BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use"

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,538	1,910	54.9	52.5-57.2	1,628	45.1	42.8-47.5
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	98	50	52.9	40.6-65.0	48	47.1	35.0-59.4
Buncombe	92	51	58.2	44.7-70.6	41	41.8	29.4-55.3
Cabarrus	83	43	56.7	42.7-69.6	40	43.3	30.4-57.3
Catawba	80	41	54.6	41.6-67.1	39	45.4	32.9-58.4
Cumberland	104	57	54.6	42.2-66.4	47	45.4	33.6-57.8
Davidson	108	43	41.8	30.9-53.6	65	58.2	46.4-69.1
Durham	70	46	70.2	54.3-82.3	24	29.8	17.7-45.7
Forsyth	83	48	59.7	44.9-72.8	35	40.3	27.2-55.1
Gaston	113	55	51.0	37.2-64.6	58	49.0	35.4-62.8
Guilford	85	47	57.7	43.6-70.7	38	42.3	29.3-56.4
Iredell	104	55	57.4	46.2-68.0	49	42.6	32.0-53.8
Johnston	79	39	49.9	35.1-64.7	40	50.1	35.3-64.9
Mecklenburg	120	65	57.5	45.7-68.5	55	42.5	31.5-54.3
New Hanover	81	45	50.9	38.2-63.5	36	49.1	36.5-61.8
Onslow	93	53	57.5	42.8-71.1	40	42.5	28.9-57.2
Orange	52	22	48.9	33.6-64.3	30	51.1	35.7-66.4
Pitt	76	40	52.4	38.9-65.5	36	47.6	34.5-61.1
Randolph	93	50	54.8	42.7-66.3	43	45.2	33.7-57.3
Robeson	110	61	51.9	40.7-62.9	49	48.1	37.1-59.3
Rowan	107	63	65.9	54.0-76.0	44	34.1	24.0-46.0
Union	70	40	61.0	47.5-72.9	30	39.0	27.1-52.5
Wake	146	80	50.4	39.3-61.4	66	49.6	38.6-60.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	124	73	60.0	48.0-71.0	51	40.0	29.0-52.0
Northeast Partnership II	113	57	52.6	41.9-63.1	56	47.4	36.9-58.1
Northeast Partnership I	122	75	66.9	55.7-76.5	47	33.1	23.5-44.3
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	71	40	52.6	37.7-67.1	31	47.4	32.9-62.3
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	114	57	46.8	34.0-60.1	57	53.2	39.9-66.0
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	104	55	54.1	42.4-65.5	49	45.9	34.5-57.6
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	110	64	57.8	46.4-68.4	46	42.2	31.6-53.6
Chatham/Lee/Moore	98	54	48.6	36.6-60.8	44	51.4	39.2-63.4
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	147	89	62.6	50.9-73.0	58	37.4	27.0-49.1
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	123	64	54.0	43.1-64.5	59	46.0	35.5-56.9
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	79	36	49.6	36.4-62.9	43	50.4	37.1-63.6
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	112	59	52.0	39.6-64.2	53	48.0	35.8-60.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	174	93	53.9	44.3-63.2	81	46.1	36.8-55.7
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	279	157	59.2	51.1-66.8	122	40.8	33.2-48.9
No	3,259	1,753	54.5	52.1-57.0	1,506	45.5	43.0-47.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,219	666	54.3	50.2-58.3	553	45.7	41.7-49.8
Piedmont	1,893	1,017	54.8	51.6-58.1	876	45.2	41.9-48.4
Western NC	426	227	56.1	50.0-62.0	199	43.9	38.0-50.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	266	144	55.3	47.4-62.9	122	44.7	37.1-52.6
Northwest	710	363	55.7	50.9-60.4	347	44.3	39.6-49.1
Charlotte	469	250	54.8	48.0-61.3	219	45.2	38.7-52.0
Greensboro	438	235	55.6	49.0-62.0	203	44.4	38.0-51.0
Southern Regional	408	227	51.4	43.8-59.0	181	48.6	41.0-56.2
Coastal	183	99	54.3	45.3-63.0	84	45.7	37.0-54.7
Wake	441	249	53.7	46.7-60.6	192	46.3	39.4-53.3
Area L	162	98	63.1	52.6-72.4	64	36.9	27.6-47.4
Eastern	461	245	54.4	48.3-60.4	216	45.6	39.6-51.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,538

1,910

54.9

52.5-57.2

1,628

45.1

42.8-47.5

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

52.9

40.6-65.0

47.1

35.0-59.4

Buncombe

58.2

44.7-70.6

41.8

29.4-55.3

Cabarrus

56.7

42.7-69.6

43.3

30.4-57.3

Catawba

54.6

41.6-67.1

45.4

32.9-58.4

Cumberland

104

54.6

42.2-66.4

45.4

33.6-57.8

Davidson

108

41.8

30.9-53.6

58.2

46.4-69.1

Durham

70.2

54.3-82.3

29.8

17.7-45.7

Forsyth

59.7

44.9-72.8

40.3

27.2-55.1

Gaston

113

51.0

37.2-64.6

49.0

35.4-62.8

Guilford

57.7

43.6-70.7

42.3

29.3-56.4

Iredell

104

57.4

46.2-68.0

42.6

32.0-53.8

Johnston

49.9

35.1-64.7

50.1

35.3-64.9

Mecklenburg

120

57.5

45.7-68.5

42.5

31.5-54.3

New Hanover

50.9

38.2-63.5

49.1

36.5-61.8

Onslow

57.5

42.8-71.1

42.5

28.9-57.2

Orange

48.9

33.6-64.3

51.1

35.7-66.4

Pitt

52.4

38.9-65.5

47.6

34.5-61.1

Randolph

54.8

42.7-66.3

45.2

33.7-57.3

Robeson

110

51.9

40.7-62.9

48.1

37.1-59.3

Rowan

107

65.9

54.0-76.0

34.1

24.0-46.0

Union

61.0

47.5-72.9

39.0

27.1-52.5

Wake

146

50.4

39.3-61.4

49.6

38.6-60.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

124

60.0

48.0-71.0

40.0

29.0-52.0

Northeast Partnership II

113

52.6

41.9-63.1

47.4

36.9-58.1

Northeast Partnership I

122

66.9

55.7-76.5

33.1

23.5-44.3

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

52.6

37.7-67.1

47.4

32.9-62.3

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

114

46.8

34.0-60.1

53.2

39.9-66.0

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

104

54.1

42.4-65.5

45.9

34.5-57.6

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

110

57.8

46.4-68.4

42.2

31.6-53.6

Chatham/Lee/Moore

48.6

36.6-60.8

51.4

39.2-63.4

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

147

62.6

50.9-73.0

37.4

27.0-49.1

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

123

54.0

43.1-64.5

46.0

35.5-56.9

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

49.6

36.4-62.9

50.4

37.1-63.6

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

112

52.0

39.6-64.2

48.0

35.8-60.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

174

53.9

44.3-63.2

46.1

36.8-55.7

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

279

157

59.2

51.1-66.8

122

40.8

33.2-48.9

3,259

1,753

54.5

52.1-57.0

1,506

45.5

43.0-47.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,219

666

54.3

50.2-58.3

553

45.7

41.7-49.8

Piedmont

1,893

1,017

54.8

51.6-58.1

876

45.2

41.9-48.4

Western NC

426

227

56.1

50.0-62.0

199

43.9

38.0-50.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

266

144

55.3

47.4-62.9

122

44.7

37.1-52.6

Northwest

710

363

55.7

50.9-60.4

347

44.3

39.6-49.1

Charlotte

469

250

54.8

48.0-61.3

219

45.2

38.7-52.0

Greensboro

438

235

55.6

49.0-62.0

203

44.4

38.0-51.0

Southern Regional

408

227

51.4

43.8-59.0

181

48.6

41.0-56.2

Coastal

183

54.3

45.3-63.0

45.7

37.0-54.7

Wake

441

249

53.7

46.7-60.6

192

46.3

39.4-53.3

Area L

162

63.1

52.6-72.4

36.9

27.6-47.4

Eastern

461

245

54.4

48.3-60.4

216

45.6

39.6-51.7

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently 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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