2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,703 408 25.6 22.7-28.8 153 11.0 8.9-13.6 1,142 63.3 59.9-66.6
Eastern NC 667 173 25.0 20.7-29.7 54 9.6 6.4-14.0 440 65.5 60.2-70.4
GENDER
Male 346 90 25.0 19.2-31.8 *** *** *** 229 66.1 58.5-72.9
Female 321 83 25.0 19.1-31.9 27 10.4 6.3-16.7 211 64.7 57.2-71.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 426 102 24.6 19.6-30.5 26 6.0 3.7- 9.6 298 69.4 63.3-74.8
Non-Hispanic Black 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 112 31 15.2 8.5-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 149 38 18.7 12.1-27.7 *** *** *** 107 79.4 70.1-86.4
75+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 182 50 27.3 19.4-37.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 238 66 25.5 19.1-33.3 17 7.0 4.1-11.8 155 67.5 59.5-74.6
College Graduate 164 25 11.7 6.9-19.1 *** *** *** 130 83.8 75.8-89.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 316 84 24.8 18.8-32.0 34 10.9 6.9-16.7 198 64.3 56.7-71.3
No 339 88 25.7 19.8-32.6 *** *** *** 231 65.8 58.0-72.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 140 31 19.3 12.4-28.6 12 10.5 5.8-18.3 97 70.2 59.9-78.8
Non-Veteran 525 142 26.4 21.5-32.0 42 9.3 5.7-14.8 341 64.2 58.1-69.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 296 78 23.4 18.1-29.8 27 10.0 6.4-15.2 191 66.6 59.6-72.9
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 227 38 11.7 7.5-17.8 *** *** *** 181 86.7 80.5-91.2
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 21 13.3 7.7-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 83 16 16.0 9.1-26.6 *** *** *** 63 79.4 67.2-87.9
$75,000+ 154 41 24.5 17.2-33.7 *** *** *** 105 69.6 60.0-77.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 305 73 19.7 14.9-25.5 *** *** *** 215 74.3 67.8-79.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 451 97 20.7 16.0-26.3 30 7.3 4.5-11.6 324 72.0 65.9-77.4
Rent 170 58 37.4 28.3-47.5 17 10.2 5.9-17.1 95 52.4 42.9-61.7
Other arrangement 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 160 39 23.6 16.4-32.8 14 8.7 4.9-15.1 107 67.7 58.3-75.8
Rural 457 122 25.0 19.7-31.2 35 9.7 5.5-16.4 300 65.4 58.4-71.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 371 109 26.8 20.6-34.2 35 11.6 6.7-19.4 227 61.6 53.5-69.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 144 32 22.4 15.0-32.0 *** *** *** 99 66.5 56.1-75.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 152 32 23.4 16.3-32.4 *** *** *** 114 73.0 63.8-80.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 133 27 22.9 15.5-32.6 *** *** *** 99 69.8 59.4-78.5
2nd Quartile 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 178 39 21.3 14.4-30.5 *** *** *** 127 72.9 63.8-80.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 88 29.4 21.8-38.5 *** *** *** 166 56.1 46.2-65.5

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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