2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,136 1,753 42.7 40.9-44.5 2,383 57.3 55.5-59.1
-Eastern NC 1,361 605 44.1 40.9-47.3 756 55.9 52.7-59.1
GENDER
Male 607 316 51.0 46.3-55.7 291 49.0 44.3-53.7
Female 754 289 37.8 33.6-42.2 465 62.2 57.8-66.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 811 391 48.1 44.0-52.1 420 51.9 47.9-56.0
Non-Hispanic Black 333 139 41.8 35.4-48.4 194 58.2 51.6-64.6
Other 217 75 29.1 22.2-37.0 142 70.9 63.0-77.8
AGE
18-34 279 86 31.8 25.8-38.4 193 68.2 61.6-74.2
35-44 191 85 48.6 40.5-56.8 106 51.4 43.2-59.5
45-54 210 105 52.1 44.4-59.8 105 47.9 40.2-55.6
55-64 253 122 52.0 44.8-59.0 131 48.0 41.0-55.2
65-74 253 123 49.3 42.4-56.3 130 50.7 43.7-57.6
75+ 161 80 44.9 35.4-54.7 81 55.1 45.3-64.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 392 189 46.9 41.1-52.8 203 53.1 47.2-58.9
Some Post-H.S. 445 208 43.6 38.4-49.0 237 56.4 51.0-61.6
College Graduate 390 133 31.1 26.3-36.3 257 68.9 63.7-73.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 521 308 60.2 55.0-65.3 213 39.8 34.7-45.0
No 830 293 34.9 31.1-38.8 537 65.1 61.2-68.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 248 131 52.6 45.2-59.8 117 47.4 40.2-54.8
Non-Veteran 1,112 474 42.3 38.8-45.8 638 57.7 54.2-61.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 677 265 39.6 35.4-44.1 412 60.4 55.9-64.6
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 371 183 49.5 43.4-55.7 188 50.5 44.3-56.6
Unable to Work 161 103 65.9 56.7-74.0 58 34.1 26.0-43.3
Other not in Labor Force 87 22 22.8 14.6-33.8 65 77.2 66.2-85.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 194 95 45.4 37.1-54.0 99 54.6 46.0-62.9
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 94 55.6 47.1-63.7 82 44.4 36.3-52.9
$50,000- 74,999 156 69 47.6 38.7-56.7 87 52.4 43.3-61.3
$75,000+ 306 111 36.9 30.7-43.6 195 63.1 56.4-69.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 76 49.6 39.5-59.8 64 50.4 40.2-60.5
101% to 150% 144 70 47.5 38.0-57.3 74 52.5 42.7-62.0
151% to 200% 123 68 61.4 51.4-70.6 55 38.6 29.4-48.6
More than 200% 604 252 43.0 38.4-47.7 352 57.0 52.3-61.6
HOUSING
Own 852 380 46.6 42.6-50.6 472 53.4 49.4-57.4
Rent 399 186 44.1 38.4-49.9 213 55.9 50.1-61.6
Other arrangement 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 428 179 40.8 35.3-46.6 249 59.2 53.4-64.7
Rural 830 384 46.9 42.8-51.0 446 53.1 49.0-57.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 754 329 44.6 40.3-48.9 425 55.4 51.1-59.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 330 139 41.2 35.1-47.5 191 58.8 52.5-64.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 137 46.5 39.4-53.7 140 53.5 46.3-60.6

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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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