2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 4,291 3,730 85.5 83.9-87.0 561 14.5 13.0-16.1
Region 7 696 635 89.9 86.4-92.5 61 10.1 7.5-13.6
GENDER
Male 333 302 88.6 82.6-92.8 31 11.4 7.2-17.4
Female 363 333 91.0 86.7-94.1 30 9.0 5.9-13.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 402 369 91.0 86.8-93.9 33 9.0 6.1-13.2
Non-Hispanic Black 153 134 84.4 74.2-91.0 19 15.6 9.0-25.8
Other 126 119 95.1 89.4-97.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 305 278 88.0 81.8-92.3 27 12.0 7.7-18.2
45-64 239 212 89.4 83.8-93.2 27 10.6 6.8-16.2
65+ 140 133 94.5 85.6-98.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 199 171 84.1 76.0-89.8 28 15.9 10.2-24.0
Some Post-H.S. 166 145 88.1 81.2-92.7 21 11.9 7.3-18.8
College Graduate 330 318 96.9 94.3-98.4 12 3.1 1.6- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 192 167 83.0 74.0-89.3 25 17.0 10.7-26.0
$50,000+ 348 324 93.7 90.0-96.1 24 6.3 3.9-10.0
Don't know/Not Sure 156 144 90.6 82.4-95.2 12 9.4 4.8-17.6

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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 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 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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