2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,741 2,078 43.1 41.3-45.0 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 914 356 38.3 34.2-42.7 558 61.7 57.3-65.8
GENDER
Male 351 180 47.5 40.7-54.5 171 52.5 45.5-59.3
Female 563 176 30.7 25.7-36.3 387 69.3 63.7-74.3
AGE
18-34 188 48 26.3 18.9-35.4 140 73.7 64.6-81.1
35-44 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 54 34.7 25.7-45.0 99 65.3 55.0-74.3
55-64 195 92 47.8 38.8-56.9 103 52.2 43.1-61.2
65-74 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 290 134 42.1 34.7-49.8 156 57.9 50.2-65.3
Some Post-H.S. 246 96 36.9 29.4-45.1 150 63.1 54.9-70.6
College Graduate 259 64 18.6 13.5-25.0 195 81.4 75.0-86.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 200 94 46.0 37.2-55.0 106 54.0 45.0-62.8
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 158 50.0 42.4-57.7 161 50.0 42.3-57.6
No 589 194 33.0 28.2-38.3 395 67.0 61.7-71.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 797 284 35.4 31.0-40.1 513 64.6 59.9-69.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 101 34.9 28.7-41.8 190 65.1 58.2-71.3
Regional City or Suburban County 174 58 27.1 19.5-36.4 116 72.9 63.6-80.5
Rural 449 197 49.1 42.4-55.9 252 50.9 44.1-57.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 465 149 32.3 26.8-38.3 316 67.7 61.7-73.2
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 225 101 46.9 38.1-55.8 124 53.1 44.2-61.9
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 181 85 50.6 40.9-60.2 96 49.4 39.8-59.1
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 112 34.3 27.4-41.8 213 65.7 58.2-72.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 259 119 50.2 41.4-59.0 140 49.8 41.0-58.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 337 131 40.0 33.3-47.1 206 60.0 52.9-66.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 106 33.1 26.9-40.0 212 66.9 60.0-73.1

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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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