2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,737 3,972 82.8 81.3-84.2 765 17.2 15.8-18.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 914 739 80.1 76.3-83.5 175 19.9 16.5-23.7
GENDER
Male 351 263 76.1 69.8-81.4 88 23.9 18.6-30.2
Female 563 476 83.5 78.5-87.6 87 16.5 12.4-21.5
AGE
18-34 188 149 78.0 69.0-84.9 39 22.0 15.1-31.0
35-44 133 102 77.8 67.7-85.4 31 22.2 14.6-32.3
45-54 153 114 72.7 62.3-81.1 39 27.3 18.9-37.7
55-64 195 157 84.7 77.8-89.7 38 15.3 10.3-22.2
65-74 153 130 83.7 74.2-90.2 23 16.3 9.8-25.8
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 290 207 72.9 65.8-79.0 83 27.1 21.0-34.2
Some Post-H.S. 246 203 82.3 74.9-88.0 43 17.7 12.0-25.1
College Graduate 259 234 93.5 89.4-96.1 25 6.5 3.9-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 200 154 79.5 71.5-85.7 46 20.5 14.3-28.5
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 241 70.5 62.4-77.4 78 29.5 22.6-37.6
No 589 494 84.7 80.5-88.1 95 15.3 11.9-19.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 92 79.5 70.0-86.6 25 20.5 13.4-30.0
Non-Veteran 797 647 80.2 76.0-83.9 150 19.8 16.1-24.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 240 82.2 76.4-86.9 51 17.8 13.1-23.6
Regional City or Suburban County 174 147 89.5 83.9-93.3 27 10.5 6.7-16.1
Rural 449 352 72.2 64.9-78.5 97 27.8 21.5-35.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 465 381 80.7 75.2-85.3 84 19.3 14.7-24.8
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 200 89.4 83.7-93.3 25 10.6 6.7-16.3
Unable to Work 134 99 74.4 63.3-83.1 35 25.6 16.9-36.7
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 81 81.0 71.0-88.1 30 19.0 11.9-29.0
101% to 150% 181 140 71.6 61.0-80.3 41 28.4 19.7-39.0
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 276 83.4 76.6-88.5 49 16.6 11.5-23.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 259 204 77.7 69.6-84.1 55 22.3 15.9-30.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 269 77.5 71.0-82.9 68 22.5 17.1-29.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 266 83.1 76.8-87.9 52 16.9 12.1-23.2

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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 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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