BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Smoking Status*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
North Carolina	13,219	1,774	14.4	13.4-15.5	619	5.9	5.1- 6.8	4,064	26.2	24.9-27.5	6,762	53.5	52.0-55.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	352	41	11.0	7.6-15.7	11	3.8	1.4- 9.9	113	30.0	22.7-38.3	187	55.2	46.4-63.7
Buncombe	398	33	9.7	6.4-14.5	28	7.8	5.0-12.1	119	24.8	20.3-29.8	218	57.7	51.6-63.6
Cabarrus	351	51	16.8	12.2-22.8	14	7.5	3.4-15.7	101	20.5	15.9-25.9	185	55.2	47.6-62.6
Catawba	363	42	15.6	10.9-21.8	19	7.3	2.7-18.1	122	26.1	21.3-31.6	180	51.0	43.9-58.0
Cumberland	382	57	14.9	11.1-19.7	26	6.7	3.8-11.8	99	22.1	17.3-27.7	200	56.3	49.7-62.7
Davidson	411	67	17.5	13.0-23.1	25	6.6	4.2-10.3	134	29.4	24.0-35.3	185	46.5	40.2-53.0
Durham	413	29	6.2	4.0- 9.3	12	4.4	1.9- 9.7	119	26.8	20.2-34.5	253	62.7	55.0-69.7
Forsyth	380	47	14.4	10.1-20.0	18	6.8	3.8-12.1	116	23.1	18.7-28.1	199	55.7	49.0-62.3
Gaston	351	47	15.9	11.0-22.3	21	7.8	4.4-13.4	108	25.4	20.4-31.1	175	51.0	44.0-57.9
Guilford	427	46	11.3	7.6-16.4	23	4.6	2.8- 7.6	126	26.0	20.4-32.6	232	58.0	50.6-65.1
Iredell	437	57	15.8	11.3-21.5	16	3.4	1.8- 6.2	138	25.9	21.3-31.2	226	54.9	48.2-61.4
Johnston	367	65	19.3	13.6-26.6	15	8.0	3.7-16.4	124	29.1	23.5-35.4	163	43.6	36.3-51.2
Mecklenburg	613	74	13.0	9.7-17.4	21	3.8	2.3- 6.2	182	25.5	21.5-30.0	336	57.7	52.4-62.8
New Hanover	410	54	21.7	15.2-30.0	18	3.7	2.1- 6.4	143	26.2	21.0-32.2	195	48.4	40.8-56.1
Onslow	385	61	19.5	14.4-25.7	20	6.5	3.9-10.6	120	25.4	20.7-30.7	184	48.6	42.3-55.1
Orange	370	25	8.5	5.3-13.3	14	2.9	1.6- 5.4	105	22.8	18.3-27.9	226	65.8	59.7-71.3
Pitt	372	41	15.9	9.7-24.8	17	5.5	2.9-10.3	114	25.5	20.4-31.4	200	53.1	45.8-60.2
Randolph	357	61	21.0	15.1-28.5	15	3.8	2.2- 6.7	92	24.7	18.9-31.6	189	50.4	43.1-57.7
Robeson	374	68	20.9	15.7-27.1	20	8.5	4.7-15.2	102	22.1	17.5-27.6	184	48.5	41.7-55.3
Rowan	436	66	17.1	12.0-23.9	28	9.0	5.5-14.2	125	22.7	18.2-27.9	217	51.2	44.5-57.9
Union	367	41	9.4	6.4-13.6	8	1.9	0.9- 4.2	98	23.4	18.6-29.1	220	65.3	58.8-71.2
Wake	604	60	10.0	7.2-13.7	17	5.7	2.7-11.5	164	23.6	19.5-28.3	363	60.7	55.0-66.1
Wayne	385	63	15.9	11.7-21.2	15	6.5	3.3-12.6	111	22.0	17.4-27.3	196	55.6	48.5-62.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,646	549	15.8	13.8-18.0	179	6.3	4.8- 8.3	1,126	26.9	24.3-29.7	1,792	51.0	47.8-54.2
Piedmont	6,761	829	13.4	12.1-14.8	288	5.5	4.5- 6.8	2,028	25.5	23.9-27.2	3,616	55.6	53.5-57.6
Western NC	2,812	396	16.1	13.5-19.0	152	6.7	5.3- 8.4	910	27.5	25.1-30.0	1,354	49.8	46.7-52.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,918	249	13.9	11.9-16.3	100	6.7	5.2- 8.6	624	27.5	25.1-30.1	945	51.8	48.7-54.9
Northwest	3,001	441	17.6	15.1-20.4	160	6.2	4.9- 8.0	948	26.5	24.1-29.1	1,452	49.6	46.5-52.7
Charlotte	1,803	231	14.4	12.0-17.2	69	4.2	3.0- 5.8	519	23.7	21.0-26.6	984	57.7	54.1-61.3
Greensboro	1,646	189	13.6	10.8-17.0	69	5.2	3.2- 8.2	491	25.5	21.9-29.4	897	55.8	51.2-60.2
Southern Regional	1,188	189	14.4	11.7-17.5	73	6.9	4.8- 9.7	338	26.8	22.7-31.4	588	51.9	47.0-56.7
Coastal	568	78	19.7	13.7-27.3	25	4.1	2.2- 7.6	196	30.2	22.4-39.2	269	46.1	37.2-55.2
Wake	1,507	172	10.9	8.8-13.4	51	6.6	4.2-10.3	458	26.4	23.1-29.9	826	56.1	52.0-60.1
Area L	142	17	12.9	7.2-22.1	5	4.2	1.5-10.9	42	23.4	16.0-32.7	78	59.6	48.1-70.1
Eastern	1,446	208	14.6	11.6-18.1	67	7.7	4.7-12.5	448	27.4	23.3-31.9	723	50.3	45.0-55.6

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,219

1,774

14.4

13.4-15.5

619

5.9

5.1- 6.8

4,064

26.2

24.9-27.5

6,762

53.5

52.0-55.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

352

11.0

7.6-15.7

3.8

1.4- 9.9

113

30.0

22.7-38.3

187

55.2

46.4-63.7

Buncombe

398

9.7

6.4-14.5

7.8

5.0-12.1

119

24.8

20.3-29.8

218

57.7

51.6-63.6

Cabarrus

351

16.8

12.2-22.8

7.5

3.4-15.7

101

20.5

15.9-25.9

185

55.2

47.6-62.6

Catawba

363

15.6

10.9-21.8

7.3

2.7-18.1

122

26.1

21.3-31.6

180

51.0

43.9-58.0

Cumberland

382

14.9

11.1-19.7

6.7

3.8-11.8

22.1

17.3-27.7

200

56.3

49.7-62.7

Davidson

411

17.5

13.0-23.1

6.6

4.2-10.3

134

29.4

24.0-35.3

185

46.5

40.2-53.0

Durham

413

6.2

4.0- 9.3

4.4

1.9- 9.7

119

26.8

20.2-34.5

253

62.7

55.0-69.7

Forsyth

380

14.4

10.1-20.0

6.8

3.8-12.1

116

23.1

18.7-28.1

199

55.7

49.0-62.3

Gaston

351

15.9

11.0-22.3

7.8

4.4-13.4

108

25.4

20.4-31.1

175

51.0

44.0-57.9

Guilford

427

11.3

7.6-16.4

4.6

2.8- 7.6

126

26.0

20.4-32.6

232

58.0

50.6-65.1

Iredell

437

15.8

11.3-21.5

3.4

1.8- 6.2

138

25.9

21.3-31.2

226

54.9

48.2-61.4

Johnston

367

19.3

13.6-26.6

8.0

3.7-16.4

124

29.1

23.5-35.4

163

43.6

36.3-51.2

Mecklenburg

613

13.0

9.7-17.4

3.8

2.3- 6.2

182

25.5

21.5-30.0

336

57.7

52.4-62.8

New Hanover

410

21.7

15.2-30.0

3.7

2.1- 6.4

143

26.2

21.0-32.2

195

48.4

40.8-56.1

Onslow

385

19.5

14.4-25.7

6.5

3.9-10.6

120

25.4

20.7-30.7

184

48.6

42.3-55.1

Orange

370

8.5

5.3-13.3

2.9

1.6- 5.4

105

22.8

18.3-27.9

226

65.8

59.7-71.3

Pitt

372

15.9

9.7-24.8

5.5

2.9-10.3

114

25.5

20.4-31.4

200

53.1

45.8-60.2

Randolph

357

21.0

15.1-28.5

3.8

2.2- 6.7

24.7

18.9-31.6

189

50.4

43.1-57.7

Robeson

374

20.9

15.7-27.1

8.5

4.7-15.2

102

22.1

17.5-27.6

184

48.5

41.7-55.3

Rowan

436

17.1

12.0-23.9

9.0

5.5-14.2

125

22.7

18.2-27.9

217

51.2

44.5-57.9

Union

367

9.4

6.4-13.6

1.9

0.9- 4.2

23.4

18.6-29.1

220

65.3

58.8-71.2

Wake

604

10.0

7.2-13.7

5.7

2.7-11.5

164

23.6

19.5-28.3

363

60.7

55.0-66.1

Wayne

385

15.9

11.7-21.2

6.5

3.3-12.6

111

22.0

17.4-27.3

196

55.6

48.5-62.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,646

549

15.8

13.8-18.0

179

6.3

4.8- 8.3

1,126

26.9

24.3-29.7

1,792

51.0

47.8-54.2

Piedmont

6,761

829

13.4

12.1-14.8

288

5.5

4.5- 6.8

2,028

25.5

23.9-27.2

3,616

55.6

53.5-57.6

Western NC

2,812

396

16.1

13.5-19.0

152

6.7

5.3- 8.4

910

27.5

25.1-30.0

1,354

49.8

46.7-52.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,918

249

13.9

11.9-16.3

100

6.7

5.2- 8.6

624

27.5

25.1-30.1

945

51.8

48.7-54.9

Northwest

3,001

441

17.6

15.1-20.4

160

6.2

4.9- 8.0

948

26.5

24.1-29.1

1,452

49.6

46.5-52.7

Charlotte

1,803

231

14.4

12.0-17.2

4.2

3.0- 5.8

519

23.7

21.0-26.6

984

57.7

54.1-61.3

Greensboro

1,646

189

13.6

10.8-17.0

5.2

3.2- 8.2

491

25.5

21.9-29.4

897

55.8

51.2-60.2

Southern Regional

1,188

189

14.4

11.7-17.5

6.9

4.8- 9.7

338

26.8

22.7-31.4

588

51.9

47.0-56.7

Coastal

568

19.7

13.7-27.3

4.1

2.2- 7.6

196

30.2

22.4-39.2

269

46.1

37.2-55.2

Wake

1,507

172

10.9

8.8-13.4

6.6

4.2-10.3

458

26.4

23.1-29.9

826

56.1

52.0-60.1

Area L

142

12.9

7.2-22.1

4.2

1.5-10.9

23.4

16.0-32.7

59.6

48.1-70.1

Eastern

1,446

208

14.6

11.6-18.1

7.7

4.7-12.5

448

27.4

23.3-31.9

723

50.3

45.0-55.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

^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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