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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 | 919 | 119 | 12.4 | 10.0-15.3 | 71 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.8 | 14 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.9 | 523 | 51.9 | 47.4-56.3 | 192 | 24.7 | 20.7-29.1 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 20 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.7-28.7 | 4 | 24.7 | 8.4-54.0 | 1 | 10.3 | 1.5-46.7 | 12 | 52.9 | 28.2-76.2 | 2 | 7.1 | 1.5-27.3 |
Buncombe | 25 | 6 | 20.3 | 7.7-43.6 | 2 | 6.4 | 1.4-25.2 | 3 | 20.2 | 5.4-52.9 | 10 | 35.6 | 17.3-59.5 | 4 | 17.4 | 5.1-45.4 |
Cabarrus | 29 | 2 | 7.5 | 1.8-26.5 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.2-10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 72.7 | 51.2-87.1 | 6 | 18.2 | 7.4-38.3 |
Catawba | 29 | 2 | 6.3 | 1.4-23.8 | 2 | 5.7 | 1.3-21.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 19 | 60.6 | 36.9-80.1 | 6 | 27.5 | 10.4-55.1 |
Cumberland | 39 | 8 | 17.0 | 7.3-34.8 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.2 | 3 | 11.3 | 2.7-37.4 | 16 | 31.2 | 16.6-50.8 | 11 | 38.5 | 18.3-63.6 |
Davidson | 33 | 6 | 23.9 | 10.5-45.6 | 3 | 10.1 | 2.9-29.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 21 | 58.8 | 38.9-76.3 | 3 | 7.2 | 2.0-22.5 |
Durham | 14 | 2 | 4.9 | 1.0-21.9 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.5-24.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 70.7 | 35.9-91.2 | 4 | 20.6 | 4.7-57.7 |
Forsyth | 19 | 2 | 7.8 | 1.9-27.5 | 1 | 13.3 | 2.0-53.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 61.6 | 34.8-82.9 | 4 | 17.3 | 5.5-42.8 |
Gaston | 35 | 4 | 7.6 | 2.3-22.0 | 2 | 5.8 | 1.2-23.4 | 2 | 27.6 | 7.4-64.4 | 19 | 40.4 | 21.5-62.7 | 8 | 18.7 | 8.2-37.3 |
Guilford | 22 | 4 | 15.3 | 5.0-38.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 65.2 | 41.7-83.1 | 5 | 19.5 | 7.0-43.6 |
Iredell | 20 | 3 | 12.1 | 3.7-33.4 | 2 | 14.4 | 2.6-51.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 59.3 | 32.5-81.5 | 2 | 14.2 | 2.6-50.8 |
Johnston | 27 | 4 | 12.4 | 4.1-32.2 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.7-14.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 66.0 | 40.6-84.7 | 4 | 18.1 | 5.9-43.8 |
Mecklenburg | 31 | 6 | 15.8 | 6.1-35.2 | 2 | 7.5 | 1.8-26.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 49.7 | 26.8-72.7 | 5 | 27.1 | 8.9-58.6 |
New Hanover | 21 | 2 | 5.9 | 1.4-22.0 | 2 | 7.5 | 1.8-26.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 77.2 | 54.5-90.6 | 2 | 9.3 | 2.0-34.1 |
Onslow | 27 | 4 | 16.0 | 5.8-37.1 | 5 | 20.4 | 8.2-42.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 34.6 | 18.4-55.4 | 6 | 29.0 | 12.3-54.3 |
Orange | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 44.6 | 19.6-72.7 | 5 | 55.4 | 27.3-80.4 |
Pitt | 25 | 6 | 17.9 | 7.3-37.7 | 3 | 11.6 | 3.3-33.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 59.4 | 36.2-79.1 | 4 | 11.1 | 3.8-28.4 |
Randolph | 19 | 4 | 26.8 | 9.4-56.4 | 2 | 11.7 | 2.9-37.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 43.8 | 22.1-68.1 | 4 | 17.8 | 5.9-42.7 |
Robeson | 22 | 3 | 11.1 | 2.9-34.1 | 3 | 13.9 | 4.1-37.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 52.5 | 27.1-76.6 | 5 | 22.6 | 7.9-49.7 |
Rowan | 21 | 2 | 6.2 | 1.4-24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 48.4 | 19.7-78.2 | 5 | 45.4 | 16.3-78.0 |
Union | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 3.2 | 0.4-20.0 | 1 | 9.5 | 1.3-44.7 | 12 | 52.6 | 26.9-77.1 | 6 | 34.7 | 14.8-61.9 |
Wake | 44 | 9 | 18.6 | 9.2-34.0 | 6 | 12.7 | 5.6-26.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 51.1 | 35.2-66.7 | 6 | 17.7 | 7.8-35.4 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 30 | 3 | 7.2 | 2.2-21.4 | 1 | 3.4 | 0.5-21.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 54.6 | 31.0-76.3 | 9 | 34.8 | 15.1-61.6 |
Northeast Partnership II | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 23.0 | 7.6-51.9 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.6-24.2 | 12 | 33.0 | 17.4-53.5 | 10 | 39.9 | 21.4-61.8 |
Northeast Partnership I | 27 | 5 | 22.6 | 7.7-50.4 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6-25.3 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6-25.3 | 15 | 50.3 | 29.2-71.3 | 5 | 18.5 | 7.3-39.6 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 17 | 1 | 10.2 | 1.4-47.1 | 2 | 19.2 | 3.3-61.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 50.3 | 23.0-77.4 | 4 | 20.4 | 6.4-49.0 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 33 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.4 | 2 | 13.5 | 3.1-43.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 64.3 | 42.9-81.2 | 7 | 19.2 | 8.6-37.6 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 25 | 5 | 34.9 | 15.9-60.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 53.1 | 31.2-73.9 | 3 | 12.0 | 3.7-32.2 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 22 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.8-32.6 | 4 | 18.2 | 6.7-40.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 57.7 | 34.0-78.3 | 3 | 18.1 | 5.1-47.5 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 20 | 5 | 15.3 | 5.6-35.4 | 2 | 10.8 | 2.0-41.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 41.8 | 18.4-69.6 | 5 | 32.1 | 12.1-62.0 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 33 | 7 | 12.6 | 5.4-26.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.8 | 16 | 46.3 | 26.5-67.3 | 9 | 40.2 | 20.6-63.5 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 36 | 2 | 6.2 | 1.1-28.4 | 2 | 5.7 | 1.2-23.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 56.0 | 36.3-73.9 | 12 | 32.1 | 17.0-52.1 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 24 | 3 | 18.3 | 6.0-43.8 | 2 | 6.0 | 1.1-25.9 | 1 | 4.8 | 0.7-27.2 | 15 | 60.7 | 38.6-79.2 | 3 | 10.3 | 3.2-28.6 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 27 | 3 | 15.4 | 4.3-42.5 | 3 | 5.0 | 1.4-16.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 36.7 | 17.6-61.0 | 6 | 42.9 | 17.8-72.3 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 45 | 3 | 11.2 | 3.3-31.5 | 4 | 11.5 | 3.5-31.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 29 | 57.3 | 39.2-73.6 | 9 | 20.0 | 9.4-37.8 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 65 | 6 | 7.6 | 2.8-19.3 | 4 | 9.2 | 3.1-24.3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.6-10.0 | 34 | 43.7 | 27.7-61.2 | 19 | 36.9 | 20.9-56.3 |
No | 854 | 113 | 12.7 | 10.2-15.8 | 67 | 8.0 | 5.9-10.9 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.2 | 489 | 52.5 | 47.9-57.0 | 173 | 23.8 | 19.8-28.4 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 321 | 45 | 13.6 | 9.6-19.0 | 23 | 7.6 | 4.4-12.7 | 6 | 2.4 | 0.8- 7.3 | 177 | 50.7 | 43.3-58.2 | 70 | 25.7 | 19.1-33.6 |
Piedmont | 481 | 62 | 11.9 | 8.8-15.9 | 38 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.5 | 4 | 2.6 | 0.8- 8.4 | 277 | 51.7 | 45.4-57.9 | 100 | 25.4 | 19.9-31.9 |
Western NC | 117 | 12 | 11.8 | 6.2-21.3 | 10 | 8.1 | 3.7-17.1 | 4 | 5.1 | 1.5-15.9 | 69 | 55.0 | 43.5-66.0 | 22 | 20.0 | 12.0-31.4 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 70 | 9 | 14.3 | 6.7-28.0 | 6 | 9.8 | 3.7-23.6 | 3 | 6.9 | 1.7-23.6 | 39 | 49.9 | 35.9-63.9 | 13 | 19.1 | 10.1-33.2 |
Northwest | 188 | 20 | 10.6 | 6.2-17.4 | 13 | 6.8 | 3.4-13.3 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.0 | 120 | 57.9 | 48.0-67.1 | 34 | 24.2 | 16.0-34.7 |
Charlotte | 132 | 16 | 12.3 | 6.7-21.3 | 7 | 4.7 | 1.9-10.8 | 3 | 7.7 | 2.1-24.6 | 76 | 45.5 | 33.5-58.0 | 30 | 29.8 | 18.2-44.8 |
Greensboro | 100 | 10 | 9.2 | 4.5-18.1 | 8 | 8.5 | 3.6-18.7 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.5 | 56 | 54.5 | 41.8-66.7 | 25 | 26.5 | 17.1-38.6 |
Southern Regional | 107 | 23 | 18.3 | 11.0-28.8 | 7 | 8.1 | 2.8-21.1 | 4 | 5.2 | 1.3-18.2 | 46 | 38.1 | 27.0-50.6 | 27 | 30.4 | 18.8-45.3 |
Coastal | 43 | 5 | 15.7 | 5.7-36.4 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6-10.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 31 | 69.2 | 50.7-83.2 | 5 | 12.4 | 4.9-28.2 |
Wake | 118 | 18 | 12.6 | 7.3-21.0 | 15 | 12.8 | 6.6-23.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 66 | 56.9 | 45.1-67.9 | 19 | 17.7 | 10.5-28.3 |
Area L | 37 | 3 | 17.3 | 5.0-45.4 | 3 | 12.2 | 3.5-35.2 | 2 | 5.2 | 1.3-19.1 | 23 | 50.3 | 31.2-69.3 | 6 | 15.0 | 6.1-32.6 |
Eastern | 124 | 15 | 8.0 | 4.5-14.0 | 10 | 7.5 | 3.6-15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 66 | 53.3 | 41.3-64.9 | 33 | 31.1 | 20.5-44.2 |
*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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