BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2009 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	13,224	6,462	46.5	44.9-48.0	6,762	53.5	52.0-55.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	352	165	44.8	36.3-53.6	187	55.2	46.4-63.7
Buncombe	398	180	42.3	36.4-48.4	218	57.7	51.6-63.6
Cabarrus	351	166	44.8	37.4-52.4	185	55.2	47.6-62.6
Catawba	364	184	49.1	42.1-56.2	180	50.9	43.8-57.9
Cumberland	382	182	43.7	37.3-50.3	200	56.3	49.7-62.7
Davidson	411	226	53.5	47.0-59.8	185	46.5	40.2-53.0
Durham	413	160	37.3	30.3-45.0	253	62.7	55.0-69.7
Forsyth	380	181	44.3	37.7-51.0	199	55.7	49.0-62.3
Gaston	351	176	49.0	42.1-56.0	175	51.0	44.0-57.9
Guilford	427	195	42.0	34.9-49.4	232	58.0	50.6-65.1
Iredell	438	212	45.2	38.7-51.8	226	54.8	48.2-61.3
Johnston	368	205	56.4	48.8-63.7	163	43.6	36.3-51.2
Mecklenburg	613	277	42.3	37.2-47.6	336	57.7	52.4-62.8
New Hanover	410	215	51.6	43.9-59.2	195	48.4	40.8-56.1
Onslow	385	201	51.4	44.9-57.7	184	48.6	42.3-55.1
Orange	370	144	34.2	28.7-40.3	226	65.8	59.7-71.3
Pitt	372	172	46.9	39.8-54.2	200	53.1	45.8-60.2
Randolph	358	169	49.6	42.4-56.9	189	50.4	43.1-57.6
Robeson	374	190	51.5	44.7-58.3	184	48.5	41.7-55.3
Rowan	436	219	48.8	42.1-55.5	217	51.2	44.5-57.9
Union	367	147	34.7	28.8-41.2	220	65.3	58.8-71.2
Wake	604	241	39.3	33.9-45.0	363	60.7	55.0-66.1
Wayne	386	190	44.4	37.6-51.5	196	55.6	48.5-62.4
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,648	1,856	49.0	45.8-52.2	1,792	51.0	47.8-54.2
Piedmont	6,764	3,148	44.4	42.4-46.5	3,616	55.6	53.5-57.6
Western NC	2,812	1,458	50.2	47.1-53.3	1,354	49.8	46.7-52.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,918	973	48.2	45.1-51.3	945	51.8	48.7-54.9
Northwest	3,003	1,551	50.4	47.3-53.5	1,452	49.6	46.5-52.7
Charlotte	1,803	819	42.3	38.7-45.9	984	57.7	54.1-61.3
Greensboro	1,647	750	44.3	39.8-48.8	897	55.7	51.2-60.2
Southern Regional	1,188	600	48.1	43.3-53.0	588	51.9	47.0-56.7
Coastal	568	299	53.9	44.8-62.8	269	46.1	37.2-55.2
Wake	1,508	682	43.9	39.9-48.0	826	56.1	52.0-60.1
Area L	142	64	40.4	29.9-51.9	78	59.6	48.1-70.1
Eastern	1,447	724	49.7	44.4-55.0	723	50.3	45.0-55.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,224

6,462

46.5

44.9-48.0

6,762

53.5

52.0-55.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

352

165

44.8

36.3-53.6

187

55.2

46.4-63.7

Buncombe

398

180

42.3

36.4-48.4

218

57.7

51.6-63.6

Cabarrus

351

166

44.8

37.4-52.4

185

55.2

47.6-62.6

Catawba

364

184

49.1

42.1-56.2

180

50.9

43.8-57.9

Cumberland

382

182

43.7

37.3-50.3

200

56.3

49.7-62.7

Davidson

411

226

53.5

47.0-59.8

185

46.5

40.2-53.0

Durham

413

160

37.3

30.3-45.0

253

62.7

55.0-69.7

Forsyth

380

181

44.3

37.7-51.0

199

55.7

49.0-62.3

Gaston

351

176

49.0

42.1-56.0

175

51.0

44.0-57.9

Guilford

427

195

42.0

34.9-49.4

232

58.0

50.6-65.1

Iredell

438

212

45.2

38.7-51.8

226

54.8

48.2-61.3

Johnston

368

205

56.4

48.8-63.7

163

43.6

36.3-51.2

Mecklenburg

613

277

42.3

37.2-47.6

336

57.7

52.4-62.8

New Hanover

410

215

51.6

43.9-59.2

195

48.4

40.8-56.1

Onslow

385

201

51.4

44.9-57.7

184

48.6

42.3-55.1

Orange

370

144

34.2

28.7-40.3

226

65.8

59.7-71.3

Pitt

372

172

46.9

39.8-54.2

200

53.1

45.8-60.2

Randolph

358

169

49.6

42.4-56.9

189

50.4

43.1-57.6

Robeson

374

190

51.5

44.7-58.3

184

48.5

41.7-55.3

Rowan

436

219

48.8

42.1-55.5

217

51.2

44.5-57.9

Union

367

147

34.7

28.8-41.2

220

65.3

58.8-71.2

Wake

604

241

39.3

33.9-45.0

363

60.7

55.0-66.1

Wayne

386

190

44.4

37.6-51.5

196

55.6

48.5-62.4

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,648

1,856

49.0

45.8-52.2

1,792

51.0

47.8-54.2

Piedmont

6,764

3,148

44.4

42.4-46.5

3,616

55.6

53.5-57.6

Western NC

2,812

1,458

50.2

47.1-53.3

1,354

49.8

46.7-52.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,918

973

48.2

45.1-51.3

945

51.8

48.7-54.9

Northwest

3,003

1,551

50.4

47.3-53.5

1,452

49.6

46.5-52.7

Charlotte

1,803

819

42.3

38.7-45.9

984

57.7

54.1-61.3

Greensboro

1,647

750

44.3

39.8-48.8

897

55.7

51.2-60.2

Southern Regional

1,188

600

48.1

43.3-53.0

588

51.9

47.0-56.7

Coastal

568

299

53.9

44.8-62.8

269

46.1

37.2-55.2

Wake

1,508

682

43.9

39.9-48.0

826

56.1

52.0-60.1

Area L

142

40.4

29.9-51.9

59.6

48.1-70.1

Eastern

1,447

724

49.7

44.4-55.0

723

50.3

45.0-55.6

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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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