BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,781	7,672	45.7	44.5-46.9	8,109	54.3	53.1-55.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	389	183	45.7	38.2-53.3	206	54.3	46.7-61.8
Buncombe	343	169	46.7	40.1-53.5	174	53.3	46.5-59.9
Cabarrus	369	173	43.6	36.7-50.7	196	56.4	49.3-63.3
Catawba	447	216	45.8	39.9-51.9	231	54.2	48.1-60.1
Cumberland	474	243	48.0	41.7-54.3	231	52.0	45.7-58.3
Davidson	405	210	49.9	43.2-56.6	195	50.1	43.4-56.8
Durham	394	184	43.2	36.0-50.7	210	56.8	49.3-64.0
Forsyth	406	201	43.5	37.5-49.7	205	56.5	50.3-62.5
Gaston	412	208	52.0	45.1-58.9	204	48.0	41.1-54.9
Guilford	420	184	38.2	31.5-45.3	236	61.8	54.7-68.5
Iredell	429	211	42.3	36.7-48.2	218	57.7	51.8-63.3
Johnston	469	227	47.3	40.8-53.8	242	52.7	46.2-59.2
Mecklenburg	672	288	35.9	31.7-40.4	384	64.1	59.6-68.3
New Hanover	370	188	50.7	43.5-58.0	182	49.3	42.0-56.5
Onslow	410	215	51.9	45.5-58.2	195	48.1	41.8-54.5
Orange	379	166	41.2	34.6-48.1	213	58.8	51.9-65.4
Pitt	391	175	40.3	33.8-47.2	216	59.7	52.8-66.2
Randolph	400	190	49.8	42.7-56.9	210	50.2	43.1-57.3
Robeson	396	201	44.7	37.0-52.6	195	55.3	47.4-63.0
Rowan	446	207	47.8	40.9-54.7	239	52.2	45.3-59.1
Union	409	176	42.8	36.0-49.8	233	57.2	50.2-64.0
Wake	582	246	37.6	32.9-42.4	336	62.4	57.6-67.1
Wayne	444	213	56.0	48.8-63.1	231	44.0	36.9-51.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,290	2,618	48.3	46.2-50.3	2,672	51.7	49.7-53.8
Piedmont	7,585	3,555	43.6	41.9-45.3	4,030	56.4	54.7-58.1
Western NC	2,906	1,499	49.8	47.2-52.4	1,407	50.2	47.6-52.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,904	981	49.5	46.4-52.6	923	50.5	47.4-53.6
Northwest	3,303	1,657	48.6	46.1-51.1	1,646	51.4	48.9-53.9
Charlotte	2,095	948	41.9	39.0-44.8	1,147	58.1	55.2-61.0
Greensboro	1,810	835	42.9	39.2-46.8	975	57.1	53.2-60.8
Southern Regional	1,540	765	46.7	42.9-50.5	775	53.3	49.5-57.1
Coastal	775	405	50.5	45.5-55.4	370	49.5	44.6-54.5
Wake	1,713	790	42.6	39.1-46.2	923	57.4	53.8-60.9
Area L	474	217	47.1	41.2-53.0	257	52.9	47.0-58.8
Eastern	2,167	1,074	49.1	45.8-52.4	1,093	50.9	47.6-54.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,781

7,672

45.7

44.5-46.9

8,109

54.3

53.1-55.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

389

183

45.7

38.2-53.3

206

54.3

46.7-61.8

Buncombe

343

169

46.7

40.1-53.5

174

53.3

46.5-59.9

Cabarrus

369

173

43.6

36.7-50.7

196

56.4

49.3-63.3

Catawba

447

216

45.8

39.9-51.9

231

54.2

48.1-60.1

Cumberland

474

243

48.0

41.7-54.3

231

52.0

45.7-58.3

Davidson

405

210

49.9

43.2-56.6

195

50.1

43.4-56.8

Durham

394

184

43.2

36.0-50.7

210

56.8

49.3-64.0

Forsyth

406

201

43.5

37.5-49.7

205

56.5

50.3-62.5

Gaston

412

208

52.0

45.1-58.9

204

48.0

41.1-54.9

Guilford

420

184

38.2

31.5-45.3

236

61.8

54.7-68.5

Iredell

429

211

42.3

36.7-48.2

218

57.7

51.8-63.3

Johnston

469

227

47.3

40.8-53.8

242

52.7

46.2-59.2

Mecklenburg

672

288

35.9

31.7-40.4

384

64.1

59.6-68.3

New Hanover

370

188

50.7

43.5-58.0

182

49.3

42.0-56.5

Onslow

410

215

51.9

45.5-58.2

195

48.1

41.8-54.5

Orange

379

166

41.2

34.6-48.1

213

58.8

51.9-65.4

Pitt

391

175

40.3

33.8-47.2

216

59.7

52.8-66.2

Randolph

400

190

49.8

42.7-56.9

210

50.2

43.1-57.3

Robeson

396

201

44.7

37.0-52.6

195

55.3

47.4-63.0

Rowan

446

207

47.8

40.9-54.7

239

52.2

45.3-59.1

Union

409

176

42.8

36.0-49.8

233

57.2

50.2-64.0

Wake

582

246

37.6

32.9-42.4

336

62.4

57.6-67.1

Wayne

444

213

56.0

48.8-63.1

231

44.0

36.9-51.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,290

2,618

48.3

46.2-50.3

2,672

51.7

49.7-53.8

Piedmont

7,585

3,555

43.6

41.9-45.3

4,030

56.4

54.7-58.1

Western NC

2,906

1,499

49.8

47.2-52.4

1,407

50.2

47.6-52.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,904

981

49.5

46.4-52.6

923

50.5

47.4-53.6

Northwest

3,303

1,657

48.6

46.1-51.1

1,646

51.4

48.9-53.9

Charlotte

2,095

948

41.9

39.0-44.8

1,147

58.1

55.2-61.0

Greensboro

1,810

835

42.9

39.2-46.8

975

57.1

53.2-60.8

Southern Regional

1,540

765

46.7

42.9-50.5

775

53.3

49.5-57.1

Coastal

775

405

50.5

45.5-55.4

370

49.5

44.6-54.5

Wake

1,713

790

42.6

39.1-46.2

923

57.4

53.8-60.9

Area L

474

217

47.1

41.2-53.0

257

52.9

47.0-58.8

Eastern

2,167

1,074

49.1

45.8-52.4

1,093

50.9

47.6-54.2

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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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