BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,734	7,338	47.7	46.5-49.0	7,396	52.3	51.0-53.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	345	163	42.3	35.2-49.6	182	57.7	50.4-64.8
Buncombe	354	194	56.5	49.5-63.3	160	43.5	36.7-50.5
Cabarrus	356	165	46.4	38.7-54.4	191	53.6	45.6-61.3
Catawba	408	186	43.9	37.3-50.8	222	56.1	49.2-62.7
Cumberland	376	178	45.3	38.6-52.3	198	54.7	47.7-61.4
Davidson	367	182	44.3	37.2-51.6	185	55.7	48.4-62.8
Durham	332	138	36.1	29.4-43.4	194	63.9	56.6-70.6
Forsyth	375	197	53.0	46.0-60.0	178	47.0	40.0-54.0
Gaston	387	204	50.0	43.1-56.8	183	50.0	43.2-56.9
Guilford	383	195	51.7	44.9-58.5	188	48.3	41.5-55.1
Iredell	390	207	48.3	41.8-54.8	183	51.7	45.2-58.2
Johnston	436	202	46.6	38.3-55.0	234	53.4	45.0-61.7
Mecklenburg	681	316	44.0	39.1-49.1	365	56.0	50.9-60.9
New Hanover	388	179	47.0	38.8-55.2	209	53.0	44.8-61.2
Onslow	376	208	51.6	44.7-58.4	168	48.4	41.6-55.3
Orange	345	142	36.9	29.5-44.9	203	63.1	55.1-70.5
Pitt	381	184	45.0	38.6-51.6	197	55.0	48.4-61.4
Randolph	374	206	53.8	47.0-60.4	168	46.2	39.6-53.0
Robeson	408	192	46.5	40.0-53.1	216	53.5	46.9-60.0
Rowan	449	243	53.7	47.3-59.9	206	46.3	40.1-52.7
Union	375	175	45.1	38.4-51.9	200	54.9	48.1-61.6
Wake	605	252	41.7	36.5-47.2	353	58.3	52.8-63.5
Wayne	354	175	48.3	41.0-55.6	179	51.7	44.4-59.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,763	2,356	47.5	45.3-49.6	2,407	52.5	50.4-54.7
Piedmont	7,081	3,441	46.9	45.1-48.7	3,640	53.1	51.3-54.9
Western NC	2,890	1,541	52.2	49.7-54.7	1,349	47.8	45.3-50.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,908	1,016	51.4	48.3-54.6	892	48.6	45.4-51.7
Northwest	3,097	1,604	50.2	47.5-53.0	1,493	49.8	47.0-52.5
Charlotte	2,032	975	45.7	42.5-48.9	1,057	54.3	51.1-57.5
Greensboro	1,651	814	49.1	45.5-52.8	837	50.9	47.2-54.5
Southern Regional	1,358	652	47.3	43.2-51.3	706	52.7	48.7-56.8
Coastal	759	391	49.9	44.2-55.6	368	50.1	44.4-55.8
Wake	1,584	704	44.1	40.4-47.9	880	55.9	52.1-59.6
Area L	404	180	41.7	35.6-48.1	224	58.3	51.9-64.4
Eastern	1,941	1,002	49.4	46.1-52.6	939	50.6	47.4-53.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,734

7,338

47.7

46.5-49.0

7,396

52.3

51.0-53.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

345

163

42.3

35.2-49.6

182

57.7

50.4-64.8

Buncombe

354

194

56.5

49.5-63.3

160

43.5

36.7-50.5

Cabarrus

356

165

46.4

38.7-54.4

191

53.6

45.6-61.3

Catawba

408

186

43.9

37.3-50.8

222

56.1

49.2-62.7

Cumberland

376

178

45.3

38.6-52.3

198

54.7

47.7-61.4

Davidson

367

182

44.3

37.2-51.6

185

55.7

48.4-62.8

Durham

332

138

36.1

29.4-43.4

194

63.9

56.6-70.6

Forsyth

375

197

53.0

46.0-60.0

178

47.0

40.0-54.0

Gaston

387

204

50.0

43.1-56.8

183

50.0

43.2-56.9

Guilford

383

195

51.7

44.9-58.5

188

48.3

41.5-55.1

Iredell

390

207

48.3

41.8-54.8

183

51.7

45.2-58.2

Johnston

436

202

46.6

38.3-55.0

234

53.4

45.0-61.7

Mecklenburg

681

316

44.0

39.1-49.1

365

56.0

50.9-60.9

New Hanover

388

179

47.0

38.8-55.2

209

53.0

44.8-61.2

Onslow

376

208

51.6

44.7-58.4

168

48.4

41.6-55.3

Orange

345

142

36.9

29.5-44.9

203

63.1

55.1-70.5

Pitt

381

184

45.0

38.6-51.6

197

55.0

48.4-61.4

Randolph

374

206

53.8

47.0-60.4

168

46.2

39.6-53.0

Robeson

408

192

46.5

40.0-53.1

216

53.5

46.9-60.0

Rowan

449

243

53.7

47.3-59.9

206

46.3

40.1-52.7

Union

375

175

45.1

38.4-51.9

200

54.9

48.1-61.6

Wake

605

252

41.7

36.5-47.2

353

58.3

52.8-63.5

Wayne

354

175

48.3

41.0-55.6

179

51.7

44.4-59.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,763

2,356

47.5

45.3-49.6

2,407

52.5

50.4-54.7

Piedmont

7,081

3,441

46.9

45.1-48.7

3,640

53.1

51.3-54.9

Western NC

2,890

1,541

52.2

49.7-54.7

1,349

47.8

45.3-50.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,908

1,016

51.4

48.3-54.6

892

48.6

45.4-51.7

Northwest

3,097

1,604

50.2

47.5-53.0

1,493

49.8

47.0-52.5

Charlotte

2,032

975

45.7

42.5-48.9

1,057

54.3

51.1-57.5

Greensboro

1,651

814

49.1

45.5-52.8

837

50.9

47.2-54.5

Southern Regional

1,358

652

47.3

43.2-51.3

706

52.7

48.7-56.8

Coastal

759

391

49.9

44.2-55.6

368

50.1

44.4-55.8

Wake

1,584

704

44.1

40.4-47.9

880

55.9

52.1-59.6

Area L

404

180

41.7

35.6-48.1

224

58.3

51.9-64.4

Eastern

1,941

1,002

49.4

46.1-52.6

939

50.6

47.4-53.9

Back to Tobacco Use.

^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.

This page was generated on 07MAY08.