BRFSS 2019 - North Carolina Regions: (How old were you when you first started to smoke cigarettes regularly?*)

2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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	Total Respond.^	1 to 14 years old	15 to 17 years old	18 years old	19 to 24 years old	25+ years old
North Carolina	1,382	234	18.6	16.2-21.3	454	33.9	31.0-37.0	235	16.5	14.3-18.9	308	21.6	19.1-24.2	151	9.4	7.8-11.3
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2	157	29	19.1	12.7-27.7	56	39.3	30.2-49.3	25	14.1	9.0-21.4	23	13.0	8.1-20.2	24	14.5	8.8-22.9
Region 3	129	23	22.0	13.8-33.2	36	30.3	21.2-41.2	25	16.6	10.1-26.0	33	23.2	15.4-33.5	12	7.9	4.1-14.6
Region 4	247	43	17.9	12.8-24.4	90	36.3	29.6-43.5	35	16.4	11.4-23.0	57	22.4	16.9-29.1	22	7.0	4.3-11.1
Region 5	195	29	16.2	11.1-23.2	64	35.6	28.3-43.7	38	16.9	12.1-23.2	46	22.9	17.1-29.9	18	8.3	4.8-14.1
Region 6	144	26	20.1	13.5-29.0	36	26.3	18.7-35.8	26	18.5	12.0-27.4	38	23.7	16.8-32.3	18	11.4	7.0-18.0
Region 7	195	28	17.6	11.9-25.4	56	28.9	22.1-36.9	35	18.1	12.9-24.8	49	23.4	17.4-30.7	27	11.9	8.0-17.3
Region 8	185	34	21.2	14.8-29.4	70	35.3	27.6-43.9	31	16.1	10.9-23.1	36	21.1	14.5-29.6	14	6.3	3.2-11.9
Region 9 & 10	130	22	19.4	12.3-29.1	46	34.7	26.1-44.5	20	13.7	8.0-22.5	26	23.1	15.6-32.8	16	9.1	5.2-15.3
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC	487	85	19.8	15.8-24.6	162	33.1	28.3-38.4	80	15.4	12.0-19.6	107	22.1	18.0-26.7	53	9.6	7.1-12.9
Piedmont	698	112	17.8	14.6-21.7	226	33.6	29.6-37.9	124	17.4	14.4-21.0	166	23.0	19.6-26.7	70	8.2	6.3-10.5
Western NC	197	37	19.3	13.6-26.7	66	36.6	28.7-45.4	31	14.9	9.9-21.8	35	15.5	10.4-22.3	28	13.6	8.5-21.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	123	23	20.8	13.2-31.2	***	***	***	20	13.5	8.2-21.5	18	12.2	7.1-20.2	19	13.0	7.3-22.1
Northwest	227	38	18.5	12.8-25.9	72	35.1	28.0-43.0	38	14.6	9.9-21.0	54	21.0	15.5-27.9	25	10.8	6.9-16.5
Charlotte	185	35	18.7	12.9-26.3	67	33.5	26.2-41.6	27	19.2	12.9-27.6	42	23.6	17.1-31.6	14	5.0	2.7- 9.1
Greensboro	149	21	14.8	9.4-22.5	53	38.0	29.5-47.2	32	19.4	13.4-27.4	31	19.8	13.7-27.6	12	8.0	4.0-15.2
Southern Regional	205	38	22.4	16.1-30.3	60	29.0	22.0-37.1	35	16.1	11.2-22.7	46	20.6	15.0-27.8	26	11.8	7.7-17.8
Southeast	89	***	***	***	***	***	***	18	19.1	11.5-30.1	17	19.4	11.6-30.7	***	***	***
Wake	211	28	15.7	10.4-22.9	60	28.3	21.8-35.7	39	19.1	13.9-25.6	57	26.6	20.4-33.8	27	10.4	7.0-15.1
Area L & Eastern	193	34	20.8	14.4-29.1	65	33.8	26.3-42.2	26	12.2	7.7-18.9	43	22.7	16.5-30.4	25	10.4	6.7-16.0
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1	197	36	20.3	14.1-28.3	70	41.0	32.6-49.9	32	13.5	9.1-19.6	31	12.2	8.1-18.0	28	13.0	8.2-20.1
Region 2	166	29	19.7	13.0-28.7	49	29.9	22.2-38.9	29	16.2	10.5-24.3	42	24.4	17.3-33.2	17	9.8	5.8-16.0
Region 3	170	30	16.8	11.2-24.4	63	34.2	26.6-42.7	24	19.8	13.0-28.8	40	24.5	17.8-32.8	13	4.7	2.4- 8.7
Region 4	180	28	16.9	11.5-24.3	60	36.4	28.8-44.9	33	15.3	10.5-21.6	43	23.2	17.1-30.7	16	8.1	4.5-14.2
Region 5	190	33	20.5	14.2-28.6	53	27.4	20.4-35.7	33	18.0	12.2-25.8	46	22.9	16.6-30.7	25	11.2	7.0-17.3
Region 6	125	15	17.0	9.5-28.8	37	28.6	20.1-38.9	25	17.1	11.3-25.0	31	23.5	15.5-34.0	17	13.7	8.3-21.9

Total
Respond.^

1 to 14 years old

15 to 17 years old

18 years old

19 to 24 years old

25+ years old

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,382

234

18.6

16.2-21.3

454

33.9

31.0-37.0

235

16.5

14.3-18.9

308

21.6

19.1-24.2

151

9.4

7.8-11.3

NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS

Region 1 & 2

157

19.1

12.7-27.7

39.3

30.2-49.3

14.1

9.0-21.4

13.0

8.1-20.2

14.5

8.8-22.9

Region 3

129

22.0

13.8-33.2

30.3

21.2-41.2

16.6

10.1-26.0

23.2

15.4-33.5

7.9

4.1-14.6

Region 4

247

17.9

12.8-24.4

36.3

29.6-43.5

16.4

11.4-23.0

22.4

16.9-29.1

7.0

4.3-11.1

Region 5

195

16.2

11.1-23.2

35.6

28.3-43.7

16.9

12.1-23.2

22.9

17.1-29.9

8.3

4.8-14.1

Region 6

144

20.1

13.5-29.0

26.3

18.7-35.8

18.5

12.0-27.4

23.7

16.8-32.3

11.4

7.0-18.0

Region 7

195

17.6

11.9-25.4

28.9

22.1-36.9

18.1

12.9-24.8

23.4

17.4-30.7

11.9

8.0-17.3

Region 8

185

21.2

14.8-29.4

35.3

27.6-43.9

16.1

10.9-23.1

21.1

14.5-29.6

6.3

3.2-11.9

Region 9 & 10

130

19.4

12.3-29.1

34.7

26.1-44.5

13.7

8.0-22.5

23.1

15.6-32.8

9.1

5.2-15.3

STATE REGIONS

Eastern NC

487

19.8

15.8-24.6

162

33.1

28.3-38.4

15.4

12.0-19.6

107

22.1

18.0-26.7

9.6

7.1-12.9

Piedmont

698

112

17.8

14.6-21.7

226

33.6

29.6-37.9

124

17.4

14.4-21.0

166

23.0

19.6-26.7

8.2

6.3-10.5

Western NC

197

19.3

13.6-26.7

36.6

28.7-45.4

14.9

9.9-21.8

15.5

10.4-22.3

13.6

8.5-21.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

123

20.8

13.2-31.2

***

13.5

8.2-21.5

12.2

7.1-20.2

13.0

7.3-22.1

Northwest

227

18.5

12.8-25.9

35.1

28.0-43.0

14.6

9.9-21.0

21.0

15.5-27.9

10.8

6.9-16.5

Charlotte

185

18.7

12.9-26.3

33.5

26.2-41.6

19.2

12.9-27.6

23.6

17.1-31.6

5.0

2.7- 9.1

Greensboro

149

14.8

9.4-22.5

38.0

29.5-47.2

19.4

13.4-27.4

19.8

13.7-27.6

8.0

4.0-15.2

Southern Regional

205

22.4

16.1-30.3

29.0

22.0-37.1

16.1

11.2-22.7

20.6

15.0-27.8

11.8

7.7-17.8

Southeast

***

19.1

11.5-30.1

19.4

11.6-30.7

***

Wake

211

15.7

10.4-22.9

28.3

21.8-35.7

19.1

13.9-25.6

26.6

20.4-33.8

10.4

7.0-15.1

Area L & Eastern

193

20.8

14.4-29.1

33.8

26.3-42.2

12.2

7.7-18.9

22.7

16.5-30.4

10.4

6.7-16.0

NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS

Region 1

197

20.3

14.1-28.3

41.0

32.6-49.9

13.5

9.1-19.6

12.2

8.1-18.0

13.0

8.2-20.1

Region 2

166

19.7

13.0-28.7

29.9

22.2-38.9

16.2

10.5-24.3

24.4

17.3-33.2

9.8

5.8-16.0

Region 3

170

16.8

11.2-24.4

34.2

26.6-42.7

19.8

13.0-28.8

24.5

17.8-32.8

4.7

2.4- 8.7

Region 4

180

16.9

11.5-24.3

36.4

28.8-44.9

15.3

10.5-21.6

23.2

17.1-30.7

8.1

4.5-14.2

Region 5

190

20.5

14.2-28.6

27.4

20.4-35.7

18.0

12.2-25.8

22.9

16.6-30.7

11.2

7.0-17.3

Region 6

125

17.0

9.5-28.8

28.6

20.1-38.9

17.1

11.3-25.0

23.5

15.5-34.0

13.7

8.3-21.9

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*Asked of respondents that have smoked in the past or are currently smoking.
Regularly is at least one cigarette or more on days that a respondent smokes (either every day or some days) or smoked (not at all).

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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 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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