2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,748 470 30.2 27.6-32.9 211 13.2 11.3-15.3 1,067 56.7 53.8-59.5
-Eastern NC 603 177 32.6 28.2-37.4 63 12.8 9.7-16.8 363 54.5 49.7-59.3
GENDER
Male 314 91 33.2 27.2-39.8 38 15.0 10.5-21.0 185 51.7 45.2-58.3
Female 289 86 31.9 25.6-39.0 25 10.1 6.3-15.8 178 58.0 50.7-64.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 389 111 31.8 26.5-37.6 32 10.9 7.4-15.8 246 57.3 51.3-63.1
Non-Hispanic Black 139 43 35.6 26.6-45.9 17 13.5 7.9-22.1 79 50.9 40.9-60.8
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 85 *** *** *** 14 15.7 8.7-26.8 *** *** ***
45-54 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 122 36 26.7 18.8-36.4 *** *** *** 73 63.0 52.5-72.5
65-74 122 24 23.1 14.9-33.8 *** *** *** 94 73.9 63.0-82.5
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 188 62 33.6 26.2-41.9 19 11.6 7.0-18.6 107 54.8 46.3-63.0
Some Post-H.S. 208 60 31.1 24.1-39.1 25 12.7 8.4-18.8 123 56.2 48.2-63.8
College Graduate 132 25 18.9 12.3-27.8 *** *** *** 98 73.6 64.0-81.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 94 33.4 27.1-40.3 31 10.9 7.1-16.3 182 55.7 48.7-62.5
No 292 81 31.8 25.7-38.6 32 14.9 10.2-21.2 179 53.4 46.6-60.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 129 31 26.6 18.2-37.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 474 146 34.3 29.3-39.7 50 13.1 9.6-17.7 278 52.6 47.2-58.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 265 83 33.4 27.1-40.4 40 17.9 12.8-24.5 142 48.7 41.7-55.7
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 181 28 19.3 12.8-28.2 *** *** *** 147 76.3 67.2-83.5
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 251 51 24.5 18.2-32.0 24 12.6 8.0-19.3 176 62.9 55.1-70.1
HOUSING
Own 378 86 27.4 22.1-33.3 34 11.4 7.8-16.4 258 61.2 55.0-67.1
Rent 186 72 42.4 34.2-51.2 23 14.5 8.7-23.1 91 43.0 35.0-51.5
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 178 56 34.2 26.1-43.3 15 11.5 6.3-20.1 107 54.3 45.3-63.1
Rural 383 113 32.8 27.3-38.8 45 13.8 9.9-18.8 225 53.5 47.4-59.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 327 106 33.7 27.8-40.2 41 13.7 9.4-19.4 180 52.6 46.0-59.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 139 38 31.8 23.3-41.8 13 13.0 7.4-21.9 88 55.1 45.3-64.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 137 33 31.1 22.1-41.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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