2021 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 1,924 454 24.5 22.1-27.0 198 11.8 10.0-13.9 1,272 63.7 60.9-66.4
-Eastern NC 770 184 25.7 21.9-29.9 83 13.1 10.2-16.6 503 61.2 56.6-65.6
GENDER
Male 386 102 28.8 23.4-34.9 49 14.5 10.6-19.5 235 56.6 50.4-62.7
Female 384 82 21.8 17.0-27.6 34 11.4 7.6-16.7 268 66.8 60.2-72.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 471 116 26.0 21.3-31.3 36 10.2 7.1-14.4 319 63.8 58.0-69.2
Non-Hispanic Black 165 34 26.3 18.3-36.3 26 17.2 11.1-25.7 105 56.5 46.8-65.8
Other 124 33 25.1 16.3-36.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 *** *** *** 21 20.7 13.1-31.2 *** *** ***
35-44 93 *** *** *** 18 18.5 11.2-29.0 *** *** ***
45-54 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 161 42 24.1 17.1-32.9 17 10.7 6.0-18.4 102 65.2 55.9-73.5
65-74 192 31 17.5 11.6-25.6 *** *** *** 149 75.3 66.7-82.2
75+ 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 248 76 29.4 23.0-36.8 33 15.1 10.2-21.7 139 55.5 47.8-63.0
Some Post-H.S. 251 52 21.2 15.5-28.2 34 15.2 10.4-21.6 165 63.7 55.6-71.0
College Graduate 182 28 18.6 12.0-27.7 *** *** *** 149 78.1 68.8-85.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 330 85 30.0 23.9-36.8 34 12.0 8.1-17.4 211 58.0 51.1-64.6
No 433 97 22.8 18.2-28.3 49 14.0 10.2-19.0 287 63.1 56.9-68.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 152 34 20.3 13.8-28.9 13 13.5 7.6-23.1 105 66.1 56.2-74.8
Non-Veteran 617 150 27.1 22.7-32.1 70 13.0 9.9-16.9 397 59.9 54.6-64.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 337 98 28.4 22.7-34.9 42 13.0 9.1-18.4 197 58.5 51.5-65.2
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 262 33 13.9 9.2-20.4 *** *** *** 214 80.1 73.1-85.6
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** 16 16.1 8.9-27.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 107 23 19.4 11.4-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 157 31 23.0 15.9-32.1 *** *** *** 116 66.7 57.0-75.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 161 37 26.6 18.6-36.6 *** *** *** 111 63.6 53.5-72.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 355 78 23.1 17.9-29.1 32 12.0 8.2-17.1 245 65.0 58.2-71.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 161 37 26.6 18.6-36.6 *** *** *** 111 63.6 53.5-72.6
HOUSING
Own 516 100 22.0 17.6-27.1 44 11.4 8.1-15.6 372 66.6 61.0-71.8
Rent 193 66 38.7 30.6-47.5 30 19.4 13.0-28.0 97 41.9 34.1-50.2
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 192 43 22.0 15.9-29.7 25 17.2 11.3-25.4 124 60.7 52.1-68.7
Rural 516 130 27.7 22.8-33.2 53 11.6 8.4-15.9 333 60.7 54.8-66.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 394 108 31.3 25.2-38.1 47 13.4 9.5-18.7 239 55.3 48.1-62.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 303 55 17.9 13.4-23.5 29 13.6 9.2-19.8 219 68.5 61.7-74.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 162 30 20.4 13.9-28.9 14 12.1 6.9-20.4 118 67.5 58.0-75.8
2nd Quartile 86 21 22.7 14.0-34.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 241 55 24.1 18.3-31.0 24 11.6 7.5-17.7 162 64.3 56.9-71.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 281 78 32.6 24.8-41.5 35 13.9 9.0-20.8 168 53.5 44.2-62.6

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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 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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