2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,074 537 27.7 25.2-30.4 228 12.2 10.4-14.3 1,309 60.1 57.2-62.9
-Eastern NC 877 228 31.0 26.7-35.6 104 15.3 11.6-19.8 545 53.8 49.0-58.4
GENDER
Male 455 121 30.7 25.4-36.7 52 14.2 10.0-19.9 282 55.1 48.9-61.1
Female 422 107 31.2 24.6-38.7 52 16.6 10.8-24.6 263 52.2 44.9-59.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 552 139 33.0 27.7-38.9 56 11.9 8.7-15.9 357 55.1 49.4-60.6
Non-Hispanic Black 205 57 25.8 18.5-34.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 26.3 18.6-35.8
35-44 101 *** *** *** 15 16.7 9.1-28.6 *** *** ***
45-54 141 *** *** *** 20 13.1 7.6-21.7 *** *** ***
55-64 205 44 18.9 13.1-26.4 26 9.2 5.6-14.6 135 71.9 63.8-78.8
65-74 192 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 266 84 37.0 29.6-45.0 35 12.0 7.9-17.9 147 51.1 43.3-58.8
Some Post-H.S. 264 58 23.9 17.6-31.4 40 20.5 13.6-29.8 166 55.6 47.1-63.8
College Graduate 205 43 21.6 15.4-29.4 *** *** *** 151 74.3 66.4-80.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 168 52 34.7 25.0-45.9 26 14.1 8.6-22.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 22 17.0 10.0-27.3 *** *** *** 115 75.9 65.2-84.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 388 103 31.3 25.2-38.3 52 16.9 11.0-25.0 233 51.8 44.7-58.8
No 479 122 30.3 24.7-36.7 51 14.2 9.9-20.1 306 55.4 49.0-61.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 194 43 22.7 16.4-30.5 *** *** *** 136 69.8 61.4-77.0
Non-Veteran 682 184 33.0 27.9-38.4 89 17.4 12.9-22.9 409 49.7 44.3-55.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 120 *** *** *** 18 17.5 10.2-28.5 *** *** ***
Rural 703 191 31.9 27.0-37.2 80 14.9 10.7-20.4 432 53.2 47.8-58.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 389 108 32.8 26.5-39.7 48 16.4 10.8-24.1 233 50.8 43.9-57.7
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 281 40 14.2 9.6-20.6 18 8.7 4.9-15.1 223 77.1 69.6-83.1
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** 22 17.2 9.9-28.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 46 28.8 20.3-39.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 361 71 24.4 18.8-31.2 35 13.5 8.1-21.7 255 62.1 54.4-69.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 311 87 33.8 25.6-43.1 35 11.1 6.8-17.6 189 55.1 46.3-63.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 398 103 31.4 25.6-37.9 52 15.5 11.2-21.1 243 53.1 46.6-59.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 168 38 27.1 19.1-36.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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