2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, 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 2,074 537 27.7 25.2-30.4 228 12.2 10.4-14.3 1,309 60.1 57.2-62.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 356 112 31.1 25.1-37.7 63 20.7 14.9-27.9 181 48.2 41.2-55.3
GENDER
Male 180 59 33.3 25.1-42.8 29 17.0 10.5-26.3 92 49.7 40.1-59.2
Female 176 53 28.2 20.4-37.5 *** *** *** 89 46.4 36.4-56.8
AGE
18-34 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 23 19.7 11.7-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 134 *** *** *** 25 16.5 9.8-26.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 96 25 23.6 15.1-35.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 94 *** *** *** 17 15.0 8.3-25.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 41.0 31.1-51.8
No 194 65 27.9 20.9-36.1 30 18.4 11.7-27.7 99 53.7 44.5-62.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 284 95 33.0 26.1-40.6 55 22.9 16.2-31.3 134 44.2 36.4-52.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 101 *** *** *** 18 16.4 9.7-26.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 197 60 28.2 20.6-37.3 *** *** *** 100 43.4 33.9-53.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 149 54 34.1 25.0-44.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 77.4 66.2-85.7
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 34 26.1 17.1-37.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 131 45 35.8 26.1-46.8 23 20.4 12.3-31.8 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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