2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Use Use at least 1 Product
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,500 2,889 81.0 79.3-82.5 611 19.0 17.5-20.7
Eastern NC 953 769 78.1 74.6-81.2 184 21.9 18.8-25.4
GENDER
Male 407 300 70.2 64.5-75.4 107 29.8 24.6-35.5
Female 546 469 84.9 80.8-88.2 77 15.1 11.8-19.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 585 478 76.9 72.1-81.0 107 23.1 19.0-27.9
Non-Hispanic Black 209 174 83.5 76.7-88.5 35 16.5 11.5-23.3
Other 148 110 73.6 63.9-81.4 38 26.4 18.6-36.1
AGE
18-34 157 111 65.8 56.7-73.8 46 34.2 26.2-43.3
35-44 144 125 86.8 78.5-92.2 19 13.2 7.8-21.5
45-54 145 117 80.6 71.8-87.1 28 19.4 12.9-28.2
55-64 190 146 76.5 68.9-82.8 44 23.5 17.2-31.1
65-74 176 149 84.3 76.8-89.7 27 15.7 10.3-23.2
75+ 129 113 84.9 74.6-91.5 16 15.1 8.5-25.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 171 69.2 61.7-75.8 64 30.8 24.2-38.3
Some Post-H.S. 267 208 77.4 70.9-82.7 59 22.6 17.3-29.1
College Graduate 354 322 92.3 89.0-94.7 32 7.7 5.3-11.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 328 256 73.6 67.1-79.2 72 26.4 20.8-32.9
No 619 509 80.6 76.5-84.1 110 19.4 15.9-23.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 157 121 72.3 63.1-80.0 36 27.7 20.0-36.9
Non-Veteran 795 647 79.3 75.5-82.6 148 20.7 17.4-24.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 478 385 77.5 72.5-81.8 93 22.5 18.2-27.5
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 296 252 81.6 75.2-86.6 44 18.4 13.4-24.8
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 61 83.4 72.0-90.7 13 16.6 9.3-28.0
$35,000- 49,999 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 127 102 79.9 70.2-87.1 25 20.1 12.9-29.8
$75,000+ 287 247 80.1 73.3-85.5 40 19.9 14.5-26.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 245 199 80.7 73.9-86.1 46 19.3 13.9-26.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 51 81.9 70.1-89.7 14 18.1 10.3-29.9
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 471 395 79.3 74.2-83.6 76 20.7 16.4-25.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 245 199 80.7 73.9-86.1 46 19.3 13.9-26.1
HOUSING
Own 644 542 79.8 75.5-83.4 102 20.2 16.6-24.5
Rent 237 182 76.8 70.1-82.4 55 23.2 17.6-29.9
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 300 233 75.6 69.2-81.1 67 24.4 18.9-30.8
Rural 574 469 79.1 74.5-83.0 105 20.9 17.0-25.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 573 452 77.2 72.7-81.2 121 22.8 18.8-27.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 287 243 81.5 75.1-86.5 44 18.5 13.5-24.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 184 159 83.7 75.9-89.3 25 16.3 10.7-24.1
2nd Quartile 180 141 75.1 66.5-82.1 39 24.9 17.9-33.5
3rd Quartile 305 237 75.2 68.8-80.6 68 24.8 19.4-31.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 284 232 80.2 73.5-85.4 52 19.8 14.6-26.5

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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