BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	8,128	2,744	37.0	35.5-38.4	798	12.0	10.9-13.2	4,586	51.0	49.5-52.5
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	208	83	46.9	38.6-55.4	15	6.8	4.0-11.5	110	46.3	38.2-54.5
Buncombe	238	71	33.8	26.3-42.2	21	13.0	6.8-23.3	146	53.2	44.6-61.7
Cabarrus	186	71	38.7	30.0-48.2	12	8.5	3.8-18.0	103	52.7	43.3-62.0
Catawba	189	62	33.2	25.6-41.7	18	12.6	7.3-20.9	109	54.2	45.4-62.8
Cumberland	207	77	42.7	34.1-51.8	28	15.0	9.7-22.4	102	42.3	34.2-50.9
Davidson	220	90	43.4	35.4-51.9	18	6.9	4.1-11.5	112	49.6	41.3-57.9
Durham	181	43	25.1	17.2-34.9	27	19.1	11.9-29.2	111	55.8	45.7-65.4
Forsyth	204	63	30.0	22.8-38.4	20	14.2	7.8-24.4	121	55.8	46.8-64.4
Gaston	246	97	49.1	40.2-58.1	16	6.1	3.5-10.5	133	44.8	36.5-53.5
Guilford	208	65	29.4	22.3-37.8	20	14.6	8.9-22.9	123	56.0	47.3-64.3
Iredell	202	75	40.9	32.9-49.3	29	17.1	11.4-24.8	98	42.1	34.3-50.3
Johnston	185	63	34.4	26.1-43.8	16	12.3	5.8-23.9	106	53.3	43.6-62.8
Mecklenburg	374	87	26.3	20.8-32.8	34	12.5	8.1-18.9	253	61.1	54.2-67.6
New Hanover	222	61	28.9	22.3-36.4	20	9.2	5.5-14.9	141	62.0	54.2-69.1
Onslow	199	74	41.5	32.2-51.4	20	16.0	7.9-29.8	105	42.5	33.6-51.9
Orange	169	34	20.9	14.4-29.3	19	15.4	9.3-24.4	116	63.7	53.7-72.6
Pitt	181	49	28.5	21.3-37.0	27	18.8	12.2-27.9	105	52.7	43.8-61.3
Randolph	206	78	42.1	34.3-50.4	15	9.3	5.0-16.6	113	48.6	40.6-56.6
Robeson	213	87	44.1	36.2-52.4	23	13.1	8.2-20.4	103	42.7	34.9-50.9
Rowan	225	90	42.0	33.8-50.6	17	11.0	5.3-21.7	118	47.0	38.7-55.4
Union	181	51	36.7	28.5-45.9	19	13.0	7.6-21.4	111	50.2	41.7-58.8
Wake	366	107	32.6	26.6-39.2	39	12.5	7.8-19.6	220	54.9	48.1-61.5
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	277	94	39.2	31.9-47.1	30	13.3	8.4-20.6	153	47.4	40.1-54.9
Northeast Partnership II	256	96	40.5	33.4-48.1	17	10.2	6.0-16.9	143	49.3	41.8-56.8
Northeast Partnership I	256	83	35.2	27.3-44.0	39	18.3	13.0-25.2	134	46.4	38.7-54.3
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	192	53	30.3	22.5-39.5	18	14.3	8.1-24.0	121	55.4	45.9-64.5
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	245	81	38.5	29.9-47.9	33	13.2	8.7-19.5	131	48.3	39.9-56.8
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	236	84	41.3	33.7-49.3	20	9.1	5.5-14.9	132	49.6	42.0-57.2
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	224	84	42.1	34.4-50.2	26	11.3	7.4-16.9	114	46.6	39.0-54.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	252	78	35.1	28.0-43.0	20	9.1	5.4-14.8	154	55.8	48.1-63.2
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	310	117	42.7	35.0-50.8	30	16.2	9.1-27.3	163	41.1	34.0-48.6
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	245	97	46.6	39.2-54.2	26	10.7	6.8-16.4	122	42.7	35.8-50.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	187	68	34.7	26.9-43.5	11	8.6	4.2-16.7	108	56.7	47.6-65.5
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	229	96	45.7	37.6-54.1	16	8.9	4.3-17.5	117	45.4	37.5-53.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	409	135	37.9	32.0-44.2	39	8.0	5.4-11.6	235	54.1	47.9-60.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	616	212	39.0	33.7-44.5	67	14.3	10.5-19.1	337	46.8	41.6-52.0
No	7,512	2,532	36.8	35.3-38.4	731	11.8	10.7-13.1	4,249	51.3	49.8-52.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,715	931	38.0	35.5-40.7	290	13.1	11.3-15.1	1,494	48.9	46.3-51.5
Piedmont	4,407	1,472	36.2	34.2-38.2	423	12.4	10.8-14.1	2,512	51.5	49.4-53.5
Western NC	1,006	341	37.5	33.6-41.5	85	8.9	6.7-11.8	580	53.6	49.6-57.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	647	206	36.6	31.8-41.7	60	9.6	6.7-13.4	381	53.8	48.8-58.8
Northwest	1,529	575	39.8	36.6-43.0	135	10.3	8.2-12.9	819	49.9	46.6-53.1
Charlotte	1,178	366	35.1	31.2-39.1	104	12.0	9.0-15.8	708	52.9	48.8-57.0
Greensboro	1,007	341	36.2	32.2-40.5	98	13.5	10.4-17.2	568	50.3	46.0-54.6
Southern Regional	867	318	42.1	37.1-47.3	91	13.1	10.2-16.9	458	44.7	40.0-49.6
Coastal	448	143	35.9	30.4-41.7	40	9.2	6.3-13.1	265	55.0	49.2-60.6
Wake	1,044	327	33.4	29.5-37.6	114	13.2	10.0-17.3	603	53.4	49.1-57.6
Area L	331	119	36.2	29.5-43.5	43	15.6	10.6-22.4	169	48.2	41.0-55.4
Eastern	1,077	349	37.1	33.3-41.1	113	13.0	10.2-16.4	615	49.9	46.0-53.8

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,128

2,744

37.0

35.5-38.4

798

12.0

10.9-13.2

4,586

51.0

49.5-52.5

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

208

46.9

38.6-55.4

6.8

4.0-11.5

110

46.3

38.2-54.5

Buncombe

238

33.8

26.3-42.2

13.0

6.8-23.3

146

53.2

44.6-61.7

Cabarrus

186

38.7

30.0-48.2

8.5

3.8-18.0

103

52.7

43.3-62.0

Catawba

189

33.2

25.6-41.7

12.6

7.3-20.9

109

54.2

45.4-62.8

Cumberland

207

42.7

34.1-51.8

15.0

9.7-22.4

102

42.3

34.2-50.9

Davidson

220

43.4

35.4-51.9

6.9

4.1-11.5

112

49.6

41.3-57.9

Durham

181

25.1

17.2-34.9

19.1

11.9-29.2

111

55.8

45.7-65.4

Forsyth

204

30.0

22.8-38.4

14.2

7.8-24.4

121

55.8

46.8-64.4

Gaston

246

49.1

40.2-58.1

6.1

3.5-10.5

133

44.8

36.5-53.5

Guilford

208

29.4

22.3-37.8

14.6

8.9-22.9

123

56.0

47.3-64.3

Iredell

202

40.9

32.9-49.3

17.1

11.4-24.8

42.1

34.3-50.3

Johnston

185

34.4

26.1-43.8

12.3

5.8-23.9

106

53.3

43.6-62.8

Mecklenburg

374

26.3

20.8-32.8

12.5

8.1-18.9

253

61.1

54.2-67.6

New Hanover

222

28.9

22.3-36.4

9.2

5.5-14.9

141

62.0

54.2-69.1

Onslow

199

41.5

32.2-51.4

16.0

7.9-29.8

105

42.5

33.6-51.9

Orange

169

20.9

14.4-29.3

15.4

9.3-24.4

116

63.7

53.7-72.6

Pitt

181

28.5

21.3-37.0

18.8

12.2-27.9

105

52.7

43.8-61.3

Randolph

206

42.1

34.3-50.4

9.3

5.0-16.6

113

48.6

40.6-56.6

Robeson

213

44.1

36.2-52.4

13.1

8.2-20.4

103

42.7

34.9-50.9

Rowan

225

42.0

33.8-50.6

11.0

5.3-21.7

118

47.0

38.7-55.4

Union

181

36.7

28.5-45.9

13.0

7.6-21.4

111

50.2

41.7-58.8

Wake

366

107

32.6

26.6-39.2

12.5

7.8-19.6

220

54.9

48.1-61.5

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

277

39.2

31.9-47.1

13.3

8.4-20.6

153

47.4

40.1-54.9

Northeast Partnership II

256

40.5

33.4-48.1

10.2

6.0-16.9

143

49.3

41.8-56.8

Northeast Partnership I

256

35.2

27.3-44.0

18.3

13.0-25.2

134

46.4

38.7-54.3

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

192

30.3

22.5-39.5

14.3

8.1-24.0

121

55.4

45.9-64.5

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

245

38.5

29.9-47.9

13.2

8.7-19.5

131

48.3

39.9-56.8

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

236

41.3

33.7-49.3

9.1

5.5-14.9

132

49.6

42.0-57.2

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

224

42.1

34.4-50.2

11.3

7.4-16.9

114

46.6

39.0-54.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

252

35.1

28.0-43.0

9.1

5.4-14.8

154

55.8

48.1-63.2

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

310

117

42.7

35.0-50.8

16.2

9.1-27.3

163

41.1

34.0-48.6

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

245

46.6

39.2-54.2

10.7

6.8-16.4

122

42.7

35.8-50.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

187

34.7

26.9-43.5

8.6

4.2-16.7

108

56.7

47.6-65.5

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

229

45.7

37.6-54.1

8.9

4.3-17.5

117

45.4

37.5-53.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

409

135

37.9

32.0-44.2

8.0

5.4-11.6

235

54.1

47.9-60.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

616

212

39.0

33.7-44.5

14.3

10.5-19.1

337

46.8

41.6-52.0

7,512

2,532

36.8

35.3-38.4

731

11.8

10.7-13.1

4,249

51.3

49.8-52.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,715

931

38.0

35.5-40.7

290

13.1

11.3-15.1

1,494

48.9

46.3-51.5

Piedmont

4,407

1,472

36.2

34.2-38.2

423

12.4

10.8-14.1

2,512

51.5

49.4-53.5

Western NC

1,006

341

37.5

33.6-41.5

8.9

6.7-11.8

580

53.6

49.6-57.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

647

206

36.6

31.8-41.7

9.6

6.7-13.4

381

53.8

48.8-58.8

Northwest

1,529

575

39.8

36.6-43.0

135

10.3

8.2-12.9

819

49.9

46.6-53.1

Charlotte

1,178

366

35.1

31.2-39.1

104

12.0

9.0-15.8

708

52.9

48.8-57.0

Greensboro

1,007

341

36.2

32.2-40.5

13.5

10.4-17.2

568

50.3

46.0-54.6

Southern Regional

867

318

42.1

37.1-47.3

13.1

10.2-16.9

458

44.7

40.0-49.6

Coastal

448

143

35.9

30.4-41.7

9.2

6.3-13.1

265

55.0

49.2-60.6

Wake

1,044

327

33.4

29.5-37.6

114

13.2

10.0-17.3

603

53.4

49.1-57.6

Area L

331

119

36.2

29.5-43.5

15.6

10.6-22.4

169

48.2

41.0-55.4

Eastern

1,077

349

37.1

33.3-41.1

113

13.0

10.2-16.4

615

49.9

46.0-53.8

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

^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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