2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 Demographics

Tobacco Use

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 9 & 10 715 595 80.9 76.5-84.6 120 19.1 15.4-23.5
GENDER
Male 296 230 74.8 67.8-80.7 66 25.2 19.3-32.2
Female 419 365 86.4 80.6-90.6 54 13.6 9.4-19.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 458 388 81.5 76.0-86.0 70 18.5 14.0-24.0
Non-Hispanic Black 206 163 77.4 68.2-84.6 43 22.6 15.4-31.8
Other 51 44 89.2 76.9-95.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 202 160 75.3 66.7-82.3 42 24.7 17.7-33.3
45-64 256 202 79.8 73.2-85.1 54 20.2 14.9-26.8
65+ 249 226 92.6 88.1-95.5 23 7.4 4.5-11.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 290 229 77.8 71.0-83.4 61 22.2 16.6-29.0
Some College + 423 364 83.6 77.7-88.1 59 16.4 11.9-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 336 261 76.8 70.1-82.4 75 23.2 17.6-29.9
$50,000+ 246 222 89.9 83.9-93.8 24 10.1 6.2-16.1

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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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