2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

On average, when you [smoke/ smoked] regularly, about how many cigarettes {do/did} you usually smoke each day?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 9 cigarettes (less than half a pack) 10 to 19 cigarettes (half a pack to less than a pack) 20 cigarettes (one pack) 21+ cigarettes (more than one pack)
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,354 346 24.4 21.9-27.2 462 36.0 32.9-39.1 372 27.4 24.7-30.3 174 12.2 10.3-14.4
-Eastern NC 475 105 21.7 17.6-26.5 175 39.2 34.0-44.5 130 27.7 23.3-32.7 65 11.4 8.7-14.8
GENDER
Male 244 52 21.1 15.6-27.8 79 35.6 28.7-43.2 72 30.4 24.2-37.6 41 12.9 9.0-18.0
Female 231 53 22.6 16.7-29.8 96 43.5 36.1-51.2 58 24.4 18.6-31.3 24 9.6 6.2-14.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 303 37 12.4 8.6-17.6 115 39.3 33.0-45.9 97 33.1 27.3-39.6 54 15.2 11.3-20.1
Non-Hispanic Black 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.1 10.7-26.4 *** *** ***
Other 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 21 20.3 12.8-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 102 19 15.4 8.8-25.5 28 28.6 19.6-39.7 *** *** *** 12 10.3 5.6-18.0
65-74 97 19 20.5 12.6-31.5 30 27.4 18.4-38.6 *** *** *** 19 17.2 10.6-26.7
75+ 65 13 17.8 10.1-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 151 39 25.6 18.4-34.5 49 31.9 23.8-41.2 44 30.2 22.5-39.1 19 12.3 7.4-19.8
Some Post-H.S. 169 29 17.6 11.9-25.2 68 44.9 36.6-53.4 46 25.5 18.9-33.4 26 12.0 7.9-17.8
College Graduate 92 20 21.1 13.4-31.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 250 52 21.3 15.5-28.4 89 37.2 30.3-44.7 61 24.8 19.0-31.7 48 16.7 12.2-22.5
No 221 52 22.3 16.7-29.2 85 41.3 33.9-49.1 68 30.9 24.4-38.3 16 5.5 3.2- 9.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.5 9.6-24.0
Non-Veteran 381 93 23.6 18.9-29.1 144 38.9 33.3-44.8 99 27.0 22.1-32.5 45 10.5 7.6-14.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 196 43 20.8 14.9-28.1 79 44.7 36.8-52.9 54 26.5 20.2-34.0 20 8.0 5.0-12.5
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 142 29 19.4 13.2-27.7 43 28.5 20.7-37.8 41 34.5 25.5-44.8 29 17.6 11.9-25.4
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.6 6.9-21.9
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 19.8 11.7-31.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 12 14.6 7.9-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 197 31 12.3 8.3-17.8 71 39.1 31.2-47.6 69 36.5 29.0-44.7 26 12.1 7.8-18.1
HOUSING
Own 307 59 18.2 13.8-23.7 114 40.2 33.9-46.9 94 30.4 24.8-36.6 40 11.2 7.9-15.6
Rent 142 39 29.4 20.6-40.0 53 38.2 29.1-48.1 30 21.0 14.2-30.0 20 11.4 6.9-18.2
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 133 36 27.2 18.9-37.5 44 33.6 24.7-43.8 38 29.8 21.5-39.6 15 9.4 5.4-15.9
Rural 313 60 19.4 14.7-25.2 119 40.7 34.4-47.4 87 27.4 22.1-33.6 47 12.4 9.0-16.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 272 67 23.3 17.9-29.9 107 41.9 35.1-49.1 71 26.4 20.7-33.0 27 8.4 5.6-12.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 101 *** *** *** 29 25.1 16.9-35.6 *** *** *** 19 15.3 9.1-24.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 102 18 15.0 8.7-24.6 *** *** *** 26 22.9 15.1-33.2 19 14.4 8.6-23.2

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*Asked of respondents that have smoked in the past or are currently smoking.
Regularly is at least one cigarette or more on days that a respondent smokes (either every day or some days) or smoked (not at all).

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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