 81 | 14 | 17.5 | 9.8-29.1 | 12 | 13.5 | 7.2-23.7 | 7 | 8.7 | 3.6-19.8 | 29 | 33.0 | 22.3-45.7 | 19 | 27.3 | 17.2-40.5 |
Randolph | 94 | 14 | 17.7 | 9.7-30.1 | 6 | 6.4 | 2.6-14.5 | 12 | 11.4 | 6.0-20.5 | 37 | 33.4 | 23.6-44.9 | 25 | 31.2 | 20.8-43.9 |
Robeson | 109 | 14 | 17.7 | 9.7-30.0 | 16 | 14.8 | 8.6-24.1 | 14 | 11.0 | 6.0-19.3 | 45 | 37.8 | 27.6-49.1 | 20 | 18.8 | 11.7-28.9 |
Rowan | 111 | 17 | 13.9 | 7.9-23.4 | 16 | 25.6 | 13.4-43.4 | 14 | 10.4 | 5.8-18.0 | 40 | 30.3 | 20.8-41.8 | 24 | 19.8 | 12.4-30.0 |
Union | 82 | 18 | 18.2 | 11.1-28.6 | 20 | 21.9 | 13.5-33.5 | 6 | 5.6 | 2.4-12.6 | 18 | 21.5 | 12.6-34.2 | 20 | 32.8 | 21.2-46.9 |
Wake | 159 | 33 | 23.6 | 15.7-33.9 | 24 | 15.6 | 10.0-23.5 | 15 | 8.7 | 4.6-15.9 | 56 | 34.6 | 24.6-46.1 | 31 | 17.4 | 11.7-25.3 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 131 | 20 | 16.5 | 10.0-26.0 | 19 | 16.0 | 8.8-27.5 | 8 | 6.6 | 2.5-16.3 | 56 | 34.7 | 25.1-45.7 | 28 | 26.2 | 16.9-38.2 |
Northeast Partnership II | 109 | 21 | 21.5 | 13.5-32.4 | 15 | 13.8 | 7.9-22.9 | 10 | 9.2 | 4.6-17.7 | 34 | 24.6 | 16.9-34.3 | 29 | 30.9 | 21.2-42.7 |
Northeast Partnership I | 120 | 21 | 22.2 | 13.6-33.9 | 14 | 17.0 | 7.0-35.9 | 13 | 9.2 | 5.0-16.2 | 46 | 28.1 | 19.6-38.5 | 26 | 23.6 | 15.3-34.5 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 81 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.3-21.0 | 10 | 11.0 | 4.9-22.7 | 8 | 8.4 | 3.9-17.4 | 35 | 35.9 | 23.2-51.0 | 23 | 37.3 | 24.0-52.8 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 123 | 16 | 13.9 | 7.8-23.5 | 14 | 7.2 | 3.7-13.3 | 9 | 6.2 | 2.8-13.0 | 47 | 30.3 | 21.3-41.2 | 37 | 42.5 | 29.3-56.8 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 105 | 23 | 26.4 | 17.4-37.8 | 17 | 18.1 | 11.0-28.4 | 10 | 8.1 | 4.2-15.0 | 33 | 24.1 | 16.6-33.6 | 22 | 23.4 | 14.7-35.0 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 115 | 27 | 30.7 | 20.7-43.0 | 22 | 21.1 | 13.3-31.8 | 8 | 6.7 | 2.9-14.7 | 32 | 20.6 | 13.8-29.5 | 26 | 20.9 | 13.9-30.1 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 107 | 22 | 20.4 | 12.8-31.0 | 14 | 10.7 | 5.4-20.2 | 12 | 8.0 | 4.2-14.7 | 35 | 29.1 | 20.0-40.4 | 24 | 31.7 | 21.1-44.6 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 152 | 26 | 24.1 | 14.9-36.4 | 21 | 10.2 | 5.9-17.3 | 10 | 6.8 | 3.2-13.9 | 55 | 26.1 | 19.0-34.9 | 40 | 32.8 | 23.7-43.4 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 136 | 29 | 21.0 | 14.0-30.3 | 21 | 15.6 | 9.7-24.0 | 14 | 9.9 | 5.6-17.1 | 50 | 34.7 | 25.7-45.0 | 22 | 18.8 | 11.6-29.0 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 85 | 10 | 8.6 | 4.0-17.5 | 12 | 13.7 | 7.0-25.1 | 8 | 13.9 | 4.2-37.2 | 36 | 37.2 | 25.5-50.6 | 19 | 26.6 | 15.5-41.8 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 117 | 20 | 18.8 | 11.2-29.8 | 14 | 9.8 | 5.4-17.0 | 11 | 7.7 | 4.0-14.2 | 46 | 35.8 | 25.0-48.3 | 26 | 27.9 | 17.9-40.7 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 193 | 35 | 19.2 | 12.7-28.0 | 33 | 13.2 | 8.6-19.8 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.1-10.3 | 66 | 35.3 | 27.2-44.3 | 43 | 26.6 | 19.1-35.6 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 279 | 50 | 20.1 | 14.6-27.0 | 36 | 17.3 | 11.0-26.2 | 25 | 8.5 | 4.9-14.4 | 96 | 23.5 | 18.3-29.5 | 72 | 30.6 | 23.3-39.0 |
No | 3,492 | 637 | 19.1 | 17.3-21.1 | 546 | 14.8 | 13.3-16.5 | 355 | 8.5 | 7.4- 9.7 | 1,227 | 32.0 | 29.9-34.2 | 727 | 25.5 | 23.4-27.8 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,274 | 213 | 18.0 | 15.4-21.1 | 190 | 14.3 | 11.9-17.1 | 115 | 7.5 | 6.0- 9.5 | 476 | 31.8 | 28.4-35.3 | 280 | 28.3 | 24.5-32.4 |
Piedmont | 2,033 | 386 | 19.6 | 17.2-22.3 | 321 | 15.5 | 13.5-17.6 | 227 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.3 | 672 | 30.3 | 27.5-33.2 | 427 | 25.0 | 22.3-28.0 |
Western NC | 464 | 88 | 19.9 | 15.3-25.4 | 71 | 14.8 | 10.8-20.0 | 38 | 6.9 | 4.4-10.7 | 175 | 34.7 | 29.4-40.4 | 92 | 23.8 | 18.9-29.4 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 294 | 60 | 21.1 | 15.3-28.4 | 46 | 14.9 | 9.9-21.9 | 22 | 5.1 | 3.1- 8.4 | 106 | 34.6 | 28.0-42.0 | 60 | 24.2 | 18.4-31.2 |
Northwest | 765 | 151 | 21.0 | 17.2-25.3 | 118 | 16.1 | 12.8-20.0 | 92 | 11.1 | 8.4-14.6 | 267 | 31.5 | 27.5-35.8 | 137 | 20.3 | 16.6-24.6 |
Charlotte | 509 | 83 | 16.8 | 12.3-22.5 | 85 | 14.5 | 11.3-18.6 | 56 | 8.6 | 6.4-11.6 | 164 | 29.4 | 24.2-35.2 | 121 | 30.6 | 24.6-37.4 |
Greensboro | 464 | 82 | 16.0 | 12.2-20.7 | 72 | 15.0 | 11.3-19.6 | 48 | 9.8 | 6.7-14.1 | 151 | 30.4 | 24.9-36.5 | 111 | 28.8 | 22.9-35.5 |
Southern Regional | 435 | 70 | 17.4 | 13.2-22.7 | 70 | 14.2 | 10.5-19.0 | 37 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.8 | 165 | 31.9 | 25.9-38.5 | 93 | 31.2 | 23.6-39.9 |
Coastal | 188 | 37 | 23.1 | 16.3-31.6 | 30 | 18.1 | 12.4-25.8 | 19 | 10.5 | 6.3-16.8 | 70 | 28.7 | 22.2-36.3 | 32 | 19.6 | 13.5-27.6 |
Wake | 467 | 96 | 21.9 | 16.9-28.0 | 75 | 15.7 | 11.8-20.5 | 50 | 9.3 | 6.4-13.2 | 157 | 31.5 | 25.3-38.4 | 89 | 21.6 | 16.9-27.2 |
Area L | 164 | 22 | 15.8 | 9.2-25.6 | 18 | 13.6 | 6.9-25.2 | 17 | 7.4 | 4.2-12.6 | 65 | 30.5 | 22.0-40.5 | 42 | 32.8 | 23.0-44.4 |
Eastern | 485 | 86 | 18.2 | 14.3-23.0 | 68 | 13.2 | 9.6-17.8 | 39 | 8.0 | 5.3-11.9 | 178 | 32.8 | 27.4-38.5 | 114 | 27.9 | 22.7-33.8 |
*Asked of respondents who stopped smoking within the past year or now smoke every day or some days.
^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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
*** 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.
****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program
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