2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than 1 year ago 1 to 5 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 10 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,053 113 13.2 10.8-16.0 164 18.3 15.6-21.3 134 12.8 10.6-15.4 642 55.7 52.1-59.3
-Eastern NC 362 50 18.4 13.8-24.1 44 15.1 11.1-20.2 49 13.5 9.9-18.2 219 53.0 46.8-59.1
GENDER
Male 185 25 18.8 12.7-26.9 23 15.2 9.9-22.7 25 13.8 8.8-21.0 112 52.2 43.7-60.6
Female 177 25 18.0 11.7-26.6 21 14.9 9.5-22.7 24 13.2 8.5-19.9 107 53.9 44.9-62.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 245 32 19.0 13.4-26.2 25 12.6 8.3-18.8 33 13.9 9.5-19.7 155 54.5 47.1-61.7
Non-Hispanic Black 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 73 *** *** *** 12 16.9 9.2-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 74 76.9 65.6-85.4
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 15 17.7 10.5-28.4 16 17.8 10.6-28.4 17 15.1 8.8-24.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 123 21 22.7 14.6-33.4 20 18.3 11.6-27.8 *** *** *** 71 50.9 40.9-60.9
College Graduate 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 19.6 11.8-30.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 182 31 25.3 17.8-34.5 17 9.5 5.7-15.6 23 11.4 7.0-18.2 111 53.8 44.7-62.6
No 178 19 11.4 7.1-17.9 27 21.0 14.5-29.6 26 15.8 10.5-23.1 106 51.7 43.3-60.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** 13 17.9 10.0-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 277 39 17.9 13.0-24.1 31 14.2 9.8-20.1 41 14.8 10.5-20.4 166 53.2 46.1-60.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 141 24 21.0 13.7-30.7 23 20.2 13.5-29.3 24 17.8 11.5-26.4 70 41.0 32.2-50.3
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 7.7 4.4-13.2 115 77.6 69.0-84.4
Unable to Work 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 175 20 14.6 9.2-22.2 20 14.6 9.3-22.2 27 16.0 10.6-23.3 108 54.9 46.4-63.2
HOUSING
Own 257 27 15.1 10.2-21.8 23 12.2 7.9-18.2 33 13.3 9.1-19.0 174 59.4 51.9-66.4
Rent 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.5 8.9-25.7 38 30.0 21.2-40.6
Other arrangement 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 107 14 19.8 11.8-31.3 *** *** *** 16 16.3 9.4-26.8 *** *** ***
Rural 224 31 17.7 12.1-25.1 32 18.1 12.6-25.3 29 12.2 8.1-17.8 132 52.0 44.0-59.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 180 28 21.4 14.5-30.3 30 18.9 13.0-26.8 22 11.1 6.9-17.4 100 48.6 39.7-57.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 20.7 12.8-31.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 94 11 13.0 7.0-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

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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