BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Not including yourself, how many adults who live in your household smoke cigarettes, cigars or pipes?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use Prevention (Asked January--June Only)

Not including yourself, how many adults who live in your household smoke cigarettes, cigars or pipes?

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	Total Respond.^	One adult	Two adults	Three or more adults	No adults
North Carolina	4,996	1,013	20.6	19.1-22.1	129	4.9	3.8- 6.2	31	1.2	0.7- 1.9	3,823	73.4	71.6-75.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	135	28	24.5	15.6-36.4	7	5.9	2.5-13.4	1	3.7	0.5-21.7	99	65.9	53.6-76.4
Buncombe	108	22	24.4	15.8-35.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.1	0	0.0	. - .	84	74.3	63.0-83.0
Cabarrus	126	20	11.9	7.2-18.9	4	8.4	2.7-23.3	0	0.0	. - .	102	79.7	68.0-87.9
Catawba	147	31	19.4	12.6-28.8	7	7.2	3.0-16.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	108	73.0	62.4-81.5
Cumberland	127	37	33.4	24.2-44.0	2	3.6	0.7-17.3	0	0.0	. - .	88	63.0	52.1-72.7
Davidson	147	40	27.2	19.5-36.5	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2	105	70.7	61.2-78.7
Durham	120	15	11.4	6.6-19.2	5	9.7	3.4-25.1	0	0.0	. - .	100	78.8	66.4-87.5
Forsyth	137	27	23.2	15.3-33.5	2	5.2	1.0-22.4	1	2.1	0.3-13.1	107	69.5	57.7-79.2
Gaston	132	26	22.0	14.3-32.5	3	2.4	0.7- 7.9	1	1.6	0.2-10.2	102	74.0	63.4-82.4
Guilford	142	27	17.1	11.1-25.5	3	5.8	1.5-20.4	0	0.0	. - .	112	77.1	66.4-85.1
Iredell	152	30	20.8	13.0-31.8	2	2.1	0.4- 9.9	2	2.5	0.6- 9.5	118	74.6	63.5-83.2
Johnston	134	36	22.4	14.3-33.1	5	13.0	4.9-30.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	92	64.4	51.1-75.8
Mecklenburg	212	29	12.0	8.1-17.4	7	13.4	5.8-27.8	0	0.0	. - .	176	74.7	63.2-83.5
New Hanover	119	20	16.6	10.6-25.0	4	6.2	1.4-23.2	0	0.0	. - .	95	77.2	65.6-85.8
Onslow	132	32	24.3	16.7-34.1	5	13.1	5.3-29.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	94	62.0	50.0-72.7
Orange	124	21	17.4	10.4-27.5	2	4.6	0.8-21.2	0	0.0	. - .	101	78.1	65.9-86.8
Pitt	122	29	24.4	16.8-34.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	91	73.8	64.1-81.7
Randolph	143	28	21.4	13.9-31.3	6	5.1	2.2-11.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	108	72.7	62.3-81.1
Robeson	119	31	20.0	13.5-28.5	2	3.0	0.7-11.9	1	6.9	1.0-34.7	85	70.2	56.5-81.0
Rowan	147	30	22.7	15.7-31.7	3	2.3	0.7- 7.2	1	1.1	0.2- 7.2	113	73.9	64.7-81.4
Union	145	25	21.7	14.0-32.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	0	0.0	. - .	119	77.4	67.0-85.2
Wake	198	24	10.7	7.0-15.9	2	1.8	0.5- 7.0	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	170	87.1	81.3-91.3
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	129	25	17.6	10.8-27.4	4	3.8	1.4-10.0	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	99	77.3	67.1-85.1
Northeast Partnership II***	156	31	25.9	17.5-36.5	6	5.4	2.1-13.1	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	118	67.8	57.1-76.9
Northeast Partnership I***	122	16	13.3	7.7-21.9	7	7.2	3.3-15.2	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	98	78.9	69.2-86.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	135	30	26.0	17.7-36.5	2	2.5	0.5-11.0	1	2.5	0.4-15.4	102	69.1	58.1-78.2
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	148	33	19.7	13.3-28.2	4	6.0	1.9-16.9	2	2.5	0.4-12.9	109	71.9	61.5-80.4
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	140	33	26.1	18.3-35.7	4	3.2	1.2- 8.6	1	0.9	0.1- 5.8	102	69.8	60.2-78.0
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	124	37	34.9	24.1-47.4	3	2.7	0.8- 9.0	2	3.7	0.9-14.1	82	58.7	46.7-69.7
Chatham/Lee/Moore	135	25	18.5	12.3-26.9	3	5.2	1.4-17.7	0	0.0	. - .	107	76.4	66.2-84.2
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	195	42	21.3	15.2-29.0	6	6.7	2.3-17.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	146	71.5	62.2-79.4
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	145	27	19.6	13.4-27.8	3	2.6	0.8- 8.1	2	4.2	0.8-18.2	113	73.6	63.8-81.5
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	139	35	36.1	24.6-49.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	2	1.9	0.4- 8.2	101	61.5	48.5-73.0
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	162	33	24.4	16.4-34.6	4	3.9	1.2-11.6	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	124	71.1	60.7-79.6
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	198	38	20.4	13.4-29.7	6	1.7	0.6- 4.5	1	1.8	0.3-11.5	153	76.2	66.6-83.7
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	321	59	21.5	16.1-28.1	13	5.1	2.7- 9.3	3	1.3	0.4- 4.5	246	72.2	65.3-78.2
No	4,675	954	20.5	19.0-22.1	116	4.9	3.7- 6.3	28	1.2	0.7- 1.9	3,577	73.5	71.6-75.3
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	1,601	361	22.8	20.2-25.6	42	5.0	3.4- 7.4	12	1.5	0.7- 3.2	1,186	70.7	67.5-73.7
Piedmont	2,849	537	18.7	16.9-20.7	74	5.4	3.8- 7.5	14	0.9	0.5- 1.8	2,224	75.0	72.5-77.3
Western NC	546	115	23.6	18.9-28.9	13	2.5	1.2- 5.0	5	1.6	0.5- 4.7	413	72.4	66.8-77.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	306	60	21.6	15.8-28.7	8	1.6	0.7- 3.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	237	75.6	68.3-81.7
Northwest	1,057	231	23.9	20.5-27.7	21	3.5	1.9- 6.5	11	2.2	1.0- 4.8	794	70.4	66.2-74.3
Charlotte	753	128	17.4	14.0-21.4	19	7.9	4.2-14.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	605	74.4	68.7-79.4
Greensboro	685	136	20.8	17.0-25.2	22	5.7	3.1-10.3	4	1.2	0.4- 3.6	523	72.2	67.1-76.8
Southern Regional	495	118	23.6	18.9-29.0	9	3.1	1.3- 7.4	3	2.3	0.6- 8.0	365	71.0	64.9-76.4
Coastal	257	52	22.1	16.5-29.0	8	4.7	1.9-10.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	196	72.7	65.2-79.0
Wake	630	114	15.0	12.0-18.6	20	5.6	3.3- 9.5	3	0.2	0.1- 0.8	493	79.2	74.7-83.0
Area L	198	43	24.5	17.8-32.7	5	2.2	0.9- 5.5	1	1.9	0.3-12.3	149	71.3	62.8-78.6
Eastern	615	131	21.2	17.3-25.8	17	5.9	3.2-10.6	6	1.0	0.4- 2.4	461	71.9	66.6-76.6

Total
Respond.^

One adult

Two adults

Three or more adults

No adults

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,996

1,013

20.6

19.1-22.1

129

4.9

3.8- 6.2

1.2

0.7- 1.9

3,823

73.4

71.6-75.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

135

24.5

15.6-36.4

5.9

2.5-13.4

3.7

0.5-21.7

65.9

53.6-76.4

Buncombe

108

24.4

15.8-35.7

1.3

0.3- 5.1

0.0

. - .

74.3

63.0-83.0

Cabarrus

126

11.9

7.2-18.9

8.4

2.7-23.3

0.0

. - .

102

79.7

68.0-87.9

Catawba

147

19.4

12.6-28.8

7.2

3.0-16.6

0.3

0.0- 2.2

108

73.0

62.4-81.5

Cumberland

127

33.4

24.2-44.0

3.6

0.7-17.3

0.0

. - .

63.0

52.1-72.7

Davidson

147

27.2

19.5-36.5

0.7

0.1- 4.6

1.4

0.2- 9.2

105

70.7

61.2-78.7

Durham

120

11.4

6.6-19.2

9.7

3.4-25.1

0.0

. - .

100

78.8

66.4-87.5

Forsyth

137

23.2

15.3-33.5

5.2

1.0-22.4

2.1

0.3-13.1

107

69.5

57.7-79.2

Gaston

132

22.0

14.3-32.5

2.4

0.7- 7.9

1.6

0.2-10.2

102

74.0

63.4-82.4

Guilford

142

17.1

11.1-25.5

5.8

1.5-20.4

0.0

. - .

112

77.1

66.4-85.1

Iredell

152

20.8

13.0-31.8

2.1

0.4- 9.9

2.5

0.6- 9.5

118

74.6

63.5-83.2

Johnston

134

22.4

14.3-33.1

13.0

4.9-30.5

0.2

0.0- 1.5

64.4

51.1-75.8

Mecklenburg

212

12.0

8.1-17.4

13.4

5.8-27.8

0.0

. - .

176

74.7

63.2-83.5

New Hanover

119

16.6

10.6-25.0

6.2

1.4-23.2

0.0

. - .

77.2

65.6-85.8

Onslow

132

24.3

16.7-34.1

13.1

5.3-29.1

0.5

0.1- 3.4

62.0

50.0-72.7

Orange

124

17.4

10.4-27.5

4.6

0.8-21.2

0.0

. - .

101

78.1

65.9-86.8

Pitt

122

24.4

16.8-34.0

1.0

0.1- 6.5

0.8

0.1- 5.6

73.8

64.1-81.7

Randolph

143

21.4

13.9-31.3

5.1

2.2-11.6

0.8

0.1- 5.5

108

72.7

62.3-81.1

Robeson

119

20.0

13.5-28.5

3.0

0.7-11.9

6.9

1.0-34.7

70.2

56.5-81.0

Rowan

147

22.7

15.7-31.7

2.3

0.7- 7.2

1.1

0.2- 7.2

113

73.9

64.7-81.4

Union

145

21.7

14.0-32.1

0.9

0.1- 6.0

0.0

. - .

119

77.4

67.0-85.2

Wake

198

10.7

7.0-15.9

1.8

0.5- 7.0

0.4

0.1- 1.6

170

87.1

81.3-91.3

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

129

17.6

10.8-27.4

3.8

1.4-10.0

1.2

0.2- 8.2

77.3

67.1-85.1

Northeast Partnership II***

156

25.9

17.5-36.5

5.4

2.1-13.1

0.9

0.1- 5.9

118

67.8

57.1-76.9

Northeast Partnership I***

122

13.3

7.7-21.9

7.2

3.3-15.2

0.6

0.1- 4.4

78.9

69.2-86.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

135

26.0

17.7-36.5

2.5

0.5-11.0

2.5

0.4-15.4

102

69.1

58.1-78.2

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

148

19.7

13.3-28.2

6.0

1.9-16.9

2.5

0.4-12.9

109

71.9

61.5-80.4

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

140

26.1

18.3-35.7

3.2

1.2- 8.6

0.9

0.1- 5.8

102

69.8

60.2-78.0

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

124

34.9

24.1-47.4

2.7

0.8- 9.0

3.7

0.9-14.1

58.7

46.7-69.7

Chatham/Lee/Moore

135

18.5

12.3-26.9

5.2

1.4-17.7

0.0

. - .

107

76.4

66.2-84.2

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

195

21.3

15.2-29.0

6.7

2.3-17.8

0.5

0.1- 3.6

146

71.5

62.2-79.4

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

145

19.6

13.4-27.8

2.6

0.8- 8.1

4.2

0.8-18.2

113

73.6

63.8-81.5

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

139

36.1

24.6-49.5

0.5

0.1- 3.6

1.9

0.4- 8.2

101

61.5

48.5-73.0

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

162

24.4

16.4-34.6

3.9

1.2-11.6

0.7

0.1- 4.7

124

71.1

60.7-79.6

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

198

20.4

13.4-29.7

1.7

0.6- 4.5

1.8

0.3-11.5

153

76.2

66.6-83.7

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

321

21.5

16.1-28.1

5.1

2.7- 9.3

1.3

0.4- 4.5

246

72.2

65.3-78.2

4,675

954

20.5

19.0-22.1

116

4.9

3.7- 6.3

1.2

0.7- 1.9

3,577

73.5

71.6-75.3

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

1,601

361

22.8

20.2-25.6

5.0

3.4- 7.4

1.5

0.7- 3.2

1,186

70.7

67.5-73.7

Piedmont

2,849

537

18.7

16.9-20.7

5.4

3.8- 7.5

0.9

0.5- 1.8

2,224

75.0

72.5-77.3

Western NC

546

115

23.6

18.9-28.9

2.5

1.2- 5.0

1.6

0.5- 4.7

413

72.4

66.8-77.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

306

21.6

15.8-28.7

1.6

0.7- 3.6

1.2

0.2- 8.3

237

75.6

68.3-81.7

Northwest

1,057

231

23.9

20.5-27.7

3.5

1.9- 6.5

2.2

1.0- 4.8

794

70.4

66.2-74.3

Charlotte

753

128

17.4

14.0-21.4

7.9

4.2-14.4

0.2

0.0- 1.6

605

74.4

68.7-79.4

Greensboro

685

136

20.8

17.0-25.2

5.7

3.1-10.3

1.2

0.4- 3.6

523

72.2

67.1-76.8

Southern Regional

495

118

23.6

18.9-29.0

3.1

1.3- 7.4

2.3

0.6- 8.0

365

71.0

64.9-76.4

Coastal

257

22.1

16.5-29.0

4.7

1.9-10.9

0.5

0.1- 3.7

196

72.7

65.2-79.0

Wake

630

114

15.0

12.0-18.6

5.6

3.3- 9.5

0.2

0.1- 0.8

493

79.2

74.7-83.0

Area L

198

24.5

17.8-32.7

2.2

0.9- 5.5

1.9

0.3-12.3

149

71.3

62.8-78.6

Eastern

615

131

21.2

17.3-25.8

5.9

3.2-10.6

1.0

0.4- 2.4

461

71.9

66.6-76.6

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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.

**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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