BRFSS 2020 - North Carolina Regions: (How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*)

2020 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

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	Total Respond.^	Less than 1 year ago	1 to 5 years ago	5 to 10 years ago	10 or more years ago
North Carolina	1,418	136	12.2	10.1-14.8	187	14.3	12.1-16.7	144	11.3	9.3-13.7	951	62.2	59.0-65.4
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2	189	18	11.4	7.0-17.8	25	14.7	9.5-22.1	21	10.2	6.4-15.8	125	63.7	55.3-71.3
Region 3	167	15	11.2	6.5-18.6	22	18.0	11.5-26.9	15	7.6	4.4-12.9	115	63.2	54.1-71.5
Region 4	195	17	11.3	6.7-18.3	30	14.9	10.1-21.5	23	13.9	8.5-22.0	125	59.9	51.3-67.9
Region 5	157	13	11.7	6.2-21.0	24	13.3	8.5-20.1	11	8.8	4.5-16.5	109	66.3	56.7-74.7
Region 6	160	23	16.0	10.2-24.2	16	11.0	6.5-18.1	14	8.9	5.1-15.2	107	64.1	54.8-72.4
Region 7	165	21	16.5	10.3-25.4	22	13.9	8.6-21.7	17	14.2	8.6-22.5	105	55.4	46.1-64.4
Region 8	248	22	13.5	8.3-21.1	28	12.5	8.2-18.5	26	12.6	7.9-19.4	172	61.5	53.1-69.2
Region 9 & 10	137	***	***	***	20	14.6	8.9-23.1	17	12.5	7.5-20.1	93	66.8	57.0-75.4
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC	542	50	11.8	8.5-16.2	66	13.1	9.7-17.3	58	12.6	9.2-16.9	368	62.6	57.0-67.8
Piedmont	625	60	12.4	9.3-16.3	87	14.5	11.6-18.1	59	11.1	8.3-14.8	419	62.0	57.2-66.6
Western NC	251	26	13.0	8.7-19.0	34	16.0	10.9-22.9	27	9.8	6.5-14.5	164	61.3	53.7-68.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	157	14	12.1	7.1-19.8	21	14.2	9.0-21.8	17	10.9	6.5-17.7	105	62.8	53.9-70.9
Northwest	243	21	10.2	6.3-16.0	31	17.4	11.8-24.8	25	9.4	6.2-14.2	166	63.0	55.1-70.2
Charlotte	155	15	12.5	7.3-20.7	26	15.4	10.1-22.8	17	12.7	7.1-21.7	97	59.3	49.8-68.2
Greensboro	116	***	***	***	15	11.8	6.8-19.8	***	***	***	86	69.7	58.8-78.8
Southern Regional	213	26	14.9	9.7-22.3	23	11.7	7.4-18.0	21	9.7	6.0-15.3	143	63.7	55.2-71.5
Southeast	153	11	9.6	5.1-17.3	15	9.7	5.5-16.5	14	11.2	6.0-20.0	113	69.5	59.6-77.9
Wake	199	26	17.1	11.1-25.5	29	13.0	8.7-19.0	19	13.0	8.0-20.5	125	56.8	48.3-65.0
Area L & Eastern	182	16	11.9	6.7-20.2	27	16.8	10.6-25.4	23	12.3	7.9-18.8	116	59.0	49.9-67.5
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1	189	18	11.5	7.1-18.1	25	14.6	9.4-22.1	21	10.1	6.4-15.8	125	63.7	55.2-71.4
Region 2	238	19	10.1	6.2-16.0	32	16.4	11.4-23.1	21	9.2	5.6-14.9	166	64.3	56.6-71.3
Region 3	199	17	11.1	6.7-18.0	31	15.2	10.4-21.8	23	13.0	8.1-20.3	128	60.6	52.3-68.4
Region 4	242	29	15.4	10.1-22.8	36	13.7	9.4-19.5	20	11.7	7.3-18.2	157	59.2	51.4-66.6
Region 5	368	36	11.5	8.0-16.3	38	10.9	7.7-15.2	35	9.5	6.6-13.5	259	68.0	62.0-73.5
Region 6	182	17	13.4	8.0-21.7	25	14.3	9.1-21.6	24	14.5	9.3-21.8	116	57.9	48.9-66.3

Total
Respond.^

Less than 1 year ago

1 to 5 years ago

5 to 10 years ago

10 or more years ago

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,418

136

12.2

10.1-14.8

187

14.3

12.1-16.7

144

11.3

9.3-13.7

951

62.2

59.0-65.4

NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS

Region 1 & 2

189

11.4

7.0-17.8

14.7

9.5-22.1

10.2

6.4-15.8

125

63.7

55.3-71.3

Region 3

167

11.2

6.5-18.6

18.0

11.5-26.9

7.6

4.4-12.9

115

63.2

54.1-71.5

Region 4

195

11.3

6.7-18.3

14.9

10.1-21.5

13.9

8.5-22.0

125

59.9

51.3-67.9

Region 5

157

11.7

6.2-21.0

13.3

8.5-20.1

8.8

4.5-16.5

109

66.3

56.7-74.7

Region 6

160

16.0

10.2-24.2

11.0

6.5-18.1

8.9

5.1-15.2

107

64.1

54.8-72.4

Region 7

165

16.5

10.3-25.4

13.9

8.6-21.7

14.2

8.6-22.5

105

55.4

46.1-64.4

Region 8

248

13.5

8.3-21.1

12.5

8.2-18.5

12.6

7.9-19.4

172

61.5

53.1-69.2

Region 9 & 10

137

***

14.6

8.9-23.1

12.5

7.5-20.1

66.8

57.0-75.4

STATE REGIONS

Eastern NC

542

11.8

8.5-16.2

13.1

9.7-17.3

12.6

9.2-16.9

368

62.6

57.0-67.8

Piedmont

625

12.4

9.3-16.3

14.5

11.6-18.1

11.1

8.3-14.8

419

62.0

57.2-66.6

Western NC

251

13.0

8.7-19.0

16.0

10.9-22.9

9.8

6.5-14.5

164

61.3

53.7-68.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

157

12.1

7.1-19.8

14.2

9.0-21.8

10.9

6.5-17.7

105

62.8

53.9-70.9

Northwest

243

10.2

6.3-16.0

17.4

11.8-24.8

9.4

6.2-14.2

166

63.0

55.1-70.2

Charlotte

155

12.5

7.3-20.7

15.4

10.1-22.8

12.7

7.1-21.7

59.3

49.8-68.2

Greensboro

116

***

11.8

6.8-19.8

***

69.7

58.8-78.8

Southern Regional

213

14.9

9.7-22.3

11.7

7.4-18.0

9.7

6.0-15.3

143

63.7

55.2-71.5

Southeast

153

9.6

5.1-17.3

9.7

5.5-16.5

11.2

6.0-20.0

113

69.5

59.6-77.9

Wake

199

17.1

11.1-25.5

13.0

8.7-19.0

13.0

8.0-20.5

125

56.8

48.3-65.0

Area L & Eastern

182

11.9

6.7-20.2

16.8

10.6-25.4

12.3

7.9-18.8

116

59.0

49.9-67.5

NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS

Region 1

189

11.5

7.1-18.1

14.6

9.4-22.1

10.1

6.4-15.8

125

63.7

55.2-71.4

Region 2

238

10.1

6.2-16.0

16.4

11.4-23.1

9.2

5.6-14.9

166

64.3

56.6-71.3

Region 3

199

11.1

6.7-18.0

15.2

10.4-21.8

13.0

8.1-20.3

128

60.6

52.3-68.4

Region 4

242

15.4

10.1-22.8

13.7

9.4-19.5

11.7

7.3-18.2

157

59.2

51.4-66.6

Region 5

368

11.5

8.0-16.3

10.9

7.7-15.2

9.5

6.6-13.5

259

68.0

62.0-73.5

Region 6

182

13.4

8.0-21.7

14.3

9.1-21.6

14.5

9.3-21.8

116

57.9

48.9-66.3

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2020 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2020 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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