BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (On the average, about how many cigarettes a day do you now smoke?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	<10 cigarettes/per day	10-20 cigarettes/per day	20 cigs.(one pack)/per day	More than 20 cigarettes/per day
North Carolina	2,777	779	31.9	29.0-34.9	813	29.3	26.6-32.1	837	26.2	23.9-28.8	348	12.6	10.7-14.7
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	72	10	11.3	5.6-21.7	23	34.4	21.7-49.8	23	31.6	20.4-45.3	16	22.7	13.1-36.5
Buncombe	70	27	39.0	24.2-56.3	12	16.3	6.8-34.5	21	25.7	14.0-42.4	10	19.0	8.6-36.6
Cabarrus	58	18	47.4	29.7-65.8	19	22.4	12.7-36.2	14	18.1	8.8-33.6	7	12.1	4.6-28.0
Catawba	66	17	32.1	16.4-53.3	23	26.5	15.2-42.1	23	33.4	20.5-49.4	3	8.0	1.5-32.3
Cumberland	74	20	23.8	13.6-38.3	32	52.9	37.9-67.4	20	21.9	13.3-34.0	2	1.4	0.3- 5.5
Davidson	84	15	21.7	10.9-38.4	16	15.5	8.8-25.8	36	44.2	30.8-58.4	17	18.7	10.2-31.6
Durham	39	16	49.2	30.0-68.6	13	32.5	16.4-54.0	10	18.3	8.9-34.2	0	0.0	. - .
Forsyth	74	29	49.0	35.5-62.6	19	20.5	12.6-31.7	16	17.8	10.3-28.9	10	12.7	6.5-23.3
Gaston	74	19	28.9	16.1-46.4	22	34.7	20.8-51.9	21	24.8	14.4-39.3	12	11.5	5.8-21.8
Guilford	70	21	34.6	20.0-52.9	21	32.6	16.4-54.5	19	16.0	8.8-27.2	9	16.8	7.5-33.4
Iredell	81	14	22.6	11.4-39.9	27	36.2	23.8-50.8	24	22.3	14.0-33.7	16	18.9	10.8-30.9
Johnston	86	27	44.7	24.5-66.9	27	27.9	15.4-45.3	22	20.5	10.9-35.2	10	6.9	3.2-14.0
Mecklenburg	97	40	50.3	36.5-64.0	27	27.0	16.5-41.1	22	14.7	8.6-23.9	8	8.0	3.7-16.5
New Hanover	61	21	37.2	16.0-64.7	14	29.4	13.9-51.9	23	31.9	15.9-53.7	3	1.5	0.4- 5.6
Onslow	87	26	34.7	21.9-50.2	31	40.6	26.8-56.1	23	15.5	9.0-25.4	7	9.2	2.3-30.3
Orange	37	16	63.9	39.3-82.9	5	9.3	2.9-25.9	10	15.4	6.5-32.3	6	11.4	4.0-28.6
Pitt	54	15	32.2	18.6-49.8	19	33.8	21.0-49.6	14	20.0	10.2-35.5	6	13.9	4.7-34.4
Randolph	92	22	30.2	17.2-47.3	34	37.7	25.1-52.3	24	20.1	12.1-31.5	12	12.0	6.0-22.6
Robeson	92	35	42.5	29.8-56.2	29	31.0	20.2-44.3	21	19.6	12.2-30.0	7	7.0	3.0-15.3
Rowan	91	21	21.2	12.7-33.2	28	30.7	19.7-44.5	28	30.3	20.0-42.9	14	17.8	8.8-32.8
Union	62	17	29.0	15.5-47.5	22	45.3	27.8-64.0	18	19.1	10.4-32.6	5	6.6	2.4-17.0
Wake	81	32	49.3	33.1-65.7	25	23.0	12.9-37.7	22	25.2	13.3-42.5	2	2.5	0.5-11.1
Wayne	85	19	20.2	11.9-32.2	23	38.1	23.4-55.4	35	34.1	21.7-49.2	8	7.5	3.4-15.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	980	297	32.2	27.6-37.1	296	30.0	26.0-34.4	296	28.3	24.4-32.5	91	9.5	7.1-12.7
Piedmont	1,257	349	33.1	28.9-37.7	375	29.2	25.2-33.6	364	24.0	20.6-27.8	169	13.6	10.8-17.1
Western NC	540	133	26.0	20.9-31.8	142	28.1	22.9-34.0	177	30.5	25.5-36.0	88	15.3	11.4-20.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	352	95	29.7	22.9-37.6	88	24.5	18.4-31.8	108	28.3	22.1-35.5	61	17.5	12.1-24.6
Northwest	615	144	26.3	21.4-31.7	174	29.1	23.8-35.1	203	28.0	23.7-32.8	94	16.6	12.6-21.5
Charlotte	324	101	36.2	28.3-44.9	99	30.2	22.7-38.9	84	21.5	15.3-29.3	40	12.2	7.8-18.6
Greensboro	313	81	30.3	22.6-39.3	95	31.9	23.4-41.8	88	22.1	16.4-28.9	49	15.7	10.6-22.6
Southern Regional	289	90	29.4	23.1-36.6	98	34.6	27.3-42.7	76	25.3	19.5-32.2	25	10.7	6.4-17.1
Coastal	143	44	34.6	21.6-50.3	31	21.8	13.6-33.2	53	35.6	24.5-48.5	15	8.0	3.5-17.3
Wake	255	81	38.8	28.7-49.8	82	28.0	20.2-37.3	73	25.7	18.0-35.3	19	7.6	2.8-18.7
Area L	82	28	33.6	22.4-47.1	24	26.7	17.0-39.2	22	25.5	15.9-38.1	8	14.2	6.6-28.0
Eastern	404	115	30.4	24.1-37.6	122	30.9	24.7-37.9	130	29.2	23.1-36.1	37	9.5	5.9-14.9

Total
Respond.^

<10 cigarettes/per day

10-20 cigarettes/per day

20 cigs.(one pack)/per day

More than 20 cigarettes/per day

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,777

779

31.9

29.0-34.9

813

29.3

26.6-32.1

837

26.2

23.9-28.8

348

12.6

10.7-14.7

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

11.3

5.6-21.7

34.4

21.7-49.8

31.6

20.4-45.3

22.7

13.1-36.5

Buncombe

39.0

24.2-56.3

16.3

6.8-34.5

25.7

14.0-42.4

19.0

8.6-36.6

Cabarrus

47.4

29.7-65.8

22.4

12.7-36.2

18.1

8.8-33.6

12.1

4.6-28.0

Catawba

32.1

16.4-53.3

26.5

15.2-42.1

33.4

20.5-49.4

8.0

1.5-32.3

Cumberland

23.8

13.6-38.3

52.9

37.9-67.4

21.9

13.3-34.0

1.4

0.3- 5.5

Davidson

21.7

10.9-38.4

15.5

8.8-25.8

44.2

30.8-58.4

18.7

10.2-31.6

Durham

49.2

30.0-68.6

32.5

16.4-54.0

18.3

8.9-34.2

0.0

. - .

Forsyth

49.0

35.5-62.6

20.5

12.6-31.7

17.8

10.3-28.9

12.7

6.5-23.3

Gaston

28.9

16.1-46.4

34.7

20.8-51.9

24.8

14.4-39.3

11.5

5.8-21.8

Guilford

34.6

20.0-52.9

32.6

16.4-54.5

16.0

8.8-27.2

16.8

7.5-33.4

Iredell

22.6

11.4-39.9

36.2

23.8-50.8

22.3

14.0-33.7

18.9

10.8-30.9

Johnston

44.7

24.5-66.9

27.9

15.4-45.3

20.5

10.9-35.2

6.9

3.2-14.0

Mecklenburg

50.3

36.5-64.0

27.0

16.5-41.1

14.7

8.6-23.9

8.0

3.7-16.5

New Hanover

37.2

16.0-64.7

29.4

13.9-51.9

31.9

15.9-53.7

1.5

0.4- 5.6

Onslow

34.7

21.9-50.2

40.6

26.8-56.1

15.5

9.0-25.4

9.2

2.3-30.3

Orange

63.9

39.3-82.9

9.3

2.9-25.9

15.4

6.5-32.3

11.4

4.0-28.6

Pitt

32.2

18.6-49.8

33.8

21.0-49.6

20.0

10.2-35.5

13.9

4.7-34.4

Randolph

30.2

17.2-47.3

37.7

25.1-52.3

20.1

12.1-31.5

12.0

6.0-22.6

Robeson

42.5

29.8-56.2

31.0

20.2-44.3

19.6

12.2-30.0

7.0

3.0-15.3

Rowan

21.2

12.7-33.2

30.7

19.7-44.5

30.3

20.0-42.9

17.8

8.8-32.8

Union

29.0

15.5-47.5

45.3

27.8-64.0

19.1

10.4-32.6

6.6

2.4-17.0

Wake

49.3

33.1-65.7

23.0

12.9-37.7

25.2

13.3-42.5

2.5

0.5-11.1

Wayne

20.2

11.9-32.2

38.1

23.4-55.4

34.1

21.7-49.2

7.5

3.4-15.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

980

297

32.2

27.6-37.1

296

30.0

26.0-34.4

296

28.3

24.4-32.5

9.5

7.1-12.7

Piedmont

1,257

349

33.1

28.9-37.7

375

29.2

25.2-33.6

364

24.0

20.6-27.8

169

13.6

10.8-17.1

Western NC

540

133

26.0

20.9-31.8

142

28.1

22.9-34.0

177

30.5

25.5-36.0

15.3

11.4-20.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

352

29.7

22.9-37.6

24.5

18.4-31.8

108

28.3

22.1-35.5

17.5

12.1-24.6

Northwest

615

144

26.3

21.4-31.7

174

29.1

23.8-35.1

203

28.0

23.7-32.8

16.6

12.6-21.5

Charlotte

324

101

36.2

28.3-44.9

30.2

22.7-38.9

21.5

15.3-29.3

12.2

7.8-18.6

Greensboro

313

30.3

22.6-39.3

31.9

23.4-41.8

22.1

16.4-28.9

15.7

10.6-22.6

Southern Regional

289

29.4

23.1-36.6

34.6

27.3-42.7

25.3

19.5-32.2

10.7

6.4-17.1

Coastal

143

34.6

21.6-50.3

21.8

13.6-33.2

35.6

24.5-48.5

8.0

3.5-17.3

Wake

255

38.8

28.7-49.8

28.0

20.2-37.3

25.7

18.0-35.3

7.6

2.8-18.7

Area L

33.6

22.4-47.1

26.7

17.0-39.2

25.5

15.9-38.1

14.2

6.6-28.0

Eastern

404

115

30.4

24.1-37.6

122

30.9

24.7-37.9

130

29.2

23.1-36.1

9.5

5.9-14.9

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*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.

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