BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (On how many of the past 7 days, did anyone smoke in your home while you were there?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Secondhand Smoke I

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	Total Respond.^	1-6 days	All 7 days	No days
North Carolina	15,430	715	4.6	4.0- 5.3	1,434	11.1	10.3-11.9	13,281	84.3	83.3-85.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	378	20	4.1	2.5- 6.9	34	11.3	7.1-17.6	324	84.5	78.3-89.3
Buncombe	339	11	4.8	2.0-10.7	25	9.4	5.7-15.0	303	85.9	79.2-90.7
Cabarrus	357	17	4.5	2.5- 8.0	31	9.2	5.9-14.1	309	86.3	80.9-90.3
Catawba	438	17	3.1	1.7- 5.6	42	12.3	8.6-17.4	379	84.6	79.4-88.6
Cumberland	468	26	4.6	3.0- 7.1	44	14.4	8.9-22.4	398	81.0	73.4-86.8
Davidson	396	23	4.6	2.8- 7.5	43	14.9	9.8-22.1	330	80.5	73.5-86.0
Durham	387	19	8.3	4.4-15.4	27	6.2	3.9- 9.7	341	85.4	78.7-90.3
Forsyth	401	22	5.6	3.1-10.0	36	8.6	5.7-12.8	343	85.8	80.5-89.8
Gaston	402	20	4.4	2.6- 7.4	41	14.8	9.8-21.7	341	80.8	73.9-86.2
Guilford	417	15	3.4	1.8- 6.4	24	6.2	3.7-10.3	378	90.4	85.8-93.6
Iredell	419	16	2.7	1.5- 4.8	32	10.2	6.8-15.1	371	87.0	82.1-90.8
Johnston	458	16	2.9	1.6- 5.3	55	14.4	9.9-20.5	387	82.7	76.5-87.4
Mecklenburg	659	18	2.3	1.3- 4.2	44	6.7	4.7- 9.5	597	91.0	87.9-93.3
New Hanover	366	7	3.0	0.8-10.3	22	6.2	3.9-10.0	337	90.8	85.0-94.5
Onslow	403	16	2.3	1.4- 4.0	36	12.2	7.9-18.4	351	85.4	79.4-89.9
Orange	367	12	2.7	1.4- 5.4	15	6.0	2.9-12.0	340	91.2	85.4-94.9
Pitt	388	18	6.6	2.9-14.3	41	10.2	6.5-15.5	329	83.3	75.8-88.8
Randolph	392	24	6.5	3.3-12.1	39	13.2	8.8-19.5	329	80.3	73.3-85.8
Robeson	383	36	8.9	5.7-13.5	47	13.3	9.4-18.5	300	77.8	71.5-83.1
Rowan	434	28	8.1	4.4-14.4	44	16.6	11.1-24.2	362	75.3	67.3-81.8
Union	401	11	3.2	1.3- 7.8	31	10.6	6.4-17.1	359	86.1	79.3-91.0
Wake	570	14	2.6	1.4- 4.9	22	4.4	2.6- 7.2	534	93.0	89.8-95.3
Wayne	440	19	3.2	1.8- 5.8	57	14.7	10.5-20.2	364	82.0	76.3-86.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,172	239	4.1	3.4- 4.9	521	12.7	11.2-14.4	4,412	83.2	81.4-84.8
Piedmont	7,417	331	4.8	3.9- 5.9	624	10.0	9.0-11.2	6,462	85.2	83.7-86.6
Western NC	2,841	145	5.0	3.9- 6.4	289	12.2	10.6-14.0	2,407	82.8	80.7-84.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,867	81	4.6	3.2- 6.5	192	12.1	10.1-14.5	1,594	83.3	80.6-85.7
Northwest	3,224	182	5.3	4.3- 6.6	318	13.7	11.7-16.0	2,724	81.0	78.5-83.2
Charlotte	2,049	75	3.2	2.4- 4.4	181	10.2	8.5-12.3	1,793	86.5	84.3-88.5
Greensboro	1,768	81	3.7	2.7- 5.1	131	8.5	6.8-10.7	1,556	87.8	85.3-89.9
Southern Regional	1,505	95	4.6	3.6- 5.9	147	12.7	9.9-16.2	1,263	82.7	79.2-85.7
Coastal	757	23	3.2	1.7- 5.8	63	9.9	7.2-13.4	671	86.9	83.0-90.0
Wake	1,674	68	6.6	4.3-10.0	133	8.2	6.3-10.7	1,473	85.2	81.6-88.2
Area L	458	28	5.6	3.5- 8.7	50	16.3	11.4-22.8	380	78.1	71.7-83.4
Eastern	2,128	82	3.4	2.5- 4.8	219	12.4	10.4-14.9	1,827	84.1	81.5-86.4

Total
Respond.^

1-6 days

All 7 days

No days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,430

715

4.6

4.0- 5.3

1,434

11.1

10.3-11.9

13,281

84.3

83.3-85.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

378

4.1

2.5- 6.9

11.3

7.1-17.6

324

84.5

78.3-89.3

Buncombe

339

4.8

2.0-10.7

9.4

5.7-15.0

303

85.9

79.2-90.7

Cabarrus

357

4.5

2.5- 8.0

9.2

5.9-14.1

309

86.3

80.9-90.3

Catawba

438

3.1

1.7- 5.6

12.3

8.6-17.4

379

84.6

79.4-88.6

Cumberland

468

4.6

3.0- 7.1

14.4

8.9-22.4

398

81.0

73.4-86.8

Davidson

396

4.6

2.8- 7.5

14.9

9.8-22.1

330

80.5

73.5-86.0

Durham

387

8.3

4.4-15.4

6.2

3.9- 9.7

341

85.4

78.7-90.3

Forsyth

401

5.6

3.1-10.0

8.6

5.7-12.8

343

85.8

80.5-89.8

Gaston

402

4.4

2.6- 7.4

14.8

9.8-21.7

341

80.8

73.9-86.2

Guilford

417

3.4

1.8- 6.4

6.2

3.7-10.3

378

90.4

85.8-93.6

Iredell

419

2.7

1.5- 4.8

10.2

6.8-15.1

371

87.0

82.1-90.8

Johnston

458

2.9

1.6- 5.3

14.4

9.9-20.5

387

82.7

76.5-87.4

Mecklenburg

659

2.3

1.3- 4.2

6.7

4.7- 9.5

597

91.0

87.9-93.3

New Hanover

366

3.0

0.8-10.3

6.2

3.9-10.0

337

90.8

85.0-94.5

Onslow

403

2.3

1.4- 4.0

12.2

7.9-18.4

351

85.4

79.4-89.9

Orange

367

2.7

1.4- 5.4

6.0

2.9-12.0

340

91.2

85.4-94.9

Pitt

388

6.6

2.9-14.3

10.2

6.5-15.5

329

83.3

75.8-88.8

Randolph

392

6.5

3.3-12.1

13.2

8.8-19.5

329

80.3

73.3-85.8

Robeson

383

8.9

5.7-13.5

13.3

9.4-18.5

300

77.8

71.5-83.1

Rowan

434

8.1

4.4-14.4

16.6

11.1-24.2

362

75.3

67.3-81.8

Union

401

3.2

1.3- 7.8

10.6

6.4-17.1

359

86.1

79.3-91.0

Wake

570

2.6

1.4- 4.9

4.4

2.6- 7.2

534

93.0

89.8-95.3

Wayne

440

3.2

1.8- 5.8

14.7

10.5-20.2

364

82.0

76.3-86.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,172

239

4.1

3.4- 4.9

521

12.7

11.2-14.4

4,412

83.2

81.4-84.8

Piedmont

7,417

331

4.8

3.9- 5.9

624

10.0

9.0-11.2

6,462

85.2

83.7-86.6

Western NC

2,841

145

5.0

3.9- 6.4

289

12.2

10.6-14.0

2,407

82.8

80.7-84.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,867

4.6

3.2- 6.5

192

12.1

10.1-14.5

1,594

83.3

80.6-85.7

Northwest

3,224

182

5.3

4.3- 6.6

318

13.7

11.7-16.0

2,724

81.0

78.5-83.2

Charlotte

2,049

3.2

2.4- 4.4

181

10.2

8.5-12.3

1,793

86.5

84.3-88.5

Greensboro

1,768

3.7

2.7- 5.1

131

8.5

6.8-10.7

1,556

87.8

85.3-89.9

Southern Regional

1,505

4.6

3.6- 5.9

147

12.7

9.9-16.2

1,263

82.7

79.2-85.7

Coastal

757

3.2

1.7- 5.8

9.9

7.2-13.4

671

86.9

83.0-90.0

Wake

1,674

6.6

4.3-10.0

133

8.2

6.3-10.7

1,473

85.2

81.6-88.2

Area L

458

5.6

3.5- 8.7

16.3

11.4-22.8

380

78.1

71.7-83.4

Eastern

2,128

3.4

2.5- 4.8

219

12.4

10.4-14.9

1,827

84.1

81.5-86.4

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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