2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 1 & 2 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 4,824 4,172 85.6 84.3-86.8 652 14.4 13.2-15.7
Region 1 & 2 490 421 84.6 80.0-88.4 69 15.4 11.6-20.0
GENDER
Male 227 195 84.1 77.5-89.1 32 15.9 10.9-22.5
Female 263 226 85.1 78.0-90.2 37 14.9 9.8-22.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 389 333 83.7 78.4-87.9 56 16.3 12.1-21.6
Non-Hispanic Black 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 73 63 92.9 85.0-96.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 140 117 81.3 71.8-88.1 23 18.7 11.9-28.2
45-64 170 142 82.5 74.1-88.6 28 17.5 11.4-25.9
65+ 171 153 90.2 83.0-94.6 18 9.8 5.4-17.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 172 143 82.7 74.0-89.0 29 17.3 11.0-26.0
Some Post-H.S. 130 109 83.5 74.5-89.8 21 16.5 10.2-25.5
College Graduate 186 167 89.2 82.9-93.3 19 10.8 6.7-17.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 197 163 83.5 76.0-89.0 34 16.5 11.0-24.0
$50,000+ 181 162 86.1 77.0-92.0 19 13.9 8.0-23.0
Don't know/Not Sure 112 96 84.4 74.0-91.1 16 15.6 8.9-26.0

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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 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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