2023 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 3,939 3,454 86.8 85.0-88.3 485 13.2 11.7-15.0
Region 7 663 600 89.0 85.1-92.0 63 11.0 8.0-14.9
GENDER
Male 301 263 84.9 77.9-89.9 38 15.1 10.1-22.1
Female 362 337 93.0 88.9-95.6 25 7.0 4.4-11.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 371 349 92.4 86.9-95.7 22 7.6 4.3-13.1
Non-Hispanic Black 142 120 80.4 70.2-87.7 22 19.6 12.3-29.8
Other 138 120 89.8 82.0-94.4 18 10.2 5.6-18.0
AGE
18-44 257 234 88.5 81.9-92.9 23 11.5 7.1-18.1
45-64 221 194 85.9 78.0-91.3 27 14.1 8.7-22.0
65+ 180 167 95.1 91.1-97.3 13 4.9 2.7- 8.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 174 145 83.4 75.3-89.2 29 16.6 10.8-24.7
Some Post-H.S. 144 126 85.9 75.4-92.4 18 14.1 7.6-24.6
College Graduate 343 327 95.9 92.4-97.8 16 4.1 2.2- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 174 143 82.4 74.1-88.4 31 17.6 11.6-25.9
$50,000+ 365 342 90.9 84.8-94.7 23 9.1 5.3-15.2
Don't know/Not Sure 124 115 92.1 83.4-96.4 *** *** ***

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 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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