BRFSS 2016 - North Carolina Regions: (Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,348	2,851	43.2	41.7-44.8	3,497	56.8	55.2-58.3
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Regions 1 & 2	1,040	514	50.0	45.8-54.1	526	50.0	45.9-54.2
Region 3	564	245	44.4	39.6-49.2	319	55.6	50.8-60.4
Region 4	1,063	428	40.3	37.0-43.7	635	59.7	56.3-63.0
Region 5	686	305	42.0	37.8-46.3	381	58.0	53.7-62.2
Region 6	542	237	43.6	38.8-48.6	305	56.4	51.4-61.2
Region 7	792	307	38.6	34.7-42.6	485	61.4	57.4-65.3
Region 8	575	294	49.8	45.1-54.6	281	50.2	45.4-54.9
Region 9	483	235	48.1	42.4-53.8	248	51.9	46.2-57.6
Region 10	606	287	44.6	40.0-49.3	319	55.4	50.7-60.0
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,265	1,071	45.9	43.3-48.5	1,194	54.1	51.5-56.7
Piedmont	2,876	1,187	40.7	38.6-42.8	1,689	59.3	57.2-61.4
Western NC	1,210	594	49.1	45.3-52.9	616	50.9	47.1-54.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	924	451	49.9	45.5-54.4	473	50.1	45.6-54.5
Northwest	901	420	47.5	43.7-51.4	481	52.5	48.6-56.3
Charlotte	855	323	37.2	33.6-40.9	532	62.8	59.1-66.4
Greensboro	531	251	45.8	41.0-50.6	280	54.2	49.4-59.0
Southern Regional	604	265	43.2	38.6-47.8	339	56.8	52.2-61.4
Southeast	342	183	52.9	46.8-58.9	159	47.1	41.1-53.2
Wake	866	329	36.6	32.9-40.4	537	63.4	59.6-67.1
Area L & Eastern	1,328	630	45.6	42.0-49.2	698	54.4	50.8-58.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,348

2,851

43.2

41.7-44.8

3,497

56.8

55.2-58.3

NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS

Regions 1 & 2

1,040

514

50.0

45.8-54.1

526

50.0

45.9-54.2

Region 3

564

245

44.4

39.6-49.2

319

55.6

50.8-60.4

Region 4

1,063

428

40.3

37.0-43.7

635

59.7

56.3-63.0

Region 5

686

305

42.0

37.8-46.3

381

58.0

53.7-62.2

Region 6

542

237

43.6

38.8-48.6

305

56.4

51.4-61.2

Region 7

792

307

38.6

34.7-42.6

485

61.4

57.4-65.3

Region 8

575

294

49.8

45.1-54.6

281

50.2

45.4-54.9

Region 9

483

235

48.1

42.4-53.8

248

51.9

46.2-57.6

Region 10

606

287

44.6

40.0-49.3

319

55.4

50.7-60.0

STATE REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,265

1,071

45.9

43.3-48.5

1,194

54.1

51.5-56.7

Piedmont

2,876

1,187

40.7

38.6-42.8

1,689

59.3

57.2-61.4

Western NC

1,210

594

49.1

45.3-52.9

616

50.9

47.1-54.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

924

451

49.9

45.5-54.4

473

50.1

45.6-54.5

Northwest

901

420

47.5

43.7-51.4

481

52.5

48.6-56.3

Charlotte

855

323

37.2

33.6-40.9

532

62.8

59.1-66.4

Greensboro

531

251

45.8

41.0-50.6

280

54.2

49.4-59.0

Southern Regional

604

265

43.2

38.6-47.8

339

56.8

52.2-61.4

Southeast

342

183

52.9

46.8-58.9

159

47.1

41.1-53.2

Wake

866

329

36.6

32.9-40.4

537

63.4

59.6-67.1

Area L & Eastern

1,328

630

45.6

42.0-49.2

698

54.4

50.8-58.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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.

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