BRFSS 2015 - Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 Demographics: (Current Smoker*)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 Demographics

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	6,499	5,411	81.0	79.7-82.2	1,088	19.0	17.8-20.3
Region 9 & 10	907	738	76.6	72.1-80.6	169	23.4	19.4-27.9
GENDER
Male	381	300	73.8	67.2-79.5	81	26.2	20.5-32.8
Female	526	438	79.3	72.9-84.5	88	20.7	15.5-27.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	591	481	74.6	68.6-79.8	110	25.4	20.2-31.4
Non-Hispanic Black	243	192	75.5	66.8-82.5	51	24.5	17.5-33.2
Other	62	55	93.6	85.2-97.4	***	***	***
AGE
18-44	232	172	69.9	61.2-77.3	60	30.1	22.7-38.8
44-64	374	293	76.8	71.3-81.5	81	23.2	18.5-28.7
65+	294	267	90.3	85.6-93.6	27	9.7	6.4-14.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	384	296	72.0	64.5-78.4	88	28.0	21.6-35.5
Some College +	519	438	80.7	75.3-85.1	81	19.3	14.9-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	432	323	68.6	61.5-74.9	109	31.4	25.1-38.5
$50,000+	288	255	87.0	80.5-91.6	33	13.0	8.4-19.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,499

5,411

81.0

79.7-82.2

1,088

19.0

17.8-20.3

Region 9 & 10

907

738

76.6

72.1-80.6

169

23.4

19.4-27.9

GENDER

Male

381

300

73.8

67.2-79.5

26.2

20.5-32.8

Female

526

438

79.3

72.9-84.5

20.7

15.5-27.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

591

481

74.6

68.6-79.8

110

25.4

20.2-31.4

Non-Hispanic Black

243

192

75.5

66.8-82.5

24.5

17.5-33.2

Other

93.6

85.2-97.4

***

AGE

18-44

232

172

69.9

61.2-77.3

30.1

22.7-38.8

44-64

374

293

76.8

71.3-81.5

23.2

18.5-28.7

65+

294

267

90.3

85.6-93.6

9.7

6.4-14.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

384

296

72.0

64.5-78.4

28.0

21.6-35.5

Some College +

519

438

80.7

75.3-85.1

19.3

14.9-24.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

432

323

68.6

61.5-74.9

109

31.4

25.1-38.5

$50,000+

288

255

87.0

80.5-91.6

13.0

8.4-19.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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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