BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
North Carolina	2,986	1,026	39.6	37.0-42.3	1,356	45.6	43.1-48.2	604	14.7	13.3-16.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	91	36	48.1	33.8-62.8	42	44.3	30.9-58.7	13	7.5	3.9-13.8
Buncombe	55	19	44.3	27.6-62.4	23	41.9	25.9-59.9	13	13.8	6.9-25.5
Cabarrus	66	14	17.4	9.3-30.4	36	57.4	40.8-72.4	16	25.2	13.2-42.7
Catawba	83	18	35.0	20.4-53.1	47	48.1	33.4-63.1	18	16.9	9.7-27.9
Cumberland	105	41	41.5	29.5-54.6	43	42.8	30.3-56.2	21	15.7	9.7-24.6
Davidson	95	25	34.7	23.1-48.5	49	50.7	38.5-62.8	21	14.6	8.9-22.9
Durham	58	28	58.4	40.4-74.4	20	27.3	15.8-43.0	10	14.3	6.3-29.4
Forsyth	79	24	22.4	14.0-33.9	40	64.7	51.8-75.7	15	12.9	7.2-21.9
Gaston	78	26	30.5	19.3-44.5	36	51.4	36.5-66.0	16	18.1	9.4-32.2
Guilford	76	29	44.3	29.5-60.1	29	39.1	25.5-54.6	18	16.7	9.4-27.9
Iredell	79	29	44.0	30.3-58.7	40	47.2	33.4-61.6	10	8.8	4.3-17.0
Johnston	88	26	39.4	24.2-57.0	38	42.2	27.0-59.1	24	18.3	10.6-29.9
Mecklenburg	115	42	42.4	30.0-55.9	49	42.8	31.3-55.2	24	14.7	8.9-23.5
New Hanover	65	17	31.5	19.2-47.0	29	43.3	30.4-57.2	19	25.3	15.4-38.5
Onslow	83	37	50.9	36.6-65.0	30	34.1	21.5-49.4	16	15.1	8.5-25.3
Orange	31	14	58.6	30.5-82.0	12	32.4	13.6-59.4	5	9.0	2.9-24.7
Pitt	70	23	37.8	24.5-53.3	31	44.2	31.0-58.4	16	17.9	10.1-29.8
Randolph	80	19	29.9	18.1-45.1	39	43.9	31.3-57.4	22	26.2	16.3-39.2
Robeson	92	34	41.3	29.6-54.1	47	47.8	35.5-60.3	11	10.9	5.5-20.6
Rowan	83	29	41.4	28.8-55.2	36	42.0	30.1-55.0	18	16.6	10.0-26.3
Union	59	15	28.4	16.2-44.8	26	50.7	35.4-65.9	18	20.9	12.1-33.7
Wake	77	21	26.5	16.1-40.4	40	57.6	42.8-71.2	16	15.8	8.4-27.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	81	20	25.8	15.3-40.0	39	49.2	35.1-63.5	22	25.0	15.1-38.5
Northeast Partnership II***	114	47	50.5	38.6-62.2	50	40.4	29.5-52.4	17	9.1	5.2-15.5
Northeast Partnership I***	71	29	39.5	27.1-53.4	29	42.9	29.9-57.0	13	17.6	8.5-32.8
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	87	29	37.5	25.6-51.1	40	48.5	35.9-61.3	18	14.0	7.9-23.6
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	89	37	38.7	27.4-51.3	36	47.4	35.0-60.2	16	13.9	7.9-23.1
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	101	34	38.8	27.8-51.1	42	42.1	30.9-54.1	25	19.1	12.3-28.4
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	115	36	45.6	32.6-59.2	55	39.8	28.6-52.2	24	14.6	9.1-22.5
Chatham/Lee/Moore	78	27	41.7	29.6-55.0	28	34.5	23.7-47.2	23	23.8	15.3-35.1
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	107	39	49.7	36.7-62.8	51	40.5	28.6-53.6	17	9.8	5.3-17.4
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	106	34	37.6	25.7-51.3	56	52.0	39.4-64.4	16	10.3	5.8-17.6
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	88	38	46.8	33.0-61.1	42	47.4	33.9-61.3	8	5.8	2.5-12.9
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	108	39	43.2	31.0-56.2	47	44.1	32.3-56.6	22	12.8	7.5-20.8
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	133	51	38.1	27.8-49.6	59	49.0	37.6-60.4	23	12.9	7.2-22.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	225	85	44.5	36.0-53.3	98	41.4	33.4-49.9	42	14.1	9.9-19.8
No	2,761	941	39.3	36.6-42.0	1,258	45.9	43.3-48.7	562	14.8	13.3-16.4
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	1,058	378	40.1	36.0-44.3	462	43.9	39.8-48.1	218	16.0	13.6-18.7
Piedmont	1,574	503	37.8	34.1-41.6	743	47.1	43.5-50.8	328	15.1	13.1-17.4
Western NC	354	145	45.1	38.1-52.2	151	44.0	37.1-51.1	58	11.0	7.8-15.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	188	70	39.8	30.8-49.7	82	47.0	37.4-56.8	36	13.2	8.3-20.2
Northwest	648	216	38.9	33.5-44.6	318	50.0	44.5-55.5	114	11.1	8.9-13.8
Charlotte	396	119	35.0	27.8-43.0	187	48.2	41.0-55.5	90	16.8	12.7-21.9
Greensboro	361	124	43.8	36.2-51.8	168	42.1	34.9-49.6	69	14.1	10.4-18.9
Southern Regional	358	139	43.8	36.8-51.1	157	42.1	35.0-49.5	62	14.1	10.5-18.6
Coastal	155	46	35.5	26.4-45.8	65	40.9	31.7-50.9	44	23.6	16.8-32.1
Wake	361	117	37.6	30.1-45.7	159	45.3	37.5-53.4	85	17.0	12.7-22.5
Area L	136	55	44.8	34.6-55.5	57	41.7	32.0-52.0	24	13.5	8.3-21.2
Eastern	383	140	39.8	33.2-46.7	163	44.1	37.4-51.1	80	16.1	12.2-20.9

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,986

1,026

39.6

37.0-42.3

1,356

45.6

43.1-48.2

604

14.7

13.3-16.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

48.1

33.8-62.8

44.3

30.9-58.7

7.5

3.9-13.8

Buncombe

44.3

27.6-62.4

41.9

25.9-59.9

13.8

6.9-25.5

Cabarrus

17.4

9.3-30.4

57.4

40.8-72.4

25.2

13.2-42.7

Catawba

35.0

20.4-53.1

48.1

33.4-63.1

16.9

9.7-27.9

Cumberland

105

41.5

29.5-54.6

42.8

30.3-56.2

15.7

9.7-24.6

Davidson

34.7

23.1-48.5

50.7

38.5-62.8

14.6

8.9-22.9

Durham

58.4

40.4-74.4

27.3

15.8-43.0

14.3

6.3-29.4

Forsyth

22.4

14.0-33.9

64.7

51.8-75.7

12.9

7.2-21.9

Gaston

30.5

19.3-44.5

51.4

36.5-66.0

18.1

9.4-32.2

Guilford

44.3

29.5-60.1

39.1

25.5-54.6

16.7

9.4-27.9

Iredell

44.0

30.3-58.7

47.2

33.4-61.6

8.8

4.3-17.0

Johnston

39.4

24.2-57.0

42.2

27.0-59.1

18.3

10.6-29.9

Mecklenburg

115

42.4

30.0-55.9

42.8

31.3-55.2

14.7

8.9-23.5

New Hanover

31.5

19.2-47.0

43.3

30.4-57.2

25.3

15.4-38.5

Onslow

50.9

36.6-65.0

34.1

21.5-49.4

15.1

8.5-25.3

Orange

58.6

30.5-82.0

32.4

13.6-59.4

9.0

2.9-24.7

Pitt

37.8

24.5-53.3

44.2

31.0-58.4

17.9

10.1-29.8

Randolph

29.9

18.1-45.1

43.9

31.3-57.4

26.2

16.3-39.2

Robeson

41.3

29.6-54.1

47.8

35.5-60.3

10.9

5.5-20.6

Rowan

41.4

28.8-55.2

42.0

30.1-55.0

16.6

10.0-26.3

Union

28.4

16.2-44.8

50.7

35.4-65.9

20.9

12.1-33.7

Wake

26.5

16.1-40.4

57.6

42.8-71.2

15.8

8.4-27.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

25.8

15.3-40.0

49.2

35.1-63.5

25.0

15.1-38.5

Northeast Partnership II***

114

50.5

38.6-62.2

40.4

29.5-52.4

9.1

5.2-15.5

Northeast Partnership I***

39.5

27.1-53.4

42.9

29.9-57.0

17.6

8.5-32.8

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

37.5

25.6-51.1

48.5

35.9-61.3

14.0

7.9-23.6

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

38.7

27.4-51.3

47.4

35.0-60.2

13.9

7.9-23.1

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

101

38.8

27.8-51.1

42.1

30.9-54.1

19.1

12.3-28.4

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

115

45.6

32.6-59.2

39.8

28.6-52.2

14.6

9.1-22.5

Chatham/Lee/Moore

41.7

29.6-55.0

34.5

23.7-47.2

23.8

15.3-35.1

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

107

49.7

36.7-62.8

40.5

28.6-53.6

9.8

5.3-17.4

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

106

37.6

25.7-51.3

52.0

39.4-64.4

10.3

5.8-17.6

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

46.8

33.0-61.1

47.4

33.9-61.3

5.8

2.5-12.9

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

108

43.2

31.0-56.2

44.1

32.3-56.6

12.8

7.5-20.8

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

133

38.1

27.8-49.6

49.0

37.6-60.4

12.9

7.2-22.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

225

44.5

36.0-53.3

41.4

33.4-49.9

14.1

9.9-19.8

2,761

941

39.3

36.6-42.0

1,258

45.9

43.3-48.7

562

14.8

13.3-16.4

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

1,058

378

40.1

36.0-44.3

462

43.9

39.8-48.1

218

16.0

13.6-18.7

Piedmont

1,574

503

37.8

34.1-41.6

743

47.1

43.5-50.8

328

15.1

13.1-17.4

Western NC

354

145

45.1

38.1-52.2

151

44.0

37.1-51.1

11.0

7.8-15.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

188

39.8

30.8-49.7

47.0

37.4-56.8

13.2

8.3-20.2

Northwest

648

216

38.9

33.5-44.6

318

50.0

44.5-55.5

114

11.1

8.9-13.8

Charlotte

396

119

35.0

27.8-43.0

187

48.2

41.0-55.5

16.8

12.7-21.9

Greensboro

361

124

43.8

36.2-51.8

168

42.1

34.9-49.6

14.1

10.4-18.9

Southern Regional

358

139

43.8

36.8-51.1

157

42.1

35.0-49.5

14.1

10.5-18.6

Coastal

155

35.5

26.4-45.8

40.9

31.7-50.9

23.6

16.8-32.1

Wake

361

117

37.6

30.1-45.7

159

45.3

37.5-53.4

17.0

12.7-22.5

Area L

136

44.8

34.6-55.5

41.7

32.0-52.0

13.5

8.3-21.2

Eastern

383

140

39.8

33.2-46.7

163

44.1

37.4-51.1

16.1

12.2-20.9

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*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.

**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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