2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 5

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,924 454 24.5 22.1-27.0 198 11.8 10.0-13.9 1,272 63.7 60.9-66.4
Medicaid Region 5 513 120 26.0 21.3-31.5 45 9.8 6.9-13.8 348 64.1 58.5-69.4
GENDER
Male 257 65 29.6 22.6-37.8 29 12.7 8.2-19.0 163 57.7 49.6-65.4
Female 256 55 21.6 16.1-28.4 16 6.3 3.3-11.7 185 72.1 64.8-78.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 309 73 27.1 21.0-34.2 18 7.4 4.4-11.9 218 65.5 58.5-72.0
Non-Hispanic Black 105 *** *** *** 12 12.8 6.0-25.3 *** *** ***
Other 96 *** *** *** 13 12.1 5.3-25.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 128 46 35.9 26.4-46.8 17 13.3 7.9-21.6 *** *** ***
45-64 159 45 24.8 18.0-33.0 18 11.4 6.2-20.0 96 63.8 54.6-72.1
65+ 219 28 13.7 8.7-20.8 *** *** *** 181 82.3 74.9-87.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 221 69 32.5 24.9-41.3 22 9.1 5.3-15.3 130 58.3 49.6-66.5
Some Post-H.S. 161 35 22.4 15.8-30.7 20 14.8 9.0-23.3 106 62.9 53.6-71.3
College Graduate 131 16 14.3 7.6-25.5 *** *** *** 112 83.8 72.8-91.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 235 57 24.7 18.5-32.1 25 10.2 6.2-16.3 153 65.1 57.2-72.3
$50,000+ 177 37 27.0 18.9-37.0 11 10.2 5.6-17.9 129 62.8 52.9-71.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 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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