2021 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 4,824 1,924 39.7 38.0-41.5 2,900 60.3 58.5-62.0
-Eastern NC 1,810 770 43.2 40.2-46.2 1,040 56.8 53.8-59.8
GENDER
Male 800 386 48.9 44.5-53.4 414 51.1 46.6-55.5
Female 1,010 384 37.8 33.7-42.0 626 62.2 58.0-66.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,023 471 48.3 44.3-52.3 552 51.7 47.7-55.7
Non-Hispanic Black 435 165 36.0 30.5-42.0 270 64.0 58.0-69.5
Other 326 124 37.0 30.0-44.6 202 63.0 55.4-70.0
AGE
18-34 338 107 35.5 29.0-42.6 231 64.5 57.4-71.0
35-44 240 93 41.7 34.6-49.2 147 58.3 50.8-65.4
45-54 261 103 40.7 33.7-48.0 158 59.3 52.0-66.3
55-64 330 161 51.4 44.6-58.0 169 48.6 42.0-55.4
65-74 387 192 51.6 45.4-57.7 195 48.4 42.3-54.6
75+ 216 101 47.6 38.8-56.5 115 52.4 43.5-61.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 86 50.5 40.5-60.4 81 49.5 39.6-59.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 248 52.7 47.2-58.2 245 47.3 41.8-52.8
Some Post-H.S. 511 251 43.9 38.4-49.6 260 56.1 50.4-61.6
College Graduate 630 182 26.6 22.6-31.0 448 73.4 69.0-77.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 330 50.7 45.5-55.8 307 49.3 44.2-54.5
No 1,159 433 39.4 35.7-43.2 726 60.6 56.8-64.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 304 152 50.6 43.8-57.4 152 49.4 42.6-56.2
Non-Veteran 1,501 617 41.7 38.4-45.1 884 58.3 54.9-61.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 337 41.5 37.3-45.8 563 58.5 54.2-62.7
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 544 262 48.4 43.0-53.8 282 51.6 46.2-57.0
Unable to Work 153 90 63.1 53.2-71.9 63 36.9 28.1-46.8
Other not in Labor Force 97 25 19.6 12.1-30.1 72 80.4 69.9-87.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 189 97 43.4 33.7-53.6 92 56.6 46.4-66.3
$25,000- 34,999 194 96 48.6 39.9-57.5 98 51.4 42.5-60.1
$35,000- 49,999 215 100 43.2 35.4-51.4 115 56.8 48.6-64.6
$50,000- 74,999 232 107 52.8 43.4-62.0 125 47.2 38.0-56.6
$75,000+ 459 157 36.3 31.1-41.8 302 63.7 58.2-68.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 412 161 39.6 33.7-45.7 251 60.4 54.3-66.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 178 85 44.8 36.0-53.9 93 55.2 46.1-64.0
More than 200% 869 355 43.1 38.8-47.5 514 56.9 52.5-61.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 412 161 39.6 33.7-45.7 251 60.4 54.3-66.3
HOUSING
Own 1,216 516 44.6 40.9-48.4 700 55.4 51.6-59.1
Rent 445 193 41.5 35.7-47.5 252 58.5 52.5-64.3
Other arrangement 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 146 62 42.6 33.7-52.1 84 57.4 47.9-66.3
Regional City or Suburban County 503 192 37.6 32.6-42.8 311 62.4 57.2-67.4
Rural 1,161 516 46.2 42.2-50.1 645 53.8 49.9-57.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 919 394 42.8 38.2-47.4 525 57.2 52.6-61.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 714 303 43.5 39.1-48.0 411 56.5 52.0-60.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 73 44.0 35.6-52.7 104 56.0 47.3-64.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 363 162 49.5 43.3-55.8 201 50.5 44.2-56.7
2nd Quartile 216 86 41.2 33.8-49.0 130 58.8 51.0-66.2
3rd Quartile 592 241 39.7 35.0-44.5 351 60.3 55.5-65.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 639 281 44.3 38.4-50.4 358 55.7 49.6-61.6

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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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