2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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 4,737 537 11.9 10.7-13.3 228 5.3 4.4- 6.2 1,309 25.9 24.3-27.5 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.8
-Eastern NC 1,894 228 14.7 12.5-17.2 104 7.2 5.4- 9.6 545 25.5 23.1-28.1 1,017 52.6 49.5-55.6
GENDER
Male 824 121 16.7 13.6-20.4 52 7.7 5.4-11.1 282 30.0 26.2-34.1 369 45.5 41.2-49.9
Female 1,070 107 12.8 9.8-16.5 52 6.8 4.3-10.5 263 21.3 18.4-24.6 648 59.2 54.8-63.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,095 139 17.1 14.0-20.8 56 6.2 4.5- 8.4 357 28.6 25.4-32.0 543 48.1 44.2-51.9
Non-Hispanic Black 502 57 11.3 8.2-15.4 35 11.5 6.7-19.1 113 20.9 16.6-26.1 297 56.3 49.8-62.6
Other 297 32 9.6 6.1-14.8 *** *** *** 75 19.7 14.7-26.0 177 67.6 60.3-74.1
AGE
18-34 361 52 16.9 12.6-22.3 27 11.1 6.7-17.9 45 10.0 7.1-13.8 237 62.0 55.4-68.2
35-44 241 36 14.6 9.6-21.5 *** *** *** 50 22.3 16.1-30.0 140 55.7 47.2-63.9
45-54 307 56 22.5 16.2-30.3 20 6.9 4.0-11.7 65 23.2 17.5-30.0 166 47.5 40.4-54.6
55-64 384 44 9.9 6.8-14.1 26 4.8 2.9- 7.7 135 37.5 31.5-44.0 179 47.8 41.5-54.3
65-74 357 32 13.7 8.1-22.3 *** *** *** 148 40.7 33.8-47.9 165 40.9 34.0-48.2
75+ 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 46.0 37.5-54.8 119 48.3 39.8-56.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 43 26.3 18.7-35.6 *** *** *** 79 28.7 21.9-36.6 103 32.8 25.7-40.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 539 84 17.1 13.2-21.8 35 5.6 3.6- 8.5 147 23.6 19.6-28.2 273 53.7 48.3-59.1
Some Post-H.S. 557 58 10.8 7.9-14.7 40 9.3 6.0-14.2 166 25.2 21.1-29.9 293 54.6 49.1-60.0
College Graduate 550 43 7.6 5.3-10.7 *** *** *** 151 26.1 21.9-30.7 345 64.9 60.0-69.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 201 37 23.3 15.7-33.2 *** *** *** 49 26.3 18.8-35.5 102 44.5 35.6-53.8
$15,000- 24,999 322 52 18.8 13.1-26.2 26 7.7 4.7-12.3 90 27.7 21.5-35.0 154 45.8 38.4-53.4
$25,000- 34,999 199 28 13.0 8.1-20.2 *** *** *** 54 21.2 15.1-29.0 106 53.1 43.3-62.7
$35,000- 49,999 236 33 14.6 9.6-21.8 *** *** *** 68 25.7 19.3-33.4 119 49.0 40.2-58.0
$50,000- 74,999 225 22 13.2 8.3-20.3 *** *** *** 73 26.9 20.7-34.1 120 54.7 46.4-62.7
$75,000+ 364 22 6.6 3.8-11.3 *** *** *** 115 29.7 24.2-35.9 218 60.8 54.3-67.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 671 103 19.0 15.1-23.7 52 10.3 6.6-15.7 233 31.4 27.1-36.2 283 39.3 34.3-44.4
No 1,208 122 12.4 9.9-15.5 51 5.8 4.0- 8.4 306 22.7 19.8-25.8 729 59.1 55.2-62.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 345 43 12.0 8.6-16.7 *** *** *** 136 37.1 31.1-43.5 151 46.9 40.4-53.4
Non-Veteran 1,547 184 15.2 12.6-18.2 89 8.0 5.9-10.9 409 22.9 20.3-25.7 865 53.9 50.4-57.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 27.0 19.3-36.4 71 55.7 45.4-65.5
Regional City or Suburban County 303 28 11.3 7.2-17.4 18 6.9 3.9-11.8 74 21.0 16.1-27.0 183 60.8 53.7-67.4
Rural 1,466 191 15.8 13.2-18.9 80 7.4 5.2-10.4 432 26.4 23.6-29.5 763 50.4 46.7-54.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 936 108 14.1 11.2-17.7 48 7.1 4.5-10.8 233 21.9 18.8-25.4 547 56.9 52.6-61.2
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 539 40 7.8 5.2-11.5 18 4.8 2.6- 8.4 223 42.0 36.7-47.6 258 45.4 39.9-51.1
Unable to Work 213 39 17.8 12.1-25.5 22 10.1 5.7-17.1 59 30.5 22.6-39.8 93 41.6 33.1-50.6
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.4 8.1-24.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 172 35 21.3 13.2-32.6 *** *** *** 37 21.6 14.8-30.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 325 46 15.6 10.9-21.8 25 11.2 6.2-19.2 89 27.4 21.1-34.7 165 45.8 38.5-53.4
151% to 200% 134 24 15.7 9.5-24.9 *** *** *** 49 32.3 23.3-42.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 809 71 10.8 8.2-14.2 35 6.0 3.5-10.1 255 27.5 23.9-31.5 448 55.7 51.0-60.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 641 87 17.9 13.1-23.9 35 5.9 3.5- 9.5 189 29.2 24.4-34.5 330 47.1 41.3-53.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 916 103 13.6 10.8-17.0 52 6.7 4.7- 9.3 243 22.9 19.8-26.4 518 56.8 52.7-60.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 38 14.3 10.0-20.0 *** *** *** 113 28.3 22.9-34.4 169 47.4 40.4-54.4

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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 somedays' rates.

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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