2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,737 3,972 82.8 81.3-84.2 765 17.2 15.8-18.7
Region 4 664 579 85.6 82.0-88.5 85 14.4 11.5-18.0
GENDER
Male 319 277 85.5 80.4-89.5 42 14.5 10.5-19.6
Female 345 302 85.6 80.4-89.6 43 14.4 10.4-19.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 446 387 84.4 79.8-88.1 59 15.6 11.9-20.2
Non-Hispanic Black 109 94 86.0 76.9-91.9 15 14.0 8.1-23.1
Other 109 98 90.9 83.0-95.4 11 9.1 4.6-17.0
AGE
18-44 271 239 86.6 81.0-90.8 32 13.4 9.2-19.0
45-64 223 186 81.5 74.7-86.8 37 18.5 13.2-25.3
65+ 157 142 89.4 82.1-93.9 15 10.6 6.1-17.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 209 167 80.3 73.3-85.7 42 19.7 14.3-26.7
Some College + 454 411 88.9 85.0-92.0 43 11.1 8.0-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 269 228 82.4 76.0-87.3 41 17.6 12.7-24.0
$50,000+ 283 252 88.0 83.0-91.7 31 12.0 8.3-17.0

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

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 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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