BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	6,457	1,774	31.0	29.0-33.1	619	12.7	11.0-14.6	4,064	56.3	54.1-58.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	165	41	24.6	17.1-34.1	11	8.5	3.2-20.7	113	66.9	55.6-76.5
Buncombe	180	33	22.9	15.5-32.5	28	18.5	12.1-27.3	119	58.6	49.1-67.4
Cabarrus	166	51	37.6	27.9-48.4	14	16.7	8.0-31.8	101	45.7	35.6-56.1
Catawba	183	42	31.8	22.6-42.7	19	14.9	5.8-33.2	122	53.3	41.9-64.4
Cumberland	182	57	34.0	25.9-43.3	26	15.4	8.8-25.5	99	50.6	41.1-60.0
Davidson	226	67	32.7	25.0-41.4	25	12.4	7.9-19.0	134	54.9	46.3-63.3
Durham	160	29	16.5	10.5-25.1	12	11.8	5.3-24.4	119	71.7	59.6-81.3
Forsyth	181	47	32.4	23.8-42.4	18	15.5	8.8-25.8	116	52.1	42.6-61.5
Gaston	176	47	32.4	23.4-43.0	21	15.8	9.2-26.0	108	51.8	41.9-61.5
Guilford	195	46	26.9	18.8-36.9	23	11.1	6.7-17.8	126	62.0	52.0-71.2
Iredell	211	57	34.9	26.5-44.4	16	7.5	4.1-13.5	138	57.5	48.4-66.1
Johnston	204	65	34.3	24.9-45.0	15	14.1	6.7-27.4	124	51.6	41.3-61.8
Mecklenburg	277	74	30.8	23.7-39.0	21	8.9	5.4-14.3	182	60.3	52.3-67.8
New Hanover	215	54	42.1	31.6-53.3	18	7.1	4.1-12.2	143	50.8	40.5-61.0
Onslow	201	61	37.9	29.3-47.4	20	12.6	7.7-20.1	120	49.5	40.8-58.2
Orange	144	25	24.9	16.4-36.0	14	8.6	4.7-15.2	105	66.5	55.8-75.7
Pitt	172	41	33.8	22.2-47.8	17	11.7	6.2-21.2	114	54.4	42.2-66.2
Randolph	168	61	42.4	31.7-53.9	15	7.7	4.3-13.4	92	49.9	38.9-60.8
Robeson	190	68	40.5	31.4-50.3	20	16.6	9.3-27.8	102	42.9	34.0-52.3
Rowan	219	66	35.1	25.7-45.9	28	18.4	11.6-27.9	125	46.5	37.2-56.0
Union	147	41	27.0	19.0-36.8	8	5.5	2.5-11.7	98	67.5	57.6-76.1
Wake	241	60	25.4	18.4-33.9	17	14.5	7.2-27.0	164	60.1	50.1-69.3
Wayne	189	63	35.9	27.3-45.4	15	14.7	7.6-26.4	111	49.5	40.0-59.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,854	549	32.2	28.5-36.2	179	12.9	9.9-16.6	1,126	54.9	50.6-59.1
Piedmont	3,145	829	30.1	27.5-32.9	288	12.4	10.1-15.1	2,028	57.4	54.4-60.4
Western NC	1,458	396	32.0	27.6-36.7	152	13.3	10.7-16.5	910	54.7	50.3-59.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	973	249	28.9	25.1-33.2	100	13.9	10.9-17.6	624	57.2	52.9-61.4
Northwest	1,549	441	35.0	30.7-39.5	160	12.4	9.7-15.6	948	52.6	48.3-57.0
Charlotte	819	231	34.1	29.2-39.3	69	9.9	7.2-13.5	519	56.0	50.8-61.1
Greensboro	749	189	30.7	24.8-37.3	69	11.7	7.4-18.0	491	57.6	50.7-64.2
Southern Regional	600	189	29.9	24.6-35.8	73	14.3	10.1-19.8	338	55.8	49.2-62.2
Coastal	299	78	36.4	26.0-48.3	25	7.6	4.0-14.0	196	55.9	44.1-67.1
Wake	681	172	24.9	20.2-30.2	51	15.1	9.8-22.5	458	60.0	53.5-66.2
Area L	64	17	32.0	19.2-48.2	5	10.3	3.8-24.8	42	57.8	42.2-71.9
Eastern	723	208	29.3	23.6-35.7	67	15.5	9.7-24.0	448	55.1	47.9-62.2

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,457

1,774

31.0

29.0-33.1

619

12.7

11.0-14.6

4,064

56.3

54.1-58.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

165

24.6

17.1-34.1

8.5

3.2-20.7

113

66.9

55.6-76.5

Buncombe

180

22.9

15.5-32.5

18.5

12.1-27.3

119

58.6

49.1-67.4

Cabarrus

166

37.6

27.9-48.4

16.7

8.0-31.8

101

45.7

35.6-56.1

Catawba

183

31.8

22.6-42.7

14.9

5.8-33.2

122

53.3

41.9-64.4

Cumberland

182

34.0

25.9-43.3

15.4

8.8-25.5

50.6

41.1-60.0

Davidson

226

32.7

25.0-41.4

12.4

7.9-19.0

134

54.9

46.3-63.3

Durham

160

16.5

10.5-25.1

11.8

5.3-24.4

119

71.7

59.6-81.3

Forsyth

181

32.4

23.8-42.4

15.5

8.8-25.8

116

52.1

42.6-61.5

Gaston

176

32.4

23.4-43.0

15.8

9.2-26.0

108

51.8

41.9-61.5

Guilford

195

26.9

18.8-36.9

11.1

6.7-17.8

126

62.0

52.0-71.2

Iredell

211

34.9

26.5-44.4

7.5

4.1-13.5

138

57.5

48.4-66.1

Johnston

204

34.3

24.9-45.0

14.1

6.7-27.4

124

51.6

41.3-61.8

Mecklenburg

277

30.8

23.7-39.0

8.9

5.4-14.3

182

60.3

52.3-67.8

New Hanover

215

42.1

31.6-53.3

7.1

4.1-12.2

143

50.8

40.5-61.0

Onslow

201

37.9

29.3-47.4

12.6

7.7-20.1

120

49.5

40.8-58.2

Orange

144

24.9

16.4-36.0

8.6

4.7-15.2

105

66.5

55.8-75.7

Pitt

172

33.8

22.2-47.8

11.7

6.2-21.2

114

54.4

42.2-66.2

Randolph

168

42.4

31.7-53.9

7.7

4.3-13.4

49.9

38.9-60.8

Robeson

190

40.5

31.4-50.3

16.6

9.3-27.8

102

42.9

34.0-52.3

Rowan

219

35.1

25.7-45.9

18.4

11.6-27.9

125

46.5

37.2-56.0

Union

147

27.0

19.0-36.8

5.5

2.5-11.7

67.5

57.6-76.1

Wake

241

25.4

18.4-33.9

14.5

7.2-27.0

164

60.1

50.1-69.3

Wayne

189

35.9

27.3-45.4

14.7

7.6-26.4

111

49.5

40.0-59.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,854

549

32.2

28.5-36.2

179

12.9

9.9-16.6

1,126

54.9

50.6-59.1

Piedmont

3,145

829

30.1

27.5-32.9

288

12.4

10.1-15.1

2,028

57.4

54.4-60.4

Western NC

1,458

396

32.0

27.6-36.7

152

13.3

10.7-16.5

910

54.7

50.3-59.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

973

249

28.9

25.1-33.2

100

13.9

10.9-17.6

624

57.2

52.9-61.4

Northwest

1,549

441

35.0

30.7-39.5

160

12.4

9.7-15.6

948

52.6

48.3-57.0

Charlotte

819

231

34.1

29.2-39.3

9.9

7.2-13.5

519

56.0

50.8-61.1

Greensboro

749

189

30.7

24.8-37.3

11.7

7.4-18.0

491

57.6

50.7-64.2

Southern Regional

600

189

29.9

24.6-35.8

14.3

10.1-19.8

338

55.8

49.2-62.2

Coastal

299

36.4

26.0-48.3

7.6

4.0-14.0

196

55.9

44.1-67.1

Wake

681

172

24.9

20.2-30.2

15.1

9.8-22.5

458

60.0

53.5-66.2

Area L

32.0

19.2-48.2

10.3

3.8-24.8

57.8

42.2-71.9

Eastern

723

208

29.3

23.6-35.7

15.5

9.7-24.0

448

55.1

47.9-62.2

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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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