2024 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 1,543 332 22.7 20.2-25.4 123 8.3 6.8-10.1 1,088 69.0 66.1-71.7
Eastern NC 454 101 23.5 19.1-28.7 37 8.7 6.1-12.4 316 67.7 62.3-72.7
GENDER
Male 241 56 23.7 17.8-30.9 22 10.7 6.8-16.4 163 65.6 58.1-72.4
Female 213 45 23.2 16.9-31.0 15 6.0 3.4-10.3 153 70.8 62.9-77.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 318 64 21.9 16.8-28.1 17 5.8 3.3-10.0 237 72.3 65.8-77.9
Non-Hispanic Black 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 110 27 25.8 17.4-36.5 *** *** *** 73 66.3 55.4-75.6
65-74 93 25 21.5 14.0-31.5 *** *** *** 62 72.4 61.5-81.2
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 42 31.2 22.6-41.2 *** *** *** 84 59.8 49.7-69.1
Some Post-H.S. 144 33 21.7 15.1-30.2 *** *** *** 101 71.5 62.4-79.0
College Graduate 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 106 87.3 80.1-92.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 181 42 25.0 18.1-33.5 13 7.5 4.2-13.1 126 67.5 58.8-75.1
No 270 58 21.7 16.4-28.2 23 9.6 6.0-14.8 189 68.7 61.7-75.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 18 15.5 9.3-24.7 *** *** *** 83 70.4 59.3-79.5
Non-Veteran 343 83 26.3 20.9-32.5 27 6.9 4.6-10.3 233 66.8 60.5-72.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 209 45 22.7 16.6-30.2 15 7.5 4.3-12.7 149 69.9 62.1-76.6
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 159 29 19.4 12.9-28.1 *** *** *** 121 74.0 64.8-81.5
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 147 21 18.4 11.9-27.5 *** *** *** 120 76.8 67.5-84.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 231 40 19.0 13.7-25.8 15 7.2 4.1-12.2 176 73.8 66.6-79.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 309 53 19.9 15.0-25.9 20 7.4 4.6-11.8 236 72.7 66.3-78.3
Rent 110 33 29.3 20.6-39.9 12 14.2 7.9-24.2 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 140 31 23.2 15.9-32.6 14 9.4 5.3-16.4 95 67.4 57.7-75.8
Rural 276 67 25.7 19.8-32.6 19 8.3 5.0-13.4 190 66.0 58.8-72.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 68 26.5 20.5-33.5 28 11.2 7.4-16.6 166 62.3 55.0-69.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 138 21 16.2 9.9-25.2 *** *** *** 111 79.6 70.3-86.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 78 81.9 71.0-89.3
2nd Quartile 89 18 19.4 11.6-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 149 33 26.6 18.6-36.5 17 11.3 6.6-18.5 99 62.1 52.2-71.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 122 38 29.2 20.4-39.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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