BRFSS 2008 - 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?*)

2008 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	2,871	1,623	58.3	55.5-61.1	1,248	41.7	38.9-44.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	70	37	65.3	50.3-77.8	33	34.7	22.2-49.7
Buncombe	60	30	53.1	37.2-68.4	30	46.9	31.6-62.8
Cabarrus	70	40	58.1	43.1-71.7	30	41.9	28.3-56.9
Catawba	82	46	50.4	36.2-64.7	36	49.6	35.3-63.8
Cumberland	109	62	51.2	39.2-63.0	47	48.8	37.0-60.8
Davidson	80	44	56.7	40.7-71.4	36	43.3	28.6-59.3
Durham	59	37	75.9	61.0-86.3	22	24.1	13.7-39.0
Forsyth	82	43	57.5	44.1-69.9	39	42.5	30.1-55.9
Gaston	90	55	63.2	47.8-76.3	35	36.8	23.7-52.2
Guilford	61	28	46.0	28.4-64.7	33	54.0	35.3-71.6
Iredell	76	41	56.7	42.8-69.7	35	43.3	30.3-57.2
Johnston	96	52	60.5	45.4-73.8	44	39.5	26.2-54.6
Mecklenburg	90	65	78.2	67.5-86.0	25	21.8	14.0-32.5
New Hanover	52	33	72.6	55.6-84.9	19	27.4	15.1-44.4
Onslow	81	45	59.3	44.3-72.7	36	40.7	27.3-55.7
Orange	36	14	37.1	19.4-59.0	22	62.9	41.0-80.6
Pitt	61	38	72.4	57.3-83.7	23	27.6	16.3-42.7
Randolph	72	43	58.1	41.0-73.5	29	41.9	26.5-59.0
Robeson	92	58	67.3	54.8-77.8	34	32.7	22.2-45.2
Rowan	86	49	66.4	51.9-78.3	37	33.6	21.7-48.1
Union	65	43	76.3	62.5-86.1	22	23.7	13.9-37.5
Wake	69	37	56.7	41.9-70.4	32	43.3	29.6-58.1
Wayne	96	52	64.6	50.7-76.4	44	35.4	23.6-49.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,000	572	58.2	53.4-62.8	428	41.8	37.2-46.6
Piedmont	1,295	738	59.7	55.5-63.7	557	40.3	36.3-44.5
Western NC	576	313	53.6	47.6-59.5	263	46.4	40.5-52.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	367	206	58.8	51.5-65.6	161	41.2	34.4-48.5
Northwest	658	349	50.9	45.3-56.5	309	49.1	43.5-54.7
Charlotte	360	232	67.8	60.8-74.1	128	32.2	25.9-39.2
Greensboro	279	148	57.7	48.0-66.9	131	42.3	33.1-52.0
Southern Regional	318	187	56.1	47.7-64.2	131	43.9	35.8-52.3
Coastal	126	76	59.9	47.7-71.1	50	40.1	28.9-52.3
Wake	281	156	60.7	51.9-68.9	125	39.3	31.1-48.1
Area L	86	42	40.7	27.6-55.2	44	59.3	44.8-72.4
Eastern	396	227	62.9	55.2-70.0	169	37.1	30.0-44.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,871

1,623

58.3

55.5-61.1

1,248

41.7

38.9-44.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

65.3

50.3-77.8

34.7

22.2-49.7

Buncombe

53.1

37.2-68.4

46.9

31.6-62.8

Cabarrus

58.1

43.1-71.7

41.9

28.3-56.9

Catawba

50.4

36.2-64.7

49.6

35.3-63.8

Cumberland

109

51.2

39.2-63.0

48.8

37.0-60.8

Davidson

56.7

40.7-71.4

43.3

28.6-59.3

Durham

75.9

61.0-86.3

24.1

13.7-39.0

Forsyth

57.5

44.1-69.9

42.5

30.1-55.9

Gaston

63.2

47.8-76.3

36.8

23.7-52.2

Guilford

46.0

28.4-64.7

54.0

35.3-71.6

Iredell

56.7

42.8-69.7

43.3

30.3-57.2

Johnston

60.5

45.4-73.8

39.5

26.2-54.6

Mecklenburg

78.2

67.5-86.0

21.8

14.0-32.5

New Hanover

72.6

55.6-84.9

27.4

15.1-44.4

Onslow

59.3

44.3-72.7

40.7

27.3-55.7

Orange

37.1

19.4-59.0

62.9

41.0-80.6

Pitt

72.4

57.3-83.7

27.6

16.3-42.7

Randolph

58.1

41.0-73.5

41.9

26.5-59.0

Robeson

67.3

54.8-77.8

32.7

22.2-45.2

Rowan

66.4

51.9-78.3

33.6

21.7-48.1

Union

76.3

62.5-86.1

23.7

13.9-37.5

Wake

56.7

41.9-70.4

43.3

29.6-58.1

Wayne

64.6

50.7-76.4

35.4

23.6-49.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,000

572

58.2

53.4-62.8

428

41.8

37.2-46.6

Piedmont

1,295

738

59.7

55.5-63.7

557

40.3

36.3-44.5

Western NC

576

313

53.6

47.6-59.5

263

46.4

40.5-52.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

367

206

58.8

51.5-65.6

161

41.2

34.4-48.5

Northwest

658

349

50.9

45.3-56.5

309

49.1

43.5-54.7

Charlotte

360

232

67.8

60.8-74.1

128

32.2

25.9-39.2

Greensboro

279

148

57.7

48.0-66.9

131

42.3

33.1-52.0

Southern Regional

318

187

56.1

47.7-64.2

131

43.9

35.8-52.3

Coastal

126

59.9

47.7-71.1

40.1

28.9-52.3

Wake

281

156

60.7

51.9-68.9

125

39.3

31.1-48.1

Area L

40.7

27.6-55.2

59.3

44.8-72.4

Eastern

396

227

62.9

55.2-70.0

169

37.1

30.0-44.8

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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 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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