2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,741 2,078 43.1 41.3-45.0 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.7
-Eastern NC 1,895 878 47.4 44.4-50.5 1,017 52.6 49.5-55.6
GENDER
Male 825 456 54.5 50.1-58.9 369 45.5 41.1-49.9
Female 1,070 422 40.8 36.6-45.2 648 59.2 54.8-63.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,096 553 52.0 48.1-55.8 543 48.0 44.2-51.9
Non-Hispanic Black 502 205 43.7 37.4-50.2 297 56.3 49.8-62.6
Other 297 120 32.4 25.9-39.7 177 67.6 60.3-74.1
AGE
18-34 361 124 38.0 31.8-44.6 237 62.0 55.4-68.2
35-44 241 101 44.3 36.1-52.8 140 55.7 47.2-63.9
45-54 307 141 52.5 45.4-59.6 166 47.5 40.4-54.6
55-64 385 206 52.3 45.8-58.6 179 47.7 41.4-54.2
65-74 357 192 59.1 51.8-66.0 165 40.9 34.0-48.2
75+ 229 110 51.7 43.1-60.2 119 48.3 39.8-56.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 243 140 67.2 59.2-74.3 103 32.8 25.7-40.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 539 266 46.3 40.9-51.7 273 53.7 48.3-59.1
Some Post-H.S. 558 265 45.4 40.0-50.9 293 54.6 49.1-60.0
College Graduate 550 205 35.1 30.4-40.0 345 64.9 60.0-69.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 201 99 55.5 46.2-64.4 102 44.5 35.6-53.8
$15,000- 24,999 322 168 54.2 46.6-61.6 154 45.8 38.4-53.4
$25,000- 34,999 199 93 46.9 37.3-56.7 106 53.1 43.3-62.7
$35,000- 49,999 236 117 51.0 42.0-59.8 119 49.0 40.2-58.0
$50,000- 74,999 225 105 45.3 37.3-53.6 120 54.7 46.4-62.7
$75,000+ 364 146 39.2 33.0-45.7 218 60.8 54.3-67.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 672 389 60.8 55.6-65.7 283 39.2 34.3-44.4
No 1,208 479 40.9 37.2-44.8 729 59.1 55.2-62.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 195 53.2 46.7-59.6 151 46.8 40.4-53.3
Non-Veteran 1,547 682 46.1 42.7-49.6 865 53.9 50.4-57.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 54 44.3 34.5-54.6 71 55.7 45.4-65.5
Regional City or Suburban County 303 120 39.2 32.6-46.3 183 60.8 53.7-67.4
Rural 1,467 704 49.7 46.1-53.3 763 50.3 46.7-53.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 936 389 43.1 38.8-47.4 547 56.9 52.6-61.2
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 540 282 54.6 49.0-60.2 258 45.4 39.8-51.0
Unable to Work 213 120 58.4 49.4-66.9 93 41.6 33.1-50.6
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 325 160 54.2 46.6-61.5 165 45.8 38.5-53.4
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 809 361 44.3 39.8-49.0 448 55.7 51.0-60.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 641 311 52.9 47.0-58.7 330 47.1 41.3-53.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 917 399 43.2 39.2-47.3 518 56.8 52.7-60.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 337 168 52.6 45.6-59.6 169 47.4 40.4-54.4

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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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