2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Marijuana Use

During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use marijuana or cannabis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Non-Daily Use (1-19 days) Daily or near daily use (20+ days) Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,449 163 5.4 4.3- 6.6 146 4.7 3.8- 5.8 3,140 89.9 88.4-91.3
Eastern NC 1,269 47 4.4 3.0- 6.5 49 4.1 2.8- 5.8 1,173 91.5 89.0-93.5
GENDER
Male 576 31 6.9 4.3-10.9 27 4.9 3.0- 7.8 518 88.2 83.9-91.5
Female 693 *** *** *** 22 3.3 1.9- 5.7 655 94.6 91.9-96.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 701 30 4.3 2.8- 6.4 24 3.7 2.3- 5.9 647 92.1 89.3-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 277 *** *** *** *** *** *** 256 90.0 82.7-94.4
Other 262 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 212 *** *** *** 16 7.7 4.4-13.1 186 87.4 81.2-91.8
35-44 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 256 *** *** *** *** *** *** 235 92.4 87.4-95.5
65-74 251 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 143 100 -
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 313 *** *** *** *** *** *** 289 90.9 85.3-94.5
Some Post-H.S. 420 *** *** *** *** *** *** 392 92.2 88.1-95.0
College Graduate 402 16 4.8 2.8- 8.2 17 3.5 1.9- 6.2 369 91.7 87.8-94.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 475 21 5.4 3.0- 9.6 26 4.5 2.7- 7.3 428 90.1 85.7-93.3
No 780 25 3.8 2.2- 6.3 22 3.8 2.3- 6.3 733 92.4 89.2-94.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,052 41 4.3 2.8- 6.4 42 4.4 3.0- 6.5 969 91.3 88.6-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 657 *** *** *** 30 5.3 3.4- 8.1 607 91.4 87.9-94.0
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 366 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 345 *** *** *** *** *** *** 317 90.5 84.7-94.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 283 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 603 *** *** *** 23 4.3 2.6- 6.9 557 90.6 86.3-93.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 283 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 905 27 3.1 1.8- 5.1 28 3.5 2.2- 5.4 850 93.4 90.9-95.3
Rent 274 14 6.3 3.5-11.0 *** *** *** 243 86.5 79.9-91.2
Other arrangement 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 309 *** *** *** *** *** *** 284 90.1 84.1-93.9
Rural 870 24 3.0 1.6- 5.2 31 3.5 2.2- 5.5 815 93.5 90.8-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 708 *** *** *** 27 3.7 2.2- 6.3 661 92.9 89.4-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 275 *** *** *** *** *** *** 256 91.2 84.7-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 17 5.8 3.4- 9.8 *** *** *** 256 88.8 83.5-92.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 230 18 8.3 5.0-13.5 *** *** *** 202 86.3 79.9-90.9
2nd Quartile 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 348 *** *** *** *** *** *** 324 93.2 89.2-95.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 541 *** *** *** *** *** *** 508 93.0 88.3-95.9

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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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