2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,291 3,730 85.5 83.9-87.0 561 14.5 13.0-16.1
Eastern NC 1,560 1,333 85.4 82.7-87.7 227 14.6 12.3-17.3
GENDER
Male 718 601 83.2 78.7-86.9 117 16.8 13.1-21.3
Female 842 732 87.5 84.1-90.2 110 12.5 9.8-15.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 870 742 85.2 81.8-88.0 128 14.8 12.0-18.2
Non-Hispanic Black 322 275 82.7 75.4-88.2 47 17.3 11.8-24.6
Other 333 286 90.5 85.1-94.0 47 9.5 6.0-14.9
AGE
18-34 324 280 84.7 78.5-89.4 44 15.3 10.6-21.5
35-44 232 200 83.7 76.5-88.9 32 16.3 11.1-23.5
45-54 225 180 82.5 74.5-88.5 45 17.5 11.5-25.5
55-64 297 245 83.2 76.1-88.6 52 16.8 11.4-23.9
65-74 293 251 89.7 84.7-93.2 42 10.3 6.8-15.3
75+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 121 74.5 63.8-82.8 42 25.5 17.2-36.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 326 82.5 76.2-87.4 67 17.5 12.6-23.8
Some Post-H.S. 497 414 85.8 81.7-89.2 83 14.2 10.8-18.3
College Graduate 505 471 95.0 92.3-96.8 34 5.0 3.2- 7.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 555 437 79.4 74.3-83.7 118 20.6 16.3-25.7
No 988 880 88.8 85.5-91.5 108 11.2 8.5-14.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 249 87.0 81.8-90.9 43 13.0 9.1-18.2
Non-Veteran 1,263 1,079 84.9 81.7-87.7 184 15.1 12.3-18.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 828 723 88.9 86.1-91.2 105 11.1 8.8-13.9
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 426 380 92.6 89.1-95.1 46 7.4 4.9-10.9
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 127 82.3 70.9-89.9 23 17.7 10.1-29.1
$25,000- 34,999 181 151 85.9 78.2-91.2 30 14.1 8.8-21.8
$35,000- 49,999 175 146 89.6 83.9-93.5 29 10.4 6.5-16.1
$50,000- 74,999 189 169 90.3 84.0-94.3 20 9.7 5.7-16.0
$75,000+ 424 375 89.3 85.2-92.3 49 10.7 7.7-14.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 341 292 84.6 78.3-89.3 49 15.4 10.7-21.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 123 74.0 62.6-82.9 41 26.0 17.1-37.4
101% to 150% 108 90 81.3 69.6-89.2 18 18.7 10.8-30.4
151% to 200% 148 126 87.5 79.5-92.7 22 12.5 7.3-20.5
More than 200% 748 658 90.0 87.1-92.2 90 10.0 7.8-12.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 341 292 84.6 78.3-89.3 49 15.4 10.7-21.7
HOUSING
Own 1,061 934 87.8 84.8-90.3 127 12.2 9.7-15.2
Rent 380 305 81.1 75.7-85.5 75 18.9 14.5-24.3
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 88 81.2 70.4-88.7 17 18.8 11.3-29.6
Regional City or Suburban County 412 359 87.6 83.2-90.9 53 12.4 9.1-16.8
Rural 1,043 886 84.6 80.8-87.8 157 15.4 12.2-19.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 852 708 83.3 78.9-87.0 144 16.7 13.0-21.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 359 314 87.0 82.1-90.7 45 13.0 9.3-17.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 349 311 88.0 83.4-91.5 38 12.0 8.5-16.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 279 245 85.7 79.7-90.1 34 14.3 9.9-20.3
2nd Quartile 206 180 86.9 80.6-91.4 26 13.1 8.6-19.4
3rd Quartile 444 393 89.3 85.0-92.4 51 10.7 7.6-15.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 631 515 80.2 74.1-85.1 116 19.8 14.9-25.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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