BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigaretts/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
North Carolina	3,337	884	28.6	26.4-30.9	1,024	31.4	29.2-33.7	969	26.3	24.4-28.4	460	13.7	12.0-15.5
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	92	23	27.3	17.9-39.3	29	30.0	19.8-42.7	20	21.5	13.4-32.8	20	21.2	12.7-33.1
Buncombe	87	28	37.5	25.8-50.8	29	31.5	21.4-43.7	22	23.5	14.3-36.0	8	7.6	3.6-15.5
Cabarrus	77	19	25.9	15.0-40.9	28	34.3	22.7-48.1	23	27.8	15.8-44.0	7	12.0	4.0-30.8
Catawba	77	18	25.9	15.3-40.4	24	34.8	23.1-48.6	19	20.7	12.5-32.4	16	18.5	10.9-29.8
Cumberland	100	29	31.1	21.1-43.2	31	27.8	19.1-38.5	26	23.9	15.5-35.0	14	17.2	10.0-28.0
Davidson	101	25	29.9	19.1-43.4	28	27.5	18.2-39.3	42	37.0	26.7-48.7	6	5.6	2.4-12.6
Durham	66	21	32.7	19.0-50.0	25	39.0	24.2-56.2	9	11.1	4.7-23.7	11	17.3	8.3-32.4
Forsyth	80	18	29.0	16.0-46.8	34	40.3	27.0-55.2	19	22.9	13.5-36.2	9	7.7	3.7-15.4
Gaston	109	31	22.2	13.8-33.6	31	40.1	25.7-56.5	36	29.9	20.0-42.1	11	7.8	4.0-14.8
Guilford	80	25	31.5	20.2-45.5	24	34.6	22.5-49.2	20	25.0	14.3-39.9	11	8.9	4.3-17.5
Iredell	93	28	31.9	21.5-44.4	21	17.5	10.9-26.8	31	36.2	25.4-48.6	13	14.5	7.8-25.2
Johnston	76	18	29.8	15.9-48.7	23	23.7	14.6-36.1	22	23.4	13.4-37.7	13	23.1	12.8-38.2
Mecklenburg	113	39	38.3	26.8-51.4	36	32.7	21.4-46.4	24	18.3	11.4-28.0	14	10.7	5.8-19.0
New Hanover	73	18	21.0	12.5-33.1	17	25.7	15.6-39.4	24	35.7	23.7-49.8	14	17.6	10.1-28.8
Onslow	89	27	37.7	22.6-55.7	30	35.1	22.8-49.7	24	21.2	12.6-33.5	8	6.0	2.7-12.7
Orange	49	15	39.7	24.6-57.0	10	19.6	9.8-35.5	14	24.2	13.6-39.3	10	16.6	8.4-30.2
Pitt	73	25	41.8	28.6-56.4	20	23.7	14.4-36.4	18	22.1	13.5-34.1	10	12.4	6.3-23.0
Randolph	89	18	22.8	13.3-36.2	21	24.9	15.6-37.4	38	37.5	26.9-49.4	12	14.8	7.6-26.8
Robeson	105	30	31.0	21.2-43.0	38	35.1	25.0-46.7	24	22.8	14.8-33.5	13	11.1	5.8-20.1
Rowan	101	14	20.6	9.6-38.7	35	34.3	22.6-48.3	38	32.6	22.3-45.0	14	12.5	6.7-22.1
Union	68	17	23.4	13.3-37.9	26	45.4	31.8-59.7	20	24.9	15.5-37.5	5	6.3	2.6-14.5
Wake	140	48	34.7	24.1-47.0	47	35.6	25.5-47.2	26	18.1	11.8-26.8	19	11.6	6.8-19.1
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	117	34	28.4	18.6-40.7	30	27.4	18.6-38.3	41	35.7	24.9-48.2	12	8.6	4.2-16.5
Northeast Partnership II	103	25	30.6	20.5-43.1	32	27.2	18.8-37.6	35	30.8	21.7-41.8	11	11.3	6.1-20.0
Northeast Partnership I	113	32	21.9	14.5-31.6	35	31.1	21.1-43.3	26	19.2	12.3-28.8	20	27.8	15.6-44.5
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	66	15	32.4	18.8-49.7	18	21.1	12.1-34.1	25	38.5	25.0-54.2	8	8.0	3.4-17.4
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	107	31	28.6	18.7-41.2	35	32.9	22.3-45.6	25	16.4	9.9-25.9	16	22.1	9.7-42.9
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	97	19	19.3	11.6-30.5	26	20.7	13.3-30.9	39	43.3	31.5-55.9	13	16.6	9.0-28.8
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	105	32	32.5	21.9-45.2	26	24.9	16.2-36.3	30	24.6	16.7-34.8	17	18.0	11.0-28.0
Chatham/Lee/Moore	94	21	25.4	16.0-37.8	28	27.4	18.2-39.0	27	30.8	19.8-44.5	18	16.5	9.4-27.2
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	135	37	31.3	21.5-43.2	39	25.2	17.5-34.8	41	27.7	19.1-38.4	18	15.8	8.4-27.6
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	119	30	20.2	13.3-29.5	41	36.5	26.6-47.6	30	23.7	15.7-34.2	18	19.6	11.8-30.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	78	14	22.1	12.0-37.0	25	32.2	20.9-46.0	32	37.7	26.0-51.1	7	8.0	3.5-17.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	105	25	23.6	13.7-37.6	36	39.3	27.7-52.3	31	24.6	16.0-35.8	13	12.6	5.9-24.9
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	160	35	23.8	16.2-33.6	46	30.6	22.3-40.5	48	29.5	21.2-39.3	31	16.1	10.2-24.4
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	259	73	29.7	22.3-38.2	72	23.8	18.1-30.5	80	30.9	23.5-39.4	34	15.7	10.1-23.5
No	3,078	811	28.5	26.2-30.9	952	32.0	29.7-34.4	889	26.0	24.0-28.1	426	13.5	11.8-15.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,143	310	29.1	25.5-33.1	341	28.3	25.0-31.8	339	27.4	24.1-31.0	153	15.2	11.8-19.3
Piedmont	1,794	477	29.0	25.9-32.3	553	32.2	29.1-35.5	510	25.4	22.8-28.2	254	13.4	11.4-15.6
Western NC	400	97	25.9	20.7-31.9	130	35.0	29.3-41.2	120	27.4	22.3-33.2	53	11.7	8.4-16.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	247	63	28.0	21.3-35.8	75	30.9	24.1-38.6	70	27.6	21.1-35.4	39	13.5	9.1-19.6
Northwest	669	147	23.6	19.3-28.5	217	34.7	30.0-39.8	221	29.4	25.3-33.9	84	12.2	9.4-15.8
Charlotte	447	130	30.5	24.4-37.3	147	34.7	28.3-41.7	121	22.9	18.3-28.3	49	11.9	8.1-17.2
Greensboro	418	111	29.3	23.6-35.7	115	31.2	25.2-37.9	121	25.9	20.5-32.2	71	13.6	10.0-18.4
Southern Regional	387	105	28.6	22.6-35.5	124	29.3	23.5-35.9	108	24.2	19.1-30.2	50	17.9	10.7-28.3
Coastal	167	37	20.9	14.3-29.5	44	26.6	19.2-35.5	59	37.9	28.9-47.8	27	14.7	9.6-21.8
Wake	418	127	32.6	25.9-40.1	128	30.8	24.6-37.7	97	21.5	16.8-27.2	66	15.1	11.3-19.8
Area L	152	43	32.7	22.9-44.3	49	29.2	21.0-39.0	41	24.3	16.8-33.8	19	13.8	6.9-25.7
Eastern	432	121	30.1	24.3-36.6	125	28.4	23.3-34.0	131	29.2	23.8-35.4	55	12.3	9.0-16.5

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigaretts/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,337

884

28.6

26.4-30.9

1,024

31.4

29.2-33.7

969

26.3

24.4-28.4

460

13.7

12.0-15.5

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

27.3

17.9-39.3

30.0

19.8-42.7

21.5

13.4-32.8

21.2

12.7-33.1

Buncombe

37.5

25.8-50.8

31.5

21.4-43.7

23.5

14.3-36.0

7.6

3.6-15.5

Cabarrus

25.9

15.0-40.9

34.3

22.7-48.1

27.8

15.8-44.0

12.0

4.0-30.8

Catawba

25.9

15.3-40.4

34.8

23.1-48.6

20.7

12.5-32.4

18.5

10.9-29.8

Cumberland

100

31.1

21.1-43.2

27.8

19.1-38.5

23.9

15.5-35.0

17.2

10.0-28.0

Davidson

101

29.9

19.1-43.4

27.5

18.2-39.3

37.0

26.7-48.7

5.6

2.4-12.6

Durham

32.7

19.0-50.0

39.0

24.2-56.2

11.1

4.7-23.7

17.3

8.3-32.4

Forsyth

29.0

16.0-46.8

40.3

27.0-55.2

22.9

13.5-36.2

7.7

3.7-15.4

Gaston

109

22.2

13.8-33.6

40.1

25.7-56.5

29.9

20.0-42.1

7.8

4.0-14.8

Guilford

31.5

20.2-45.5

34.6

22.5-49.2

25.0

14.3-39.9

8.9

4.3-17.5

Iredell

31.9

21.5-44.4

17.5

10.9-26.8

36.2

25.4-48.6

14.5

7.8-25.2

Johnston

29.8

15.9-48.7

23.7

14.6-36.1

23.4

13.4-37.7

23.1

12.8-38.2

Mecklenburg

113

38.3

26.8-51.4

32.7

21.4-46.4

18.3

11.4-28.0

10.7

5.8-19.0

New Hanover

21.0

12.5-33.1

25.7

15.6-39.4

35.7

23.7-49.8

17.6

10.1-28.8

Onslow

37.7

22.6-55.7

35.1

22.8-49.7

21.2

12.6-33.5

6.0

2.7-12.7

Orange

39.7

24.6-57.0

19.6

9.8-35.5

24.2

13.6-39.3

16.6

8.4-30.2

Pitt

41.8

28.6-56.4

23.7

14.4-36.4

22.1

13.5-34.1

12.4

6.3-23.0

Randolph

22.8

13.3-36.2

24.9

15.6-37.4

37.5

26.9-49.4

14.8

7.6-26.8

Robeson

105

31.0

21.2-43.0

35.1

25.0-46.7

22.8

14.8-33.5

11.1

5.8-20.1

Rowan

101

20.6

9.6-38.7

34.3

22.6-48.3

32.6

22.3-45.0

12.5

6.7-22.1

Union

23.4

13.3-37.9

45.4

31.8-59.7

24.9

15.5-37.5

6.3

2.6-14.5

Wake

140

34.7

24.1-47.0

35.6

25.5-47.2

18.1

11.8-26.8

11.6

6.8-19.1

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

117

28.4

18.6-40.7

27.4

18.6-38.3

35.7

24.9-48.2

8.6

4.2-16.5

Northeast Partnership II

103

30.6

20.5-43.1

27.2

18.8-37.6

30.8

21.7-41.8

11.3

6.1-20.0

Northeast Partnership I

113

21.9

14.5-31.6

31.1

21.1-43.3

19.2

12.3-28.8

27.8

15.6-44.5

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

32.4

18.8-49.7

21.1

12.1-34.1

38.5

25.0-54.2

8.0

3.4-17.4

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

107

28.6

18.7-41.2

32.9

22.3-45.6

16.4

9.9-25.9

22.1

9.7-42.9

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

19.3

11.6-30.5

20.7

13.3-30.9

43.3

31.5-55.9

16.6

9.0-28.8

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

105

32.5

21.9-45.2

24.9

16.2-36.3

24.6

16.7-34.8

18.0

11.0-28.0

Chatham/Lee/Moore

25.4

16.0-37.8

27.4

18.2-39.0

30.8

19.8-44.5

16.5

9.4-27.2

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

135

31.3

21.5-43.2

25.2

17.5-34.8

27.7

19.1-38.4

15.8

8.4-27.6

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

119

20.2

13.3-29.5

36.5

26.6-47.6

23.7

15.7-34.2

19.6

11.8-30.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

22.1

12.0-37.0

32.2

20.9-46.0

37.7

26.0-51.1

8.0

3.5-17.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

105

23.6

13.7-37.6

39.3

27.7-52.3

24.6

16.0-35.8

12.6

5.9-24.9

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

160

23.8

16.2-33.6

30.6

22.3-40.5

29.5

21.2-39.3

16.1

10.2-24.4

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

259

29.7

22.3-38.2

23.8

18.1-30.5

30.9

23.5-39.4

15.7

10.1-23.5

3,078

811

28.5

26.2-30.9

952

32.0

29.7-34.4

889

26.0

24.0-28.1

426

13.5

11.8-15.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,143

310

29.1

25.5-33.1

341

28.3

25.0-31.8

339

27.4

24.1-31.0

153

15.2

11.8-19.3

Piedmont

1,794

477

29.0

25.9-32.3

553

32.2

29.1-35.5

510

25.4

22.8-28.2

254

13.4

11.4-15.6

Western NC

400

25.9

20.7-31.9

130

35.0

29.3-41.2

120

27.4

22.3-33.2

11.7

8.4-16.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

247

28.0

21.3-35.8

30.9

24.1-38.6

27.6

21.1-35.4

13.5

9.1-19.6

Northwest

669

147

23.6

19.3-28.5

217

34.7

30.0-39.8

221

29.4

25.3-33.9

12.2

9.4-15.8

Charlotte

447

130

30.5

24.4-37.3

147

34.7

28.3-41.7

121

22.9

18.3-28.3

11.9

8.1-17.2

Greensboro

418

111

29.3

23.6-35.7

115

31.2

25.2-37.9

121

25.9

20.5-32.2

13.6

10.0-18.4

Southern Regional

387

105

28.6

22.6-35.5

124

29.3

23.5-35.9

108

24.2

19.1-30.2

17.9

10.7-28.3

Coastal

167

20.9

14.3-29.5

26.6

19.2-35.5

37.9

28.9-47.8

14.7

9.6-21.8

Wake

418

127

32.6

25.9-40.1

128

30.8

24.6-37.7

21.5

16.8-27.2

15.1

11.3-19.8

Area L

152

32.7

22.9-44.3

29.2

21.0-39.0

24.3

16.8-33.8

13.8

6.9-25.7

Eastern

432

121

30.1

24.3-36.6

125

28.4

23.3-34.0

131

29.2

23.8-35.4

12.3

9.0-16.5

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*Asked only of respondents who reported 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: 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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