2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 1 year ago 1 to 5 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 10 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,298 133 12.4 10.2-15.0 185 16.9 14.3-20.0 170 15.6 13.1-18.5 810 55.1 51.5-58.6
-Eastern NC 543 52 11.1 8.1-14.9 81 21.0 16.2-26.8 72 14.1 10.7-18.4 338 53.8 48.3-59.2
GENDER
Male 280 24 9.6 6.1-14.6 43 21.0 14.5-29.4 38 14.3 9.8-20.5 175 55.1 47.3-62.6
Female 263 28 13.0 8.4-19.6 38 21.0 14.5-29.4 34 13.9 9.2-20.3 163 52.1 44.3-59.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 356 32 9.9 6.7-14.4 54 21.7 15.9-28.9 51 16.2 11.9-21.8 219 52.2 45.5-58.8
Non-Hispanic Black 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 135 *** *** *** 20 15.2 9.0-24.5 22 19.8 12.2-30.7 *** *** ***
65-74 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 112 77.4 67.4-85.0
75+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 147 *** *** *** 25 21.3 13.1-32.7 21 15.1 9.3-23.5 87 53.4 43.2-63.5
Some Post-H.S. 165 17 11.4 6.7-18.8 29 27.2 18.4-38.3 29 17.2 10.9-26.2 90 44.1 35.1-53.6
College Graduate 151 15 14.3 8.4-23.4 19 14.7 8.5-24.2 14 11.8 6.7-19.8 103 59.2 49.2-68.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 231 *** *** *** 32 16.6 10.9-24.3 32 15.9 10.4-23.6 152 61.3 52.8-69.2
No 306 36 14.3 10.0-20.1 49 24.2 17.4-32.5 39 12.6 8.7-18.0 182 48.9 41.7-56.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 14 14.1 8.1-23.4 *** *** *** 14 7.9 4.4-13.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 408 38 9.9 6.8-14.3 58 20.4 15.1-27.0 58 16.4 12.1-21.9 254 53.3 46.9-59.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 431 42 11.6 8.2-16.1 65 21.8 16.3-28.5 53 13.2 9.5-18.0 271 53.5 47.1-59.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 233 30 13.0 8.7-19.0 43 25.7 18.2-34.9 33 13.6 9.2-19.7 127 47.7 39.7-55.8
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 221 *** *** *** 22 14.2 8.1-23.7 22 9.7 5.7-16.1 169 70.0 60.8-77.9
Unable to Work 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 255 21 11.3 7.1-17.4 39 20.6 14.1-29.0 27 11.0 7.3-16.4 168 57.2 49.2-64.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 19 10.4 5.7-18.2 24 15.4 9.2-24.6 25 14.9 8.9-23.8 120 59.3 49.3-68.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 242 24 12.7 8.3-19.0 39 23.5 16.4-32.4 31 13.7 9.0-20.3 148 50.1 42.2-58.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.3 8.2-23.5 *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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