2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 705 588 80.6 76.5-84.2 117 19.4 15.8-23.5
GENDER
Male 308 251 77.0 70.5-82.4 57 23.0 17.6-29.5
Female 397 337 84.2 78.8-88.5 60 15.8 11.5-21.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 397 328 79.5 74.1-84.0 69 20.5 16.0-25.9
Non-Hispanic Black 137 116 81.4 70.8-88.8 21 18.6 11.2-29.2
Other 171 144 84.9 76.5-90.6 27 15.1 9.4-23.5
AGE
18-44 225 177 79.1 72.3-84.6 48 20.9 15.4-27.7
45-64 247 194 75.9 68.1-82.3 53 24.1 17.7-31.9
65+ 230 214 90.2 83.0-94.5 16 9.8 5.5-17.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 303 237 74.3 67.2-80.3 66 25.7 19.7-32.8
Some College + 401 350 86.1 81.3-89.8 51 13.9 10.2-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 370 292 75.4 69.1-80.8 78 24.6 19.2-30.9
$50,000+ 203 181 87.2 80.3-91.9 22 12.8 8.1-19.7

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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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