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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 | 1,125 | 113 | 9.7 | 7.5-12.3 | 77 | 5.5 | 4.1- 7.2 | 13 | 1.6 | 0.9- 3.0 | 697 | 61.0 | 56.9-65.0 | 225 | 22.3 | 18.9-26.0 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 35 | 6 | 8.8 | 3.5-20.6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 7.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 24 | 83.1 | 67.6-92.1 | 4 | 7.0 | 2.3-19.3 |
Buncombe | 21 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.7-15.0 | 2 | 4.2 | 0.9-16.8 | 1 | 2.8 | 0.4-18.2 | 11 | 54.8 | 27.3-79.6 | 5 | 34.8 | 12.4-66.7 |
Cabarrus | 21 | 2 | 7.7 | 1.7-28.6 | 2 | 29.3 | 6.1-72.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 39.6 | 17.0-67.7 | 7 | 23.4 | 9.0-48.4 |
Catawba | 24 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.9 | 5 | 20.6 | 6.6-48.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 10 | 49.3 | 25.4-73.5 | 8 | 29.5 | 13.0-53.9 |
Cumberland | 45 | 5 | 10.8 | 4.0-26.0 | 3 | 7.9 | 2.1-25.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 33 | 75.7 | 58.1-87.5 | 4 | 5.6 | 1.7-17.0 |
Davidson | 35 | 4 | 9.5 | 3.0-26.3 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 55.2 | 33.5-75.1 | 7 | 33.4 | 14.8-59.1 |
Durham | 19 | 1 | 4.9 | 0.7-28.1 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.4-16.9 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.8-32.3 | 12 | 62.8 | 37.1-82.8 | 4 | 23.9 | 8.2-52.4 |
Forsyth | 25 | 4 | 19.8 | 7.1-44.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 66.6 | 42.6-84.3 | 4 | 12.1 | 4.0-31.0 |
Gaston | 34 | 2 | 4.1 | 0.9-16.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.8 | 24 | 81.0 | 63.4-91.3 | 7 | 13.1 | 5.2-29.5 |
Guilford | 29 | 3 | 5.9 | 1.7-18.4 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.1- 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 78.6 | 57.9-90.7 | 5 | 14.7 | 5.1-35.5 |
Iredell | 34 | 3 | 19.2 | 5.4-49.7 | 5 | 10.7 | 4.0-25.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 38.5 | 21.1-59.5 | 10 | 31.5 | 15.7-53.2 |
Johnston | 27 | 3 | 7.8 | 2.3-23.4 | 3 | 11.8 | 3.5-32.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 17 | 64.3 | 43.4-80.9 | 4 | 16.2 | 5.9-37.2 |
Mecklenburg | 44 | 4 | 5.2 | 1.7-14.8 | 1 | 1.3 | 0.2- 9.1 | 2 | 5.1 | 1.2-19.4 | 31 | 75.3 | 57.1-87.5 | 6 | 13.1 | 5.3-28.6 |
New Hanover | 25 | 4 | 17.8 | 6.5-40.2 | 2 | 8.6 | 2.0-30.7 | 1 | 5.7 | 0.8-31.2 | 17 | 65.0 | 41.9-82.7 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.3 |
Onslow | 31 | 2 | 2.8 | 0.6-12.3 | 1 | 4.7 | 0.6-27.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 48.0 | 25.0-71.8 | 8 | 44.6 | 20.8-71.1 |
Orange | 13 | 4 | 25.8 | 8.8-55.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 8 | 69.9 | 40.8-88.7 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.6-25.9 |
Pitt | 35 | 3 | 10.6 | 3.4-28.5 | 5 | 12.2 | 4.6-28.7 | 2 | 13.2 | 2.6-46.0 | 19 | 48.1 | 29.9-66.9 | 6 | 15.8 | 6.5-33.9 |
Randolph | 31 | 2 | 5.2 | 1.2-19.6 | 2 | 8.6 | 2.1-29.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 22 | 57.7 | 35.3-77.4 | 5 | 28.4 | 11.4-55.0 |
Robeson | 28 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.3-13.1 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.4-17.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 61.6 | 39.1-80.0 | 8 | 33.7 | 16.2-57.2 |
Rowan | 29 | 2 | 10.1 | 2.3-35.2 | 2 | 9.4 | 2.3-31.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 20 | 67.9 | 46.2-83.9 | 5 | 12.6 | 4.6-30.2 |
Union | 24 | 2 | 7.9 | 1.9-27.3 | 3 | 18.5 | 5.3-47.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 14 | 60.7 | 36.7-80.5 | 5 | 13.0 | 4.9-30.0 |
Wake | 32 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.3 | 5 | 14.1 | 5.0-33.9 | 1 | 4.5 | 0.6-25.8 | 20 | 52.4 | 32.4-71.7 | 5 | 27.4 | 11.7-51.8 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 27 | 4 | 12.3 | 4.2-31.0 | 2 | 4.8 | 1.1-18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 11 | 29.6 | 14.9-50.1 | 10 | 53.4 | 31.7-73.8 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 40 | 2 | 4.2 | 1.0-16.2 | 4 | 7.9 | 2.8-20.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 27 | 71.3 | 53.4-84.4 | 7 | 16.5 | 7.2-33.6 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 22 | 4 | 18.5 | 6.6-42.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.3-14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 72.3 | 49.1-87.6 | 2 | 7.0 | 1.7-24.9 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 37 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.7 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.4-18.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 25 | 58.3 | 38.8-75.5 | 10 | 36.9 | 20.4-57.2 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 38 | 3 | 8.9 | 2.6-26.3 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.5-22.6 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.8-12.7 | 28 | 75.5 | 57.9-87.3 | 4 | 8.4 | 2.9-21.9 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 40 | 4 | 18.1 | 7.0-39.2 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 26 | 55.8 | 38.0-72.3 | 9 | 24.4 | 12.2-42.9 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 40 | 4 | 8.9 | 2.9-24.2 | 4 | 7.9 | 2.6-21.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 23 | 68.1 | 49.5-82.3 | 9 | 15.2 | 6.8-30.3 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 40 | 5 | 10.2 | 4.1-23.2 | 5 | 9.8 | 3.8-23.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 21 | 60.2 | 43.0-75.2 | 9 | 19.8 | 10.0-35.6 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 35 | 8 | 18.3 | 7.5-38.1 | 4 | 7.9 | 2.7-21.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 42.3 | 22.0-65.5 | 10 | 31.6 | 14.6-55.5 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 32 | 7 | 33.5 | 14.4-60.1 | 2 | 4.4 | 0.9-19.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 16 | 37.8 | 20.7-58.5 | 7 | 24.3 | 11.0-45.4 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 33 | 3 | 5.6 | 1.4-19.9 | 2 | 3.9 | 0.7-18.3 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.5-23.1 | 18 | 45.5 | 24.8-67.9 | 9 | 41.2 | 19.3-67.1 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 45 | 3 | 11.2 | 3.1-33.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 7.9 | 1 | 4.6 | 0.6-26.2 | 34 | 60.4 | 40.1-77.6 | 6 | 22.6 | 9.3-45.5 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 55 | 4 | 5.8 | 1.5-19.6 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.1-16.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 35 | 58.7 | 40.7-74.6 | 14 | 31.0 | 16.6-50.3 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 77 | 9 | 10.1 | 4.9-19.6 | 7 | 7.5 | 3.4-15.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 49 | 65.1 | 51.8-76.4 | 12 | 17.3 | 9.4-29.7 |
No | 1,048 | 104 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.5 | 70 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.2 | 13 | 1.7 | 0.9- 3.2 | 648 | 60.8 | 56.5-64.9 | 213 | 22.5 | 19.0-26.5 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 401 | 38 | 9.7 | 6.6-13.9 | 27 | 5.7 | 3.6- 9.0 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.7 | 256 | 62.5 | 56.2-68.4 | 75 | 20.7 | 15.9-26.5 |
Piedmont | 587 | 63 | 10.3 | 7.2-14.6 | 42 | 5.7 | 3.9- 8.4 | 6 | 1.8 | 0.7- 4.3 | 356 | 61.1 | 55.3-66.7 | 120 | 21.1 | 16.7-26.1 |
Western NC | 137 | 12 | 7.4 | 3.7-14.3 | 8 | 4.2 | 1.9- 8.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3- 5.6 | 85 | 57.9 | 46.4-68.6 | 30 | 29.2 | 19.2-41.8 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 76 | 6 | 5.1 | 1.7-14.3 | 4 | 4.4 | 1.5-12.3 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 5.9 | 46 | 57.5 | 42.1-71.5 | 19 | 32.1 | 19.1-48.7 |
Northwest | 231 | 24 | 15.2 | 9.0-24.5 | 18 | 4.6 | 2.6- 7.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.6 | 135 | 50.7 | 41.5-59.9 | 53 | 28.9 | 20.5-39.0 |
Charlotte | 147 | 15 | 9.5 | 4.3-19.8 | 6 | 4.8 | 1.7-13.0 | 4 | 4.6 | 1.5-13.8 | 94 | 68.4 | 56.8-78.2 | 28 | 12.6 | 7.9-19.7 |
Greensboro | 141 | 19 | 7.8 | 4.5-13.1 | 5 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 92 | 71.7 | 60.9-80.4 | 25 | 17.6 | 10.6-27.8 |
Southern Regional | 139 | 15 | 9.8 | 5.5-17.0 | 11 | 6.2 | 3.0-12.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 89 | 71.6 | 62.1-79.5 | 24 | 12.4 | 7.8-19.2 |
Coastal | 61 | 7 | 16.1 | 7.2-32.2 | 3 | 3.9 | 1.2-12.1 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-11.3 | 41 | 60.8 | 45.2-74.4 | 9 | 17.4 | 8.4-32.7 |
Wake | 127 | 10 | 5.6 | 2.7-11.3 | 15 | 11.2 | 6.0-19.9 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.7-11.4 | 77 | 55.5 | 44.1-66.3 | 23 | 24.8 | 15.6-37.1 |
Area L | 57 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.3-12.5 | 3 | 4.2 | 1.3-13.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 41 | 71.5 | 55.7-83.3 | 10 | 20.1 | 10.0-36.2 |
Eastern | 146 | 14 | 9.1 | 4.7-17.0 | 12 | 7.1 | 3.5-13.8 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.1- 9.4 | 82 | 49.8 | 39.3-60.3 | 34 | 30.7 | 21.1-42.3 |
*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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