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Less than 6 mos. | 6 mos. to 1 year | Past year | Past 5 years | Past 10 years | |||||||||||
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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 | 4,159 | 202 | 7.1 | 5.9- 8.6 | 117 | 3.7 | 2.8- 4.9 | 575 | 17.0 | 15.3-18.8 | 446 | 12.5 | 11.0-14.1 | 2,819 | 59.7 | 57.5-61.8 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 96 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.1-15.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 8.5 | 11 | 21.3 | 10.8-37.6 | 14 | 12.8 | 7.1-22.0 | 67 | 60.4 | 46.7-72.7 |
Buncombe | 106 | 5 | 9.5 | 3.9-21.4 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.4 | 17 | 22.2 | 13.6-34.0 | 9 | 9.8 | 4.8-19.1 | 73 | 56.9 | 45.2-67.8 |
Cabarrus | 91 | 6 | 10.5 | 4.4-22.9 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.3-10.8 | 13 | 15.0 | 8.3-25.6 | 6 | 5.0 | 2.1-11.4 | 62 | 65.6 | 53.5-76.0 |
Catawba | 95 | 5 | 10.3 | 2.7-32.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 12.9 | 6.5-23.9 | 8 | 6.7 | 3.0-14.2 | 71 | 70.1 | 54.9-81.9 |
Cumberland | 104 | 5 | 7.3 | 2.9-17.5 | 4 | 4.2 | 1.5-11.1 | 22 | 23.8 | 15.2-35.3 | 11 | 9.1 | 4.4-17.9 | 62 | 55.6 | 44.1-66.5 |
Davidson | 130 | 14 | 8.7 | 4.7-15.6 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.3-13.4 | 21 | 24.9 | 13.8-40.8 | 9 | 8.1 | 4.0-15.8 | 82 | 53.9 | 41.5-65.9 |
Durham | 109 | 8 | 10.7 | 4.9-21.8 | 4 | 10.8 | 2.7-34.9 | 11 | 11.0 | 5.3-21.5 | 13 | 17.9 | 9.5-31.3 | 73 | 49.5 | 36.7-62.4 |
Forsyth | 105 | 4 | 7.0 | 2.1-20.9 | 5 | 7.8 | 2.8-20.1 | 10 | 11.9 | 5.9-22.5 | 7 | 7.9 | 3.4-17.1 | 79 | 65.5 | 52.8-76.3 |
Gaston | 108 | 5 | 7.5 | 2.7-19.3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5- 7.8 | 13 | 14.2 | 7.7-24.6 | 12 | 12.6 | 6.6-22.7 | 76 | 63.7 | 51.9-74.0 |
Guilford | 118 | 4 | 4.8 | 1.6-13.4 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.0- 9.4 | 18 | 19.7 | 12.2-30.2 | 10 | 7.6 | 4.1-14.0 | 82 | 64.6 | 53.9-74.1 |
Iredell | 124 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.4- 9.4 | 3 | 5.8 | 1.6-18.5 | 18 | 14.9 | 9.0-23.7 | 15 | 11.5 | 6.6-19.3 | 83 | 64.0 | 53.4-73.4 |
Johnston | 118 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.4- 5.6 | 6 | 6.5 | 2.5-16.3 | 22 | 18.9 | 12.0-28.4 | 13 | 11.7 | 6.5-20.2 | 74 | 61.3 | 50.0-71.6 |
Mecklenburg | 226 | 9 | 5.5 | 2.5-11.7 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.0- 9.8 | 32 | 19.0 | 12.5-27.7 | 25 | 12.6 | 8.2-19.1 | 153 | 58.3 | 49.9-66.3 |
New Hanover | 137 | 5 | 5.0 | 1.8-13.0 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.8- 4.9 | 13 | 11.5 | 6.4-19.8 | 12 | 13.0 | 6.6-24.1 | 102 | 68.5 | 57.7-77.6 |
Onslow | 99 | 9 | 19.6 | 9.2-37.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 3.6 | 19 | 20.0 | 11.8-31.8 | 8 | 11.2 | 5.5-21.2 | 61 | 48.4 | 36.1-60.9 |
Orange | 110 | 6 | 7.3 | 2.8-17.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2- 9.9 | 15 | 17.2 | 9.7-28.6 | 10 | 8.2 | 3.8-16.8 | 78 | 65.9 | 54.1-76.0 |
Pitt | 91 | 4 | 5.0 | 1.8-13.1 | 4 | 4.2 | 1.5-10.9 | 13 | 18.2 | 9.7-31.4 | 9 | 7.6 | 3.8-14.7 | 61 | 65.0 | 52.7-75.6 |
Randolph | 110 | 4 | 4.1 | 1.4-11.2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.2 | 13 | 19.4 | 7.2-42.7 | 22 | 25.3 | 13.2-43.1 | 68 | 49.7 | 34.1-65.4 |
Robeson | 97 | 6 | 11.9 | 3.4-34.3 | 4 | 5.6 | 2.0-14.6 | 14 | 16.7 | 8.9-29.0 | 13 | 12.1 | 6.6-20.9 | 60 | 53.8 | 40.2-66.8 |
Rowan | 103 | 3 | 5.3 | 1.6-16.2 | 5 | 5.5 | 2.0-14.3 | 22 | 22.7 | 13.9-34.9 | 12 | 11.9 | 6.3-21.4 | 61 | 54.5 | 42.9-65.7 |
Union | 93 | 7 | 7.3 | 3.0-16.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 7 | 8.1 | 3.7-16.8 | 7 | 18.3 | 7.0-40.2 | 72 | 66.3 | 49.6-79.7 |
Wake | 167 | 9 | 6.8 | 3.2-13.9 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-16.9 | 20 | 15.3 | 9.6-23.4 | 15 | 13.5 | 7.8-22.2 | 122 | 61.7 | 52.0-70.5 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 131 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.4-12.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.1 | 19 | 14.9 | 9.1-23.3 | 12 | 11.4 | 6.2-20.2 | 95 | 69.2 | 59.0-77.8 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 139 | 7 | 11.8 | 4.1-29.7 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.2-11.2 | 22 | 15.6 | 8.5-27.1 | 8 | 4.3 | 1.8- 9.6 | 98 | 64.5 | 51.0-76.0 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 128 | 5 | 6.9 | 2.5-17.7 | 8 | 5.8 | 2.5-12.7 | 17 | 17.5 | 10.5-27.8 | 17 | 13.0 | 7.6-21.3 | 81 | 56.8 | 46.1-66.9 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 130 | 5 | 2.4 | 0.9- 6.0 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.4 | 18 | 17.9 | 10.6-28.7 | 21 | 26.7 | 16.3-40.6 | 85 | 51.9 | 40.4-63.3 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 125 | 7 | 11.0 | 4.1-26.5 | 5 | 6.0 | 2.2-15.6 | 18 | 15.3 | 9.1-24.7 | 19 | 15.5 | 8.8-25.8 | 76 | 52.2 | 40.8-63.3 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 125 | 7 | 7.8 | 3.1-18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 13.8 | 7.9-23.0 | 14 | 10.8 | 6.0-18.6 | 90 | 67.7 | 57.1-76.7 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 82 | 6 | 25.7 | 10.4-50.6 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.6-11.2 | 14 | 15.8 | 8.4-27.7 | 12 | 9.9 | 5.0-18.6 | 45 | 44.3 | 29.8-59.9 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 127 | 6 | 5.1 | 2.1-11.5 | 5 | 4.9 | 1.8-12.5 | 9 | 8.0 | 3.6-16.9 | 13 | 17.8 | 9.7-30.4 | 94 | 64.2 | 52.7-74.3 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 133 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.7-11.8 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.1- 9.2 | 17 | 13.8 | 8.3-22.1 | 13 | 8.6 | 4.5-16.1 | 96 | 71.3 | 61.3-79.6 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 114 | 6 | 6.7 | 2.4-17.3 | 3 | 3.6 | 1.0-12.3 | 18 | 19.7 | 11.9-31.0 | 18 | 17.4 | 10.5-27.2 | 69 | 52.6 | 41.7-63.2 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 104 | 8 | 17.1 | 6.6-37.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.5 | 13 | 19.1 | 10.1-33.2 | 14 | 11.1 | 6.2-19.2 | 68 | 52.4 | 38.6-65.8 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 111 | 4 | 4.3 | 1.6-11.1 | 3 | 8.9 | 2.5-26.9 | 18 | 20.8 | 12.8-31.8 | 9 | 9.6 | 3.9-21.5 | 77 | 56.5 | 44.1-68.0 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 173 | 5 | 2.6 | 1.0- 6.7 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.7- 6.7 | 23 | 16.9 | 9.8-27.6 | 16 | 13.2 | 6.8-24.0 | 123 | 65.0 | 54.1-74.6 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 302 | 13 | 8.8 | 4.0-18.2 | 13 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.0 | 47 | 17.5 | 12.2-24.3 | 29 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.8 | 200 | 61.0 | 53.0-68.5 |
No | 3,857 | 189 | 7.0 | 5.8- 8.5 | 104 | 3.7 | 2.7- 5.0 | 528 | 16.9 | 15.2-18.8 | 417 | 12.7 | 11.2-14.4 | 2,619 | 59.6 | 57.3-61.8 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 1,421 | 67 | 8.1 | 5.7-11.3 | 44 | 3.3 | 2.2- 5.0 | 208 | 16.4 | 14.0-19.2 | 148 | 11.5 | 9.3-14.1 | 954 | 60.7 | 57.0-64.2 |
Piedmont | 2,288 | 115 | 6.9 | 5.4- 8.8 | 63 | 4.3 | 2.9- 6.2 | 301 | 16.5 | 14.3-19.0 | 250 | 13.1 | 11.2-15.3 | 1,559 | 59.2 | 56.3-62.1 |
Western NC | 450 | 20 | 6.2 | 3.6-10.7 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.5 | 66 | 19.8 | 14.9-25.8 | 48 | 12.0 | 8.1-17.4 | 306 | 59.5 | 53.0-65.6 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 279 | 10 | 4.6 | 2.3- 8.8 | 8 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.1 | 40 | 18.4 | 12.5-26.4 | 25 | 12.2 | 7.2-20.0 | 196 | 62.7 | 54.4-70.3 |
Northwest | 793 | 46 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.7 | 22 | 4.9 | 2.8- 8.5 | 115 | 18.1 | 14.3-22.6 | 87 | 11.1 | 8.6-14.1 | 523 | 57.5 | 52.5-62.3 |
Charlotte | 619 | 30 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.1 | 16 | 4.5 | 2.2- 8.9 | 80 | 17.0 | 12.9-22.1 | 59 | 12.1 | 8.8-16.6 | 434 | 60.6 | 54.9-66.0 |
Greensboro | 540 | 22 | 5.8 | 3.1-10.7 | 12 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.3 | 71 | 18.8 | 13.9-24.9 | 65 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.4 | 370 | 60.6 | 54.3-66.6 |
Southern Regional | 400 | 18 | 7.4 | 4.2-12.7 | 16 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.5 | 63 | 19.0 | 14.3-24.7 | 43 | 9.9 | 6.8-14.3 | 260 | 58.0 | 51.6-64.2 |
Coastal | 260 | 13 | 7.3 | 3.8-13.5 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 27 | 14.9 | 9.7-22.3 | 26 | 11.6 | 7.5-17.6 | 189 | 65.4 | 57.5-72.5 |
Wake | 543 | 27 | 7.6 | 4.8-11.9 | 18 | 4.9 | 2.1-11.1 | 74 | 14.7 | 11.1-19.3 | 68 | 16.6 | 12.3-22.0 | 356 | 56.2 | 50.2-62.0 |
Area L | 191 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.8 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.3 | 25 | 16.8 | 10.8-25.3 | 19 | 13.7 | 7.6-23.6 | 136 | 65.1 | 55.4-73.7 |
Eastern | 534 | 29 | 11.0 | 6.3-18.3 | 16 | 3.2 | 1.7- 6.0 | 80 | 14.7 | 11.1-19.1 | 54 | 11.5 | 8.0-16.2 | 355 | 59.7 | 53.2-65.8 |
* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).
^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.
**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.
***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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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