2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 564 455 79.3 74.0-83.7 109 20.7 16.3-26.0
Eastern NC 1,464 1,238 82.9 79.7-85.8 226 17.1 14.2-20.3
GENDER
Male 624 500 78.0 72.5-82.6 124 22.0 17.4-27.5
Female 840 738 87.7 84.0-90.6 102 12.3 9.4-16.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 719 617 84.3 80.2-87.6 102 15.7 12.4-19.8
Non-Hispanic Black 286 233 79.1 70.6-85.6 53 20.9 14.4-29.4
Other 441 372 82.8 75.1-88.5 69 17.2 11.5-24.9
AGE
18-34 260 231 89.7 83.9-93.5 29 10.3 6.5-16.1
35-44 221 163 67.2 56.3-76.5 58 32.8 23.5-43.7
45-54 212 169 79.5 69.7-86.7 43 20.5 13.3-30.3
55-64 297 249 79.9 71.2-86.5 48 20.1 13.5-28.8
65-74 280 244 86.3 79.4-91.2 36 13.7 8.8-20.6
75+ 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 354 289 82.0 74.7-87.5 65 18.0 12.5-25.3
Some Post-H.S. 466 384 81.1 75.6-85.7 82 18.9 14.3-24.4
College Graduate 518 474 91.5 87.8-94.2 44 8.5 5.8-12.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 431 77.9 71.8-83.0 103 22.1 17.0-28.2
No 918 796 85.4 81.3-88.6 122 14.6 11.4-18.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 193 80.1 73.0-85.7 45 19.9 14.3-27.0
Non-Veteran 1,223 1,043 83.5 79.8-86.7 180 16.5 13.3-20.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 750 628 82.0 77.4-85.8 122 18.0 14.2-22.6
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 418 378 88.2 82.7-92.1 40 11.8 7.9-17.3
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 160 124 74.0 63.3-82.5 36 26.0 17.5-36.7
$35,000- 49,999 203 166 79.3 69.5-86.6 37 20.7 13.4-30.5
$50,000- 74,999 207 184 87.8 81.1-92.3 23 12.2 7.7-18.9
$75,000+ 417 374 85.8 79.6-90.3 43 14.2 9.7-20.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 297 260 87.1 78.3-92.6 37 12.9 7.4-21.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 100 82.1 71.0-89.6 23 17.9 10.4-29.0
More than 200% 767 677 85.5 81.3-88.8 90 14.5 11.2-18.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 297 260 87.1 78.3-92.6 37 12.9 7.4-21.7
HOUSING
Own 999 874 84.1 79.8-87.6 125 15.9 12.4-20.2
Rent 353 274 76.6 70.1-82.0 79 23.4 18.0-29.9
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 376 316 83.9 78.5-88.1 60 16.1 11.9-21.5
Rural 996 838 81.4 76.7-85.3 158 18.6 14.7-23.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,012 847 82.4 78.2-86.0 165 17.6 14.0-21.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 152 85.8 78.7-90.8 27 14.2 9.2-21.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 273 239 82.6 74.5-88.5 34 17.4 11.5-25.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 221 197 88.4 82.3-92.6 24 11.6 7.4-17.7
2nd Quartile 172 147 80.9 70.5-88.2 25 19.1 11.8-29.5
3rd Quartile 440 367 82.5 77.0-86.9 73 17.5 13.1-23.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 631 527 81.5 75.2-86.6 104 18.5 13.4-24.8

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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 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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