2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,158 332 8.4 7.4- 9.6 123 3.1 2.5- 3.8 1,088 25.7 24.1-27.3 2,615 62.8 61.0-64.5
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 588 52 9.5 6.9-13.0 *** *** *** 194 34.7 30.0-39.7 332 53.9 48.8-59.0
Region 3 332 38 11.7 8.0-16.8 13 4.0 2.2- 7.2 83 22.5 17.7-28.2 198 61.8 55.3-67.9
Region 4 847 56 7.4 5.4-10.1 26 2.9 1.9- 4.4 215 25.6 22.3-29.2 550 64.1 60.1-67.9
Region 5 611 44 7.6 5.4-10.6 20 3.9 2.3- 6.6 153 25.7 21.8-30.0 394 62.8 58.1-67.3
Region 6 293 29 9.2 6.0-14.0 11 3.0 1.5- 5.9 68 21.1 16.2-26.9 185 66.7 60.1-72.7
Region 7 775 46 6.8 4.8- 9.5 23 2.7 1.6- 4.5 164 21.8 18.5-25.4 542 68.8 64.7-72.5
Region 8 379 33 8.9 6.0-13.0 11 2.8 1.5- 5.2 110 29.5 24.3-35.2 225 58.9 53.0-64.5
Region 9 & 10 333 34 10.7 7.3-15.6 *** *** *** 101 27.9 22.5-33.9 189 57.6 51.1-64.0
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,131 101 9.4 7.5-11.7 37 3.5 2.4- 5.0 316 27.1 24.1-30.2 677 60.0 56.6-63.4
Piedmont 2,309 164 7.7 6.5- 9.2 74 3.2 2.4- 4.1 539 23.4 21.4-25.5 1,532 65.7 63.4-68.0
Western NC 718 67 10.1 7.6-13.4 12 1.7 0.9- 3.1 233 33.8 29.5-38.4 406 54.4 49.7-59.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 505 40 9.0 6.3-12.7 *** *** *** 167 36.3 31.1-41.8 290 53.3 47.8-58.6
Northwest 586 62 9.6 7.0-12.9 18 3.3 2.0- 5.4 160 26.4 22.2-31.0 346 60.7 55.7-65.5
Charlotte 684 44 7.8 5.6-10.9 23 3.2 2.0- 4.9 165 24.1 20.5-28.0 452 65.0 60.6-69.1
Greensboro 463 40 8.9 6.2-12.4 17 4.0 2.2- 7.3 119 25.4 21.0-30.3 287 61.7 56.3-66.9
Southern Regional 344 38 10.2 7.0-14.7 12 3.1 1.6- 5.8 82 21.2 16.7-26.6 212 65.4 59.3-71.0
Southeast 212 16 9.3 5.3-15.7 *** *** *** 68 32.2 25.1-40.3 123 55.8 47.7-63.5
Wake 842 45 5.5 3.9- 7.7 20 2.3 1.3- 3.9 179 21.4 18.4-24.8 598 70.8 67.1-74.2
Area L & Eastern 522 47 9.8 7.0-13.6 20 4.3 2.6- 7.1 148 28.8 24.3-33.8 307 57.1 51.8-62.1
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 588 52 9.5 6.9-13.0 *** *** *** 194 34.7 30.0-39.7 332 53.9 48.8-59.0
Region 2 592 66 11.9 9.0-15.5 22 3.9 2.3- 6.4 158 24.9 21.0-29.2 346 59.4 54.5-64.1
Region 3 855 56 7.4 5.4-10.0 26 2.8 1.9- 4.3 215 25.5 22.2-29.1 558 64.3 60.4-68.0
Region 4 1,096 60 5.8 4.3- 7.9 31 2.8 1.9- 4.3 233 22.1 19.3-25.2 772 69.2 65.9-72.4
Region 5 565 55 9.7 7.1-13.0 18 2.9 1.7- 4.8 153 25.6 21.6-30.0 339 61.8 57.0-66.4
Region 6 462 43 9.5 6.7-13.2 16 4.4 2.6- 7.5 135 28.2 23.6-33.3 268 57.9 52.4-63.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

See Technical Notes for counties in Local Health Director, State and AHEC regions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 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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