BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2008 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	7,667	2,183	33.9	32.2-35.6	695	11.9	10.6-13.3	4,789	54.3	52.5-56.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	183	53	35.7	26.7-45.9	17	13.2	5.8-27.3	113	51.1	41.0-61.1
Buncombe	169	40	32.1	23.0-42.7	20	15.2	9.4-23.7	109	52.7	43.1-62.1
Cabarrus	173	50	28.3	20.5-37.6	20	14.2	8.4-22.9	103	57.6	47.8-66.8
Catawba	216	64	39.6	30.9-49.1	18	8.6	5.2-14.1	134	51.7	42.9-60.4
Cumberland	243	81	38.9	31.1-47.2	28	12.5	8.1-18.9	134	48.6	40.8-56.5
Davidson	210	61	35.0	25.7-45.7	19	9.2	5.5-15.0	130	55.8	45.8-65.3
Durham	184	40	27.1	17.5-39.4	19	15.4	8.2-27.1	125	57.5	45.3-68.8
Forsyth	200	61	31.7	24.4-40.0	21	13.1	7.5-21.9	118	55.2	46.5-63.6
Gaston	208	70	42.8	32.9-53.3	21	13.3	6.5-25.3	117	43.9	34.7-53.6
Guilford	184	51	34.9	24.3-47.2	10	8.4	3.7-17.8	123	56.7	44.9-67.9
Iredell	211	58	33.1	25.4-41.8	18	9.4	5.6-15.5	135	57.5	49.0-65.5
Johnston	227	79	43.5	33.9-53.6	17	13.2	6.7-24.5	131	43.3	34.5-52.5
Mecklenburg	288	56	21.1	15.8-27.7	34	15.3	10.1-22.4	198	63.6	56.2-70.5
New Hanover	188	39	19.0	13.0-27.0	13	15.0	7.4-27.9	136	66.0	54.9-75.6
Onslow	215	67	33.4	25.1-42.9	14	5.9	3.1-11.1	134	60.7	51.3-69.3
Orange	165	27	22.7	14.3-34.0	9	4.7	2.3- 9.6	129	72.6	61.6-81.4
Pitt	175	42	31.5	22.0-42.7	19	13.1	7.0-23.4	114	55.4	44.8-65.5
Randolph	190	53	31.6	22.6-42.2	19	13.7	7.2-24.6	118	54.7	43.9-65.0
Robeson	201	64	39.4	31.1-48.5	28	14.6	9.2-22.6	109	45.9	37.8-54.3
Rowan	206	67	39.9	29.9-50.7	20	17.4	9.2-30.6	119	42.7	33.6-52.3
Union	175	56	37.3	27.0-48.9	9	8.0	2.5-22.8	110	54.7	42.9-66.0
Wake	246	49	20.6	14.7-28.0	20	11.5	6.9-18.5	177	67.9	59.8-75.1
Wayne	213	68	36.0	26.2-47.1	28	15.1	9.3-23.6	117	48.9	37.9-60.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,617	747	32.4	29.7-35.1	253	14.4	11.8-17.3	1,617	53.3	50.4-56.2
Piedmont	3,551	986	33.5	31.0-36.0	312	10.9	9.3-12.8	2,253	55.6	53.0-58.2
Western NC	1,499	450	38.6	35.0-42.4	130	10.3	8.2-13.0	919	51.1	47.5-54.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	981	278	34.1	30.0-38.6	93	12.1	9.2-15.8	610	53.8	49.4-58.1
Northwest	1,655	519	40.3	36.7-43.9	140	9.7	7.7-12.0	996	50.1	46.6-53.5
Charlotte	947	271	32.9	28.7-37.3	90	12.0	9.0-15.9	586	55.1	50.6-59.6
Greensboro	834	213	33.7	28.3-39.7	66	11.3	7.7-16.2	555	55.0	49.1-60.7
Southern Regional	764	231	34.0	29.2-39.0	88	15.1	11.1-20.2	445	50.9	45.8-56.0
Coastal	405	92	23.0	18.0-28.8	34	14.5	9.3-22.0	279	62.5	55.4-69.1
Wake	790	218	32.3	27.1-38.0	63	10.3	7.4-14.2	509	57.4	51.6-62.9
Area L	217	58	32.0	23.7-41.6	28	15.0	9.3-23.3	131	53.0	44.0-61.8
Eastern	1,074	303	32.1	28.0-36.6	93	13.1	8.9-18.8	678	54.8	49.9-59.6

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,667

2,183

33.9

32.2-35.6

695

11.9

10.6-13.3

4,789

54.3

52.5-56.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

183

35.7

26.7-45.9

13.2

5.8-27.3

113

51.1

41.0-61.1

Buncombe

169

32.1

23.0-42.7

15.2

9.4-23.7

109

52.7

43.1-62.1

Cabarrus

173

28.3

20.5-37.6

14.2

8.4-22.9

103

57.6

47.8-66.8

Catawba

216

39.6

30.9-49.1

8.6

5.2-14.1

134

51.7

42.9-60.4

Cumberland

243

38.9

31.1-47.2

12.5

8.1-18.9

134

48.6

40.8-56.5

Davidson

210

35.0

25.7-45.7

9.2

5.5-15.0

130

55.8

45.8-65.3

Durham

184

27.1

17.5-39.4

15.4

8.2-27.1

125

57.5

45.3-68.8

Forsyth

200

31.7

24.4-40.0

13.1

7.5-21.9

118

55.2

46.5-63.6

Gaston

208

42.8

32.9-53.3

13.3

6.5-25.3

117

43.9

34.7-53.6

Guilford

184

34.9

24.3-47.2

8.4

3.7-17.8

123

56.7

44.9-67.9

Iredell

211

33.1

25.4-41.8

9.4

5.6-15.5

135

57.5

49.0-65.5

Johnston

227

43.5

33.9-53.6

13.2

6.7-24.5

131

43.3

34.5-52.5

Mecklenburg

288

21.1

15.8-27.7

15.3

10.1-22.4

198

63.6

56.2-70.5

New Hanover

188

19.0

13.0-27.0

15.0

7.4-27.9

136

66.0

54.9-75.6

Onslow

215

33.4

25.1-42.9

5.9

3.1-11.1

134

60.7

51.3-69.3

Orange

165

22.7

14.3-34.0

4.7

2.3- 9.6

129

72.6

61.6-81.4

Pitt

175

31.5

22.0-42.7

13.1

7.0-23.4

114

55.4

44.8-65.5

Randolph

190

31.6

22.6-42.2

13.7

7.2-24.6

118

54.7

43.9-65.0

Robeson

201

39.4

31.1-48.5

14.6

9.2-22.6

109

45.9

37.8-54.3

Rowan

206

39.9

29.9-50.7

17.4

9.2-30.6

119

42.7

33.6-52.3

Union

175

37.3

27.0-48.9

8.0

2.5-22.8

110

54.7

42.9-66.0

Wake

246

20.6

14.7-28.0

11.5

6.9-18.5

177

67.9

59.8-75.1

Wayne

213

36.0

26.2-47.1

15.1

9.3-23.6

117

48.9

37.9-60.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,617

747

32.4

29.7-35.1

253

14.4

11.8-17.3

1,617

53.3

50.4-56.2

Piedmont

3,551

986

33.5

31.0-36.0

312

10.9

9.3-12.8

2,253

55.6

53.0-58.2

Western NC

1,499

450

38.6

35.0-42.4

130

10.3

8.2-13.0

919

51.1

47.5-54.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

981

278

34.1

30.0-38.6

12.1

9.2-15.8

610

53.8

49.4-58.1

Northwest

1,655

519

40.3

36.7-43.9

140

9.7

7.7-12.0

996

50.1

46.6-53.5

Charlotte

947

271

32.9

28.7-37.3

12.0

9.0-15.9

586

55.1

50.6-59.6

Greensboro

834

213

33.7

28.3-39.7

11.3

7.7-16.2

555

55.0

49.1-60.7

Southern Regional

764

231

34.0

29.2-39.0

15.1

11.1-20.2

445

50.9

45.8-56.0

Coastal

405

23.0

18.0-28.8

14.5

9.3-22.0

279

62.5

55.4-69.1

Wake

790

218

32.3

27.1-38.0

10.3

7.4-14.2

509

57.4

51.6-62.9

Area L

217

32.0

23.7-41.6

15.0

9.3-23.3

131

53.0

44.0-61.8

Eastern

1,074

303

32.1

28.0-36.6

13.1

8.9-18.8

678

54.8

49.9-59.6

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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 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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