BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	7,338	2,329	36.9	35.0-38.7	645	11.1	9.9-12.4	4,364	52.1	50.2-53.9
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	163	66	47.3	38.3-56.4	8	4.1	1.8- 9.0	89	48.6	39.7-57.6
Buncombe	194	55	34.0	24.8-44.6	17	11.4	5.9-20.9	122	54.6	44.4-64.4
Cabarrus	165	44	26.0	18.2-35.7	18	18.4	10.0-31.4	103	55.6	44.6-66.1
Catawba	186	57	39.4	29.8-50.0	15	11.2	4.8-24.0	114	49.3	39.5-59.3
Cumberland	178	58	36.7	27.3-47.2	22	15.7	9.4-25.0	98	47.7	38.2-57.3
Davidson	182	75	45.9	36.4-55.6	17	11.1	5.8-20.2	90	43.0	33.9-52.7
Durham	138	33	21.0	13.8-30.6	8	9.8	4.5-20.2	97	69.2	58.2-78.3
Forsyth	197	60	26.8	19.7-35.3	20	10.4	6.3-16.6	117	62.8	53.6-71.2
Gaston	204	67	40.4	31.4-50.1	17	9.2	4.7-17.3	120	50.4	41.2-59.5
Guilford	195	63	39.9	29.9-50.9	14	7.6	4.1-13.8	118	52.5	42.3-62.4
Iredell	207	64	40.8	32.1-50.2	22	10.9	6.8-17.0	121	48.3	39.8-56.9
Johnston	202	77	49.0	36.7-61.5	15	7.0	3.7-13.0	110	44.0	32.9-55.7
Mecklenburg	316	70	21.8	16.2-28.6	36	16.2	10.6-24.0	210	62.0	53.9-69.5
New Hanover	179	46	42.5	28.5-57.7	15	11.0	5.0-22.5	118	46.5	34.0-59.6
Onslow	208	76	40.1	31.1-49.9	16	11.0	6.0-19.3	116	48.9	39.9-57.9
Orange	142	30	28.2	16.3-44.4	9	4.4	2.1- 8.9	103	67.3	52.2-79.6
Pitt	184	44	25.2	17.2-35.3	14	11.1	6.2-19.1	126	63.7	53.7-72.6
Randolph	206	79	48.7	39.5-58.0	15	5.4	3.1- 9.3	112	45.9	37.1-54.9
Robeson	192	77	44.4	35.7-53.4	22	15.3	8.8-25.1	93	40.4	32.3-49.0
Rowan	243	88	45.7	37.4-54.2	12	5.6	2.9-10.7	143	48.7	40.5-56.9
Union	175	51	31.8	22.3-43.1	13	11.2	5.6-21.0	111	57.0	46.2-67.2
Wake	252	60	30.3	21.9-40.2	28	11.8	7.2-18.6	164	58.0	48.7-66.7
Wayne	175	69	48.6	38.4-58.9	18	9.9	5.9-16.3	88	41.5	32.4-51.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,356	817	42.2	39.2-45.2	223	11.3	9.5-13.4	1,316	46.5	43.7-49.3
Piedmont	3,441	1,054	34.6	32.0-37.3	299	11.3	9.6-13.2	2,088	54.1	51.4-56.7
Western NC	1,541	458	35.5	32.1-39.0	123	9.7	7.6-12.3	960	54.8	51.3-58.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,016	293	33.7	29.4-38.2	81	10.4	7.6-13.9	642	56.0	51.4-60.4
Northwest	1,604	533	38.6	35.0-42.4	137	9.9	7.9-12.4	934	51.4	47.7-55.1
Charlotte	975	260	29.2	24.7-34.1	93	13.0	9.8-17.2	622	57.8	52.8-62.7
Greensboro	814	274	42.7	37.3-48.3	55	7.5	5.1-10.8	485	49.8	44.5-55.1
Southern Regional	652	240	38.7	33.5-44.2	74	14.2	10.7-18.8	338	47.1	41.6-52.6
Coastal	391	121	42.2	34.2-50.5	31	10.1	6.3-15.8	239	47.7	40.3-55.2
Wake	704	212	33.7	27.9-40.1	61	11.8	8.3-16.4	431	54.5	48.5-60.4
Area L	180	65	41.4	32.8-50.5	18	10.8	6.2-18.3	97	47.8	39.1-56.6
Eastern	1,002	331	40.9	36.4-45.5	95	11.5	8.7-15.2	576	47.6	43.2-51.9

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,338

2,329

36.9

35.0-38.7

645

11.1

9.9-12.4

4,364

52.1

50.2-53.9

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

163

47.3

38.3-56.4

4.1

1.8- 9.0

48.6

39.7-57.6

Buncombe

194

34.0

24.8-44.6

11.4

5.9-20.9

122

54.6

44.4-64.4

Cabarrus

165

26.0

18.2-35.7

18.4

10.0-31.4

103

55.6

44.6-66.1

Catawba

186

39.4

29.8-50.0

11.2

4.8-24.0

114

49.3

39.5-59.3

Cumberland

178

36.7

27.3-47.2

15.7

9.4-25.0

47.7

38.2-57.3

Davidson

182

45.9

36.4-55.6

11.1

5.8-20.2

43.0

33.9-52.7

Durham

138

21.0

13.8-30.6

9.8

4.5-20.2

69.2

58.2-78.3

Forsyth

197

26.8

19.7-35.3

10.4

6.3-16.6

117

62.8

53.6-71.2

Gaston

204

40.4

31.4-50.1

9.2

4.7-17.3

120

50.4

41.2-59.5

Guilford

195

39.9

29.9-50.9

7.6

4.1-13.8

118

52.5

42.3-62.4

Iredell

207

40.8

32.1-50.2

10.9

6.8-17.0

121

48.3

39.8-56.9

Johnston

202

49.0

36.7-61.5

7.0

3.7-13.0

110

44.0

32.9-55.7

Mecklenburg

316

21.8

16.2-28.6

16.2

10.6-24.0

210

62.0

53.9-69.5

New Hanover

179

42.5

28.5-57.7

11.0

5.0-22.5

118

46.5

34.0-59.6

Onslow

208

40.1

31.1-49.9

11.0

6.0-19.3

116

48.9

39.9-57.9

Orange

142

28.2

16.3-44.4

4.4

2.1- 8.9

103

67.3

52.2-79.6

Pitt

184

25.2

17.2-35.3

11.1

6.2-19.1

126

63.7

53.7-72.6

Randolph

206

48.7

39.5-58.0

5.4

3.1- 9.3

112

45.9

37.1-54.9

Robeson

192

44.4

35.7-53.4

15.3

8.8-25.1

40.4

32.3-49.0

Rowan

243

45.7

37.4-54.2

5.6

2.9-10.7

143

48.7

40.5-56.9

Union

175

31.8

22.3-43.1

11.2

5.6-21.0

111

57.0

46.2-67.2

Wake

252

30.3

21.9-40.2

11.8

7.2-18.6

164

58.0

48.7-66.7

Wayne

175

48.6

38.4-58.9

9.9

5.9-16.3

41.5

32.4-51.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,356

817

42.2

39.2-45.2

223

11.3

9.5-13.4

1,316

46.5

43.7-49.3

Piedmont

3,441

1,054

34.6

32.0-37.3

299

11.3

9.6-13.2

2,088

54.1

51.4-56.7

Western NC

1,541

458

35.5

32.1-39.0

123

9.7

7.6-12.3

960

54.8

51.3-58.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,016

293

33.7

29.4-38.2

10.4

7.6-13.9

642

56.0

51.4-60.4

Northwest

1,604

533

38.6

35.0-42.4

137

9.9

7.9-12.4

934

51.4

47.7-55.1

Charlotte

975

260

29.2

24.7-34.1

13.0

9.8-17.2

622

57.8

52.8-62.7

Greensboro

814

274

42.7

37.3-48.3

7.5

5.1-10.8

485

49.8

44.5-55.1

Southern Regional

652

240

38.7

33.5-44.2

14.2

10.7-18.8

338

47.1

41.6-52.6

Coastal

391

121

42.2

34.2-50.5

10.1

6.3-15.8

239

47.7

40.3-55.2

Wake

704

212

33.7

27.9-40.1

11.8

8.3-16.4

431

54.5

48.5-60.4

Area L

180

41.4

32.8-50.5

10.8

6.2-18.3

47.8

39.1-56.6

Eastern

1,002

331

40.9

36.4-45.5

11.5

8.7-15.2

576

47.6

43.2-51.9

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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.

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