2023 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 1,507 344 24.2 21.1-27.6 141 11.4 8.8-14.5 1,022 64.4 60.6-68.1
Eastern NC 610 164 30.2 24.9-36.1 62 11.7 7.8-17.2 384 58.1 52.0-64.0
GENDER
Male 314 89 29.0 22.1-36.9 35 14.1 8.5-22.6 190 56.9 48.6-64.9
Female 296 75 32.1 24.4-41.0 27 7.9 4.6-13.2 194 60.0 51.4-68.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 321 78 27.0 21.0-34.0 24 8.1 4.5-14.0 219 64.9 57.6-71.6
Non-Hispanic Black 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 53 28.9 20.0-39.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 214 58 31.6 23.3-41.2 24 9.8 6.0-15.6 132 58.6 49.3-67.3
College Graduate 161 30 20.3 12.9-30.5 14 9.5 5.2-16.7 117 70.2 59.8-78.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 280 73 33.2 25.2-42.2 *** *** *** 177 57.2 48.1-65.8
No 324 91 29.1 22.2-37.3 31 13.2 7.7-21.8 202 57.6 49.4-65.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 125 28 25.2 16.7-36.1 17 10.9 6.3-18.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 483 135 31.9 25.5-39.0 45 12.0 7.3-19.2 303 56.1 48.9-63.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 283 92 33.7 26.1-42.2 30 14.3 8.5-23.1 161 52.0 43.7-60.2
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 201 30 16.7 10.5-25.6 *** *** *** 161 77.6 68.3-84.8
Unable to Work 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 286 68 29.1 21.8-37.6 22 7.9 4.9-12.5 196 63.0 54.5-70.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 410 94 27.1 20.8-34.5 *** *** *** 285 62.7 54.9-69.9
Rent 157 *** *** *** 23 14.5 9.1-22.5 78 43.6 33.9-53.9
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 164 43 27.8 20.2-37.0 *** *** *** 104 60.6 50.7-69.7
Rural 414 115 32.4 25.2-40.4 43 11.9 7.1-19.5 256 55.7 47.5-63.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 426 119 32.8 25.8-40.6 46 10.9 6.9-16.8 261 56.3 48.6-63.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 91 18 20.2 12.2-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 189 55 31.6 23.4-41.2 *** *** *** 116 58.0 48.3-67.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 259 *** *** *** 32 12.9 7.8-20.5 *** *** ***

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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 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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