BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you usually smoke regular, lights, or ultra lights?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Regular	Lights	Ultra lights
North Carolina	2,777	971	41.3	38.2-44.4	1,251	43.4	40.5-46.3	555	15.3	13.7-17.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	71	27	42.6	29.1-57.3	31	44.0	30.6-58.2	13	13.5	7.3-23.6
Buncombe	72	25	46.6	30.4-63.6	31	36.9	22.9-53.6	16	16.4	8.8-28.7
Cabarrus	57	24	47.5	30.1-65.5	23	31.1	17.9-48.3	10	21.4	8.0-46.1
Catawba	67	24	53.0	36.1-69.2	27	31.5	19.4-46.8	16	15.5	8.4-26.9
Cumberland	74	36	61.7	47.4-74.2	28	25.7	16.3-38.1	10	12.6	6.4-23.4
Davidson	84	33	39.9	26.9-54.5	39	45.1	31.7-59.2	12	15.0	7.2-28.5
Durham	39	17	39.3	22.4-59.2	13	44.1	25.2-64.8	9	16.7	8.1-31.4
Forsyth	74	21	33.0	21.2-47.4	35	45.4	32.2-59.3	18	21.6	13.3-33.2
Gaston	73	24	32.1	19.7-47.6	35	44.0	29.2-59.9	14	23.9	11.6-43.0
Guilford	68	24	50.7	32.7-68.4	26	30.8	17.4-48.4	18	18.6	9.8-32.4
Iredell	80	20	28.8	16.5-45.3	45	57.6	42.7-71.3	15	13.6	6.5-26.2
Johnston	87	20	35.0	15.2-61.9	40	41.7	24.4-61.5	27	23.2	12.9-38.3
Mecklenburg	96	23	29.9	17.8-45.7	44	45.9	32.5-60.0	29	24.2	15.5-35.6
New Hanover	61	13	39.3	17.5-66.3	34	47.1	25.8-69.6	14	13.6	5.1-31.5
Onslow	86	31	38.0	24.2-54.1	42	50.7	35.7-65.5	13	11.3	5.9-20.7
Orange	37	21	78.1	58.7-89.9	9	12.2	5.0-27.1	7	9.7	3.6-23.4
Pitt	53	22	53.7	37.5-69.2	23	39.6	25.3-55.9	8	6.7	3.0-14.2
Randolph	93	34	44.7	30.7-59.6	45	44.6	31.3-58.7	14	10.7	5.3-20.3
Robeson	89	32	38.9	26.8-52.4	45	52.6	39.3-65.5	12	8.5	4.6-15.4
Rowan	91	33	38.9	26.9-52.5	44	53.4	40.1-66.2	14	7.7	4.1-14.1
Union	63	24	47.3	29.4-65.9	30	43.0	27.2-60.5	9	9.7	4.4-19.9
Wake	84	25	46.7	30.8-63.4	35	36.8	23.6-52.3	24	16.5	9.8-26.4
Wayne	84	33	41.9	27.7-57.6	35	43.3	28.6-59.3	16	14.7	8.3-24.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	972	358	41.2	36.5-46.2	428	44.6	40.0-49.3	186	14.2	11.7-17.0
Piedmont	1,260	437	42.7	38.1-47.5	563	41.3	37.0-45.7	260	16.0	13.5-18.7
Western NC	545	176	35.5	29.6-41.8	260	49.0	43.0-55.0	109	15.5	12.1-19.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	353	117	38.1	30.3-46.5	159	44.6	37.0-52.3	77	17.4	13.0-22.8
Northwest	619	200	34.5	29.2-40.2	305	52.2	46.4-57.9	114	13.3	10.5-16.8
Charlotte	322	106	37.8	29.4-46.9	149	43.3	35.0-52.0	67	19.0	13.7-25.6
Greensboro	313	121	50.9	41.9-59.7	130	34.1	26.7-42.4	62	15.0	10.6-20.9
Southern Regional	286	121	46.6	38.9-54.4	117	39.3	32.0-47.1	48	14.1	10.0-19.6
Coastal	141	43	39.3	26.0-54.4	71	48.8	35.5-62.3	27	11.9	6.6-20.5
Wake	259	79	46.0	35.5-56.9	105	35.7	27.1-45.4	75	18.3	13.2-24.7
Area L	81	35	38.1	26.5-51.2	28	42.4	29.8-56.1	18	19.5	11.3-31.5
Eastern	403	149	39.5	32.6-47.0	187	49.5	42.3-56.7	67	10.9	8.0-14.9

Total
Respond.^

Regular

Lights

Ultra lights

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,777

971

41.3

38.2-44.4

1,251

43.4

40.5-46.3

555

15.3

13.7-17.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

42.6

29.1-57.3

44.0

30.6-58.2

13.5

7.3-23.6

Buncombe

46.6

30.4-63.6

36.9

22.9-53.6

16.4

8.8-28.7

Cabarrus

47.5

30.1-65.5

31.1

17.9-48.3

21.4

8.0-46.1

Catawba

53.0

36.1-69.2

31.5

19.4-46.8

15.5

8.4-26.9

Cumberland

61.7

47.4-74.2

25.7

16.3-38.1

12.6

6.4-23.4

Davidson

39.9

26.9-54.5

45.1

31.7-59.2

15.0

7.2-28.5

Durham

39.3

22.4-59.2

44.1

25.2-64.8

16.7

8.1-31.4

Forsyth

33.0

21.2-47.4

45.4

32.2-59.3

21.6

13.3-33.2

Gaston

32.1

19.7-47.6

44.0

29.2-59.9

23.9

11.6-43.0

Guilford

50.7

32.7-68.4

30.8

17.4-48.4

18.6

9.8-32.4

Iredell

28.8

16.5-45.3

57.6

42.7-71.3

13.6

6.5-26.2

Johnston

35.0

15.2-61.9

41.7

24.4-61.5

23.2

12.9-38.3

Mecklenburg

29.9

17.8-45.7

45.9

32.5-60.0

24.2

15.5-35.6

New Hanover

39.3

17.5-66.3

47.1

25.8-69.6

13.6

5.1-31.5

Onslow

38.0

24.2-54.1

50.7

35.7-65.5

11.3

5.9-20.7

Orange

78.1

58.7-89.9

12.2

5.0-27.1

9.7

3.6-23.4

Pitt

53.7

37.5-69.2

39.6

25.3-55.9

6.7

3.0-14.2

Randolph

44.7

30.7-59.6

44.6

31.3-58.7

10.7

5.3-20.3

Robeson

38.9

26.8-52.4

52.6

39.3-65.5

8.5

4.6-15.4

Rowan

38.9

26.9-52.5

53.4

40.1-66.2

7.7

4.1-14.1

Union

47.3

29.4-65.9

43.0

27.2-60.5

9.7

4.4-19.9

Wake

46.7

30.8-63.4

36.8

23.6-52.3

16.5

9.8-26.4

Wayne

41.9

27.7-57.6

43.3

28.6-59.3

14.7

8.3-24.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

972

358

41.2

36.5-46.2

428

44.6

40.0-49.3

186

14.2

11.7-17.0

Piedmont

1,260

437

42.7

38.1-47.5

563

41.3

37.0-45.7

260

16.0

13.5-18.7

Western NC

545

176

35.5

29.6-41.8

260

49.0

43.0-55.0

109

15.5

12.1-19.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

353

117

38.1

30.3-46.5

159

44.6

37.0-52.3

17.4

13.0-22.8

Northwest

619

200

34.5

29.2-40.2

305

52.2

46.4-57.9

114

13.3

10.5-16.8

Charlotte

322

106

37.8

29.4-46.9

149

43.3

35.0-52.0

19.0

13.7-25.6

Greensboro

313

121

50.9

41.9-59.7

130

34.1

26.7-42.4

15.0

10.6-20.9

Southern Regional

286

121

46.6

38.9-54.4

117

39.3

32.0-47.1

14.1

10.0-19.6

Coastal

141

39.3

26.0-54.4

48.8

35.5-62.3

11.9

6.6-20.5

Wake

259

46.0

35.5-56.9

105

35.7

27.1-45.4

18.3

13.2-24.7

Area L

38.1

26.5-51.2

42.4

29.8-56.1

19.5

11.3-31.5

Eastern

403

149

39.5

32.6-47.0

187

49.5

42.3-56.7

10.9

8.0-14.9

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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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