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| Total Respond.^ |
Not allowed anywhere | Allowed in some places | Allowed anywhere | No rules about smoking | |||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 16,780 | 12,461 | 75.1 | 74.2-76.0 | 1,382 | 8.6 | 8.0- 9.2 | 886 | 5.1 | 4.7- 5.6 | 2,051 | 11.2 | 10.6-11.9 |
| COUNTY/REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
| Alamance | 447 | 328 | 75.8 | 70.8-80.2 | 33 | 7.2 | 4.9-10.6 | 23 | 5.0 | 3.2- 7.9 | 63 | 11.9 | 8.9-15.9 |
| Buncombe | 442 | 341 | 76.5 | 70.6-81.5 | 33 | 10.1 | 6.2-16.0 | 30 | 6.6 | 4.4- 9.9 | 38 | 6.9 | 4.8- 9.7 |
| Cabarrus | 416 | 336 | 82.3 | 77.2-86.4 | 27 | 6.3 | 3.8-10.4 | 21 | 5.1 | 3.0- 8.6 | 32 | 6.3 | 4.2- 9.3 |
| Catawba | 437 | 330 | 75.6 | 70.3-80.2 | 28 | 7.4 | 5.0-10.8 | 21 | 5.7 | 3.2- 9.9 | 58 | 11.3 | 8.4-15.2 |
| Cumberland | 445 | 352 | 78.0 | 72.2-82.8 | 40 | 10.6 | 6.8-16.2 | 19 | 4.5 | 2.6- 7.4 | 34 | 7.0 | 4.8-10.0 |
| Davidson | 444 | 304 | 69.6 | 63.3-75.2 | 36 | 8.8 | 5.3-14.1 | 38 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.4 | 66 | 14.4 | 10.3-19.7 |
| Durham | 457 | 370 | 81.8 | 76.5-86.1 | 31 | 7.9 | 4.8-12.7 | 13 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.4 | 43 | 8.0 | 5.5-11.4 |
| Forsyth | 448 | 318 | 74.0 | 68.9-78.6 | 39 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.4 | 22 | 4.1 | 2.6- 6.5 | 69 | 13.3 | 10.0-17.3 |
| Gaston | 436 | 304 | 67.4 | 60.8-73.4 | 45 | 13.1 | 8.3-20.1 | 22 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.4 | 65 | 14.2 | 10.7-18.6 |
| Guilford | 456 | 349 | 76.4 | 71.1-81.1 | 32 | 7.4 | 5.0-10.8 | 18 | 5.9 | 3.4-10.2 | 57 | 10.3 | 7.4-14.1 |
| Iredell | 393 | 289 | 75.1 | 69.6-79.8 | 33 | 8.2 | 5.6-11.9 | 21 | 3.9 | 2.4- 6.2 | 50 | 12.9 | 9.3-17.6 |
| Johnston | 379 | 289 | 77.1 | 70.6-82.5 | 31 | 8.8 | 5.5-13.6 | 14 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.2 | 45 | 11.8 | 7.6-17.7 |
| Mecklenburg | 855 | 705 | 84.9 | 81.9-87.5 | 50 | 5.1 | 3.6- 7.3 | 20 | 1.9 | 1.1- 3.2 | 80 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.3 |
| New Hanover | 437 | 355 | 84.9 | 80.7-88.3 | 24 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.9 | 18 | 3.4 | 2.0- 5.7 | 40 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.7 |
| Onslow | 386 | 305 | 78.8 | 72.9-83.7 | 35 | 11.6 | 7.7-17.1 | 15 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 | 31 | 7.3 | 4.8-11.0 |
| Orange | 416 | 371 | 89.8 | 83.8-93.7 | 13 | 5.1 | 2.0-12.3 | 12 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.5 | 20 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 |
| Pitt | 432 | 325 | 79.8 | 75.1-83.8 | 46 | 8.8 | 6.3-12.1 | 15 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.2 | 46 | 8.1 | 5.7-11.2 |
| Randolph | 444 | 323 | 74.8 | 69.9-79.1 | 32 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.3 | 30 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.1 | 59 | 12.7 | 9.5-16.6 |
| Robeson | 437 | 290 | 65.9 | 60.1-71.3 | 58 | 15.7 | 11.7-20.8 | 35 | 8.5 | 5.8-12.4 | 54 | 9.9 | 7.3-13.2 |
| Rowan | 458 | 329 | 73.3 | 67.8-78.2 | 43 | 10.0 | 6.8-14.3 | 32 | 6.7 | 4.1-10.9 | 54 | 10.0 | 7.5-13.4 |
| Union | 373 | 306 | 81.8 | 76.5-86.1 | 19 | 5.7 | 3.4- 9.4 | 16 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.9 | 32 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.2 |
| Wake | 839 | 685 | 83.8 | 80.6-86.5 | 58 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.2 | 27 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 | 69 | 6.8 | 5.1- 8.9 |
| Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 457 | 328 | 70.4 | 64.2-75.9 | 44 | 11.1 | 7.5-16.1 | 27 | 6.5 | 3.5-11.7 | 58 | 12.0 | 8.9-16.1 |
| Northeast Partnership II | 493 | 345 | 70.4 | 65.0-75.3 | 44 | 10.5 | 6.9-15.5 | 32 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.0 | 72 | 12.8 | 9.8-16.6 |
| Northeast Partnership I | 502 | 336 | 65.5 | 59.6-71.0 | 52 | 12.1 | 8.8-16.4 | 39 | 7.3 | 5.0-10.5 | 75 | 15.1 | 10.8-20.7 |
| Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 415 | 304 | 74.9 | 69.3-79.8 | 32 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.6 | 20 | 4.6 | 2.6- 8.1 | 59 | 13.4 | 9.8-18.1 |
| Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 509 | 359 | 68.6 | 62.5-74.2 | 52 | 9.8 | 7.2-13.1 | 31 | 6.0 | 4.0- 8.8 | 67 | 15.6 | 10.8-22.1 |
| Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 414 | 281 | 66.0 | 60.3-71.4 | 37 | 11.8 | 8.1-16.8 | 30 | 6.8 | 4.6-10.1 | 66 | 15.4 | 11.7-19.9 |
| Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 467 | 306 | 65.2 | 59.5-70.6 | 62 | 14.7 | 10.8-19.7 | 24 | 5.8 | 3.5- 9.5 | 75 | 14.2 | 10.9-18.4 |
| Chatham/Lee/Moore | 516 | 388 | 77.9 | 73.5-81.8 | 38 | 7.3 | 5.1-10.3 | 26 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.5 | 64 | 9.4 | 7.1-12.3 |
| Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 624 | 440 | 70.1 | 65.1-74.7 | 55 | 8.2 | 6.1-11.1 | 35 | 5.6 | 3.8- 8.2 | 94 | 16.0 | 12.2-20.8 |
| Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 463 | 299 | 64.8 | 59.3-70.0 | 46 | 10.4 | 7.4-14.4 | 39 | 8.9 | 6.0-13.1 | 79 | 15.8 | 12.3-20.2 |
| Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 399 | 274 | 68.9 | 62.8-74.5 | 39 | 10.9 | 7.4-15.8 | 26 | 5.4 | 3.5- 8.2 | 60 | 14.8 | 10.8-20.0 |
| Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 498 | 355 | 72.3 | 67.0-77.0 | 41 | 7.8 | 5.4-11.1 | 30 | 6.2 | 3.9- 9.7 | 72 | 13.7 | 10.2-18.1 |
| Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 746 | 542 | 71.6 | 66.8-76.0 | 54 | 8.6 | 5.6-12.8 | 45 | 6.1 | 4.2- 8.7 | 105 | 13.7 | 10.8-17.3 |
| NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | |||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,149 | 789 | 66.9 | 63.0-70.7 | 106 | 11.1 | 8.5-14.4 | 80 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.7 | 174 | 14.8 | 12.2-17.9 |
| No | 15,631 | 11,672 | 75.6 | 74.6-76.5 | 1,276 | 8.5 | 7.9- 9.1 | 806 | 5.0 | 4.5- 5.5 | 1,877 | 11.0 | 10.3-11.7 |
| NC REGIONS*** | |||||||||||||
| Eastern NC | 5,398 | 3,939 | 72.7 | 71.0-74.4 | 503 | 10.1 | 9.0-11.4 | 299 | 5.3 | 4.5- 6.2 | 657 | 11.8 | 10.6-13.2 |
| Piedmont | 9,427 | 7,121 | 77.3 | 76.1-78.4 | 716 | 7.6 | 6.9- 8.3 | 456 | 4.7 | 4.1- 5.3 | 1,134 | 10.5 | 9.7-11.3 |
| Western NC | 1,955 | 1,401 | 71.6 | 68.8-74.3 | 163 | 9.5 | 7.6-11.8 | 131 | 6.3 | 5.2- 7.8 | 260 | 12.5 | 10.8-14.5 |
| AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | |||||||||||||
| Mountain AHEC | 1,188 | 883 | 73.2 | 69.5-76.6 | 87 | 9.1 | 6.6-12.3 | 75 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.2 | 143 | 11.5 | 9.4-14.0 |
| Northwest | 3,200 | 2,252 | 71.1 | 69.0-73.2 | 281 | 9.3 | 8.0-10.8 | 206 | 5.7 | 4.8- 6.8 | 461 | 13.8 | 12.3-15.4 |
| Charlotte | 2,479 | 1,952 | 79.9 | 77.6-81.9 | 164 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.0 | 100 | 3.9 | 3.0- 5.1 | 263 | 9.7 | 8.3-11.4 |
| Greensboro | 2,168 | 1,644 | 75.9 | 73.2-78.3 | 149 | 7.3 | 5.9- 9.0 | 107 | 5.9 | 4.4- 7.8 | 268 | 10.9 | 9.3-12.8 |
| Southern Regional | 1,742 | 1,259 | 71.1 | 67.5-74.4 | 172 | 10.6 | 8.7-12.9 | 102 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.1 | 209 | 12.7 | 9.9-16.1 |
| Coastal | 847 | 634 | 75.5 | 71.8-78.9 | 65 | 9.1 | 6.8-12.0 | 44 | 4.5 | 3.2- 6.2 | 104 | 11.0 | 8.7-13.7 |
| Wake | 2,367 | 1,824 | 80.4 | 78.3-82.4 | 199 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.1 | 90 | 3.5 | 2.6- 4.7 | 254 | 8.5 | 7.2- 9.9 |
| Area L | 680 | 460 | 68.0 | 63.2-72.5 | 65 | 10.4 | 7.7-14.1 | 51 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.1 | 104 | 15.7 | 12.3-19.8 |
| Eastern | 2,109 | 1,553 | 73.4 | 70.8-75.9 | 200 | 10.3 | 8.6-12.3 | 111 | 5.8 | 4.4- 7.6 | 245 | 10.5 | 9.0-12.2 |
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^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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