2023 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 3,942 1,510 37.2 35.1-39.4 2,432 62.8 60.6-64.9
Eastern NC 1,464 610 40.7 37.1-44.5 854 59.3 55.5-62.9
GENDER
Male 624 314 51.1 45.6-56.7 310 48.9 43.3-54.4
Female 840 296 30.8 26.5-35.3 544 69.2 64.7-73.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 719 321 44.9 40.3-49.6 398 55.1 50.4-59.7
Non-Hispanic Black 286 99 35.4 27.9-43.7 187 64.6 56.3-72.1
Other 441 183 35.3 26.4-45.4 258 64.7 54.6-73.6
AGE
18-34 260 76 27.5 21.4-34.5 184 72.5 65.5-78.6
35-44 221 108 57.7 47.9-66.8 113 42.3 33.2-52.1
45-54 212 92 41.2 32.0-51.0 120 58.8 49.0-68.0
55-64 297 115 38.4 30.4-47.1 182 61.6 52.9-69.6
65-74 280 128 47.7 39.4-56.1 152 52.3 43.9-60.6
75+ 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 354 174 44.2 36.5-52.1 180 55.8 47.9-63.5
Some Post-H.S. 466 214 45.6 39.6-51.8 252 54.4 48.2-60.4
College Graduate 518 161 28.5 23.7-33.9 357 71.5 66.1-76.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 280 51.6 45.3-57.8 254 48.4 42.2-54.7
No 918 324 34.6 30.2-39.1 594 65.4 60.9-69.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 238 125 55.1 47.2-62.8 113 44.9 37.2-52.8
Non-Veteran 1,223 483 37.5 33.5-41.7 740 62.5 58.3-66.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 750 283 37.5 32.8-42.5 467 62.5 57.5-67.2
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 418 201 52.6 45.7-59.3 217 47.4 40.7-54.3
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 203 *** *** *** 119 56.4 46.0-66.4
$50,000- 74,999 207 81 40.0 31.1-49.8 126 60.0 50.2-68.9
$75,000+ 417 153 40.4 34.0-47.1 264 59.6 52.9-66.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 297 115 31.6 24.2-40.1 182 68.4 59.9-75.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 767 286 39.3 34.5-44.4 481 60.7 55.6-65.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 297 115 31.6 24.2-40.1 182 68.4 59.9-75.8
HOUSING
Own 999 410 42.6 38.0-47.3 589 57.4 52.7-62.0
Rent 353 157 41.6 35.1-48.4 196 58.4 51.6-64.9
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 376 164 40.9 35.0-47.1 212 59.1 52.9-65.0
Rural 996 414 42.1 37.1-47.1 582 57.9 52.9-62.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,012 426 40.2 35.6-45.0 586 59.8 55.0-64.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 75 42.9 34.0-52.4 104 57.1 47.6-66.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 273 109 40.9 33.6-48.7 164 59.1 51.3-66.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 221 91 39.5 32.0-47.6 130 60.5 52.4-68.0
2nd Quartile 172 71 43.8 34.7-53.4 101 56.2 46.6-65.3
3rd Quartile 440 189 41.7 35.9-47.7 251 58.3 52.3-64.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 631 259 38.4 31.6-45.6 372 61.6 54.4-68.4

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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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