2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 1 year ago 1 to 5 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 10 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,298 133 12.4 10.2-15.0 185 16.9 14.3-20.0 170 15.6 13.1-18.5 810 55.1 51.5-58.6
GENDER
Male 672 65 11.6 8.7-15.2 101 17.9 14.1-22.3 86 15.3 12.0-19.4 420 55.2 50.3-60.1
Female 626 68 13.4 10.1-17.4 84 15.8 12.3-20.0 84 15.9 12.3-20.4 390 54.9 49.7-60.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 969 92 11.6 9.2-14.7 133 16.2 13.3-19.6 119 15.0 12.2-18.3 625 57.2 53.1-61.2
Non-Hispanic Black 179 21 13.2 8.0-21.0 23 16.6 10.2-25.8 22 17.9 10.8-28.3 113 52.3 42.3-62.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 124 52 41.9 32.0-52.4 40 32.8 23.7-43.4 20 18.4 11.2-28.9 12 6.9 3.7-12.5
35-44 140 20 14.8 9.3-22.7 37 29.9 21.1-40.4 29 21.8 14.4-31.6 54 33.5 25.1-43.1
45-54 169 16 7.9 4.1-14.8 26 16.8 10.7-25.5 31 19.7 13.2-28.4 96 55.6 46.0-64.8
55-64 289 24 8.2 5.1-12.9 43 13.5 9.3-19.2 43 17.3 12.3-23.8 179 61.0 53.7-67.9
65-74 332 15 4.7 2.3- 9.6 23 6.2 3.8-10.1 32 9.4 6.2-14.2 262 79.6 73.4-84.7
75+ 233 *** *** *** 14 6.8 3.2-14.0 13 8.5 4.0-17.1 202 83.4 74.3-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 *** *** *** 20 18.5 10.8-29.9 14 10.2 5.1-19.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 316 37 15.4 10.7-21.5 51 17.5 12.8-23.6 44 17.0 12.1-23.4 184 50.1 43.2-57.0
Some Post-H.S. 404 55 15.4 11.4-20.6 57 16.9 12.5-22.3 64 17.3 12.9-22.7 228 50.5 44.3-56.6
College Graduate 433 32 8.4 5.6-12.3 57 15.5 11.5-20.6 47 14.5 10.5-19.7 297 61.6 55.5-67.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 18 14.3 8.0-24.4 *** *** *** 14 15.2 8.1-26.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 198 24 14.5 9.1-22.4 30 17.5 11.0-26.6 35 17.2 11.6-24.8 109 50.8 41.9-59.6
$25,000- 34,999 136 17 14.5 8.0-24.7 28 27.0 18.1-38.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 154 20 15.9 9.8-24.5 23 17.0 10.5-26.3 15 10.7 5.8-18.7 96 56.5 46.3-66.2
$50,000-74,999 185 18 13.5 8.0-21.8 26 15.7 10.1-23.7 25 17.1 10.4-26.8 116 53.7 44.1-62.9
$75,000+ 323 20 8.8 5.3-14.2 46 16.4 11.6-22.6 46 18.2 13.2-24.6 211 56.6 49.5-63.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 196 16 10.5 5.9-17.9 16 10.0 5.0-18.8 25 18.2 11.4-27.8 139 61.3 51.4-70.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 491 46 10.8 7.6-15.1 66 14.7 10.8-19.7 62 13.4 9.9-17.8 317 61.1 55.3-66.7
No 798 86 13.2 10.4-16.7 119 18.1 14.8-22.1 107 16.7 13.4-20.6 486 51.9 47.4-56.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 295 29 11.7 7.8-17.2 38 14.8 10.0-21.4 33 13.0 8.7-19.0 195 60.4 53.0-67.4
Non-Veteran 1,002 103 12.5 9.9-15.5 147 17.5 14.5-21.0 137 16.3 13.4-19.7 615 53.7 49.6-57.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 301 40 15.6 11.2-21.3 38 12.0 8.3-17.0 53 20.3 15.2-26.6 170 52.1 45.4-58.7
Regional City or Suburban County 261 24 10.8 6.9-16.6 37 18.3 12.8-25.5 26 10.9 6.7-17.2 174 60.0 52.1-67.3
Rural 736 69 10.7 8.1-14.1 110 20.0 15.9-24.8 91 14.6 11.4-18.4 466 54.7 49.8-59.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 581 80 15.3 11.9-19.4 102 20.8 16.6-25.6 94 17.6 13.9-21.9 305 46.4 41.4-51.5
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 502 16 3.8 2.1- 6.8 39 8.3 5.6-12.1 42 10.3 6.9-15.1 405 77.6 72.1-82.3
Unable to Work 131 18 10.9 6.0-19.0 27 22.2 13.6-33.9 19 15.4 8.8-25.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 17 11.9 6.5-20.9 *** *** *** 15 16.1 8.7-27.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 188 17 9.0 5.1-15.2 37 23.2 15.8-32.8 28 14.8 9.5-22.5 106 52.9 43.7-62.0
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** 13 13.0 7.0-22.9 14 11.6 6.1-20.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 655 58 12.0 9.0-16.0 92 16.3 12.8-20.6 80 15.7 12.2-20.1 425 55.9 50.8-60.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 196 16 10.5 5.9-17.9 16 10.0 5.0-18.8 25 18.2 11.4-27.8 139 61.3 51.4-70.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 303 29 10.3 6.3-16.4 42 16.8 11.1-24.7 37 12.6 8.3-18.8 195 60.2 52.0-67.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 464 49 13.2 9.7-17.8 67 17.9 13.5-23.3 66 16.0 12.2-20.8 282 52.9 47.0-58.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 531 55 12.3 9.2-16.4 76 16.2 12.5-20.7 67 16.1 12.3-20.8 333 55.4 50.0-60.6

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

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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