BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	7,405	2,424	36.8	35.2-38.4	709	11.0	10.0-12.1	4,272	52.2	50.6-53.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	197	81	38.8	30.2-48.1	18	15.5	8.3-27.2	98	45.7	36.6-55.1
Buncombe	164	48	36.3	26.7-47.1	10	7.1	3.7-13.1	106	56.6	46.4-66.3
Cabarrus	161	62	42.6	32.8-53.0	7	8.5	3.1-20.9	92	49.0	39.1-58.9
Catawba	182	62	40.7	30.9-51.3	24	13.6	8.1-21.9	96	45.7	36.1-55.6
Cumberland	214	91	50.7	42.0-59.5	16	9.6	5.1-17.3	107	39.7	31.9-48.0
Davidson	229	82	37.2	29.4-45.7	16	5.4	3.1- 9.4	131	57.4	48.8-65.5
Durham	172	40	21.2	14.6-29.7	21	20.5	11.4-34.0	111	58.3	47.0-68.8
Forsyth	192	75	43.5	34.8-52.6	11	7.7	3.7-15.4	106	48.8	40.1-57.6
Gaston	192	65	36.6	28.2-46.0	18	15.4	8.4-26.6	109	47.9	38.9-57.1
Guilford	199	56	33.3	25.1-42.6	22	14.2	7.7-24.8	121	52.5	43.3-61.5
Iredell	210	62	36.2	27.8-45.5	23	17.4	10.7-26.9	125	46.4	38.0-55.0
Johnston	216	70	41.1	30.9-52.1	24	11.7	7.1-18.5	122	47.2	37.5-57.2
Mecklenburg	362	79	28.3	21.7-35.9	48	14.1	10.3-19.1	235	57.6	50.5-64.5
New Hanover	205	45	22.7	16.9-29.9	23	11.9	7.3-18.8	137	65.4	57.4-72.6
Onslow	192	70	39.9	30.9-49.7	18	12.5	7.1-21.2	104	47.6	38.3-57.0
Orange	147	26	26.5	14.6-43.1	8	5.6	2.6-11.7	113	67.9	52.7-80.1
Pitt	165	51	37.5	28.6-47.3	21	11.2	7.0-17.4	93	51.4	42.2-60.5
Randolph	195	68	37.3	27.7-48.0	16	6.8	3.7-12.1	111	55.9	45.1-66.2
Robeson	197	72	37.8	29.7-46.6	23	14.8	9.1-23.1	102	47.4	38.7-56.3
Rowan	196	75	45.1	35.9-54.6	13	5.5	3.0-10.1	108	49.4	40.3-58.5
Union	157	45	34.2	25.3-44.3	16	11.9	6.4-21.3	96	53.9	43.7-63.8
Wake	255	58	25.3	18.4-33.7	22	10.6	6.7-16.4	175	64.1	55.9-71.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	217	67	36.0	27.9-44.9	16	6.4	3.7-11.0	134	57.6	49.0-65.8
Northeast Partnership II***	260	98	40.2	32.6-48.4	19	12.6	7.0-21.5	143	47.2	39.0-55.5
Northeast Partnership I***	205	51	22.8	16.9-29.9	23	11.4	6.9-18.4	131	65.8	57.7-73.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	227	75	37.7	29.9-46.2	19	6.1	3.6-10.2	133	56.2	47.7-64.2
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	225	71	34.1	26.7-42.3	23	11.7	7.2-18.5	131	54.2	46.0-62.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	231	81	41.5	33.9-49.4	23	9.1	5.8-14.2	127	49.4	41.8-57.0
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	201	86	48.9	38.9-59.0	31	14.7	9.7-21.6	84	36.4	27.4-46.5
Chatham/Lee/Moore	217	63	37.8	30.1-46.2	21	11.7	7.4-18.1	133	50.5	42.5-58.4
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	254	89	44.6	36.1-53.4	26	11.4	6.9-18.3	139	44.0	36.2-52.1
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	231	87	41.0	33.0-49.6	23	10.9	6.4-18.0	121	48.1	40.0-56.2
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	199	73	44.6	35.1-54.6	20	9.1	5.4-15.0	106	46.3	36.9-55.9
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	225	87	45.0	36.5-53.8	24	11.7	7.2-18.4	114	43.3	35.3-51.7
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	314	113	36.0	29.1-43.4	23	7.4	4.5-12.1	178	56.6	49.1-63.8
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	542	177	35.0	30.0-40.4	54	12.8	8.9-18.0	311	52.2	46.6-57.8
No	6,863	2,247	36.9	35.3-38.6	655	10.9	9.8-12.1	3,961	52.2	50.5-53.9
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	2,570	856	38.3	35.7-41.0	251	10.7	9.0-12.5	1,463	51.0	48.4-53.7
Piedmont	4,005	1,270	35.1	32.9-37.4	387	12.0	10.4-13.7	2,348	52.9	50.7-55.1
Western NC	830	298	39.9	35.4-44.6	71	8.2	6.3-10.8	461	51.9	47.3-56.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	478	161	36.1	30.4-42.2	33	7.3	4.9-10.9	284	56.6	50.5-62.5
Northwest	1,494	543	42.2	38.6-45.9	138	10.1	8.1-12.7	813	47.7	44.1-51.2
Charlotte	1,057	314	34.0	29.7-38.5	107	13.0	10.3-16.2	636	53.1	48.7-57.4
Greensboro	935	297	36.2	31.7-40.9	84	11.6	8.4-15.9	554	52.2	47.5-56.9
Southern Regional	789	297	44.9	40.1-49.9	76	11.7	8.7-15.6	416	43.3	38.8-48.0
Coastal	424	114	30.7	25.4-36.6	47	10.6	7.6-14.7	263	58.7	52.7-64.4
Wake	935	271	29.5	25.3-34.1	106	13.0	10.0-16.8	558	57.5	52.7-62.1
Area L	343	116	41.5	34.9-48.5	30	6.7	4.5-10.0	197	51.7	45.0-58.4
Eastern	950	311	35.3	31.2-39.6	88	10.9	8.2-14.3	551	53.8	49.4-58.2

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,405

2,424

36.8

35.2-38.4

709

11.0

10.0-12.1

4,272

52.2

50.6-53.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

197

38.8

30.2-48.1

15.5

8.3-27.2

45.7

36.6-55.1

Buncombe

164

36.3

26.7-47.1

7.1

3.7-13.1

106

56.6

46.4-66.3

Cabarrus

161

42.6

32.8-53.0

8.5

3.1-20.9

49.0

39.1-58.9

Catawba

182

40.7

30.9-51.3

13.6

8.1-21.9

45.7

36.1-55.6

Cumberland

214

50.7

42.0-59.5

9.6

5.1-17.3

107

39.7

31.9-48.0

Davidson

229

37.2

29.4-45.7

5.4

3.1- 9.4

131

57.4

48.8-65.5

Durham

172

21.2

14.6-29.7

20.5

11.4-34.0

111

58.3

47.0-68.8

Forsyth

192

43.5

34.8-52.6

7.7

3.7-15.4

106

48.8

40.1-57.6

Gaston

192

36.6

28.2-46.0

15.4

8.4-26.6

109

47.9

38.9-57.1

Guilford

199

33.3

25.1-42.6

14.2

7.7-24.8

121

52.5

43.3-61.5

Iredell

210

36.2

27.8-45.5

17.4

10.7-26.9

125

46.4

38.0-55.0

Johnston

216

41.1

30.9-52.1

11.7

7.1-18.5

122

47.2

37.5-57.2

Mecklenburg

362

28.3

21.7-35.9

14.1

10.3-19.1

235

57.6

50.5-64.5

New Hanover

205

22.7

16.9-29.9

11.9

7.3-18.8

137

65.4

57.4-72.6

Onslow

192

39.9

30.9-49.7

12.5

7.1-21.2

104

47.6

38.3-57.0

Orange

147

26.5

14.6-43.1

5.6

2.6-11.7

113

67.9

52.7-80.1

Pitt

165

37.5

28.6-47.3

11.2

7.0-17.4

51.4

42.2-60.5

Randolph

195

37.3

27.7-48.0

6.8

3.7-12.1

111

55.9

45.1-66.2

Robeson

197

37.8

29.7-46.6

14.8

9.1-23.1

102

47.4

38.7-56.3

Rowan

196

45.1

35.9-54.6

5.5

3.0-10.1

108

49.4

40.3-58.5

Union

157

34.2

25.3-44.3

11.9

6.4-21.3

53.9

43.7-63.8

Wake

255

25.3

18.4-33.7

10.6

6.7-16.4

175

64.1

55.9-71.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

217

36.0

27.9-44.9

6.4

3.7-11.0

134

57.6

49.0-65.8

Northeast Partnership II***

260

40.2

32.6-48.4

12.6

7.0-21.5

143

47.2

39.0-55.5

Northeast Partnership I***

205

22.8

16.9-29.9

11.4

6.9-18.4

131

65.8

57.7-73.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

227

37.7

29.9-46.2

6.1

3.6-10.2

133

56.2

47.7-64.2

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

225

34.1

26.7-42.3

11.7

7.2-18.5

131

54.2

46.0-62.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

231

41.5

33.9-49.4

9.1

5.8-14.2

127

49.4

41.8-57.0

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

201

48.9

38.9-59.0

14.7

9.7-21.6

36.4

27.4-46.5

Chatham/Lee/Moore

217

37.8

30.1-46.2

11.7

7.4-18.1

133

50.5

42.5-58.4

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

254

44.6

36.1-53.4

11.4

6.9-18.3

139

44.0

36.2-52.1

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

231

41.0

33.0-49.6

10.9

6.4-18.0

121

48.1

40.0-56.2

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

199

44.6

35.1-54.6

9.1

5.4-15.0

106

46.3

36.9-55.9

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

225

45.0

36.5-53.8

11.7

7.2-18.4

114

43.3

35.3-51.7

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

314

113

36.0

29.1-43.4

7.4

4.5-12.1

178

56.6

49.1-63.8

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

542

177

35.0

30.0-40.4

12.8

8.9-18.0

311

52.2

46.6-57.8

6,863

2,247

36.9

35.3-38.6

655

10.9

9.8-12.1

3,961

52.2

50.5-53.9

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

2,570

856

38.3

35.7-41.0

251

10.7

9.0-12.5

1,463

51.0

48.4-53.7

Piedmont

4,005

1,270

35.1

32.9-37.4

387

12.0

10.4-13.7

2,348

52.9

50.7-55.1

Western NC

830

298

39.9

35.4-44.6

8.2

6.3-10.8

461

51.9

47.3-56.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

478

161

36.1

30.4-42.2

7.3

4.9-10.9

284

56.6

50.5-62.5

Northwest

1,494

543

42.2

38.6-45.9

138

10.1

8.1-12.7

813

47.7

44.1-51.2

Charlotte

1,057

314

34.0

29.7-38.5

107

13.0

10.3-16.2

636

53.1

48.7-57.4

Greensboro

935

297

36.2

31.7-40.9

11.6

8.4-15.9

554

52.2

47.5-56.9

Southern Regional

789

297

44.9

40.1-49.9

11.7

8.7-15.6

416

43.3

38.8-48.0

Coastal

424

114

30.7

25.4-36.6

10.6

7.6-14.7

263

58.7

52.7-64.4

Wake

935

271

29.5

25.3-34.1

106

13.0

10.0-16.8

558

57.5

52.7-62.1

Area L

343

116

41.5

34.9-48.5

6.7

4.5-10.0

197

51.7

45.0-58.4

Eastern

950

311

35.3

31.2-39.6

10.9

8.2-14.3

551

53.8

49.4-58.2

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

^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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