BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,574	7,410	46.2	45.0-47.3	8,164	53.8	52.7-55.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	389	197	49.7	42.8-56.6	192	50.3	43.4-57.2
Buncombe	358	164	45.7	39.1-52.3	194	54.3	47.7-60.9
Cabarrus	387	162	36.2	30.4-42.4	225	63.8	57.6-69.6
Catawba	402	182	41.8	35.2-48.7	220	58.2	51.3-64.8
Cumberland	442	214	48.4	42.2-54.6	228	51.6	45.4-57.8
Davidson	424	230	56.2	50.1-62.2	194	43.8	37.8-49.9
Durham	399	172	43.3	36.6-50.2	227	56.7	49.8-63.4
Forsyth	418	193	45.6	39.6-51.7	225	54.4	48.3-60.4
Gaston	390	192	46.3	39.8-52.9	198	53.7	47.1-60.2
Guilford	446	200	45.1	39.4-51.0	246	54.9	49.0-60.6
Iredell	439	210	47.9	41.6-54.2	229	52.1	45.8-58.4
Johnston	447	216	45.9	39.4-52.6	231	54.1	47.4-60.6
Mecklenburg	832	362	42.2	37.7-46.8	470	57.8	53.2-62.3
New Hanover	390	205	48.5	41.9-55.0	185	51.5	45.0-58.1
Onslow	391	192	48.0	41.4-54.6	199	52.0	45.4-58.6
Orange	363	147	37.3	30.5-44.5	216	62.7	55.5-69.5
Pitt	395	165	36.6	31.2-42.4	230	63.4	57.6-68.8
Randolph	387	196	50.9	43.5-58.2	191	49.1	41.8-56.5
Robeson	395	197	47.2	40.6-53.8	198	52.8	46.2-59.4
Rowan	450	196	40.4	34.6-46.5	254	59.6	53.5-65.4
Union	391	157	36.2	30.2-42.6	234	63.8	57.4-69.8
Wake	652	255	34.7	30.3-39.4	397	65.3	60.6-69.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	418	217	46.2	39.8-52.7	201	53.8	47.3-60.2
Northeast Partnership II***	506	260	55.7	50.0-61.3	246	44.3	38.7-50.0
Northeast Partnership I***	435	205	45.4	39.4-51.5	230	54.6	48.5-60.6
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	446	227	48.6	42.6-54.5	219	51.4	45.5-57.4
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	471	225	46.5	40.5-52.5	246	53.5	47.5-59.5
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	430	231	52.9	46.8-58.9	199	47.1	41.1-53.2
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	390	201	53.3	46.4-60.0	189	46.7	40.0-53.6
Chatham/Lee/Moore	458	217	41.6	35.8-47.6	241	58.4	52.4-64.2
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	568	254	43.3	37.9-48.8	314	56.7	51.2-62.1
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	425	231	56.3	50.3-62.1	194	43.7	37.9-49.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	419	199	52.8	46.0-59.5	220	47.2	40.5-54.0
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	454	225	52.3	46.4-58.2	229	47.7	41.8-53.6
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	567	314	51.6	45.9-57.2	253	48.4	42.8-54.1
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	1,075	542	51.2	47.1-55.3	533	48.8	44.7-52.9
No	14,499	6,868	45.9	44.7-47.0	7,631	54.1	53.0-55.3
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	5,212	2,570	48.1	46.1-50.0	2,642	51.9	50.0-53.9
Piedmont	8,702	4,010	44.2	42.7-45.7	4,692	55.8	54.3-57.3
Western NC	1,660	830	50.4	47.1-53.8	830	49.6	46.2-52.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	925	478	49.8	45.3-54.2	447	50.2	45.8-54.7
Northwest	3,115	1,496	49.2	46.8-51.7	1,619	50.8	48.3-53.2
Charlotte	2,383	1,058	43.2	40.4-46.0	1,325	56.8	54.0-59.6
Greensboro	1,996	937	46.9	43.8-50.0	1,059	53.1	50.0-56.2
Southern Regional	1,595	789	47.7	44.2-51.3	806	52.3	48.7-55.8
Coastal	814	424	49.6	45.1-54.1	390	50.4	45.9-54.9
Wake	2,086	935	39.9	37.0-43.0	1,151	60.1	57.0-63.0
Area L	677	343	49.1	44.1-54.1	334	50.9	45.9-55.9
Eastern	1,983	950	47.1	44.0-50.3	1,033	52.9	49.7-56.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,574

7,410

46.2

45.0-47.3

8,164

53.8

52.7-55.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

389

197

49.7

42.8-56.6

192

50.3

43.4-57.2

Buncombe

358

164

45.7

39.1-52.3

194

54.3

47.7-60.9

Cabarrus

387

162

36.2

30.4-42.4

225

63.8

57.6-69.6

Catawba

402

182

41.8

35.2-48.7

220

58.2

51.3-64.8

Cumberland

442

214

48.4

42.2-54.6

228

51.6

45.4-57.8

Davidson

424

230

56.2

50.1-62.2

194

43.8

37.8-49.9

Durham

399

172

43.3

36.6-50.2

227

56.7

49.8-63.4

Forsyth

418

193

45.6

39.6-51.7

225

54.4

48.3-60.4

Gaston

390

192

46.3

39.8-52.9

198

53.7

47.1-60.2

Guilford

446

200

45.1

39.4-51.0

246

54.9

49.0-60.6

Iredell

439

210

47.9

41.6-54.2

229

52.1

45.8-58.4

Johnston

447

216

45.9

39.4-52.6

231

54.1

47.4-60.6

Mecklenburg

832

362

42.2

37.7-46.8

470

57.8

53.2-62.3

New Hanover

390

205

48.5

41.9-55.0

185

51.5

45.0-58.1

Onslow

391

192

48.0

41.4-54.6

199

52.0

45.4-58.6

Orange

363

147

37.3

30.5-44.5

216

62.7

55.5-69.5

Pitt

395

165

36.6

31.2-42.4

230

63.4

57.6-68.8

Randolph

387

196

50.9

43.5-58.2

191

49.1

41.8-56.5

Robeson

395

197

47.2

40.6-53.8

198

52.8

46.2-59.4

Rowan

450

196

40.4

34.6-46.5

254

59.6

53.5-65.4

Union

391

157

36.2

30.2-42.6

234

63.8

57.4-69.8

Wake

652

255

34.7

30.3-39.4

397

65.3

60.6-69.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

418

217

46.2

39.8-52.7

201

53.8

47.3-60.2

Northeast Partnership II***

506

260

55.7

50.0-61.3

246

44.3

38.7-50.0

Northeast Partnership I***

435

205

45.4

39.4-51.5

230

54.6

48.5-60.6

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

446

227

48.6

42.6-54.5

219

51.4

45.5-57.4

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

471

225

46.5

40.5-52.5

246

53.5

47.5-59.5

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

430

231

52.9

46.8-58.9

199

47.1

41.1-53.2

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

390

201

53.3

46.4-60.0

189

46.7

40.0-53.6

Chatham/Lee/Moore

458

217

41.6

35.8-47.6

241

58.4

52.4-64.2

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

568

254

43.3

37.9-48.8

314

56.7

51.2-62.1

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

425

231

56.3

50.3-62.1

194

43.7

37.9-49.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

419

199

52.8

46.0-59.5

220

47.2

40.5-54.0

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

454

225

52.3

46.4-58.2

229

47.7

41.8-53.6

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

567

314

51.6

45.9-57.2

253

48.4

42.8-54.1

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

1,075

542

51.2

47.1-55.3

533

48.8

44.7-52.9

14,499

6,868

45.9

44.7-47.0

7,631

54.1

53.0-55.3

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

5,212

2,570

48.1

46.1-50.0

2,642

51.9

50.0-53.9

Piedmont

8,702

4,010

44.2

42.7-45.7

4,692

55.8

54.3-57.3

Western NC

1,660

830

50.4

47.1-53.8

830

49.6

46.2-52.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

925

478

49.8

45.3-54.2

447

50.2

45.8-54.7

Northwest

3,115

1,496

49.2

46.8-51.7

1,619

50.8

48.3-53.2

Charlotte

2,383

1,058

43.2

40.4-46.0

1,325

56.8

54.0-59.6

Greensboro

1,996

937

46.9

43.8-50.0

1,059

53.1

50.0-56.2

Southern Regional

1,595

789

47.7

44.2-51.3

806

52.3

48.7-55.8

Coastal

814

424

49.6

45.1-54.1

390

50.4

45.9-54.9

Wake

2,086

935

39.9

37.0-43.0

1,151

60.1

57.0-63.0

Area L

677

343

49.1

44.1-54.1

334

50.9

45.9-55.9

Eastern

1,983

950

47.1

44.0-50.3

1,033

52.9

49.7-56.0

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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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