2022 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 4,291 408 10.1 8.8-11.5 153 4.4 3.5- 5.4 1,142 25.0 23.3-26.8 2,588 60.5 58.5-62.5
Eastern NC 1,560 173 10.6 8.7-12.8 54 4.1 2.7- 6.1 440 27.7 24.8-30.9 893 57.6 54.2-61.0
GENDER
Male 718 90 12.4 9.4-16.1 *** *** *** 229 32.7 28.2-37.7 372 50.4 45.4-55.5
Female 842 83 8.9 6.6-11.7 27 3.7 2.2- 6.1 211 23.0 19.5-26.8 521 64.5 60.1-68.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 870 102 11.9 9.4-15.1 26 2.9 1.8- 4.7 298 33.6 29.7-37.8 444 51.6 47.3-55.8
Non-Hispanic Black 322 36 11.4 7.6-16.7 *** *** *** 69 21.1 15.4-28.0 206 61.7 53.9-68.9
Other 333 31 3.7 2.1- 6.5 *** *** *** 65 14.9 10.5-20.6 221 75.6 68.7-81.4
AGE
18-34 324 24 8.0 5.0-12.5 *** *** *** 46 13.5 9.8-18.3 234 71.2 64.6-77.1
35-44 232 28 14.8 9.8-21.9 *** *** *** 58 28.7 21.5-37.1 142 55.0 46.5-63.1
45-54 225 35 14.8 9.2-22.9 *** *** *** 56 26.2 18.9-35.0 124 56.3 47.2-65.1
55-64 297 43 13.8 9.0-20.7 *** *** *** 89 32.4 25.2-40.6 156 50.8 42.7-58.9
65-74 293 38 9.4 6.1-14.2 *** *** *** 107 39.8 32.2-48.0 144 49.9 42.1-57.7
75+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 75 40.9 31.0-51.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 31 17.5 10.8-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 50 12.0 8.4-16.8 *** *** *** 115 26.4 21.0-32.6 211 56.1 49.4-62.7
Some Post-H.S. 497 66 11.1 8.1-15.0 17 3.0 1.8- 5.2 155 29.4 24.6-34.8 259 56.4 50.7-61.9
College Graduate 505 25 3.6 2.1- 6.1 *** *** *** 130 25.8 21.3-30.8 341 69.3 64.0-74.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 555 84 14.3 10.8-18.9 34 6.3 4.0- 9.8 198 37.2 31.7-43.0 239 42.2 36.6-48.0
No 988 88 8.4 6.4-11.0 *** *** *** 231 21.5 18.3-25.0 649 67.4 63.3-71.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 31 8.4 5.4-12.9 *** *** *** 97 30.6 24.1-38.1 152 56.4 48.9-63.6
Non-Veteran 1,263 142 11.1 8.9-13.8 42 3.9 2.4- 6.4 341 27.0 23.8-30.5 738 57.9 54.1-61.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 828 78 7.8 6.0-10.2 27 3.3 2.1- 5.2 191 22.2 18.7-26.1 532 66.7 62.5-70.7
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 426 38 6.5 4.2-10.0 *** *** *** 181 48.1 41.5-54.8 199 44.5 38.1-51.1
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 24 10.2 6.0-17.0 *** *** *** 45 22.8 15.5-32.2 106 63.1 53.2-72.0
$35,000- 49,999 175 21 5.5 3.2- 9.3 *** *** *** 58 31.2 23.3-40.4 88 58.4 49.1-67.2
$50,000- 74,999 189 16 7.5 4.3-12.8 *** *** *** 63 37.4 28.5-47.3 106 52.9 43.4-62.2
$75,000+ 424 41 8.7 6.0-12.4 *** *** *** 105 24.5 19.6-30.2 270 64.7 58.7-70.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 341 34 10.7 6.9-16.3 *** *** *** 85 23.3 17.8-30.0 207 61.3 53.8-68.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 30 21.4 13.0-33.1 *** *** *** 48 30.4 21.3-41.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 15 14.9 8.1-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 30.8 21.6-41.7 87 56.7 46.0-66.8
More than 200% 748 73 7.7 5.8-10.1 *** *** *** 215 29.0 24.8-33.5 443 61.0 56.3-65.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 341 34 10.7 6.9-16.3 *** *** *** 85 23.3 17.8-30.0 207 61.3 53.8-68.2
HOUSING
Own 1,061 97 9.0 6.9-11.7 30 3.2 2.0- 5.1 324 31.3 27.6-35.2 610 56.5 52.4-60.6
Rent 380 58 14.9 10.8-20.1 17 4.1 2.3- 7.0 95 20.8 16.4-26.1 210 60.3 54.0-66.2
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 24.7 16.5-35.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 412 39 9.1 6.2-13.2 *** *** *** 107 26.0 21.1-31.6 252 61.5 55.6-67.2
Rural 1,043 122 11.1 8.6-14.1 35 4.3 2.4- 7.5 300 29.0 25.2-33.1 586 55.6 51.2-60.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 852 109 11.6 8.8-15.3 35 5.0 2.8- 8.8 227 26.7 22.5-31.3 481 56.7 51.6-61.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 359 32 8.7 5.7-13.0 *** *** *** 99 25.8 20.5-31.8 215 61.2 54.9-67.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 349 32 10.4 7.1-14.9 *** *** *** 114 32.3 26.6-38.7 197 55.7 49.3-61.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 279 27 10.9 7.2-16.1 *** *** *** 99 33.1 26.9-40.0 146 52.6 45.5-59.6
2nd Quartile 206 19 9.5 5.7-15.3 *** *** *** 48 24.9 18.2-33.1 132 62.0 53.6-69.8
3rd Quartile 444 39 8.4 5.6-12.6 *** *** *** 127 28.9 23.8-34.5 266 60.4 54.5-66.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 631 88 13.3 9.7-18.0 *** *** *** 166 25.3 20.5-30.9 349 54.9 48.6-61.0

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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 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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