2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,158 3,703 88.5 87.2-89.6 455 11.5 10.4-12.8
Eastern NC 1,131 993 87.1 84.5-89.3 138 12.9 10.7-15.5
GENDER
Male 507 429 83.4 79.1-87.0 78 16.6 13.0-20.9
Female 624 564 90.6 87.5-93.0 60 9.4 7.0-12.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 713 632 87.7 84.4-90.4 81 12.3 9.6-15.6
Non-Hispanic Black 233 205 88.9 83.3-92.7 28 11.1 7.3-16.7
Other 172 145 81.4 72.8-87.7 27 18.6 12.3-27.2
AGE
18-34 228 206 88.7 83.0-92.7 22 11.3 7.3-17.0
35-44 165 148 88.3 80.5-93.3 17 11.7 6.7-19.5
45-54 167 148 87.3 79.6-92.3 19 12.7 7.7-20.4
55-64 218 181 82.1 75.3-87.4 37 17.9 12.6-24.7
65-74 196 165 85.7 79.5-90.3 31 14.3 9.7-20.5
75+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 79 78.7 68.1-86.4 22 21.3 13.6-31.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 297 244 82.0 76.1-86.6 53 18.0 13.4-23.9
Some Post-H.S. 312 269 88.0 83.5-91.4 43 12.0 8.6-16.5
College Graduate 416 398 96.6 94.4-97.9 18 3.4 2.1- 5.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 378 323 84.4 79.5-88.4 55 15.6 11.6-20.5
No 746 665 88.7 85.6-91.2 81 11.3 8.8-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 219 191 85.7 79.2-90.4 28 14.3 9.6-20.8
Non-Veteran 911 801 87.5 84.6-89.9 110 12.5 10.1-15.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 587 527 88.7 85.2-91.5 60 11.3 8.5-14.8
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 331 293 87.0 81.7-90.9 38 13.0 9.1-18.3
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 105 91 89.1 81.6-93.8 14 10.9 6.2-18.4
$35,000- 49,999 139 119 83.8 74.2-90.3 20 16.2 9.7-25.8
$50,000- 74,999 156 138 88.2 81.2-92.9 18 11.8 7.1-18.8
$75,000+ 353 326 89.1 84.0-92.7 27 10.9 7.3-16.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 260 232 89.1 83.3-93.0 28 10.9 7.0-16.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 60 83.3 72.8-90.3 15 16.7 9.7-27.2
101% to 150% 122 98 79.2 68.9-86.8 24 20.8 13.2-31.1
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 579 524 88.8 85.2-91.6 55 11.2 8.4-14.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 260 232 89.1 83.3-93.0 28 10.9 7.0-16.7
HOUSING
Own 739 666 88.3 85.1-90.9 73 11.7 9.1-14.9
Rent 304 259 86.0 81.0-89.8 45 14.0 10.2-19.0
Other arrangement 80 62 80.3 69.4-88.0 18 19.7 12.0-30.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 371 326 87.8 83.3-91.2 45 12.2 8.8-16.7
Rural 665 579 85.8 82.1-88.9 86 14.2 11.1-17.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 683 587 85.8 82.4-88.7 96 14.2 11.3-17.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 116 101 84.7 74.2-91.4 15 15.3 8.6-25.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 305 91.1 86.6-94.3 27 8.9 5.7-13.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 225 209 92.3 87.0-95.5 16 7.7 4.5-13.0
2nd Quartile 215 190 88.1 82.1-92.3 25 11.9 7.7-17.9
3rd Quartile 371 321 85.1 80.1-89.0 50 14.9 11.0-19.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 273 85.9 80.5-89.9 47 14.1 10.1-19.5

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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 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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