2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,737 537 11.9 10.7-13.3 228 5.3 4.4- 6.2 1,309 25.9 24.3-27.5 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 914 112 11.9 9.5-14.9 63 7.9 5.6-11.2 181 18.5 15.4-22.1 558 61.7 57.3-65.8
GENDER
Male 351 59 15.9 11.6-21.2 29 8.1 4.9-13.0 92 23.6 18.4-29.8 171 52.5 45.5-59.3
Female 563 53 8.6 6.2-12.0 34 7.8 4.7-12.6 89 14.3 10.9-18.5 387 69.3 63.7-74.3
AGE
18-34 188 26 11.9 7.7-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 140 73.7 64.6-81.1
35-44 133 19 12.4 7.0-21.2 *** *** *** 19 19.7 12.2-30.2 *** *** ***
45-54 153 28 20.2 13.0-30.0 *** *** *** 15 7.5 4.2-12.8 99 65.3 55.0-74.3
55-64 195 23 9.4 5.6-15.4 *** *** *** 54 32.5 24.3-41.9 103 52.2 43.1-61.2
65-74 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 290 58 20.1 14.8-26.8 25 6.9 4.0-11.6 51 15.0 10.5-21.0 156 57.9 50.2-65.3
Some Post-H.S. 246 25 8.7 5.5-13.5 *** *** *** 53 19.3 13.9-26.0 150 63.1 54.9-70.6
College Graduate 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 12.1 8.0-18.0 195 81.4 75.0-86.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 21 18.1 10.6-29.1 *** *** *** 23 19.4 11.4-31.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 200 29 13.6 8.4-21.1 *** *** *** 48 25.5 18.4-34.3 106 54.0 45.0-62.8
$25,000- 34,999 91 16 14.1 7.7-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 19.1 11.4-30.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 18.6 10.8-30.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 46 17.4 12.3-24.1 32 12.1 7.2-19.7 80 20.5 15.5-26.7 161 50.0 42.3-57.6
No 589 65 9.2 6.8-12.3 30 6.1 3.8- 9.7 99 17.7 14.0-22.3 395 67.0 61.7-71.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 17 13.9 8.4-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 797 95 11.7 9.1-14.9 55 8.1 5.5-11.7 134 15.6 12.5-19.3 513 64.6 59.9-69.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 33 12.1 8.2-17.4 18 5.7 3.4- 9.6 50 17.1 12.5-23.0 190 65.1 58.2-71.3
Regional City or Suburban County 174 19 8.2 4.9-13.5 *** *** *** 31 16.6 10.4-25.6 116 72.9 63.6-80.5
Rural 449 60 13.8 10.1-18.7 37 14.0 8.7-21.7 100 21.3 16.6-26.9 252 50.9 44.1-57.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 465 54 11.0 7.9-15.1 30 8.3 5.0-13.3 65 13.0 9.6-17.5 316 67.7 61.7-73.2
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 36.3 28.0-45.5 124 53.1 44.2-61.9
Unable to Work 134 21 15.9 9.5-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 21 12.6 7.1-21.4 *** *** *** 20 20.7 12.2-32.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 181 23 12.8 7.9-20.0 *** *** *** 44 22.2 15.3-31.1 96 49.4 39.8-59.1
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 34 10.1 6.6-15.2 *** *** *** 63 17.7 12.8-23.9 213 65.7 58.2-72.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 259 34 13.1 8.5-19.6 *** *** *** 64 27.9 20.5-36.8 140 49.8 41.0-58.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 45 14.3 10.2-19.8 23 8.2 4.8-13.5 63 17.5 12.9-23.4 206 60.0 52.9-66.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 33 9.6 6.4-14.1 *** *** *** 54 16.2 11.8-21.8 212 66.9 60.0-73.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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