BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Not including yourself, how many of the adults who live in your household smoke cigarettes, cigars or pipes?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	One adult	Two adults	Three or more adults	No adults
North Carolina	10,245	1,870	18.8	17.7-19.9	257	4.1	3.4- 4.9	66	1.6	1.1- 2.3	8,052	75.5	74.2-76.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	230	39	16.4	11.3-23.2	6	2.2	0.9- 5.2	2	3.1	0.6-15.3	183	78.3	69.9-84.9
Buncombe	227	37	17.0	12.1-23.2	3	4.5	1.5-13.1	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	186	76.5	68.3-83.1
Cabarrus	248	43	20.1	13.5-28.9	8	3.7	1.8- 7.6	2	1.6	0.3- 7.5	195	74.5	65.7-81.7
Catawba	306	46	17.2	12.3-23.4	7	2.8	1.3- 5.9	3	2.7	0.7- 9.7	250	77.3	70.4-83.1
Cumberland	287	62	21.6	16.3-28.1	16	11.1	5.3-21.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	208	66.8	58.3-74.4
Davidson	260	47	20.3	14.1-28.2	6	2.6	1.1- 6.2	3	2.1	0.5- 8.1	204	75.0	66.9-81.7
Durham	243	39	20.6	13.7-29.9	4	2.3	0.9- 6.2	2	4.8	1.0-19.8	198	72.3	61.7-80.8
Forsyth	258	44	16.8	11.7-23.3	5	3.8	1.3-10.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8	208	79.1	71.8-84.9
Gaston	278	62	24.1	17.9-31.7	7	4.0	1.7- 9.1	1	2.0	0.3-12.7	208	69.9	61.7-77.0
Guilford	264	35	14.2	9.6-20.6	2	1.9	0.5- 7.8	4	4.3	1.1-15.2	223	79.5	71.1-86.0
Iredell	306	61	21.6	16.5-27.7	4	1.3	0.4- 4.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	240	76.5	70.2-81.8
Johnston	316	73	23.9	17.6-31.6	7	5.1	1.9-12.9	0	0.0	. - .	236	71.0	62.8-78.1
Mecklenburg	432	65	13.1	10.1-16.8	5	1.5	0.6- 4.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	361	84.6	80.4-88.0
New Hanover	233	38	16.8	11.3-24.2	3	2.7	0.9- 8.4	0	0.0	. - .	192	80.4	72.7-86.4
Onslow	279	62	24.1	18.4-30.9	10	5.3	2.7-10.3	2	4.0	1.0-14.4	205	66.6	58.8-73.7
Orange	248	30	11.6	7.9-16.8	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	215	86.9	81.4-90.9
Pitt	237	55	22.8	16.2-31.1	3	3.4	0.8-13.1	0	0.0	. - .	179	73.9	64.9-81.2
Randolph	274	54	21.8	15.7-29.4	8	7.1	2.9-16.7	4	2.1	0.7- 6.7	208	68.9	60.2-76.5
Robeson	229	52	20.5	14.7-28.0	8	4.4	2.1- 9.2	5	8.6	1.8-32.9	164	66.4	54.2-76.8
Rowan	284	66	32.0	24.2-41.0	9	4.3	2.1- 8.5	3	1.7	0.5- 5.3	206	62.1	53.4-70.0
Union	298	41	17.1	11.0-25.5	10	4.0	1.4-10.6	4	3.8	1.1-12.5	243	75.2	66.0-82.5
Wake	403	48	11.9	8.4-16.4	9	3.7	1.8- 7.5	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	345	83.8	78.5-88.0
Wayne	280	59	20.3	15.1-26.9	8	4.2	1.8- 9.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	212	74.9	67.6-81.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,354	676	20.6	18.8-22.6	92	4.6	3.4- 6.1	17	1.3	0.7- 2.6	2,569	73.4	71.1-75.6
Piedmont	4,995	850	17.8	16.3-19.4	115	3.8	2.9- 4.9	38	1.8	1.1- 2.8	3,992	76.7	74.8-78.4
Western NC	1,896	344	19.5	17.2-22.0	50	4.3	3.0- 6.2	11	1.3	0.6- 2.8	1,491	74.9	72.0-77.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,233	229	20.0	17.2-23.2	27	3.9	2.3- 6.6	6	1.5	0.6- 4.0	971	74.6	70.9-78.0
Northwest	2,193	404	21.1	18.6-23.9	58	3.9	2.8- 5.6	16	1.0	0.6- 1.8	1,715	73.9	71.0-76.7
Charlotte	1,417	250	18.6	16.0-21.4	36	3.1	2.0- 4.6	9	1.5	0.7- 3.3	1,122	76.9	73.7-79.7
Greensboro	1,151	177	14.9	12.2-18.0	24	4.1	2.3- 7.1	12	2.5	1.0- 6.3	938	78.5	74.3-82.2
Southern Regional	950	211	24.6	20.8-28.7	31	5.0	2.8- 8.8	8	1.6	0.4- 5.5	700	68.9	64.1-73.2
Coastal	501	86	16.6	13.0-20.9	12	3.3	1.8- 6.0	3	1.7	0.5- 5.5	400	78.4	73.5-82.7
Wake	1,126	188	15.4	12.7-18.6	27	4.9	3.0- 7.9	6	2.0	0.8- 4.9	905	77.8	73.7-81.4
Area L	267	50	25.2	18.5-33.4	7	3.5	1.3- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .	210	71.2	63.0-78.3
Eastern	1,407	275	18.5	16.0-21.4	35	4.2	2.8- 6.4	6	1.4	0.6- 3.3	1,091	75.8	72.5-78.9

Total
Respond.^

One adult

Two adults

Three or more adults

No adults

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

10,245

1,870

18.8

17.7-19.9

257

4.1

3.4- 4.9

1.6

1.1- 2.3

8,052

75.5

74.2-76.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

230

16.4

11.3-23.2

2.2

0.9- 5.2

3.1

0.6-15.3

183

78.3

69.9-84.9

Buncombe

227

17.0

12.1-23.2

4.5

1.5-13.1

2.0

0.3-13.0

186

76.5

68.3-83.1

Cabarrus

248

20.1

13.5-28.9

3.7

1.8- 7.6

1.6

0.3- 7.5

195

74.5

65.7-81.7

Catawba

306

17.2

12.3-23.4

2.8

1.3- 5.9

2.7

0.7- 9.7

250

77.3

70.4-83.1

Cumberland

287

21.6

16.3-28.1

11.1

5.3-21.7

0.5

0.1- 3.4

208

66.8

58.3-74.4

Davidson

260

20.3

14.1-28.2

2.6

1.1- 6.2

2.1

0.5- 8.1

204

75.0

66.9-81.7

Durham

243

20.6

13.7-29.9

2.3

0.9- 6.2

4.8

1.0-19.8

198

72.3

61.7-80.8

Forsyth

258

16.8

11.7-23.3

3.8

1.3-10.5

0.4

0.1- 2.8

208

79.1

71.8-84.9

Gaston

278

24.1

17.9-31.7

4.0

1.7- 9.1

2.0

0.3-12.7

208

69.9

61.7-77.0

Guilford

264

14.2

9.6-20.6

1.9

0.5- 7.8

4.3

1.1-15.2

223

79.5

71.1-86.0

Iredell

306

21.6

16.5-27.7

1.3

0.4- 4.4

0.6

0.1- 4.2

240

76.5

70.2-81.8

Johnston

316

23.9

17.6-31.6

5.1

1.9-12.9

0.0

. - .

236

71.0

62.8-78.1

Mecklenburg

432

13.1

10.1-16.8

1.5

0.6- 4.0

0.8

0.1- 5.5

361

84.6

80.4-88.0

New Hanover

233

16.8

11.3-24.2

2.7

0.9- 8.4

0.0

. - .

192

80.4

72.7-86.4

Onslow

279

24.1

18.4-30.9

5.3

2.7-10.3

4.0

1.0-14.4

205

66.6

58.8-73.7

Orange

248

11.6

7.9-16.8

0.4

0.0- 2.5

1.2

0.3- 4.9

215

86.9

81.4-90.9

Pitt

237

22.8

16.2-31.1

3.4

0.8-13.1

0.0

. - .

179

73.9

64.9-81.2

Randolph

274

21.8

15.7-29.4

7.1

2.9-16.7

2.1

0.7- 6.7

208

68.9

60.2-76.5

Robeson

229

20.5

14.7-28.0

4.4

2.1- 9.2

8.6

1.8-32.9

164

66.4

54.2-76.8

Rowan

284

32.0

24.2-41.0

4.3

2.1- 8.5

1.7

0.5- 5.3

206

62.1

53.4-70.0

Union

298

17.1

11.0-25.5

4.0

1.4-10.6

3.8

1.1-12.5

243

75.2

66.0-82.5

Wake

403

11.9

8.4-16.4

3.7

1.8- 7.5

0.7

0.1- 4.7

345

83.8

78.5-88.0

Wayne

280

20.3

15.1-26.9

4.2

1.8- 9.4

0.5

0.1- 3.7

212

74.9

67.6-81.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,354

676

20.6

18.8-22.6

4.6

3.4- 6.1

1.3

0.7- 2.6

2,569

73.4

71.1-75.6

Piedmont

4,995

850

17.8

16.3-19.4

115

3.8

2.9- 4.9

1.8

1.1- 2.8

3,992

76.7

74.8-78.4

Western NC

1,896

344

19.5

17.2-22.0

4.3

3.0- 6.2

1.3

0.6- 2.8

1,491

74.9

72.0-77.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,233

229

20.0

17.2-23.2

3.9

2.3- 6.6

1.5

0.6- 4.0

971

74.6

70.9-78.0

Northwest

2,193

404

21.1

18.6-23.9

3.9

2.8- 5.6

1.0

0.6- 1.8

1,715

73.9

71.0-76.7

Charlotte

1,417

250

18.6

16.0-21.4

3.1

2.0- 4.6

1.5

0.7- 3.3

1,122

76.9

73.7-79.7

Greensboro

1,151

177

14.9

12.2-18.0

4.1

2.3- 7.1

2.5

1.0- 6.3

938

78.5

74.3-82.2

Southern Regional

950

211

24.6

20.8-28.7

5.0

2.8- 8.8

1.6

0.4- 5.5

700

68.9

64.1-73.2

Coastal

501

16.6

13.0-20.9

3.3

1.8- 6.0

1.7

0.5- 5.5

400

78.4

73.5-82.7

Wake

1,126

188

15.4

12.7-18.6

4.9

3.0- 7.9

2.0

0.8- 4.9

905

77.8

73.7-81.4

Area L

267

25.2

18.5-33.4

3.5

1.3- 9.0

0.0

. - .

210

71.2

63.0-78.3

Eastern

1,407

275

18.5

16.0-21.4

4.2

2.8- 6.4

1.4

0.6- 3.3

1,091

75.8

72.5-78.9

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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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