2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,131 3,450 81.5 80.0-83.0 681 18.5 17.0-20.0
-Eastern NC 1,359 1,119 80.0 77.2-82.5 240 20.0 17.5-22.8
GENDER
Male 605 476 75.5 71.0-79.5 129 24.5 20.5-29.0
Female 754 643 84.1 80.5-87.2 111 15.9 12.8-19.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 809 666 79.5 75.8-82.8 143 20.5 17.2-24.2
Non-Hispanic Black 333 273 79.5 73.6-84.4 60 20.5 15.6-26.4
Other 217 180 83.4 76.0-88.9 37 16.6 11.1-24.0
AGE
18-34 279 230 81.4 75.3-86.2 49 18.6 13.8-24.7
35-44 191 138 66.2 57.5-73.8 53 33.8 26.2-42.5
45-54 210 159 74.4 67.0-80.7 51 25.6 19.3-33.0
55-64 253 204 80.8 74.5-85.8 49 19.2 14.2-25.5
65-74 252 224 87.2 80.8-91.6 28 12.8 8.4-19.2
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 310 78.9 73.7-83.2 81 21.1 16.8-26.3
Some Post-H.S. 445 360 80.9 76.3-84.8 85 19.1 15.2-23.7
College Graduate 389 355 91.8 88.2-94.4 34 8.2 5.6-11.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 395 73.4 68.2-77.9 125 26.6 22.1-31.8
No 829 716 83.8 80.4-86.7 113 16.2 13.3-19.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 246 202 80.0 72.8-85.6 44 20.0 14.4-27.2
Non-Veteran 1,112 916 80.0 76.8-82.8 196 20.0 17.2-23.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 677 554 79.7 75.7-83.1 123 20.3 16.9-24.3
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 369 335 88.3 83.1-92.1 34 11.7 7.9-16.9
Unable to Work 161 112 69.3 59.4-77.6 49 30.7 22.4-40.6
Other not in Labor Force 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 77 67.9 57.1-77.1 39 32.1 22.9-42.9
$15,000- 24,999 194 149 75.5 67.4-82.1 45 24.5 17.9-32.6
$25,000- 34,999 118 96 79.5 69.3-86.9 22 20.5 13.1-30.7
$35,000- 49,999 176 140 75.9 67.4-82.8 36 24.1 17.2-32.6
$50,000- 74,999 156 138 82.6 73.2-89.2 18 17.4 10.8-26.8
$75,000+ 305 271 85.6 79.1-90.3 34 14.4 9.7-20.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 99 71.4 61.4-79.6 41 28.6 20.4-38.6
101% to 150% 144 111 78.5 69.7-85.3 33 21.5 14.7-30.3
151% to 200% 123 97 69.9 59.0-78.9 26 30.1 21.1-41.0
More than 200% 603 528 84.1 79.8-87.6 75 15.9 12.4-20.2
HOUSING
Own 850 730 82.0 78.4-85.1 120 18.0 14.9-21.6
Rent 399 304 74.9 69.3-79.8 95 25.1 20.2-30.7
Other arrangement 98 74 77.0 66.0-85.2 24 23.0 14.8-34.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 427 356 81.4 76.1-85.7 71 18.6 14.3-23.9
Rural 829 671 78.2 74.5-81.5 158 21.8 18.5-25.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 752 605 79.0 75.1-82.4 147 21.0 17.6-24.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 330 279 81.5 75.8-86.2 51 18.5 13.8-24.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 235 80.6 73.7-86.0 42 19.4 14.0-26.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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