BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	5,663	1,475	32.4	30.2-34.7	554	12.3	10.7-14.1	3,634	55.3	53.0-57.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	155	41	35.3	25.2-47.0	29	24.4	15.5-36.3	85	40.2	30.5-50.8
Buncombe	138	25	25.6	16.5-37.5	8	4.2	1.7- 9.7	105	70.2	58.6-79.7
Cabarrus	122	39	37.9	27.8-49.2	6	8.9	3.9-19.2	77	53.2	42.2-63.8
Catawba	142	35	22.2	14.9-31.7	11	14.9	6.4-31.2	96	62.9	50.2-74.1
Cumberland	131	36	33.7	23.7-45.4	18	10.9	6.5-17.9	77	55.4	44.5-65.8
Davidson	182	55	48.1	35.8-60.6	13	9.3	4.2-19.3	114	42.5	31.8-54.0
Durham	251	45	18.4	12.2-26.8	30	20.4	13.1-30.3	176	61.3	51.3-70.4
Forsyth	131	46	38.5	27.8-50.5	10	6.8	3.3-13.4	75	54.7	42.8-66.0
Gaston	127	39	35.3	22.7-50.3	17	18.2	8.2-35.8	71	46.5	33.3-60.2
Guilford	319	81	29.2	23.1-36.1	33	9.9	6.5-14.8	205	61.0	53.9-67.6
Iredell	156	35	29.1	20.1-40.1	12	11.4	5.2-23.2	109	59.5	48.4-69.7
Johnston	121	41	38.0	26.0-51.7	10	10.4	4.3-23.2	70	51.6	38.8-64.1
Mecklenburg	229	46	17.5	12.0-25.0	32	17.1	10.5-26.6	151	65.4	55.6-74.1
New Hanover	162	36	29.4	20.5-40.3	5	2.9	1.1- 7.1	121	67.7	57.0-76.8
Onslow	168	61	42.7	32.4-53.7	18	13.0	7.3-22.1	89	44.3	34.4-54.7
Orange	131	22	17.0	10.4-26.4	12	16.1	7.4-31.6	97	67.0	54.0-77.8
Pitt	157	34	29.5	19.4-42.1	16	19.4	9.0-36.7	107	51.1	38.9-63.3
Randolph	193	53	30.4	21.8-40.7	18	15.4	8.7-25.7	122	54.2	44.3-63.8
Robeson	151	55	40.3	29.8-51.8	16	8.3	4.6-14.5	80	51.4	40.4-62.3
Rowan	181	41	32.2	22.1-44.3	20	14.0	8.4-22.2	120	53.9	43.2-64.2
Union	151	30	23.4	14.2-36.0	17	24.3	10.6-46.5	104	52.3	37.7-66.6
Wake	268	63	35.7	26.2-46.4	16	8.6	4.2-16.9	189	55.7	45.7-65.2
Wayne	175	48	38.3	26.7-51.4	24	12.1	7.3-19.5	103	49.6	38.1-61.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,490	425	33.3	29.1-37.9	160	13.3	10.0-17.5	905	53.4	48.8-57.9
Piedmont	3,141	771	31.8	28.8-35.0	317	12.9	10.9-15.3	2,053	55.2	52.1-58.3
Western NC	1,032	279	32.7	28.7-37.0	77	8.2	6.1-11.0	676	59.0	54.7-63.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	703	176	31.0	25.9-36.5	48	6.8	4.6-10.0	479	62.2	56.8-67.4
Northwest	1,186	333	36.4	31.8-41.3	100	10.3	7.8-13.5	753	53.3	48.6-57.9
Charlotte	721	181	28.2	22.8-34.4	79	15.4	11.0-21.1	461	56.4	50.1-62.5
Greensboro	895	210	27.6	23.0-32.7	102	15.0	11.5-19.3	583	57.4	52.3-62.4
Southern Regional	483	153	36.1	29.0-43.9	58	13.9	8.5-22.0	272	50.0	42.5-57.4
Coastal	243	57	35.9	25.7-47.6	13	5.5	2.7-10.9	173	58.6	47.4-69.1
Wake	735	175	33.6	27.5-40.3	70	10.6	7.4-15.0	490	55.7	49.4-61.8
Area L	58	12	22.1	11.9-37.5	12	26.8	14.4-44.4	34	51.0	36.0-65.9
Eastern	639	178	32.6	25.5-40.4	72	13.9	8.5-22.0	389	53.5	45.7-61.1

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,663

1,475

32.4

30.2-34.7

554

12.3

10.7-14.1

3,634

55.3

53.0-57.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

155

35.3

25.2-47.0

24.4

15.5-36.3

40.2

30.5-50.8

Buncombe

138

25.6

16.5-37.5

4.2

1.7- 9.7

105

70.2

58.6-79.7

Cabarrus

122

37.9

27.8-49.2

8.9

3.9-19.2

53.2

42.2-63.8

Catawba

142

22.2

14.9-31.7

14.9

6.4-31.2

62.9

50.2-74.1

Cumberland

131

33.7

23.7-45.4

10.9

6.5-17.9

55.4

44.5-65.8

Davidson

182

48.1

35.8-60.6

9.3

4.2-19.3

114

42.5

31.8-54.0

Durham

251

18.4

12.2-26.8

20.4

13.1-30.3

176

61.3

51.3-70.4

Forsyth

131

38.5

27.8-50.5

6.8

3.3-13.4

54.7

42.8-66.0

Gaston

127

35.3

22.7-50.3

18.2

8.2-35.8

46.5

33.3-60.2

Guilford

319

29.2

23.1-36.1

9.9

6.5-14.8

205

61.0

53.9-67.6

Iredell

156

29.1

20.1-40.1

11.4

5.2-23.2

109

59.5

48.4-69.7

Johnston

121

38.0

26.0-51.7

10.4

4.3-23.2

51.6

38.8-64.1

Mecklenburg

229

17.5

12.0-25.0

17.1

10.5-26.6

151

65.4

55.6-74.1

New Hanover

162

29.4

20.5-40.3

2.9

1.1- 7.1

121

67.7

57.0-76.8

Onslow

168

42.7

32.4-53.7

13.0

7.3-22.1

44.3

34.4-54.7

Orange

131

17.0

10.4-26.4

16.1

7.4-31.6

67.0

54.0-77.8

Pitt

157

29.5

19.4-42.1

19.4

9.0-36.7

107

51.1

38.9-63.3

Randolph

193

30.4

21.8-40.7

15.4

8.7-25.7

122

54.2

44.3-63.8

Robeson

151

40.3

29.8-51.8

8.3

4.6-14.5

51.4

40.4-62.3

Rowan

181

32.2

22.1-44.3

14.0

8.4-22.2

120

53.9

43.2-64.2

Union

151

23.4

14.2-36.0

24.3

10.6-46.5

104

52.3

37.7-66.6

Wake

268

35.7

26.2-46.4

8.6

4.2-16.9

189

55.7

45.7-65.2

Wayne

175

38.3

26.7-51.4

12.1

7.3-19.5

103

49.6

38.1-61.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,490

425

33.3

29.1-37.9

160

13.3

10.0-17.5

905

53.4

48.8-57.9

Piedmont

3,141

771

31.8

28.8-35.0

317

12.9

10.9-15.3

2,053

55.2

52.1-58.3

Western NC

1,032

279

32.7

28.7-37.0

8.2

6.1-11.0

676

59.0

54.7-63.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

703

176

31.0

25.9-36.5

6.8

4.6-10.0

479

62.2

56.8-67.4

Northwest

1,186

333

36.4

31.8-41.3

100

10.3

7.8-13.5

753

53.3

48.6-57.9

Charlotte

721

181

28.2

22.8-34.4

15.4

11.0-21.1

461

56.4

50.1-62.5

Greensboro

895

210

27.6

23.0-32.7

102

15.0

11.5-19.3

583

57.4

52.3-62.4

Southern Regional

483

153

36.1

29.0-43.9

13.9

8.5-22.0

272

50.0

42.5-57.4

Coastal

243

35.9

25.7-47.6

5.5

2.7-10.9

173

58.6

47.4-69.1

Wake

735

175

33.6

27.5-40.3

10.6

7.4-15.0

490

55.7

49.4-61.8

Area L

22.1

11.9-37.5

26.8

14.4-44.4

51.0

36.0-65.9

Eastern

639

178

32.6

25.5-40.4

13.9

8.5-22.0

389

53.5

45.7-61.1

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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