2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 653 571 87.0 83.0-90.2 82 13.0 9.8-17.0
GENDER
Male 317 266 84.3 79.1-88.4 51 15.7 11.6-20.9
Female 336 305 89.5 82.7-93.8 31 10.5 6.2-17.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 404 357 86.9 81.1-91.1 47 13.1 8.9-18.9
Non-Hispanic Black 135 113 83.8 75.5-89.7 22 16.2 10.3-24.5
Other 102 91 92.0 83.0-96.4 11 8.0 3.6-17.0
AGE
18-44 262 226 86.6 81.0-90.7 36 13.4 9.3-19.0
45-64 209 179 81.8 71.9-88.8 30 18.2 11.2-28.1
65+ 165 150 94.0 89.8-96.6 15 6.0 3.4-10.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 173 138 81.0 71.3-87.9 35 19.0 12.1-28.7
Some Post-H.S. 156 129 85.1 78.1-90.2 27 14.9 9.8-21.9
College Graduate 322 302 94.3 91.0-96.5 20 5.7 3.5- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 231 184 81.7 75.4-86.6 47 18.3 13.4-24.6
$50,000+ 288 269 93.5 89.4-96.1 19 6.5 3.9-10.6
Don't know/Not Sure 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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