2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Multiple Tobacco Products*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use single product Use multiple products
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,686 2,937 78.4 76.5-80.2 627 17.6 16.0-19.4 122 4.0 3.1- 5.0
Eastern NC 1,369 1,060 76.0 72.6-79.1 262 20.1 17.2-23.4 47 3.9 2.7- 5.6
GENDER
Male 622 456 71.9 66.5-76.7 138 22.7 18.3-27.9 28 5.4 3.4- 8.4
Female 747 604 79.9 75.6-83.6 124 17.6 14.1-21.7 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 749 579 74.8 70.4-78.7 146 21.6 17.8-25.8 24 3.7 2.3- 5.9
Non-Hispanic Black 297 232 75.5 67.6-82.0 56 19.7 13.8-27.4 *** *** ***
Other 290 226 83.0 75.8-88.4 52 14.4 9.4-21.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 239 176 71.3 63.2-78.2 43 19.9 14.0-27.7 20 8.8 5.3-14.3
35-44 214 162 69.4 60.5-77.0 45 27.0 19.7-35.8 *** *** ***
45-54 201 145 75.0 66.0-82.2 48 22.8 15.8-31.7 *** *** ***
55-64 270 199 75.2 67.2-81.8 65 23.3 16.8-31.4 *** *** ***
65-74 267 219 86.6 80.6-90.9 43 11.1 7.3-16.3 *** *** ***
75+ 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 *** *** *** 43 27.5 18.5-38.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 338 245 70.3 62.7-77.0 79 25.2 18.8-32.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 444 327 74.8 69.3-79.5 97 19.9 15.8-24.9 20 5.3 3.0- 9.1
College Graduate 433 384 89.6 85.6-92.5 42 8.8 6.1-12.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 508 354 69.8 64.0-75.0 130 24.9 20.1-30.5 24 5.3 3.1- 8.9
No 846 693 79.9 75.6-83.6 130 17.1 13.5-21.3 23 3.0 1.8- 5.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 230 181 77.7 69.7-84.2 40 17.2 11.4-24.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,135 875 75.6 71.7-79.0 222 20.8 17.5-24.4 38 3.7 2.4- 5.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 711 561 78.1 73.9-81.8 122 17.8 14.4-21.7 28 4.1 2.6- 6.4
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 389 330 88.7 83.6-92.4 56 10.0 6.6-14.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** 27 16.5 9.9-26.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 154 116 77.0 66.7-84.8 30 17.3 10.7-26.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 146 106 76.7 66.8-84.4 32 18.4 11.6-27.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 163 133 79.5 70.3-86.3 26 17.5 11.1-26.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 365 288 79.3 73.9-83.9 66 17.5 13.4-22.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 248 76.7 69.0-82.9 55 20.3 14.4-27.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 *** *** *** 38 24.7 16.1-36.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 92 73.5 62.0-82.5 27 22.1 13.9-33.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 637 502 79.9 75.7-83.5 114 16.8 13.5-20.7 21 3.3 2.0- 5.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 248 76.7 69.0-82.9 55 20.3 14.4-27.8 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 970 776 79.0 75.2-82.4 171 18.8 15.5-22.5 23 2.2 1.3- 3.8
Rent 299 211 68.0 60.9-74.4 70 23.7 18.1-30.2 18 8.3 5.0-13.5
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 74 74.9 63.1-83.9 19 20.5 12.5-31.8 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 329 258 77.1 70.9-82.3 59 17.8 13.3-23.5 *** *** ***
Rural 944 728 75.6 71.1-79.5 184 21.2 17.4-25.6 32 3.3 2.1- 5.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 765 575 73.2 67.9-77.9 157 21.8 17.4-27.0 33 5.0 3.1- 7.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 238 78.8 72.5-84.0 55 18.7 13.8-24.8 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 304 247 79.0 73.0-84.0 50 17.9 13.3-23.7 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 242 197 79.3 72.4-84.9 38 17.2 12.2-23.8 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 165 130 77.3 68.4-84.2 33 20.3 13.8-28.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 371 301 81.0 75.4-85.5 56 14.6 10.6-19.8 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 591 432 68.6 61.9-74.7 135 27.0 21.2-33.8 24 4.4 2.4- 7.7

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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 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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