2021 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 4,824 454 9.7 8.7-10.8 198 4.7 3.9- 5.6 1,272 25.3 23.8-26.9 2,900 60.3 58.5-62.0
-Eastern NC 1,810 184 11.1 9.4-13.1 83 5.7 4.4- 7.3 503 26.4 23.8-29.3 1,040 56.8 53.8-59.8
GENDER
Male 800 102 14.1 11.3-17.5 49 7.1 5.1- 9.7 235 27.7 24.0-31.8 414 51.1 46.6-55.5
Female 1,010 82 8.2 6.4-10.6 34 4.3 2.8- 6.4 268 25.2 21.6-29.3 626 62.2 58.0-66.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,023 116 12.6 10.2-15.4 36 4.9 3.4- 7.0 319 30.8 27.1-34.7 552 51.7 47.7-55.7
Non-Hispanic Black 435 34 9.5 6.4-13.9 26 6.2 3.9- 9.6 105 20.4 16.2-25.3 270 64.0 58.0-69.5
Other 326 33 9.3 6.0-14.1 *** *** *** 72 20.4 14.7-27.6 202 63.0 55.4-70.0
AGE
18-34 338 34 10.6 7.3-15.2 21 7.4 4.6-11.5 52 17.5 12.2-24.5 231 64.5 57.4-71.0
35-44 240 34 14.4 9.9-20.5 18 7.7 4.6-12.6 41 19.6 14.2-26.5 147 58.3 50.8-65.4
45-54 261 38 15.4 10.8-21.5 *** *** *** 52 19.8 14.7-26.2 158 59.3 52.0-66.3
55-64 330 42 12.4 8.6-17.5 17 5.5 3.0- 9.7 102 33.5 27.6-39.9 169 48.6 42.0-55.4
65-74 387 31 9.0 5.9-13.6 *** *** *** 149 38.8 33.0-44.9 195 48.4 42.3-54.6
75+ 216 *** *** *** *** *** *** 96 45.6 37.0-54.6 115 52.4 43.5-61.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 28 18.1 11.7-26.9 *** *** *** 47 25.7 18.4-34.6 81 49.5 39.6-59.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 76 15.5 11.9-19.9 33 8.0 5.3-11.7 139 29.3 24.4-34.6 245 47.3 41.8-52.8
Some Post-H.S. 511 52 9.3 6.8-12.6 34 6.7 4.5- 9.7 165 28.0 23.0-33.6 260 56.1 50.4-61.6
College Graduate 630 28 5.0 3.1- 7.8 *** *** *** 149 20.8 17.3-24.7 448 73.4 69.0-77.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 85 15.2 11.8-19.3 34 6.1 4.1- 9.0 211 29.4 25.2-34.0 307 49.3 44.2-54.5
No 1,159 97 9.0 7.1-11.3 49 5.5 4.0- 7.6 287 24.8 21.5-28.5 726 60.6 56.8-64.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 304 34 10.3 6.9-15.1 13 6.9 3.8-12.2 105 33.5 27.4-40.2 152 49.4 42.6-56.2
Non-Veteran 1,501 150 11.3 9.4-13.6 70 5.4 4.1- 7.1 397 24.9 22.1-28.1 884 58.3 54.9-61.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 98 11.8 9.3-14.8 42 5.4 3.8- 7.7 197 24.3 20.5-28.5 563 58.5 54.2-62.7
Unemployed 99 18 16.4 9.8-26.3 *** *** *** 22 17.4 10.7-27.1 *** *** ***
Retired 544 33 6.7 4.4-10.1 *** *** *** 214 38.8 33.7-44.1 282 51.6 46.2-57.0
Unable to Work 153 29 22.3 15.1-31.8 *** *** *** 51 32.1 23.8-41.7 63 36.9 28.1-46.8
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.1 6.7-20.7 72 80.4 69.9-87.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 18 17.7 10.2-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 189 26 14.3 9.1-21.8 *** *** *** 55 22.1 15.5-30.6 92 56.6 46.4-66.3
$25,000- 34,999 194 26 12.6 8.0-19.3 *** *** *** 58 28.4 21.3-36.7 98 51.4 42.5-60.1
$35,000- 49,999 215 23 11.7 7.2-18.4 *** *** *** 66 27.6 21.1-35.4 115 56.8 48.6-64.6
$50,000- 74,999 232 23 10.2 6.1-16.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 47.2 38.0-56.6
$75,000+ 459 31 8.4 5.6-12.3 *** *** *** 116 24.2 19.9-29.0 302 63.7 58.2-68.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 412 37 10.5 7.1-15.4 *** *** *** 111 25.2 20.5-30.4 251 60.4 54.3-66.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 28 21.0 13.7-30.8 *** *** *** 35 25.0 16.6-35.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 158 17 10.4 5.7-18.2 *** *** *** 49 24.6 17.0-34.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 178 16 9.7 5.4-16.7 *** *** *** 55 27.2 20.0-35.8 93 55.2 46.1-64.0
More than 200% 869 78 9.9 7.7-12.8 32 5.2 3.5- 7.5 245 28.0 24.0-32.3 514 56.9 52.5-61.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 412 37 10.5 7.1-15.4 *** *** *** 111 25.2 20.5-30.4 251 60.4 54.3-66.3
HOUSING
Own 1,216 100 9.8 7.8-12.3 44 5.1 3.6- 7.1 372 29.7 26.4-33.3 700 55.4 51.6-59.1
Rent 445 66 16.0 12.2-20.9 30 8.0 5.2-12.2 97 17.4 13.8-21.6 252 58.5 52.5-64.3
Other arrangement 134 18 9.6 5.5-16.1 *** *** *** 29 23.9 15.4-35.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 29.2 21.7-38.0 84 57.4 47.9-66.3
Regional City or Suburban County 503 43 8.3 5.9-11.6 25 6.5 4.2-10.0 124 22.8 18.8-27.4 311 62.4 57.2-67.4
Rural 1,161 130 12.8 10.4-15.6 53 5.4 3.9- 7.4 333 28.0 24.4-31.9 645 53.8 49.9-57.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 919 108 13.4 10.6-16.7 47 5.7 4.0- 8.1 239 23.6 19.7-28.1 525 57.2 52.6-61.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 714 55 7.8 5.8-10.4 29 5.9 3.9- 8.9 219 29.8 25.9-33.9 411 56.5 52.0-60.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 21 13.3 8.3-20.8 *** *** *** 45 26.1 19.3-34.4 104 56.0 47.3-64.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 363 30 10.1 6.8-14.7 14 6.0 3.4-10.4 118 33.4 27.7-39.7 201 50.5 44.2-56.7
2nd Quartile 216 21 9.3 5.7-15.0 *** *** *** 55 25.2 19.1-32.4 130 58.8 51.0-66.2
3rd Quartile 592 55 9.5 7.1-12.7 24 4.6 2.9- 7.2 162 25.5 21.6-29.9 351 60.3 55.5-65.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 639 78 14.4 10.9-19.0 35 6.2 4.0- 9.4 168 23.7 18.6-29.8 358 55.7 49.6-61.6

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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 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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