2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Use Use at least 1 Product
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,553 2,828 77.1 75.4-78.8 725 22.9 21.2-24.6
-Eastern NC 1,203 938 75.4 72.2-78.4 265 24.6 21.6-27.8
GENDER
Male 524 388 71.0 66.1-75.4 136 29.0 24.6-33.9
Female 679 550 79.3 75.1-83.0 129 20.7 17.0-24.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 692 539 74.2 69.9-78.1 153 25.8 21.9-30.1
Non-Hispanic Black 314 249 77.0 70.7-82.3 65 23.0 17.7-29.3
Other 197 150 77.5 69.4-84.0 47 22.5 16.0-30.6
AGE
18-34 206 153 73.5 65.8-80.0 53 26.5 20.0-34.2
35-44 163 108 61.4 52.2-69.8 55 38.6 30.2-47.8
45-54 195 141 71.5 63.7-78.2 54 28.5 21.8-36.3
55-64 239 185 77.6 70.9-83.1 54 22.4 16.9-29.1
65-74 235 199 83.0 76.1-88.2 36 17.0 11.8-23.9
75+ 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 353 260 73.1 67.2-78.2 93 26.9 21.8-32.8
Some Post-H.S. 401 309 76.5 71.3-81.0 92 23.5 19.0-28.7
College Graduate 322 286 89.3 84.9-92.6 36 10.7 7.4-15.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 475 337 69.2 63.8-74.2 138 30.8 25.8-36.2
No 717 592 79.1 75.0-82.6 125 20.9 17.4-25.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 180 136 73.5 64.9-80.6 44 26.5 19.4-35.1
Non-Veteran 1,023 802 75.7 72.2-78.9 221 24.3 21.1-27.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 575 448 75.6 71.1-79.7 127 24.4 20.3-28.9
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 341 299 85.3 79.6-89.6 42 14.7 10.4-20.4
Unable to Work 156 99 63.4 53.4-72.4 57 36.6 27.6-46.6
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 174 123 67.6 58.4-75.5 51 32.4 24.5-41.6
$25,000- 34,999 96 75 77.0 65.2-85.7 21 23.0 14.3-34.8
$35,000- 49,999 150 114 71.5 61.8-79.4 36 28.5 20.6-38.2
$50,000- 74,999 133 112 76.7 66.0-84.8 21 23.3 15.2-34.0
$75,000+ 257 221 84.1 77.4-89.1 36 15.9 10.9-22.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 91 73.4 63.4-81.4 35 26.6 18.6-36.6
151% to 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 508 425 80.6 75.8-84.7 83 19.4 15.3-24.2
HOUSING
Own 779 647 79.4 75.6-82.8 132 20.6 17.2-24.4
Rent 328 223 65.7 59.1-71.8 105 34.3 28.2-40.9
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 359 285 77.6 71.6-82.6 74 22.4 17.4-28.4
Rural 752 572 73.2 69.1-77.0 180 26.8 23.0-30.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 685 515 74.2 70.0-78.0 170 25.8 22.0-30.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 277 224 76.2 69.3-82.0 53 23.8 18.0-30.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 241 199 77.2 69.6-83.4 42 22.8 16.6-30.4

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*Current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, or hookah.
This table only includes respondents who were asked the state-added questions on other tobacco products.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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