2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 785 670 81.6 77.3-85.2 115 18.4 14.8-22.7
GENDER
Male 329 270 77.3 70.3-83.0 59 22.7 17.0-29.7
Female 456 400 85.9 80.9-89.7 56 14.1 10.3-19.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 452 386 80.9 75.5-85.4 66 19.1 14.6-24.5
Non-Hispanic Black 145 127 81.7 69.3-89.8 18 18.3 10.2-30.7
Other 182 152 84.9 75.6-91.1 30 15.1 8.9-24.4
AGE
18-44 221 177 77.2 69.5-83.4 44 22.8 16.6-30.5
45-64 240 194 81.1 74.1-86.6 46 18.9 13.4-25.9
65+ 305 281 90.5 84.3-94.4 24 9.5 5.6-15.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 297 230 72.9 65.2-79.4 67 27.1 20.6-34.8
Some Post-H.S. 212 177 83.3 76.3-88.6 35 16.7 11.4-23.7
College Graduate 274 261 94.6 87.4-97.8 13 5.4 2.2-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 321 260 78.0 71.1-83.6 61 22.0 16.4-28.9
$50,000+ 284 257 85.2 77.9-90.4 27 14.8 9.6-22.1
Don't know/Not Sure 180 153 81.2 71.0-88.4 27 18.8 11.6-29.0

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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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