2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Use Use at least 1 Product
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,248 3,460 79.3 77.6-80.8 788 20.7 19.2-22.4
-Eastern NC 1,633 1,315 76.6 73.6-79.4 318 23.4 20.6-26.4
GENDER
Male 699 530 72.3 67.7-76.5 169 27.7 23.5-32.3
Female 934 785 80.6 76.5-84.1 149 19.4 15.9-23.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 896 719 74.0 69.8-77.8 177 26.0 22.2-30.2
Non-Hispanic Black 415 345 81.4 76.0-85.8 70 18.6 14.2-24.0
Other 299 232 77.1 69.3-83.4 67 22.9 16.6-30.7
AGE
18-34 262 189 65.7 57.9-72.7 73 34.3 27.3-42.1
35-44 218 165 73.9 66.5-80.3 53 26.1 19.7-33.5
45-54 244 183 74.5 67.3-80.6 61 25.5 19.4-32.7
55-64 310 240 78.4 72.2-83.5 70 21.6 16.5-27.8
65-74 361 316 86.6 81.3-90.6 45 13.4 9.4-18.7
75+ 201 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 113 71.1 61.1-79.5 45 28.9 20.5-38.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 321 68.3 62.0-74.0 119 31.7 26.0-38.0
Some Post-H.S. 453 348 75.5 70.1-80.3 105 24.5 19.7-29.9
College Graduate 573 524 90.6 86.9-93.3 49 9.4 6.7-13.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 593 454 73.2 68.1-77.7 139 26.8 22.3-31.9
No 1,027 851 78.4 74.6-81.8 176 21.6 18.2-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 249 204 81.3 74.2-86.7 45 18.7 13.3-25.8
Non-Veteran 1,380 1,107 75.7 72.3-78.7 273 24.3 21.3-27.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 800 622 73.3 69.1-77.2 178 26.7 22.8-30.9
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 505 448 88.3 84.2-91.5 57 11.7 8.5-15.8
Unable to Work 144 101 67.9 57.6-76.8 43 32.1 23.2-42.4
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 170 126 69.9 60.0-78.3 44 30.1 21.7-40.0
$35,000- 49,999 180 136 73.0 63.7-80.7 44 27.0 19.3-36.3
$50,000- 74,999 205 167 73.9 64.3-81.6 38 26.1 18.4-35.7
$75,000+ 412 353 82.5 77.5-86.7 59 17.5 13.3-22.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 399 339 81.1 74.5-86.2 60 18.9 13.8-25.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 88 68.3 57.2-77.7 39 31.7 22.3-42.8
101% to 150% 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 34 28.0 19.0-39.3
More than 200% 768 631 78.8 74.9-82.3 137 21.2 17.7-25.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 399 339 81.1 74.5-86.2 60 18.9 13.8-25.5
HOUSING
Own 1,124 946 80.3 76.8-83.3 178 19.7 16.7-23.2
Rent 376 276 69.8 63.3-75.6 100 30.2 24.4-36.7
Other arrangement 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 134 110 75.3 65.0-83.4 24 24.7 16.6-35.0
Regional City or Suburban County 427 345 78.7 73.4-83.2 82 21.3 16.8-26.6
Rural 1,072 860 75.8 71.8-79.4 212 24.2 20.6-28.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 854 671 73.4 68.8-77.6 183 26.6 22.4-31.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 624 522 80.5 76.0-84.3 102 19.5 15.7-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 155 122 76.5 67.7-83.5 33 23.5 16.5-32.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 310 255 74.0 66.6-80.3 55 26.0 19.7-33.4
2nd Quartile 185 152 83.0 75.9-88.3 33 17.0 11.7-24.1
3rd Quartile 520 424 78.9 74.2-83.0 96 21.1 17.0-25.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 618 484 72.7 66.7-78.0 134 27.3 22.0-33.3

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*Current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, or hookah.
This table only includes respondents who were asked the questions on other tobacco products.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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