BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,189	8,134	46.2	45.2-47.3	9,055	53.8	52.7-54.8
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	462	208	41.9	36.3-47.8	254	58.1	52.2-63.7
Buncombe	451	238	51.0	44.9-57.1	213	49.0	42.9-55.1
Cabarrus	419	186	42.1	36.2-48.4	233	57.9	51.6-63.8
Catawba	447	190	37.8	32.5-43.4	257	62.2	56.6-67.5
Cumberland	454	208	44.9	39.2-50.7	246	55.1	49.3-60.8
Davidson	457	220	47.0	41.1-53.0	237	53.0	47.0-58.9
Durham	466	181	37.0	31.4-42.9	285	63.0	57.1-68.6
Forsyth	454	204	41.9	36.3-47.7	250	58.1	52.3-63.7
Gaston	445	246	60.5	54.7-66.0	199	39.5	34.0-45.3
Guilford	471	208	42.0	36.5-47.8	263	58.0	52.2-63.5
Iredell	403	202	48.2	42.3-54.2	201	51.8	45.8-57.7
Johnston	387	185	45.0	38.5-51.7	202	55.0	48.3-61.5
Mecklenburg	880	374	41.1	37.1-45.3	506	58.9	54.7-62.9
New Hanover	447	222	45.6	40.0-51.2	225	54.4	48.8-60.0
Onslow	397	199	49.8	43.2-56.3	198	50.2	43.7-56.8
Orange	419	170	35.3	29.6-41.5	249	64.7	58.5-70.4
Pitt	441	182	38.9	33.3-44.7	259	61.1	55.3-66.7
Randolph	454	206	46.0	40.6-51.5	248	54.0	48.5-59.4
Robeson	448	213	46.8	40.9-52.8	235	53.2	47.2-59.1
Rowan	473	225	49.2	43.3-55.0	248	50.8	45.0-56.7
Union	379	181	47.5	41.6-53.5	198	52.5	46.5-58.4
Wake	857	367	39.5	35.4-43.7	490	60.5	56.3-64.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	472	277	57.1	51.2-62.9	195	42.9	37.1-48.8
Northeast Partnership II	510	256	50.9	45.5-56.2	254	49.1	43.8-54.5
Northeast Partnership I	517	256	50.5	44.9-56.1	261	49.5	43.9-55.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	424	193	48.1	41.8-54.3	231	51.9	45.7-58.2
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	527	245	46.0	40.4-51.8	282	54.0	48.2-59.6
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	428	236	56.0	50.3-61.5	192	44.0	38.5-49.7
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	479	224	44.1	38.7-49.7	255	55.9	50.3-61.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	523	252	46.4	41.1-51.8	271	53.6	48.2-58.9
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	651	310	49.6	44.2-55.0	341	50.4	45.0-55.8
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	467	245	52.8	47.2-58.4	222	47.2	41.6-52.8
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	407	187	46.0	39.9-52.2	220	54.0	47.8-60.1
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	507	229	45.3	39.8-50.9	278	54.7	49.1-60.2
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	766	409	52.9	48.0-57.7	357	47.1	42.3-52.0
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	1,186	616	54.9	51.2-58.6	570	45.1	41.4-48.8
No	16,003	7,518	45.7	44.6-46.8	8,485	54.3	53.2-55.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	5,550	2,718	48.7	47.0-50.5	2,832	51.3	49.5-53.0
Piedmont	9,641	4,410	44.0	42.6-45.3	5,231	56.0	54.7-57.4
Western NC	1,998	1,006	49.7	46.7-52.6	992	50.3	47.4-53.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,217	647	52.3	48.4-56.1	570	47.7	43.9-51.6
Northwest	3,269	1,530	45.2	43.0-47.5	1,739	54.8	52.5-57.0
Charlotte	2,537	1,178	45.9	43.3-48.6	1,359	54.1	51.4-56.7
Greensboro	2,217	1,008	44.4	41.5-47.3	1,209	55.6	52.7-58.5
Southern Regional	1,791	868	48.3	44.9-51.8	923	51.7	48.2-55.1
Coastal	873	448	49.4	45.3-53.4	425	50.6	46.6-54.7
Wake	2,419	1,045	40.5	37.8-43.2	1,374	59.5	56.8-62.2
Area L	701	332	49.2	44.2-54.2	369	50.8	45.8-55.8
Eastern	2,165	1,078	49.6	46.8-52.4	1,087	50.4	47.6-53.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,189

8,134

46.2

45.2-47.3

9,055

53.8

52.7-54.8

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

462

208

41.9

36.3-47.8

254

58.1

52.2-63.7

Buncombe

451

238

51.0

44.9-57.1

213

49.0

42.9-55.1

Cabarrus

419

186

42.1

36.2-48.4

233

57.9

51.6-63.8

Catawba

447

190

37.8

32.5-43.4

257

62.2

56.6-67.5

Cumberland

454

208

44.9

39.2-50.7

246

55.1

49.3-60.8

Davidson

457

220

47.0

41.1-53.0

237

53.0

47.0-58.9

Durham

466

181

37.0

31.4-42.9

285

63.0

57.1-68.6

Forsyth

454

204

41.9

36.3-47.7

250

58.1

52.3-63.7

Gaston

445

246

60.5

54.7-66.0

199

39.5

34.0-45.3

Guilford

471

208

42.0

36.5-47.8

263

58.0

52.2-63.5

Iredell

403

202

48.2

42.3-54.2

201

51.8

45.8-57.7

Johnston

387

185

45.0

38.5-51.7

202

55.0

48.3-61.5

Mecklenburg

880

374

41.1

37.1-45.3

506

58.9

54.7-62.9

New Hanover

447

222

45.6

40.0-51.2

225

54.4

48.8-60.0

Onslow

397

199

49.8

43.2-56.3

198

50.2

43.7-56.8

Orange

419

170

35.3

29.6-41.5

249

64.7

58.5-70.4

Pitt

441

182

38.9

33.3-44.7

259

61.1

55.3-66.7

Randolph

454

206

46.0

40.6-51.5

248

54.0

48.5-59.4

Robeson

448

213

46.8

40.9-52.8

235

53.2

47.2-59.1

Rowan

473

225

49.2

43.3-55.0

248

50.8

45.0-56.7

Union

379

181

47.5

41.6-53.5

198

52.5

46.5-58.4

Wake

857

367

39.5

35.4-43.7

490

60.5

56.3-64.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

472

277

57.1

51.2-62.9

195

42.9

37.1-48.8

Northeast Partnership II

510

256

50.9

45.5-56.2

254

49.1

43.8-54.5

Northeast Partnership I

517

256

50.5

44.9-56.1

261

49.5

43.9-55.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

424

193

48.1

41.8-54.3

231

51.9

45.7-58.2

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

527

245

46.0

40.4-51.8

282

54.0

48.2-59.6

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

428

236

56.0

50.3-61.5

192

44.0

38.5-49.7

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

479

224

44.1

38.7-49.7

255

55.9

50.3-61.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

523

252

46.4

41.1-51.8

271

53.6

48.2-58.9

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

651

310

49.6

44.2-55.0

341

50.4

45.0-55.8

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

467

245

52.8

47.2-58.4

222

47.2

41.6-52.8

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

407

187

46.0

39.9-52.2

220

54.0

47.8-60.1

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

507

229

45.3

39.8-50.9

278

54.7

49.1-60.2

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

766

409

52.9

48.0-57.7

357

47.1

42.3-52.0

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

1,186

616

54.9

51.2-58.6

570

45.1

41.4-48.8

16,003

7,518

45.7

44.6-46.8

8,485

54.3

53.2-55.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

5,550

2,718

48.7

47.0-50.5

2,832

51.3

49.5-53.0

Piedmont

9,641

4,410

44.0

42.6-45.3

5,231

56.0

54.7-57.4

Western NC

1,998

1,006

49.7

46.7-52.6

992

50.3

47.4-53.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,217

647

52.3

48.4-56.1

570

47.7

43.9-51.6

Northwest

3,269

1,530

45.2

43.0-47.5

1,739

54.8

52.5-57.0

Charlotte

2,537

1,178

45.9

43.3-48.6

1,359

54.1

51.4-56.7

Greensboro

2,217

1,008

44.4

41.5-47.3

1,209

55.6

52.7-58.5

Southern Regional

1,791

868

48.3

44.9-51.8

923

51.7

48.2-55.1

Coastal

873

448

49.4

45.3-53.4

425

50.6

46.6-54.7

Wake

2,419

1,045

40.5

37.8-43.2

1,374

59.5

56.8-62.2

Area L

701

332

49.2

44.2-54.2

369

50.8

45.8-55.8

Eastern

2,165

1,078

49.6

46.8-52.4

1,087

50.4

47.6-53.2

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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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