2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

Tobacco Use

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 4 717 626 85.5 82.0-88.5 91 14.5 11.5-18.0
GENDER
Male 346 294 81.8 75.8-86.5 52 18.2 13.5-24.2
Female 371 332 88.9 84.7-92.1 39 11.1 7.9-15.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 457 408 88.8 85.0-91.7 49 11.2 8.3-15.0
Non-Hispanic Black 126 99 73.7 63.2-82.0 27 26.3 18.0-36.8
Other 118 105 91.0 84.1-95.1 13 9.0 4.9-15.9
AGE
18-44 290 250 83.9 77.8-88.6 40 16.1 11.4-22.2
45-64 223 190 83.2 76.7-88.1 33 16.8 11.9-23.3
65+ 180 165 93.2 88.2-96.2 15 6.8 3.8-11.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 218 170 75.9 68.4-82.0 48 24.1 18.0-31.6
Some Post-H.S. 192 167 88.0 82.0-92.2 25 12.0 7.8-18.0
College Graduate 304 286 95.0 91.8-97.0 18 5.0 3.0- 8.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 222 174 75.7 68.1-82.0 48 24.3 18.0-31.9
$50,000+ 350 326 91.4 86.5-94.6 24 8.6 5.4-13.5
Don't know/Not Sure 145 126 87.4 80.1-92.2 19 12.6 7.8-19.9

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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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