BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Smoking Status*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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	Total Respond.^	Smoke everyday	Smoke some days	Former smoker	Never smoked
North Carolina	12,085	1,475	14.3	13.2-15.5	554	5.4	4.7- 6.3	3,634	24.5	23.3-25.6	6,422	55.8	54.3-57.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	309	41	17.6	12.0-25.0	29	12.2	7.5-19.2	85	20.0	15.2-26.0	154	50.2	42.3-58.1
Buncombe	263	25	12.5	7.8-19.6	8	2.0	0.8- 4.8	105	34.4	27.7-41.7	125	51.0	43.2-58.9
Cabarrus	306	39	12.4	8.5-17.8	6	2.9	1.2- 6.7	77	17.4	13.2-22.7	184	67.2	60.2-73.5
Catawba	293	35	10.1	6.8-14.7	11	6.8	2.8-15.6	96	28.5	22.1-36.0	151	54.6	46.5-62.5
Cumberland	297	36	13.7	9.1-20.1	18	4.4	2.6- 7.4	77	22.5	17.5-28.5	166	59.3	52.1-66.1
Davidson	361	55	24.8	17.0-34.7	13	4.8	2.2-10.3	114	21.9	17.0-27.8	179	48.4	40.2-56.7
Durham	616	45	7.0	4.5-10.5	30	7.7	4.8-12.1	176	23.2	18.7-28.4	365	62.1	56.3-67.7
Forsyth	277	46	16.9	11.8-23.6	10	3.0	1.5- 6.0	75	23.9	17.6-31.8	146	56.2	47.9-64.2
Gaston	265	39	18.2	11.4-27.8	17	9.4	4.1-20.2	71	24.0	17.5-32.1	138	48.3	39.2-57.6
Guilford	687	81	11.7	9.0-15.1	33	3.9	2.6- 6.0	205	24.4	20.6-28.7	368	59.9	54.9-64.8
Iredell	331	35	13.3	8.8-19.5	12	5.2	2.3-11.3	109	27.1	21.6-33.5	175	54.4	46.9-61.7
Johnston	276	41	15.5	9.9-23.5	10	4.2	1.7-10.2	70	21.0	15.5-27.8	155	59.2	50.3-67.6
Mecklenburg	603	46	6.1	4.2- 8.9	32	5.9	3.6- 9.7	151	22.8	18.1-28.3	374	65.2	59.4-70.5
New Hanover	330	36	13.7	9.2-20.1	5	1.3	0.5- 3.4	121	31.6	25.7-38.0	168	53.4	46.3-60.3
Onslow	301	61	22.7	16.5-30.5	18	6.9	3.8-12.2	89	23.6	18.1-30.2	133	46.7	38.9-54.7
Orange	292	22	6.8	4.1-11.1	12	6.5	2.8-14.1	97	26.9	21.0-33.8	161	59.8	51.7-67.4
Pitt	340	34	13.0	8.3-19.7	16	8.5	3.7-18.2	107	22.5	17.5-28.4	183	56.1	47.7-64.1
Randolph	394	53	14.0	9.6-19.9	18	7.1	3.9-12.5	122	24.9	20.0-30.5	201	54.1	46.9-61.1
Robeson	313	55	18.6	13.1-25.7	16	3.8	2.1- 6.8	80	23.8	18.0-30.8	162	53.8	45.9-61.4
Rowan	379	41	14.6	9.5-21.9	20	6.3	3.8-10.4	120	24.5	19.6-30.2	198	54.5	47.4-61.5
Union	348	30	9.6	5.9-15.3	17	10.0	4.0-22.8	104	21.5	16.6-27.2	197	59.0	50.2-67.2
Wake	706	63	13.1	9.0-18.6	16	3.2	1.5- 6.5	189	20.4	16.9-24.4	438	63.4	57.8-68.6
Wayne	365	48	18.5	12.1-27.2	24	5.9	3.6- 9.5	103	23.9	18.3-30.6	190	51.7	43.8-59.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,134	425	14.9	12.7-17.3	160	5.9	4.4- 7.9	905	23.8	21.6-26.1	1,644	55.4	52.4-58.4
Piedmont	6,988	771	13.5	12.0-15.1	317	5.5	4.6- 6.5	2,053	23.4	21.9-24.9	3,847	57.7	55.8-59.6
Western NC	1,963	279	17.2	14.9-19.9	77	4.3	3.2- 5.8	676	31.1	28.4-33.9	931	47.4	44.2-50.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,338	176	16.0	13.1-19.3	48	3.5	2.4- 5.2	479	32.1	28.8-35.5	635	48.5	44.6-52.3
Northwest	2,393	333	17.8	15.2-20.8	100	5.0	3.8- 6.7	753	26.0	23.5-28.6	1,207	51.2	48.0-54.3
Charlotte	1,713	181	11.3	8.9-14.2	79	6.1	4.3- 8.6	461	22.5	19.7-25.6	992	60.2	56.4-63.8
Greensboro	1,889	210	12.1	9.9-14.8	102	6.6	5.0- 8.7	583	25.2	22.7-27.9	994	56.1	52.7-59.4
Southern Regional	1,063	153	15.6	12.1-19.9	58	6.0	3.6-10.0	272	21.6	18.3-25.4	580	56.7	51.6-61.7
Coastal	495	57	16.3	11.1-23.4	13	2.5	1.2- 5.0	173	26.7	21.2-33.0	252	54.5	47.4-61.4
Wake	1,790	175	13.1	10.3-16.5	70	4.1	2.9- 6.0	490	21.7	19.1-24.5	1,055	61.1	57.3-64.7
Area L	129	12	9.5	4.9-17.4	12	11.4	5.8-21.3	34	21.8	15.0-30.6	71	57.3	46.5-67.5
Eastern	1,275	178	15.8	12.1-20.5	72	6.8	4.1-11.1	389	26.0	22.0-30.4	636	51.4	46.1-56.7

Total
Respond.^

Smoke everyday

Smoke some days

Former smoker

Never smoked

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,085

1,475

14.3

13.2-15.5

554

5.4

4.7- 6.3

3,634

24.5

23.3-25.6

6,422

55.8

54.3-57.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

309

17.6

12.0-25.0

12.2

7.5-19.2

20.0

15.2-26.0

154

50.2

42.3-58.1

Buncombe

263

12.5

7.8-19.6

2.0

0.8- 4.8

105

34.4

27.7-41.7

125

51.0

43.2-58.9

Cabarrus

306

12.4

8.5-17.8

2.9

1.2- 6.7

17.4

13.2-22.7

184

67.2

60.2-73.5

Catawba

293

10.1

6.8-14.7

6.8

2.8-15.6

28.5

22.1-36.0

151

54.6

46.5-62.5

Cumberland

297

13.7

9.1-20.1

4.4

2.6- 7.4

22.5

17.5-28.5

166

59.3

52.1-66.1

Davidson

361

24.8

17.0-34.7

4.8

2.2-10.3

114

21.9

17.0-27.8

179

48.4

40.2-56.7

Durham

616

7.0

4.5-10.5

7.7

4.8-12.1

176

23.2

18.7-28.4

365

62.1

56.3-67.7

Forsyth

277

16.9

11.8-23.6

3.0

1.5- 6.0

23.9

17.6-31.8

146

56.2

47.9-64.2

Gaston

265

18.2

11.4-27.8

9.4

4.1-20.2

24.0

17.5-32.1

138

48.3

39.2-57.6

Guilford

687

11.7

9.0-15.1

3.9

2.6- 6.0

205

24.4

20.6-28.7

368

59.9

54.9-64.8

Iredell

331

13.3

8.8-19.5

5.2

2.3-11.3

109

27.1

21.6-33.5

175

54.4

46.9-61.7

Johnston

276

15.5

9.9-23.5

4.2

1.7-10.2

21.0

15.5-27.8

155

59.2

50.3-67.6

Mecklenburg

603

6.1

4.2- 8.9

5.9

3.6- 9.7

151

22.8

18.1-28.3

374

65.2

59.4-70.5

New Hanover

330

13.7

9.2-20.1

1.3

0.5- 3.4

121

31.6

25.7-38.0

168

53.4

46.3-60.3

Onslow

301

22.7

16.5-30.5

6.9

3.8-12.2

23.6

18.1-30.2

133

46.7

38.9-54.7

Orange

292

6.8

4.1-11.1

6.5

2.8-14.1

26.9

21.0-33.8

161

59.8

51.7-67.4

Pitt

340

13.0

8.3-19.7

8.5

3.7-18.2

107

22.5

17.5-28.4

183

56.1

47.7-64.1

Randolph

394

14.0

9.6-19.9

7.1

3.9-12.5

122

24.9

20.0-30.5

201

54.1

46.9-61.1

Robeson

313

18.6

13.1-25.7

3.8

2.1- 6.8

23.8

18.0-30.8

162

53.8

45.9-61.4

Rowan

379

14.6

9.5-21.9

6.3

3.8-10.4

120

24.5

19.6-30.2

198

54.5

47.4-61.5

Union

348

9.6

5.9-15.3

10.0

4.0-22.8

104

21.5

16.6-27.2

197

59.0

50.2-67.2

Wake

706

13.1

9.0-18.6

3.2

1.5- 6.5

189

20.4

16.9-24.4

438

63.4

57.8-68.6

Wayne

365

18.5

12.1-27.2

5.9

3.6- 9.5

103

23.9

18.3-30.6

190

51.7

43.8-59.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,134

425

14.9

12.7-17.3

160

5.9

4.4- 7.9

905

23.8

21.6-26.1

1,644

55.4

52.4-58.4

Piedmont

6,988

771

13.5

12.0-15.1

317

5.5

4.6- 6.5

2,053

23.4

21.9-24.9

3,847

57.7

55.8-59.6

Western NC

1,963

279

17.2

14.9-19.9

4.3

3.2- 5.8

676

31.1

28.4-33.9

931

47.4

44.2-50.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,338

176

16.0

13.1-19.3

3.5

2.4- 5.2

479

32.1

28.8-35.5

635

48.5

44.6-52.3

Northwest

2,393

333

17.8

15.2-20.8

100

5.0

3.8- 6.7

753

26.0

23.5-28.6

1,207

51.2

48.0-54.3

Charlotte

1,713

181

11.3

8.9-14.2

6.1

4.3- 8.6

461

22.5

19.7-25.6

992

60.2

56.4-63.8

Greensboro

1,889

210

12.1

9.9-14.8

102

6.6

5.0- 8.7

583

25.2

22.7-27.9

994

56.1

52.7-59.4

Southern Regional

1,063

153

15.6

12.1-19.9

6.0

3.6-10.0

272

21.6

18.3-25.4

580

56.7

51.6-61.7

Coastal

495

16.3

11.1-23.4

2.5

1.2- 5.0

173

26.7

21.2-33.0

252

54.5

47.4-61.4

Wake

1,790

175

13.1

10.3-16.5

4.1

2.9- 6.0

490

21.7

19.1-24.5

1,055

61.1

57.3-64.7

Area L

129

9.5

4.9-17.4

11.4

5.8-21.3

21.8

15.0-30.6

57.3

46.5-67.5

Eastern

1,275

178

15.8

12.1-20.5

6.8

4.1-11.1

389

26.0

22.0-30.4

636

51.4

46.1-56.7

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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.

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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