2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 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 3 471 392 82.3 77.9-85.9 79 17.7 14.1-22.1
GENDER
Male 212 170 77.4 70.3-83.3 42 22.6 16.7-29.7
Female 259 222 86.6 81.4-90.6 37 13.4 9.4-18.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 362 300 81.2 76.1-85.4 62 18.8 14.6-23.9
Non-Hispanic Black 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 153 128 83.8 76.1-89.4 25 16.2 10.6-23.9
45-64 171 136 78.2 70.5-84.3 35 21.8 15.7-29.5
65+ 140 121 84.0 75.3-90.0 19 16.0 10.0-24.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 155 118 75.9 67.8-82.5 37 24.1 17.5-32.2
Some Post-H.S. 150 122 84.1 76.9-89.3 28 15.9 10.7-23.1
College Graduate 166 152 91.2 85.1-94.9 14 8.8 5.1-14.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 165 127 78.4 70.3-84.8 38 21.6 15.2-29.7
$50,000+ 198 174 85.4 78.6-90.3 24 14.6 9.7-21.4
Don't know/Not Sure 108 91 83.8 74.1-90.3 17 16.2 9.7-25.9

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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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