2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

On average, when you [smoke/ smoked] regularly, about how many cigarettes {do/did} you usually smoke each day?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 to 9 cigarettes (less than half a pack) 10 to 19 cigarettes (half a pack to less than a pack) 20 cigarettes (one pack) 21+ cigarettes (more than one pack)
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,415 413 28.5 25.8-31.3 460 32.4 29.6-35.5 396 28.8 26.0-31.8 146 10.3 8.5-12.4
Eastern NC 411 109 26.8 22.0-32.2 136 34.3 29.0-40.0 117 28.0 23.2-33.5 49 10.9 8.0-14.8
GENDER
Male 220 57 26.1 20.1-33.2 63 31.2 24.3-39.0 67 29.8 23.1-37.4 33 13.0 8.8-18.7
Female 191 52 27.8 20.5-36.5 73 38.6 30.7-47.2 50 25.6 19.0-33.6 16 8.0 4.7-13.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 288 55 20.1 15.1-26.3 96 31.3 25.5-37.9 90 32.2 26.1-38.9 47 16.4 12.0-22.0
Non-Hispanic Black 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 101 23 23.6 15.4-34.3 *** *** *** 31 28.4 19.9-38.8 15 16.2 9.3-26.6
65-74 88 17 17.8 10.8-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.3 9.1-27.4
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 40 27.6 19.8-37.1 40 37.8 28.0-48.7 31 27.5 19.1-37.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 133 31 24.8 17.2-34.3 46 36.3 27.6-46.1 34 24.1 16.8-33.3 22 14.7 9.3-22.6
College Graduate 108 23 24.3 16.2-34.9 38 35.1 25.6-45.9 38 33.3 24.4-43.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 165 39 24.5 17.6-33.1 52 28.2 20.9-36.8 46 28.8 21.0-38.1 28 18.5 12.5-26.5
No 245 70 28.3 22.1-35.4 84 38.1 31.1-45.7 70 27.4 21.5-34.3 21 6.2 3.7-10.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 22.9 14.9-33.4 18 14.7 8.5-24.1
Non-Veteran 310 82 25.3 20.0-31.4 105 35.3 29.1-42.1 92 29.8 24.0-36.3 31 9.6 6.5-13.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 188 57 31.2 24.0-39.5 67 36.3 28.7-44.7 47 24.3 18.0-32.1 17 8.1 4.8-13.4
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 144 30 19.6 13.2-28.1 45 33.5 24.4-43.9 44 29.7 21.5-39.4 25 17.2 11.0-25.9
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 131 33 27.4 19.5-37.0 46 36.2 27.3-46.2 38 26.6 19.2-35.5 14 9.9 5.6-16.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 21 20.7 12.7-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 207 55 28.6 22.1-36.2 73 35.0 28.0-42.9 57 27.1 20.8-34.6 22 9.2 5.8-14.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 86 21 20.7 12.7-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 277 63 23.8 18.3-30.2 91 34.4 28.1-41.3 86 30.3 24.4-36.9 37 11.6 8.1-16.3
Rent 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.7 11.8-28.5 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 122 40 31.9 23.2-42.1 37 31.6 22.7-42.2 33 28.0 19.3-38.8 *** *** ***
Rural 252 60 24.6 18.7-31.6 80 33.4 26.7-40.8 78 29.9 23.7-37.0 34 12.1 8.2-17.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 235 67 28.0 21.7-35.4 79 36.3 29.2-44.0 65 25.7 19.6-32.8 24 10.0 6.4-15.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 126 29 24.3 16.7-33.9 42 31.2 22.7-41.1 36 31.8 22.9-42.4 19 12.7 7.6-20.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 133 38 27.4 19.2-37.5 43 35.4 26.1-46.0 38 27.2 19.0-37.2 14 10.0 5.6-17.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 111 30 26.0 17.6-36.7 *** *** *** 32 26.6 18.2-37.2 *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents that have smoked in the past or are currently smoking.
Regularly is at least one cigarette or more on days that a respondent smokes (either every day or some days) or smoked (not at all).

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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