2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Respiratory Health

Over your lifetime, how many years have you smoked tobacco products?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 7 years 8 to 15 years 16 to 29 years 30 or more years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,668 433 29.7 26.9-32.6 404 25.4 22.8-28.2 365 20.0 17.7-22.4 466 25.0 22.4-27.8
-Eastern NC 656 152 29.6 25.0-34.6 164 24.4 20.5-28.7 150 22.0 18.3-26.2 190 24.1 20.3-28.3
GENDER
Male 329 74 29.9 23.6-37.0 77 22.9 17.7-29.0 76 23.2 18.0-29.4 102 24.0 19.0-29.8
Female 327 78 29.2 22.9-36.5 87 26.1 20.6-32.5 74 20.6 15.8-26.4 88 24.1 18.6-30.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 424 79 23.6 18.4-29.7 108 27.4 22.3-33.0 102 24.0 19.2-29.5 135 25.1 20.5-30.2
Non-Hispanic Black 143 39 37.0 27.5-47.6 30 15.5 10.2-22.9 35 22.5 15.5-31.3 39 25.0 17.3-34.7
Other 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** 32 30.8 21.6-41.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 88 22 22.9 14.5-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 112 *** *** *** 31 25.9 17.3-36.9 23 20.7 12.6-32.1 *** *** ***
55-64 137 12 14.9 8.1-25.8 30 18.9 12.4-27.9 35 25.6 17.8-35.4 *** *** ***
65-74 133 23 14.6 9.0-22.7 26 20.7 12.9-31.4 23 16.5 10.1-25.7 61 48.3 38.1-58.6
75+ 86 *** *** *** 16 13.8 7.7-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.7 10.5-28.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 207 47 28.7 20.8-38.2 44 25.0 18.2-33.3 52 23.7 17.1-31.7 64 22.6 16.9-29.6
Some Post-H.S. 214 56 34.7 26.9-43.5 57 24.0 17.9-31.3 45 21.7 15.7-29.3 56 19.6 14.6-25.8
College Graduate 146 33 25.4 17.6-35.3 42 26.3 18.5-35.8 32 23.4 16.0-32.8 39 24.9 16.5-35.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.3 8.8-25.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 27 25.1 16.6-36.2 25 23.7 15.1-35.0 23 15.7 9.7-24.6 50 35.5 26.2-46.0
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 18.8 11.3-29.7
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.5 10.9-29.6
$75,000+ 109 *** *** *** 29 22.1 13.9-33.1 *** *** *** 23 13.4 8.1-21.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 299 50 21.7 15.4-29.7 61 22.8 17.3-29.4 77 21.6 16.6-27.8 111 33.8 27.2-41.2
No 356 102 36.0 29.8-42.7 103 25.7 20.6-31.6 72 22.0 17.1-28.0 79 16.3 12.6-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 143 *** *** *** 29 22.2 15.0-31.5 34 21.2 14.2-30.2 48 24.6 17.6-33.2
Non-Veteran 512 120 29.0 23.9-34.6 135 25.0 20.6-30.0 115 22.1 17.9-26.9 142 24.0 19.6-28.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 127 *** *** *** 31 20.1 13.3-29.2 30 20.5 13.6-29.6 28 19.6 12.7-29.0
Rural 488 108 27.1 22.1-32.7 123 26.3 21.6-31.6 111 21.7 17.5-26.7 146 24.9 20.4-30.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 272 75 37.0 29.9-44.8 82 26.9 21.1-33.7 63 23.9 18.1-30.8 52 12.2 8.9-16.4
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 209 42 21.2 14.9-29.2 38 15.6 10.9-22.0 46 19.6 14.0-26.6 83 43.6 35.4-52.3
Unable to Work 116 *** *** *** 26 23.7 15.1-35.1 28 21.9 14.4-31.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 122 27 27.1 18.2-38.3 23 19.4 12.1-29.6 23 18.5 11.7-28.0 49 35.0 25.8-45.5
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 269 60 31.3 24.1-39.5 72 24.4 18.7-31.3 69 26.3 20.1-33.7 68 17.9 13.5-23.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 226 43 21.1 14.6-29.6 59 29.0 21.6-37.8 57 25.6 18.7-33.9 67 24.3 17.3-33.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 306 84 35.6 28.7-43.2 72 22.0 16.9-28.1 67 19.4 14.7-25.2 83 22.9 17.9-28.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 124 25 27.5 18.6-38.6 33 23.4 15.9-32.9 26 22.9 15.3-32.9 40 26.2 18.4-35.9

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*Includes only people that smoked one year or more.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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