BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 1 year	1 to 5 years	5 to 10 years	10 or more years
North Carolina	3,570	203	9.0	7.3-11.0	479	17.3	15.3-19.4	370	12.7	10.9-14.7	2,518	61.1	58.4-63.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	85	6	7.7	2.9-18.9	8	12.8	5.0-29.3	9	13.9	5.3-31.5	62	65.6	49.6-78.7
Buncombe	104	2	5.4	1.3-19.6	6	8.5	3.6-18.9	12	17.7	9.4-30.9	84	68.4	55.3-79.1
Cabarrus	75	6	6.2	2.6-14.0	6	11.4	4.6-25.5	5	7.2	2.8-17.4	58	75.1	61.5-85.1
Catawba	96	4	3.2	1.1- 8.6	15	22.2	11.9-37.7	11	16.7	6.6-36.3	66	57.9	42.6-71.8
Cumberland	77	6	10.9	4.4-24.6	11	17.5	9.4-30.4	10	12.2	6.2-22.9	50	59.3	45.9-71.5
Davidson	113	5	4.5	1.8-10.9	9	9.8	3.9-22.3	21	20.9	12.3-33.2	78	64.8	52.1-75.7
Durham	171	5	4.3	1.2-14.2	21	21.0	11.3-35.7	25	19.0	10.9-31.1	120	55.6	43.0-67.5
Forsyth	74	4	16.2	4.6-43.7	11	20.8	10.2-37.7	8	17.0	7.0-36.1	51	46.0	30.6-62.2
Gaston	70	4	7.2	2.3-20.4	9	18.2	8.4-35.2	11	16.4	8.0-30.6	46	58.2	41.6-73.1
Guilford	203	15	13.4	6.7-25.1	36	18.9	13.1-26.5	14	8.6	4.6-15.4	138	59.2	49.7-68.0
Iredell	109	6	5.2	1.9-13.9	22	25.3	15.9-37.8	13	15.4	8.4-26.8	68	54.0	42.1-65.5
Johnston	69	5	7.2	2.8-17.2	10	13.8	7.0-25.3	11	20.9	10.4-37.3	43	58.2	43.1-72.0
Mecklenburg	146	7	11.0	4.4-24.8	15	10.8	5.9-18.8	10	13.0	5.3-28.8	114	65.2	51.1-77.1
New Hanover	120	6	9.1	3.5-21.9	14	13.5	7.2-23.9	12	8.7	4.7-15.5	88	68.7	56.9-78.5
Onslow	85	8	13.5	5.1-31.2	15	29.0	16.6-45.8	12	12.3	6.3-22.6	50	45.1	32.4-58.6
Orange	97	4	8.9	2.8-24.5	13	16.8	8.5-30.7	5	4.7	1.7-12.2	75	69.6	55.3-80.9
Pitt	103	2	3.3	0.6-15.5	12	12.5	6.4-23.1	9	10.4	4.7-21.4	80	73.9	61.2-83.5
Randolph	119	10	16.3	8.5-29.0	22	21.1	13.1-32.0	12	10.6	5.3-20.2	75	51.9	40.8-62.9
Robeson	78	8	11.9	4.9-26.4	9	15.7	6.9-32.0	8	10.8	4.9-22.1	53	61.5	45.8-75.2
Rowan	119	5	3.2	1.2- 8.6	22	26.1	16.0-39.7	10	12.2	6.1-22.7	82	58.5	46.2-69.8
Union	99	4	3.8	1.3-10.5	9	13.6	6.0-27.8	11	11.9	5.9-22.7	75	70.7	57.4-81.2
Wake	187	15	14.9	7.4-27.7	24	15.0	9.3-23.4	18	15.6	9.0-25.8	130	54.5	44.2-64.4
Wayne	101	2	1.6	0.4- 6.4	15	21.0	11.5-35.2	9	12.2	4.5-29.2	75	65.2	50.0-77.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	887	52	7.6	5.0-11.3	118	17.2	13.3-22.1	111	14.3	10.8-18.8	606	60.8	55.4-66.0
Piedmont	2,020	114	9.5	7.0-12.6	288	18.1	15.5-21.0	204	12.9	10.5-15.7	1,414	59.6	56.0-63.1
Western NC	663	37	9.6	6.5-13.9	73	14.5	10.8-19.1	55	9.4	6.6-13.2	498	66.5	61.1-71.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	469	20	8.6	4.9-14.5	48	12.4	8.8-17.4	38	9.9	6.4-15.1	363	69.1	62.5-74.9
Northwest	745	45	9.0	5.5-14.5	112	21.4	16.8-26.7	83	13.1	9.6-17.7	505	56.5	50.8-62.1
Charlotte	448	23	9.5	5.0-17.4	48	12.9	9.3-17.8	40	11.6	7.1-18.4	337	66.0	58.2-73.0
Greensboro	576	38	10.3	6.8-15.4	87	16.7	12.6-21.9	50	12.0	8.4-16.9	401	61.0	54.9-66.7
Southern Regional	267	22	8.6	5.0-14.2	35	14.7	9.4-22.4	34	13.1	8.3-19.9	176	63.6	55.0-71.5
Coastal	171	8	5.0	2.1-11.4	20	15.5	8.0-27.9	20	19.5	8.9-37.4	123	60.1	46.1-72.7
Wake	481	28	10.1	5.8-17.0	68	19.3	14.2-25.6	55	13.8	9.5-19.5	330	56.9	49.9-63.6
Area L	34	0	0.0	. - .	8	31.7	16.4-52.2	5	11.1	3.9-28.0	21	57.2	38.1-74.4
Eastern	379	19	9.6	4.8-18.3	53	17.8	11.3-27.0	45	12.5	8.3-18.3	262	60.1	51.0-68.6

Total
Respond.^

Less than 1 year

1 to 5 years

5 to 10 years

10 or more years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,570

203

9.0

7.3-11.0

479

17.3

15.3-19.4

370

12.7

10.9-14.7

2,518

61.1

58.4-63.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

7.7

2.9-18.9

12.8

5.0-29.3

13.9

5.3-31.5

65.6

49.6-78.7

Buncombe

104

5.4

1.3-19.6

8.5

3.6-18.9

17.7

9.4-30.9

68.4

55.3-79.1

Cabarrus

6.2

2.6-14.0

11.4

4.6-25.5

7.2

2.8-17.4

75.1

61.5-85.1

Catawba

3.2

1.1- 8.6

22.2

11.9-37.7

16.7

6.6-36.3

57.9

42.6-71.8

Cumberland

10.9

4.4-24.6

17.5

9.4-30.4

12.2

6.2-22.9

59.3

45.9-71.5

Davidson

113

4.5

1.8-10.9

9.8

3.9-22.3

20.9

12.3-33.2

64.8

52.1-75.7

Durham

171

4.3

1.2-14.2

21.0

11.3-35.7

19.0

10.9-31.1

120

55.6

43.0-67.5

Forsyth

16.2

4.6-43.7

20.8

10.2-37.7

17.0

7.0-36.1

46.0

30.6-62.2

Gaston

7.2

2.3-20.4

18.2

8.4-35.2

16.4

8.0-30.6

58.2

41.6-73.1

Guilford

203

13.4

6.7-25.1

18.9

13.1-26.5

8.6

4.6-15.4

138

59.2

49.7-68.0

Iredell

109

5.2

1.9-13.9

25.3

15.9-37.8

15.4

8.4-26.8

54.0

42.1-65.5

Johnston

7.2

2.8-17.2

13.8

7.0-25.3

20.9

10.4-37.3

58.2

43.1-72.0

Mecklenburg

146

11.0

4.4-24.8

10.8

5.9-18.8

13.0

5.3-28.8

114

65.2

51.1-77.1

New Hanover

120

9.1

3.5-21.9

13.5

7.2-23.9

8.7

4.7-15.5

68.7

56.9-78.5

Onslow

13.5

5.1-31.2

29.0

16.6-45.8

12.3

6.3-22.6

45.1

32.4-58.6

Orange

8.9

2.8-24.5

16.8

8.5-30.7

4.7

1.7-12.2

69.6

55.3-80.9

Pitt

103

3.3

0.6-15.5

12.5

6.4-23.1

10.4

4.7-21.4

73.9

61.2-83.5

Randolph

119

16.3

8.5-29.0

21.1

13.1-32.0

10.6

5.3-20.2

51.9

40.8-62.9

Robeson

11.9

4.9-26.4

15.7

6.9-32.0

10.8

4.9-22.1

61.5

45.8-75.2

Rowan

119

3.2

1.2- 8.6

26.1

16.0-39.7

12.2

6.1-22.7

58.5

46.2-69.8

Union

3.8

1.3-10.5

13.6

6.0-27.8

11.9

5.9-22.7

70.7

57.4-81.2

Wake

187

14.9

7.4-27.7

15.0

9.3-23.4

15.6

9.0-25.8

130

54.5

44.2-64.4

Wayne

101

1.6

0.4- 6.4

21.0

11.5-35.2

12.2

4.5-29.2

65.2

50.0-77.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

887

7.6

5.0-11.3

118

17.2

13.3-22.1

111

14.3

10.8-18.8

606

60.8

55.4-66.0

Piedmont

2,020

114

9.5

7.0-12.6

288

18.1

15.5-21.0

204

12.9

10.5-15.7

1,414

59.6

56.0-63.1

Western NC

663

9.6

6.5-13.9

14.5

10.8-19.1

9.4

6.6-13.2

498

66.5

61.1-71.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

469

8.6

4.9-14.5

12.4

8.8-17.4

9.9

6.4-15.1

363

69.1

62.5-74.9

Northwest

745

9.0

5.5-14.5

112

21.4

16.8-26.7

13.1

9.6-17.7

505

56.5

50.8-62.1

Charlotte

448

9.5

5.0-17.4

12.9

9.3-17.8

11.6

7.1-18.4

337

66.0

58.2-73.0

Greensboro

576

10.3

6.8-15.4

16.7

12.6-21.9

12.0

8.4-16.9

401

61.0

54.9-66.7

Southern Regional

267

8.6

5.0-14.2

14.7

9.4-22.4

13.1

8.3-19.9

176

63.6

55.0-71.5

Coastal

171

5.0

2.1-11.4

15.5

8.0-27.9

19.5

8.9-37.4

123

60.1

46.1-72.7

Wake

481

10.1

5.8-17.0

19.3

14.2-25.6

13.8

9.5-19.5

330

56.9

49.9-63.6

Area L

0.0

. - .

31.7

16.4-52.2

11.1

3.9-28.0

57.2

38.1-74.4

Eastern

379

9.6

4.8-18.3

17.8

11.3-27.0

12.5

8.3-18.3

262

60.1

51.0-68.6

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* Asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 cigarettes in their entire lifetime and now smoke not at all (for any length of time).

NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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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