2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,131 470 12.9 11.6-14.2 211 5.6 4.8- 6.6 1,067 24.1 22.7-25.7 2,383 57.4 55.6-59.2
-Eastern NC 1,359 177 14.4 12.2-16.8 63 5.6 4.2- 7.5 363 24.0 21.5-26.7 756 56.0 52.8-59.2
GENDER
Male 605 91 16.9 13.6-20.8 38 7.6 5.3-10.9 185 26.3 22.6-30.4 291 49.2 44.5-53.9
Female 754 86 12.1 9.4-15.3 25 3.8 2.3- 6.2 178 21.9 18.6-25.6 465 62.2 57.8-66.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 809 111 15.2 12.4-18.5 32 5.2 3.5- 7.7 246 27.5 24.2-31.1 420 52.1 48.0-56.1
Non-Hispanic Black 333 43 14.9 10.7-20.3 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6 79 21.2 16.5-26.9 194 58.2 51.6-64.6
Other 217 23 8.8 5.5-13.8 *** *** *** 38 12.5 8.6-17.8 142 70.9 63.0-77.8
AGE
18-34 279 31 10.4 7.0-15.1 18 8.3 5.0-13.4 37 13.1 9.3-18.2 193 68.2 61.6-74.2
35-44 191 39 26.2 19.1-34.8 *** *** *** 32 14.8 10.1-21.1 106 51.4 43.2-59.5
45-54 210 39 20.4 14.7-27.6 *** *** *** 54 26.6 20.3-33.9 105 47.9 40.2-55.6
55-64 253 36 13.9 9.7-19.4 *** *** *** 73 32.8 26.0-40.4 131 48.0 41.0-55.2
65-74 252 24 11.3 7.2-17.5 *** *** *** 94 36.4 30.0-43.3 130 50.8 43.8-57.7
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 69 37.4 28.8-46.9 81 55.8 45.9-65.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 30 26.4 18.2-36.6 *** *** *** 33 21.0 14.3-29.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 62 15.7 12.0-20.3 19 5.4 3.2- 8.9 107 25.6 20.8-31.0 203 53.3 47.4-59.1
Some Post-H.S. 445 60 13.6 10.2-17.8 25 5.5 3.6- 8.4 123 24.5 20.4-29.2 237 56.4 51.0-61.6
College Graduate 389 25 5.8 3.7- 9.0 *** *** *** 98 22.8 18.6-27.6 257 69.0 63.8-73.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 520 94 20.1 16.1-24.8 31 6.6 4.3-10.0 182 33.5 28.8-38.7 213 39.8 34.8-45.0
No 829 81 11.0 8.7-14.0 32 5.2 3.5- 7.7 179 18.5 15.8-21.6 537 65.3 61.3-69.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 246 31 13.9 9.3-20.2 *** *** *** 85 32.2 25.7-39.4 117 47.8 40.5-55.2
Non-Veteran 1,112 146 14.5 12.1-17.3 50 5.5 4.0- 7.6 278 22.2 19.6-25.2 638 57.7 54.2-61.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 677 83 13.2 10.5-16.6 40 7.1 5.0-10.0 142 19.3 16.2-22.9 412 60.4 55.9-64.6
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 369 28 9.5 6.1-14.5 *** *** *** 147 37.6 31.9-43.5 188 50.8 44.6-57.0
Unable to Work 161 37 21.5 14.7-30.3 *** *** *** 54 35.2 26.5-45.0 58 34.1 26.0-43.3
Other not in Labor Force 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 77.2 66.2-85.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 29 22.3 15.0-31.9 *** *** *** 25 21.1 13.9-30.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 32 18.5 12.6-26.2 *** *** *** 50 20.9 15.1-28.2 99 54.6 46.0-62.9
$25,000- 34,999 118 19 17.7 10.8-27.6 *** *** *** 36 30.8 21.7-41.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 27 17.6 11.7-25.7 *** *** *** 58 31.5 24.3-39.6 82 44.4 36.3-52.9
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 30.2 22.9-38.7 87 52.4 43.3-61.3
$75,000+ 305 23 9.1 5.6-14.4 *** *** *** 76 22.4 17.6-28.1 195 63.2 56.5-69.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 29 20.2 13.2-29.6 *** *** *** 35 21.0 14.1-30.0 64 50.4 40.2-60.5
101% to 150% 144 25 17.1 11.1-25.4 *** *** *** 37 26.0 18.5-35.3 74 52.5 42.7-62.0
151% to 200% 123 21 23.5 15.5-34.1 *** *** *** 42 31.3 22.7-41.4 55 38.6 29.4-48.6
More than 200% 603 51 10.5 7.6-14.3 24 5.4 3.4- 8.5 176 27.0 23.2-31.2 352 57.1 52.4-61.6
HOUSING
Own 850 86 12.7 10.1-15.9 34 5.3 3.6- 7.8 258 28.4 25.0-32.1 472 53.5 49.5-57.5
Rent 399 72 18.7 14.6-23.7 23 6.4 3.8-10.7 91 19.0 15.2-23.5 213 55.9 50.1-61.6
Other arrangement 98 18 15.9 9.4-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 24.6 16.7-34.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 427 56 13.9 10.3-18.6 *** *** *** 107 22.1 18.1-26.8 249 59.3 53.5-64.8
Rural 829 113 15.3 12.5-18.6 45 6.4 4.6- 9.0 225 25.0 21.7-28.7 446 53.2 49.1-57.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 752 106 15.0 12.1-18.4 41 6.1 4.1- 8.8 180 23.4 19.9-27.3 425 55.6 51.2-59.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 330 38 13.1 9.2-18.3 13 5.4 3.0- 9.4 88 22.7 18.1-28.0 191 58.8 52.5-64.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 33 14.5 9.9-20.7 *** *** *** 95 27.0 21.6-33.2 140 53.5 46.3-60.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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