BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 1 year ago	1 to 5 years ago	5 to 10 years ago	10 or more years ago
North Carolina	3,979	242	10.2	8.0-12.8	537	18.0	15.8-20.5	462	12.6	10.8-14.7	2,738	59.2	56.3-62.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	111	4	13.4	3.3-41.2	16	17.7	8.0-34.9	17	17.1	9.7-28.4	74	51.8	36.6-66.6
Buncombe	117	7	8.9	3.9-19.3	12	15.2	8.4-25.9	13	6.9	3.8-12.2	85	68.9	57.8-78.2
Cabarrus	98	1	1.8	0.3-11.8	14	17.5	9.8-29.4	11	10.3	5.1-19.9	72	70.3	57.8-80.4
Catawba	116	3	3.8	1.2-11.4	12	10.3	5.6-18.4	16	15.8	9.6-24.8	85	70.1	59.9-78.6
Cumberland	97	10	20.9	9.7-39.5	14	15.6	8.8-26.3	10	11.4	5.8-21.3	63	52.1	38.9-64.9
Davidson	132	12	8.8	4.6-16.3	20	22.4	13.6-34.7	11	12.0	5.5-24.2	89	56.8	45.0-67.8
Durham	118	5	2.3	0.9- 5.7	16	33.6	16.9-55.7	11	7.8	3.4-16.7	86	56.4	38.0-73.1
Forsyth	111	9	9.1	4.4-17.7	20	22.8	14.5-34.1	13	12.9	7.1-22.4	69	55.1	44.2-65.6
Gaston	106	5	4.5	1.8-10.8	20	23.3	14.5-35.2	12	11.1	5.9-19.9	69	61.2	49.5-71.7
Guilford	126	4	6.8	1.7-23.2	19	22.4	11.2-39.8	18	14.9	8.8-24.3	85	55.8	42.1-68.7
Iredell	132	8	9.2	4.5-17.9	20	18.0	10.9-28.3	19	17.8	11.1-27.2	85	55.0	44.8-64.8
Johnston	121	11	13.8	7.1-25.1	19	21.9	13.3-34.0	21	19.3	12.2-29.2	70	44.9	34.7-55.7
Mecklenburg	177	9	7.7	2.9-18.8	24	18.3	11.7-27.5	20	10.6	6.4-17.0	124	63.3	53.4-72.3
New Hanover	141	8	11.9	4.2-29.4	15	12.5	6.8-22.1	13	11.5	6.0-21.2	105	64.0	51.3-75.1
Onslow	119	9	14.4	7.3-26.6	17	14.9	8.9-23.8	11	11.1	5.7-20.3	82	59.6	48.4-69.9
Orange	102	3	3.9	1.1-13.0	11	13.6	6.9-25.1	9	11.7	5.8-22.1	79	70.8	58.6-80.6
Pitt	114	5	4.5	1.9-10.7	11	15.4	7.2-30.1	20	23.0	14.2-35.1	78	57.0	44.8-68.5
Randolph	89	6	21.4	8.7-43.7	9	12.8	6.0-25.3	12	17.2	8.4-32.0	62	48.6	34.1-63.2
Robeson	99	5	4.3	1.6-10.9	14	17.5	9.1-31.0	16	18.7	10.0-32.3	64	59.5	46.2-71.5
Rowan	125	9	9.9	4.9-19.0	17	17.9	8.7-33.2	10	9.0	4.6-16.7	89	63.2	50.5-74.3
Union	98	7	9.4	3.6-22.7	18	25.0	15.7-37.3	14	12.9	7.4-21.6	59	52.6	40.7-64.2
Wake	160	6	8.1	2.8-21.5	22	19.5	11.9-30.2	14	12.6	6.7-22.2	118	59.8	48.5-70.2
Wayne	107	10	15.3	6.9-30.6	18	15.9	9.7-25.0	11	8.2	4.1-15.5	68	60.6	48.2-71.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,105	74	10.2	5.9-17.1	144	16.4	12.3-21.4	142	12.5	9.7-15.9	745	61.0	54.9-66.7
Piedmont	1,980	109	9.8	7.3-13.1	278	19.8	16.7-23.4	227	13.2	10.5-16.4	1,366	57.2	53.3-61.0
Western NC	894	59	11.9	8.1-17.2	115	13.9	11.2-17.2	93	10.4	8.1-13.4	627	63.8	58.8-68.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	614	34	8.7	5.8-12.9	78	14.8	11.4-19.1	60	8.7	6.4-11.7	442	67.7	62.7-72.4
Northwest	921	68	11.2	7.7-16.1	128	18.2	13.6-23.9	105	13.7	10.6-17.5	620	56.9	51.3-62.3
Charlotte	508	24	6.6	3.5-12.0	80	20.1	15.2-26.1	60	11.6	8.1-16.4	344	61.7	55.1-67.9
Greensboro	482	21	10.6	6.0-18.1	58	16.4	10.6-24.6	63	17.8	10.7-28.3	340	55.1	46.3-63.7
Southern Regional	329	23	8.4	4.5-15.2	46	20.0	12.9-29.5	46	14.2	8.0-24.0	214	57.4	47.5-66.7
Coastal	192	12	19.9	5.5-51.3	22	13.7	7.1-24.8	22	12.7	6.8-22.4	136	53.7	35.9-70.6
Wake	449	30	13.9	8.2-22.4	64	21.3	15.3-28.9	52	11.3	7.7-16.3	303	53.5	45.9-60.9
Area L	42	4	7.6	2.4-21.1	4	13.0	4.3-33.5	7	15.7	7.0-31.8	27	63.7	45.3-78.8
Eastern	442	26	5.7	3.0-10.5	57	15.8	9.1-26.0	47	9.3	5.6-15.0	312	69.2	59.8-77.2

Total
Respond.^

Less than 1 year ago

1 to 5 years ago

5 to 10 years ago

10 or more years ago

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,979

242

10.2

8.0-12.8

537

18.0

15.8-20.5

462

12.6

10.8-14.7

2,738

59.2

56.3-62.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

111

13.4

3.3-41.2

17.7

8.0-34.9

17.1

9.7-28.4

51.8

36.6-66.6

Buncombe

117

8.9

3.9-19.3

15.2

8.4-25.9

6.9

3.8-12.2

68.9

57.8-78.2

Cabarrus

1.8

0.3-11.8

17.5

9.8-29.4

10.3

5.1-19.9

70.3

57.8-80.4

Catawba

116

3.8

1.2-11.4

10.3

5.6-18.4

15.8

9.6-24.8

70.1

59.9-78.6

Cumberland

20.9

9.7-39.5

15.6

8.8-26.3

11.4

5.8-21.3

52.1

38.9-64.9

Davidson

132

8.8

4.6-16.3

22.4

13.6-34.7

12.0

5.5-24.2

56.8

45.0-67.8

Durham

118

2.3

0.9- 5.7

33.6

16.9-55.7

7.8

3.4-16.7

56.4

38.0-73.1

Forsyth

111

9.1

4.4-17.7

22.8

14.5-34.1

12.9

7.1-22.4

55.1

44.2-65.6

Gaston

106

4.5

1.8-10.8

23.3

14.5-35.2

11.1

5.9-19.9

61.2

49.5-71.7

Guilford

126

6.8

1.7-23.2

22.4

11.2-39.8

14.9

8.8-24.3

55.8

42.1-68.7

Iredell

132

9.2

4.5-17.9

18.0

10.9-28.3

17.8

11.1-27.2

55.0

44.8-64.8

Johnston

121

13.8

7.1-25.1

21.9

13.3-34.0

19.3

12.2-29.2

44.9

34.7-55.7

Mecklenburg

177

7.7

2.9-18.8

18.3

11.7-27.5

10.6

6.4-17.0

124

63.3

53.4-72.3

New Hanover

141

11.9

4.2-29.4

12.5

6.8-22.1

11.5

6.0-21.2

105

64.0

51.3-75.1

Onslow

119

14.4

7.3-26.6

14.9

8.9-23.8

11.1

5.7-20.3

59.6

48.4-69.9

Orange

102

3.9

1.1-13.0

13.6

6.9-25.1

11.7

5.8-22.1

70.8

58.6-80.6

Pitt

114

4.5

1.9-10.7

15.4

7.2-30.1

23.0

14.2-35.1

57.0

44.8-68.5

Randolph

21.4

8.7-43.7

12.8

6.0-25.3

17.2

8.4-32.0

48.6

34.1-63.2

Robeson

4.3

1.6-10.9

17.5

9.1-31.0

18.7

10.0-32.3

59.5

46.2-71.5

Rowan

125

9.9

4.9-19.0

17.9

8.7-33.2

9.0

4.6-16.7

63.2

50.5-74.3

Union

9.4

3.6-22.7

25.0

15.7-37.3

12.9

7.4-21.6

52.6

40.7-64.2

Wake

160

8.1

2.8-21.5

19.5

11.9-30.2

12.6

6.7-22.2

118

59.8

48.5-70.2

Wayne

107

15.3

6.9-30.6

15.9

9.7-25.0

8.2

4.1-15.5

60.6

48.2-71.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,105

10.2

5.9-17.1

144

16.4

12.3-21.4

142

12.5

9.7-15.9

745

61.0

54.9-66.7

Piedmont

1,980

109

9.8

7.3-13.1

278

19.8

16.7-23.4

227

13.2

10.5-16.4

1,366

57.2

53.3-61.0

Western NC

894

11.9

8.1-17.2

115

13.9

11.2-17.2

10.4

8.1-13.4

627

63.8

58.8-68.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

614

8.7

5.8-12.9

14.8

11.4-19.1

8.7

6.4-11.7

442

67.7

62.7-72.4

Northwest

921

11.2

7.7-16.1

128

18.2

13.6-23.9

105

13.7

10.6-17.5

620

56.9

51.3-62.3

Charlotte

508

6.6

3.5-12.0

20.1

15.2-26.1

11.6

8.1-16.4

344

61.7

55.1-67.9

Greensboro

482

10.6

6.0-18.1

16.4

10.6-24.6

17.8

10.7-28.3

340

55.1

46.3-63.7

Southern Regional

329

8.4

4.5-15.2

20.0

12.9-29.5

14.2

8.0-24.0

214

57.4

47.5-66.7

Coastal

192

19.9

5.5-51.3

13.7

7.1-24.8

12.7

6.8-22.4

136

53.7

35.9-70.6

Wake

449

13.9

8.2-22.4

21.3

15.3-28.9

11.3

7.7-16.3

303

53.5

45.9-60.9

Area L

7.6

2.4-21.1

13.0

4.3-33.5

15.7

7.0-31.8

63.7

45.3-78.8

Eastern

442

5.7

3.0-10.5

15.8

9.1-26.0

9.3

5.6-15.0

312

69.2

59.8-77.2

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

^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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