2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 763 454 59.0 54.2-63.6 309 41.0 36.4-45.8
-Eastern NC 331 207 62.2 54.3-69.4 124 37.8 30.6-45.7
GENDER
Male 173 104 63.6 54.2-72.0 69 36.4 28.0-45.8
Female 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 195 109 58.7 49.6-67.2 86 41.3 32.8-50.4
Non-Hispanic Black 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 173 104 62.8 52.6-72.1 69 37.2 27.9-47.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 272 170 61.6 52.8-69.7 102 38.4 30.3-47.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 270 167 62.6 53.6-70.8 103 37.4 29.2-46.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 154 95 63.9 54.0-72.8 59 36.1 27.2-46.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life
and currently smoking every day or on some days.

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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