2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Multiple Tobacco Products*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use single product Use multiple products
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,307 2,619 77.2 74.9-79.3 529 17.1 15.2-19.1 159 5.7 4.6- 7.1
Eastern NC 1,266 974 74.3 70.4-77.9 222 19.0 15.8-22.8 70 6.6 5.0- 8.8
GENDER
Male 508 354 65.2 58.7-71.3 106 25.1 19.4-31.8 48 9.7 6.9-13.3
Female 758 620 82.2 77.8-85.9 116 13.8 10.7-17.8 22 4.0 2.3- 6.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 584 452 74.1 69.1-78.6 101 18.5 14.7-23.0 31 7.4 4.9-10.9
Non-Hispanic Black 267 206 74.8 66.0-81.9 45 20.6 13.8-29.6 16 4.6 2.6- 8.1
Other 403 *** *** *** 74 18.2 10.3-30.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 173 128 75.7 66.0-83.3 24 15.0 8.7-24.7 21 9.3 5.4-15.7
35-44 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 10.3 6.3-16.6
45-54 195 139 74.0 64.9-81.4 42 16.6 10.8-24.7 14 9.4 5.2-16.4
55-64 275 217 75.0 65.8-82.3 46 18.6 12.4-26.9 *** *** ***
65-74 243 194 78.3 69.5-85.0 47 21.5 14.7-30.2 *** *** ***
75+ 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 301 211 67.9 58.5-76.0 72 24.2 16.7-33.7 18 8.0 4.6-13.4
Some Post-H.S. 422 315 72.2 65.8-77.8 78 20.4 15.4-26.5 29 7.4 4.7-11.6
College Graduate 432 374 86.4 81.3-90.2 43 9.8 6.5-14.6 15 3.8 2.1- 6.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 471 342 69.4 62.7-75.3 98 22.2 17.1-28.3 31 8.5 5.2-13.4
No 784 622 76.8 71.6-81.3 124 17.7 13.6-22.9 38 5.5 3.8- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 174 121 63.6 53.7-72.5 37 24.0 16.7-33.1 16 12.4 7.0-21.0
Non-Veteran 1,090 852 76.2 71.9-80.1 184 18.2 14.6-22.4 54 5.6 4.0- 7.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 640 487 72.2 66.5-77.3 109 20.3 15.5-26.0 44 7.5 5.3-10.5
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 315 81.9 75.2-87.1 55 17.4 12.3-24.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** 30 14.9 8.4-25.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 135 *** *** *** 34 21.4 13.2-32.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 177 143 80.8 72.4-87.1 22 9.8 5.6-16.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 348 287 76.2 68.7-82.3 46 18.1 12.6-25.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 276 220 77.7 68.3-84.9 45 18.9 12.0-28.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 646 525 77.0 71.9-81.5 92 16.7 12.7-21.6 29 6.3 4.1- 9.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 276 220 77.7 68.3-84.9 45 18.9 12.0-28.4 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 902 731 77.5 72.8-81.6 140 17.5 13.7-22.0 31 5.0 3.2- 7.7
Rent 264 177 64.0 55.5-71.6 60 24.1 17.4-32.4 27 12.0 7.8-17.9
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 291 217 74.4 67.9-79.9 49 16.3 12.0-21.9 25 9.3 5.9-14.3
Rural 899 699 74.5 69.1-79.3 157 19.6 15.1-25.0 43 5.8 4.0- 8.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 895 683 75.0 70.2-79.3 161 17.8 14.0-22.4 51 7.2 5.1-10.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 145 111 77.0 67.5-84.3 26 18.6 11.9-27.8 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 226 180 71.1 61.4-79.1 35 22.6 15.1-32.5 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 171 134 71.2 60.5-80.0 28 22.9 14.7-33.9 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 364 276 75.5 69.3-80.7 64 18.4 13.7-24.3 24 6.1 3.8- 9.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 600 462 76.1 69.1-82.0 111 17.9 12.7-24.7 27 6.0 3.5-10.0

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*Current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, or hookah.
This table only includes respondents who were asked the questions on other tobacco products.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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