2024 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 4,162 1,547 37.3 35.5-39.0 2,615 62.7 61.0-64.5
Eastern NC 1,132 455 40.0 36.7-43.5 677 60.0 56.5-63.3
GENDER
Male 508 242 48.2 43.1-53.3 266 51.8 46.7-56.9
Female 624 213 32.3 28.0-36.8 411 67.7 63.2-72.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 713 318 44.3 40.1-48.7 395 55.7 51.3-59.9
Non-Hispanic Black 233 74 32.4 25.7-39.8 159 67.6 60.2-74.3
Other 172 56 36.6 28.0-46.2 116 63.4 53.8-72.0
AGE
18-34 228 56 25.9 20.0-32.8 172 74.1 67.2-80.0
35-44 165 59 41.0 32.5-50.0 106 59.0 50.0-67.5
45-54 168 62 37.1 29.0-46.0 106 62.9 54.0-71.0
55-64 218 110 53.1 45.6-60.4 108 46.9 39.6-54.4
65-74 196 93 51.7 43.5-59.9 103 48.3 40.1-56.5
75+ 145 69 44.1 34.4-54.3 76 55.9 45.7-65.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 298 138 45.0 38.6-51.6 160 55.0 48.4-61.4
Some Post-H.S. 312 144 42.0 36.0-48.3 168 58.0 51.7-64.0
College Graduate 416 124 27.1 22.6-32.2 292 72.9 67.8-77.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 379 182 47.9 42.0-54.0 197 52.1 46.0-58.0
No 746 270 36.1 32.2-40.3 476 63.9 59.7-67.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 112 48.5 41.0-56.0 108 51.5 44.0-59.0
Non-Veteran 911 343 37.7 34.0-41.6 568 62.3 58.4-66.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 587 209 37.5 33.0-42.1 378 62.5 57.9-67.0
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 331 159 50.0 43.5-56.4 172 50.0 43.6-56.5
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 18 21.3 13.0-32.9 56 78.7 67.1-87.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 105 41 32.3 23.3-42.9 64 67.7 57.1-76.7
$35,000- 49,999 140 59 44.5 34.8-54.7 81 55.5 45.3-65.2
$50,000- 74,999 156 54 33.8 25.8-42.7 102 66.2 57.3-74.2
$75,000+ 353 147 47.0 41.0-53.0 206 53.0 47.0-59.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 260 96 32.5 26.0-39.7 164 67.5 60.3-74.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 580 232 42.8 38.2-47.5 348 57.2 52.5-61.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 260 96 32.5 26.0-39.7 164 67.5 60.3-74.0
HOUSING
Own 739 309 42.9 38.7-47.1 430 57.1 52.9-61.3
Rent 305 111 32.5 26.9-38.6 194 67.5 61.4-73.1
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 371 140 37.4 31.8-43.3 231 62.6 56.7-68.2
Rural 666 277 41.8 37.3-46.3 389 58.2 53.7-62.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 683 262 37.5 33.3-42.0 421 62.5 58.0-66.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 333 139 43.5 37.5-49.8 194 56.5 50.2-62.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 95 43.0 35.7-50.6 131 57.0 49.4-64.3
2nd Quartile 215 89 43.7 36.2-51.5 126 56.3 48.5-63.8
3rd Quartile 371 149 39.4 33.7-45.5 222 60.6 54.5-66.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 122 36.5 30.4-43.0 198 63.5 57.0-69.6

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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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