BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (About how long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 6 mos.	6 mos. to 1 year	Past year	Past 5 years	Past 10 years
North Carolina	4,178	228	8.1	6.7- 9.7	117	3.4	2.6- 4.4	578	18.5	16.4-20.7	423	10.5	9.3-11.9	2,832	59.5	57.2-61.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	86	4	4.1	1.3-11.7	4	6.1	2.2-15.7	11	11.6	5.4-23.4	12	16.3	8.4-29.1	55	61.9	49.1-73.2
Buncombe	118	6	8.1	3.0-20.2	6	6.7	2.5-16.4	11	14.1	6.9-26.8	12	13.2	6.8-24.1	83	57.9	45.7-69.1
Cabarrus	100	8	9.5	4.5-19.1	0	0.0	. - .	16	19.8	11.3-32.3	8	12.6	4.1-32.9	68	58.1	43.9-71.1
Catawba	109	4	7.7	2.9-19.1	5	4.7	1.8-11.4	17	18.6	11.4-28.8	10	6.4	3.3-12.1	73	62.6	51.5-72.4
Cumberland	93	5	9.0	3.7-20.4	6	10.4	3.6-26.5	18	22.2	13.5-34.4	14	9.9	5.5-17.3	50	48.5	36.6-60.5
Davidson	86	4	5.2	1.7-14.6	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	5	9.6	3.5-23.5	5	5.0	2.0-11.9	71	79.8	66.9-88.6
Durham	92	7	8.7	3.7-18.9	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	12	18.6	9.0-34.5	6	8.0	3.2-18.8	66	63.4	49.0-75.7
Forsyth	114	5	14.1	5.1-33.1	4	2.2	0.7- 6.6	16	31.1	18.8-46.8	9	5.2	2.5-10.3	80	47.6	34.9-60.6
Gaston	115	4	4.6	1.3-14.9	5	4.5	1.8-11.0	19	18.8	11.2-30.0	12	12.6	6.2-23.8	75	59.5	47.8-70.2
Guilford	116	6	9.5	3.7-22.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	20	22.3	13.9-33.7	9	5.7	2.8-11.5	80	61.9	50.1-72.4
Iredell	114	5	11.3	4.5-25.7	2	2.0	0.5- 8.0	19	20.7	12.8-31.7	13	9.5	5.2-16.8	75	56.5	45.1-67.2
Johnston	103	10	11.8	5.6-23.0	3	7.7	1.8-27.3	20	27.1	16.7-40.8	5	6.1	2.2-15.6	65	47.3	35.5-59.5
Mecklenburg	200	17	12.1	6.7-20.9	7	4.4	1.9- 9.7	21	16.4	8.1-30.5	20	10.0	5.9-16.4	135	57.1	46.3-67.2
New Hanover	111	4	5.2	1.8-14.0	4	4.9	1.8-12.5	13	11.9	6.4-20.8	11	12.5	6.7-22.2	79	65.6	54.7-75.1
Onslow	109	13	15.0	7.7-27.2	4	5.3	1.9-14.1	23	23.7	14.9-35.4	12	11.9	6.5-20.6	57	44.1	33.5-55.3
Orange	103	4	10.3	2.5-34.0	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	19	18.1	10.9-28.7	13	16.1	7.9-30.3	66	53.9	39.7-67.5
Pitt	122	3	6.7	1.8-21.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	16	14.8	7.7-26.6	17	18.1	10.8-28.7	85	59.8	48.0-70.6
Randolph	103	3	3.8	1.0-12.9	6	8.9	3.2-22.7	18	18.3	11.0-28.7	13	14.6	7.9-25.5	63	54.4	42.7-65.6
Robeson	93	3	4.0	1.2-12.3	6	7.0	3.0-15.7	13	18.5	10.3-30.9	11	13.0	6.9-23.1	60	57.4	45.2-68.8
Rowan	141	6	7.8	2.7-20.2	5	3.5	1.2- 9.6	18	19.8	11.0-33.1	25	17.4	11.1-26.3	87	51.5	40.7-62.3
Union	106	6	11.7	5.0-25.2	2	6.0	1.0-27.6	14	14.7	8.2-24.8	11	10.0	5.3-18.1	73	57.7	44.9-69.5
Wake	158	17	13.8	8.0-22.8	5	4.3	1.3-13.4	13	9.5	4.9-17.6	22	13.7	8.4-21.6	101	58.7	48.7-68.0
Wayne	87	9	9.2	4.4-18.2	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0	16	20.3	11.8-32.7	7	10.0	4.7-20.1	53	58.9	46.5-70.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,259	74	6.1	4.6- 8.0	43	4.4	2.9- 6.4	191	19.2	16.3-22.5	123	9.4	7.7-11.4	828	61.0	57.5-64.4
Piedmont	2,007	113	9.3	7.3-11.8	54	3.1	2.1- 4.5	279	19.0	16.0-22.3	215	10.8	9.1-12.9	1,346	57.8	54.4-61.2
Western NC	912	41	6.4	4.3- 9.5	20	3.1	1.8- 5.4	108	15.2	11.9-19.1	85	11.4	8.7-14.7	658	64.0	59.4-68.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	607	31	7.3	4.5-11.6	15	3.5	1.8- 6.8	64	13.3	9.6-18.1	55	10.9	7.8-15.1	442	64.9	59.3-70.1
Northwest	899	33	7.8	4.5-13.2	23	2.6	1.5- 4.5	125	22.2	17.5-27.7	97	10.1	7.8-13.0	621	57.3	51.9-62.5
Charlotte	594	38	9.8	6.5-14.6	17	4.0	2.2- 6.9	84	17.4	12.2-24.2	60	11.5	8.3-15.8	395	57.4	51.0-63.5
Greensboro	468	21	7.1	3.8-12.9	12	2.4	1.2- 4.7	73	18.5	13.7-24.4	53	11.6	8.3-16.0	309	60.4	53.9-66.6
Southern Regional	330	23	6.8	4.2-10.8	16	5.2	2.5-10.3	59	29.1	20.7-39.2	37	7.3	5.0-10.6	195	51.6	43.3-59.9
Coastal	226	7	3.6	1.5- 8.5	6	3.2	1.4- 7.2	21	12.1	7.3-19.4	19	7.7	4.7-12.4	173	73.3	65.6-79.9
Wake	410	37	11.5	7.7-16.8	9	3.3	1.3- 8.1	53	14.8	10.5-20.5	39	11.9	8.2-17.0	272	58.5	51.8-64.9
Area L	91	5	2.7	1.0- 7.1	5	4.7	1.7-12.2	15	18.1	9.9-30.7	11	12.9	6.7-23.4	55	61.6	49.0-72.7
Eastern	553	33	6.1	4.0- 9.3	14	3.1	1.6- 5.8	84	18.6	14.1-24.0	52	9.3	6.9-12.5	370	62.9	57.4-68.1

Total
Respond.^

Less than 6 mos.

6 mos. to 1 year

Past year

Past 5 years

Past 10 years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,178

228

8.1

6.7- 9.7

117

3.4

2.6- 4.4

578

18.5

16.4-20.7

423

10.5

9.3-11.9

2,832

59.5

57.2-61.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

4.1

1.3-11.7

6.1

2.2-15.7

11.6

5.4-23.4

16.3

8.4-29.1

61.9

49.1-73.2

Buncombe

118

8.1

3.0-20.2

6.7

2.5-16.4

14.1

6.9-26.8

13.2

6.8-24.1

57.9

45.7-69.1

Cabarrus

100

9.5

4.5-19.1

0.0

. - .

19.8

11.3-32.3

12.6

4.1-32.9

58.1

43.9-71.1

Catawba

109

7.7

2.9-19.1

4.7

1.8-11.4

18.6

11.4-28.8

6.4

3.3-12.1

62.6

51.5-72.4

Cumberland

9.0

3.7-20.4

10.4

3.6-26.5

22.2

13.5-34.4

9.9

5.5-17.3

48.5

36.6-60.5

Davidson

5.2

1.7-14.6

0.4

0.1- 3.1

9.6

3.5-23.5

5.0

2.0-11.9

79.8

66.9-88.6

Durham

8.7

3.7-18.9

1.3

0.2- 9.0

18.6

9.0-34.5

8.0

3.2-18.8

63.4

49.0-75.7

Forsyth

114

14.1

5.1-33.1

2.2

0.7- 6.6

31.1

18.8-46.8

5.2

2.5-10.3

47.6

34.9-60.6

Gaston

115

4.6

1.3-14.9

4.5

1.8-11.0

18.8

11.2-30.0

12.6

6.2-23.8

59.5

47.8-70.2

Guilford

116

9.5

3.7-22.3

0.6

0.1- 4.3

22.3

13.9-33.7

5.7

2.8-11.5

61.9

50.1-72.4

Iredell

114

11.3

4.5-25.7

2.0

0.5- 8.0

20.7

12.8-31.7

9.5

5.2-16.8

56.5

45.1-67.2

Johnston

103

11.8

5.6-23.0

7.7

1.8-27.3

27.1

16.7-40.8

6.1

2.2-15.6

47.3

35.5-59.5

Mecklenburg

200

12.1

6.7-20.9

4.4

1.9- 9.7

16.4

8.1-30.5

10.0

5.9-16.4

135

57.1

46.3-67.2

New Hanover

111

5.2

1.8-14.0

4.9

1.8-12.5

11.9

6.4-20.8

12.5

6.7-22.2

65.6

54.7-75.1

Onslow

109

15.0

7.7-27.2

5.3

1.9-14.1

23.7

14.9-35.4

11.9

6.5-20.6

44.1

33.5-55.3

Orange

103

10.3

2.5-34.0

1.4

0.2- 9.6

18.1

10.9-28.7

16.1

7.9-30.3

53.9

39.7-67.5

Pitt

122

6.7

1.8-21.8

0.6

0.1- 4.0

14.8

7.7-26.6

18.1

10.8-28.7

59.8

48.0-70.6

Randolph

103

3.8

1.0-12.9

8.9

3.2-22.7

18.3

11.0-28.7

14.6

7.9-25.5

54.4

42.7-65.6

Robeson

4.0

1.2-12.3

7.0

3.0-15.7

18.5

10.3-30.9

13.0

6.9-23.1

57.4

45.2-68.8

Rowan

141

7.8

2.7-20.2

3.5

1.2- 9.6

19.8

11.0-33.1

17.4

11.1-26.3

51.5

40.7-62.3

Union

106

11.7

5.0-25.2

6.0

1.0-27.6

14.7

8.2-24.8

10.0

5.3-18.1

57.7

44.9-69.5

Wake

158

13.8

8.0-22.8

4.3

1.3-13.4

9.5

4.9-17.6

13.7

8.4-21.6

101

58.7

48.7-68.0

Wayne

9.2

4.4-18.2

1.5

0.4- 6.0

20.3

11.8-32.7

10.0

4.7-20.1

58.9

46.5-70.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,259

6.1

4.6- 8.0

4.4

2.9- 6.4

191

19.2

16.3-22.5

123

9.4

7.7-11.4

828

61.0

57.5-64.4

Piedmont

2,007

113

9.3

7.3-11.8

3.1

2.1- 4.5

279

19.0

16.0-22.3

215

10.8

9.1-12.9

1,346

57.8

54.4-61.2

Western NC

912

6.4

4.3- 9.5

3.1

1.8- 5.4

108

15.2

11.9-19.1

11.4

8.7-14.7

658

64.0

59.4-68.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

607

7.3

4.5-11.6

3.5

1.8- 6.8

13.3

9.6-18.1

10.9

7.8-15.1

442

64.9

59.3-70.1

Northwest

899

7.8

4.5-13.2

2.6

1.5- 4.5

125

22.2

17.5-27.7

10.1

7.8-13.0

621

57.3

51.9-62.5

Charlotte

594

9.8

6.5-14.6

4.0

2.2- 6.9

17.4

12.2-24.2

11.5

8.3-15.8

395

57.4

51.0-63.5

Greensboro

468

7.1

3.8-12.9

2.4

1.2- 4.7

18.5

13.7-24.4

11.6

8.3-16.0

309

60.4

53.9-66.6

Southern Regional

330

6.8

4.2-10.8

5.2

2.5-10.3

29.1

20.7-39.2

7.3

5.0-10.6

195

51.6

43.3-59.9

Coastal

226

3.6

1.5- 8.5

3.2

1.4- 7.2

12.1

7.3-19.4

7.7

4.7-12.4

173

73.3

65.6-79.9

Wake

410

11.5

7.7-16.8

3.3

1.3- 8.1

14.8

10.5-20.5

11.9

8.2-17.0

272

58.5

51.8-64.9

Area L

2.7

1.0- 7.1

4.7

1.7-12.2

18.1

9.9-30.7

12.9

6.7-23.4

61.6

49.0-72.7

Eastern

553

6.1

4.0- 9.3

3.1

1.6- 5.8

18.6

14.1-24.0

9.3

6.9-12.5

370

62.9

57.4-68.1

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* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).

^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.

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