BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,973	1,625	56.8	53.9-59.6	1,348	43.2	40.4-46.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	74	42	61.5	47.8-73.6	32	38.5	26.4-52.2
Buncombe	72	39	55.3	38.5-70.9	33	44.7	29.1-61.5
Cabarrus	62	37	59.5	41.2-75.5	25	40.5	24.5-58.8
Catawba	72	38	59.2	42.9-73.7	34	40.8	26.3-57.1
Cumberland	80	50	65.3	49.5-78.2	30	34.7	21.8-50.5
Davidson	92	42	43.3	30.7-56.9	50	56.7	43.1-69.3
Durham	41	23	67.9	50.4-81.5	18	32.1	18.5-49.6
Forsyth	80	41	56.5	43.2-69.0	39	43.5	31.0-56.8
Gaston	84	44	61.4	47.3-73.9	40	38.6	26.1-52.7
Guilford	77	48	57.3	40.4-72.7	29	42.7	27.3-59.6
Iredell	86	44	59.9	46.8-71.6	42	40.1	28.4-53.2
Johnston	92	48	46.4	28.4-65.3	44	53.6	34.7-71.6
Mecklenburg	106	63	58.0	44.6-70.4	43	42.0	29.6-55.4
New Hanover	60	36	75.0	55.6-87.8	24	25.0	12.2-44.4
Onslow	92	54	61.8	46.5-75.1	38	38.2	24.9-53.5
Orange	39	25	82.2	65.1-92.0	14	17.8	8.0-34.9
Pitt	58	31	53.5	35.8-70.3	27	46.5	29.7-64.2
Randolph	94	44	48.9	34.9-63.0	50	51.1	37.0-65.1
Robeson	99	67	72.0	60.3-81.4	32	28.0	18.6-39.7
Rowan	100	49	50.0	37.5-62.5	51	50.0	37.5-62.5
Union	64	33	55.2	36.7-72.3	31	44.8	27.7-63.3
Wake	88	50	59.0	42.8-73.5	38	41.0	26.5-57.2
Wayne	87	49	63.2	48.4-75.8	38	36.8	24.2-51.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,039	606	59.9	55.3-64.3	433	40.1	35.7-44.7
Piedmont	1,353	727	56.4	52.0-60.6	626	43.6	39.4-48.0
Western NC	581	292	51.3	45.6-57.1	289	48.7	42.9-54.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	374	189	50.4	42.9-57.9	185	49.6	42.1-57.1
Northwest	670	332	52.2	46.7-57.7	338	47.8	42.3-53.3
Charlotte	353	197	53.3	44.9-61.5	156	46.7	38.5-55.1
Greensboro	329	183	60.4	51.9-68.3	146	39.6	31.7-48.1
Southern Regional	314	199	65.1	57.6-72.0	115	34.9	28.0-42.4
Coastal	151	81	61.0	48.8-72.0	70	39.0	28.0-51.2
Wake	273	149	57.0	46.8-66.6	124	43.0	33.4-53.2
Area L	83	50	65.0	52.5-75.8	33	35.0	24.2-47.5
Eastern	426	245	57.5	50.3-64.3	181	42.5	35.7-49.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,973

1,625

56.8

53.9-59.6

1,348

43.2

40.4-46.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

61.5

47.8-73.6

38.5

26.4-52.2

Buncombe

55.3

38.5-70.9

44.7

29.1-61.5

Cabarrus

59.5

41.2-75.5

40.5

24.5-58.8

Catawba

59.2

42.9-73.7

40.8

26.3-57.1

Cumberland

65.3

49.5-78.2

34.7

21.8-50.5

Davidson

43.3

30.7-56.9

56.7

43.1-69.3

Durham

67.9

50.4-81.5

32.1

18.5-49.6

Forsyth

56.5

43.2-69.0

43.5

31.0-56.8

Gaston

61.4

47.3-73.9

38.6

26.1-52.7

Guilford

57.3

40.4-72.7

42.7

27.3-59.6

Iredell

59.9

46.8-71.6

40.1

28.4-53.2

Johnston

46.4

28.4-65.3

53.6

34.7-71.6

Mecklenburg

106

58.0

44.6-70.4

42.0

29.6-55.4

New Hanover

75.0

55.6-87.8

25.0

12.2-44.4

Onslow

61.8

46.5-75.1

38.2

24.9-53.5

Orange

82.2

65.1-92.0

17.8

8.0-34.9

Pitt

53.5

35.8-70.3

46.5

29.7-64.2

Randolph

48.9

34.9-63.0

51.1

37.0-65.1

Robeson

72.0

60.3-81.4

28.0

18.6-39.7

Rowan

100

50.0

37.5-62.5

50.0

37.5-62.5

Union

55.2

36.7-72.3

44.8

27.7-63.3

Wake

59.0

42.8-73.5

41.0

26.5-57.2

Wayne

63.2

48.4-75.8

36.8

24.2-51.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,039

606

59.9

55.3-64.3

433

40.1

35.7-44.7

Piedmont

1,353

727

56.4

52.0-60.6

626

43.6

39.4-48.0

Western NC

581

292

51.3

45.6-57.1

289

48.7

42.9-54.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

374

189

50.4

42.9-57.9

185

49.6

42.1-57.1

Northwest

670

332

52.2

46.7-57.7

338

47.8

42.3-53.3

Charlotte

353

197

53.3

44.9-61.5

156

46.7

38.5-55.1

Greensboro

329

183

60.4

51.9-68.3

146

39.6

31.7-48.1

Southern Regional

314

199

65.1

57.6-72.0

115

34.9

28.0-42.4

Coastal

151

61.0

48.8-72.0

39.0

28.0-51.2

Wake

273

149

57.0

46.8-66.6

124

43.0

33.4-53.2

Area L

65.0

52.5-75.8

35.0

24.2-47.5

Eastern

426

245

57.5

50.3-64.3

181

42.5

35.7-49.7

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently 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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