2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,299 1,711 39.5 37.6-41.6 2,588 60.5 58.4-62.4
Eastern NC 1,562 669 42.4 39.1-45.8 893 57.6 54.2-60.9
GENDER
Male 720 348 49.7 44.6-54.7 372 50.3 45.3-55.4
Female 842 321 35.5 31.3-39.9 521 64.5 60.1-68.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 871 427 48.5 44.3-52.8 444 51.5 47.2-55.7
Non-Hispanic Black 322 116 38.3 31.1-46.1 206 61.7 53.9-68.9
Other 334 113 24.5 18.7-31.4 221 75.5 68.6-81.3
AGE
18-34 324 90 28.8 22.9-35.4 234 71.2 64.6-77.1
35-44 233 91 45.1 36.9-53.5 142 54.9 46.5-63.1
45-54 225 101 43.7 34.9-52.8 124 56.3 47.2-65.1
55-64 297 141 49.2 41.1-57.3 156 50.8 42.7-58.9
65-74 294 150 50.4 42.7-58.2 144 49.6 41.8-57.3
75+ 166 *** *** *** 75 40.9 31.0-51.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 *** *** *** 81 44.2 34.0-54.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 394 183 43.9 37.3-50.6 211 56.1 49.4-62.7
Some Post-H.S. 497 238 43.6 38.1-49.3 259 56.4 50.7-61.9
College Graduate 505 164 30.7 26.0-36.0 341 69.3 64.0-74.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 555 316 57.8 52.0-63.4 239 42.2 36.6-48.0
No 990 341 32.7 28.9-36.8 649 67.3 63.2-71.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 140 43.6 36.4-51.1 152 56.4 48.9-63.6
Non-Veteran 1,265 527 42.2 38.4-46.0 738 57.8 54.0-61.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 829 297 33.4 29.4-37.6 532 66.6 62.4-70.6
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 426 227 55.5 48.9-61.9 199 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- 34,999 182 76 36.9 28.0-46.8 106 63.1 53.2-72.0
$35,000- 49,999 175 87 41.6 32.8-50.9 88 58.4 49.1-67.2
$50,000- 74,999 190 84 47.5 38.2-56.9 106 52.5 43.1-61.8
$75,000+ 424 154 35.3 29.7-41.3 270 64.7 58.7-70.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 341 134 38.7 31.8-46.2 207 61.3 53.8-68.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 *** *** *** 87 56.7 46.0-66.8
More than 200% 749 306 39.1 34.6-43.8 443 60.9 56.2-65.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 341 134 38.7 31.8-46.2 207 61.3 53.8-68.2
HOUSING
Own 1,063 453 43.5 39.5-47.6 610 56.5 52.4-60.5
Rent 380 170 39.7 33.8-46.0 210 60.3 54.0-66.2
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 412 160 38.5 32.8-44.4 252 61.5 55.6-67.2
Rural 1,044 458 44.4 40.0-48.8 586 55.6 51.2-60.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 853 372 43.3 38.4-48.4 481 56.7 51.6-61.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 359 144 38.8 32.7-45.1 215 61.2 54.9-67.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 153 44.5 38.3-50.9 197 55.5 49.1-61.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 280 134 47.7 40.7-54.8 146 52.3 45.2-59.3
2nd Quartile 206 74 38.0 30.2-46.4 132 62.0 53.6-69.8
3rd Quartile 444 178 39.6 33.9-45.5 266 60.4 54.5-66.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 632 283 45.2 39.0-51.4 349 54.8 48.6-61.0

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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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