BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2010 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	12,092	5,670	44.3	42.8-45.8	6,422	55.7	54.2-57.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	309	155	49.8	41.9-57.7	154	50.2	42.3-58.1
Buncombe	263	138	49.0	41.1-56.8	125	51.0	43.2-58.9
Cabarrus	306	122	32.8	26.5-39.8	184	67.2	60.2-73.5
Catawba	293	142	45.4	37.5-53.5	151	54.6	46.5-62.5
Cumberland	297	131	40.7	33.9-47.9	166	59.3	52.1-66.1
Davidson	362	183	51.7	43.5-59.9	179	48.3	40.1-56.5
Durham	617	252	38.3	32.8-44.2	365	61.7	55.8-67.2
Forsyth	277	131	43.8	35.8-52.1	146	56.2	47.9-64.2
Gaston	265	127	51.7	42.4-60.8	138	48.3	39.2-57.6
Guilford	687	319	40.1	35.2-45.1	368	59.9	54.9-64.8
Iredell	333	158	45.9	38.6-53.4	175	54.1	46.6-61.4
Johnston	276	121	40.8	32.4-49.7	155	59.2	50.3-67.6
Mecklenburg	603	229	34.8	29.5-40.6	374	65.2	59.4-70.5
New Hanover	330	162	46.6	39.7-53.7	168	53.4	46.3-60.3
Onslow	301	168	53.3	45.3-61.1	133	46.7	38.9-54.7
Orange	292	131	40.2	32.6-48.3	161	59.8	51.7-67.4
Pitt	340	157	43.9	35.9-52.3	183	56.1	47.7-64.1
Randolph	395	194	46.0	39.0-53.1	201	54.0	46.9-61.0
Robeson	313	151	46.2	38.6-54.1	162	53.8	45.9-61.4
Rowan	379	181	45.5	38.5-52.6	198	54.5	47.4-61.5
Union	348	151	41.0	32.8-49.8	197	59.0	50.2-67.2
Wake	706	268	36.6	31.4-42.2	438	63.4	57.8-68.6
Wayne	365	175	48.3	40.4-56.2	190	51.7	43.8-59.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,134	1,490	44.6	41.6-47.6	1,644	55.4	52.4-58.4
Piedmont	6,994	3,147	42.4	40.5-44.3	3,847	57.6	55.7-59.5
Western NC	1,964	1,033	52.7	49.5-55.8	931	47.3	44.2-50.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,339	704	51.6	47.7-55.4	635	48.4	44.6-52.3
Northwest	2,396	1,189	48.9	45.7-52.1	1,207	51.1	47.9-54.3
Charlotte	1,713	721	39.8	36.2-43.6	992	60.2	56.4-63.8
Greensboro	1,890	896	43.9	40.6-47.3	994	56.1	52.7-59.4
Southern Regional	1,063	483	43.3	38.3-48.4	580	56.7	51.6-61.7
Coastal	495	243	45.5	38.6-52.6	252	54.5	47.4-61.4
Wake	1,792	737	39.1	35.4-42.8	1,055	60.9	57.2-64.6
Area L	129	58	42.7	32.5-53.5	71	57.3	46.5-67.5
Eastern	1,275	639	48.6	43.3-53.9	636	51.4	46.1-56.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,092

5,670

44.3

42.8-45.8

6,422

55.7

54.2-57.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

309

155

49.8

41.9-57.7

154

50.2

42.3-58.1

Buncombe

263

138

49.0

41.1-56.8

125

51.0

43.2-58.9

Cabarrus

306

122

32.8

26.5-39.8

184

67.2

60.2-73.5

Catawba

293

142

45.4

37.5-53.5

151

54.6

46.5-62.5

Cumberland

297

131

40.7

33.9-47.9

166

59.3

52.1-66.1

Davidson

362

183

51.7

43.5-59.9

179

48.3

40.1-56.5

Durham

617

252

38.3

32.8-44.2

365

61.7

55.8-67.2

Forsyth

277

131

43.8

35.8-52.1

146

56.2

47.9-64.2

Gaston

265

127

51.7

42.4-60.8

138

48.3

39.2-57.6

Guilford

687

319

40.1

35.2-45.1

368

59.9

54.9-64.8

Iredell

333

158

45.9

38.6-53.4

175

54.1

46.6-61.4

Johnston

276

121

40.8

32.4-49.7

155

59.2

50.3-67.6

Mecklenburg

603

229

34.8

29.5-40.6

374

65.2

59.4-70.5

New Hanover

330

162

46.6

39.7-53.7

168

53.4

46.3-60.3

Onslow

301

168

53.3

45.3-61.1

133

46.7

38.9-54.7

Orange

292

131

40.2

32.6-48.3

161

59.8

51.7-67.4

Pitt

340

157

43.9

35.9-52.3

183

56.1

47.7-64.1

Randolph

395

194

46.0

39.0-53.1

201

54.0

46.9-61.0

Robeson

313

151

46.2

38.6-54.1

162

53.8

45.9-61.4

Rowan

379

181

45.5

38.5-52.6

198

54.5

47.4-61.5

Union

348

151

41.0

32.8-49.8

197

59.0

50.2-67.2

Wake

706

268

36.6

31.4-42.2

438

63.4

57.8-68.6

Wayne

365

175

48.3

40.4-56.2

190

51.7

43.8-59.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,134

1,490

44.6

41.6-47.6

1,644

55.4

52.4-58.4

Piedmont

6,994

3,147

42.4

40.5-44.3

3,847

57.6

55.7-59.5

Western NC

1,964

1,033

52.7

49.5-55.8

931

47.3

44.2-50.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,339

704

51.6

47.7-55.4

635

48.4

44.6-52.3

Northwest

2,396

1,189

48.9

45.7-52.1

1,207

51.1

47.9-54.3

Charlotte

1,713

721

39.8

36.2-43.6

992

60.2

56.4-63.8

Greensboro

1,890

896

43.9

40.6-47.3

994

56.1

52.7-59.4

Southern Regional

1,063

483

43.3

38.3-48.4

580

56.7

51.6-61.7

Coastal

495

243

45.5

38.6-52.6

252

54.5

47.4-61.4

Wake

1,792

737

39.1

35.4-42.8

1,055

60.9

57.2-64.6

Area L

129

42.7

32.5-53.5

57.3

46.5-67.5

Eastern

1,275

639

48.6

43.3-53.9

636

51.4

46.1-56.7

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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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