2022 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 4,291 3,730 85.5 83.9-87.0 561 14.5 13.0-16.1
Region 8 702 580 82.0 77.6-85.7 122 18.0 14.3-22.4
GENDER
Male 331 266 81.2 74.8-86.2 65 18.8 13.8-25.2
Female 371 314 82.8 75.9-88.0 57 17.2 12.0-24.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 374 314 83.2 77.4-87.7 60 16.8 12.3-22.6
Non-Hispanic Black 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 206 169 82.9 72.2-90.1 37 17.1 9.9-27.8
AGE
18-44 244 206 80.5 73.1-86.3 38 19.5 13.7-26.9
45-64 248 193 80.8 73.1-86.7 55 19.2 13.3-26.9
65+ 204 175 86.0 76.6-92.0 29 14.0 8.0-23.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 269 207 75.1 66.7-82.0 62 24.9 18.0-33.3
Some Post-H.S. 230 186 82.8 75.7-88.2 44 17.2 11.8-24.3
College Graduate 203 187 95.0 89.7-97.7 16 5.0 2.3-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 284 226 81.0 73.2-86.9 58 19.0 13.1-26.8
$50,000+ 260 227 85.3 78.5-90.2 33 14.7 9.8-21.5
Don't know/Not Sure 158 127 78.4 67.4-86.5 31 21.6 13.5-32.6

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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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