2021 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 4,824 4,172 85.6 84.3-86.8 652 14.4 13.2-15.7
-Eastern NC 1,810 1,543 83.2 80.9-85.4 267 16.8 14.6-19.1
GENDER
Male 800 649 78.8 74.9-82.2 151 21.2 17.8-25.1
Female 1,010 894 87.5 84.6-89.9 116 12.5 10.1-15.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,023 871 82.5 79.3-85.3 152 17.5 14.7-20.7
Non-Hispanic Black 435 375 84.3 79.4-88.3 60 15.7 11.7-20.6
Other 326 274 83.4 77.0-88.3 52 16.6 11.7-23.0
AGE
18-34 338 283 82.0 76.5-86.4 55 18.0 13.6-23.5
35-44 240 188 77.9 71.1-83.4 52 22.1 16.6-28.9
45-54 261 210 79.2 72.4-84.6 51 20.8 15.4-27.6
55-64 330 271 82.1 76.3-86.7 59 17.9 13.3-23.7
65-74 387 344 87.3 82.2-91.0 43 12.7 9.0-17.8
75+ 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 128 75.2 65.7-82.7 39 24.8 17.3-34.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 384 76.5 71.5-80.9 109 23.5 19.1-28.5
Some Post-H.S. 511 425 84.0 80.0-87.4 86 16.0 12.6-20.0
College Graduate 630 597 94.2 91.1-96.2 33 5.8 3.8- 8.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 518 78.7 74.2-82.6 119 21.3 17.4-25.8
No 1,159 1,013 85.5 82.6-87.9 146 14.5 12.1-17.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 304 257 82.8 76.8-87.6 47 17.2 12.4-23.2
Non-Veteran 1,501 1,281 83.3 80.6-85.6 220 16.7 14.4-19.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 760 82.8 79.4-85.8 140 17.2 14.2-20.6
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 544 496 90.4 86.6-93.2 48 9.6 6.8-13.4
Unable to Work 153 114 69.0 59.1-77.5 39 31.0 22.5-40.9
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 189 147 78.7 70.4-85.2 42 21.3 14.8-29.6
$25,000- 34,999 194 156 79.7 71.6-85.9 38 20.3 14.1-28.4
$35,000- 49,999 215 181 84.4 77.5-89.5 34 15.6 10.5-22.5
$50,000- 74,999 232 198 82.6 75.1-88.2 34 17.4 11.8-24.9
$75,000+ 459 418 87.9 83.3-91.4 41 12.1 8.6-16.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 412 362 85.6 80.3-89.7 50 14.4 10.3-19.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 103 71.6 61.1-80.2 36 28.4 19.8-38.9
101% to 150% 158 129 83.4 74.7-89.5 29 16.6 10.5-25.3
151% to 200% 178 148 82.4 74.2-88.5 30 17.6 11.5-25.8
More than 200% 869 759 84.9 81.5-87.8 110 15.1 12.2-18.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 412 362 85.6 80.3-89.7 50 14.4 10.3-19.7
HOUSING
Own 1,216 1,072 85.1 82.2-87.6 144 14.9 12.4-17.8
Rent 445 349 75.9 70.4-80.7 96 24.1 19.3-29.6
Other arrangement 134 107 85.6 78.2-90.8 27 14.4 9.2-21.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 146 130 86.6 78.5-91.9 16 13.4 8.1-21.5
Regional City or Suburban County 503 435 85.2 81.0-88.7 68 14.8 11.3-19.0
Rural 1,161 978 81.9 78.6-84.7 183 18.1 15.3-21.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 919 764 80.9 77.1-84.1 155 19.1 15.9-22.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 714 630 86.3 82.8-89.2 84 13.7 10.8-17.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 149 82.2 74.4-88.0 28 17.8 12.0-25.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 363 319 83.9 78.4-88.3 44 16.1 11.7-21.6
2nd Quartile 216 185 84.0 77.1-89.1 31 16.0 10.9-22.9
3rd Quartile 592 513 85.8 82.1-88.9 79 14.2 11.1-17.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 639 526 79.4 74.4-83.6 113 20.6 16.4-25.6

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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 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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