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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,109 283 13.8 12.0-15.8 110 5.4 4.2- 6.8 678 29.6 27.2-32.2 1,038 51.2 48.4-53.9
Female 2,628 254 10.2 8.7-12.0 118 5.2 4.0- 6.6 631 22.5 20.5-24.6 1,625 62.2 59.6-64.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,116 362 13.0 11.4-14.7 130 4.6 3.7- 5.7 975 29.8 27.8-31.9 1,649 52.6 50.3-54.9
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 149 18 12.7 6.7-22.8 *** *** *** 41 23.7 15.3-34.6 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 172 21 8.1 4.6-13.9 11 5.4 2.5-11.3 36 19.1 13.0-27.2 104 67.4 58.4-75.2
Hispanic 332 18 4.5 2.3- 8.4 11 3.4 1.7- 6.4 63 17.4 12.8-23.1 240 74.8 68.4-80.3
AGE
18-34 959 112 11.4 9.2-14.0 58 6.5 4.8- 8.9 127 12.9 10.6-15.6 662 69.2 65.5-72.6
35-44 624 81 12.9 9.8-16.8 36 6.5 4.4- 9.4 140 24.0 20.0-28.4 367 56.7 51.7-61.5
45-54 789 126 16.8 13.6-20.7 48 5.8 4.0- 8.5 171 23.0 19.4-27.0 444 54.3 49.8-58.8
55-64 911 116 12.0 9.5-15.1 50 4.0 2.8- 5.7 290 33.6 29.8-37.8 455 50.4 46.1-54.6
65-74 839 78 10.9 8.0-14.5 28 4.3 2.7- 6.9 334 39.7 35.3-44.3 399 45.1 40.5-49.8
75+ 570 22 4.7 2.6- 8.2 *** *** *** 235 43.7 38.1-49.3 306 50.1 44.4-55.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 489 82 19.4 15.1-24.7 30 6.7 4.2-10.5 143 25.6 21.0-30.8 234 48.3 42.4-54.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,210 205 17.7 15.1-20.6 75 5.2 3.9- 6.9 317 23.4 20.6-26.5 613 53.7 50.1-57.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,309 166 10.8 8.9-13.1 86 7.4 5.7- 9.5 408 30.0 26.9-33.2 649 51.8 48.3-55.3
College Graduate 1,721 83 3.3 2.6- 4.4 36 1.8 1.2- 2.8 438 23.4 21.1-26.0 1,164 71.4 68.7-73.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 432 84 21.4 16.4-27.3 34 8.0 5.1-12.4 108 22.9 18.1-28.5 206 47.7 41.4-54.2
$15,000- 24,999 726 125 17.9 14.3-22.1 51 6.7 4.7- 9.3 199 26.3 22.3-30.7 351 49.1 44.1-54.1
$25,000- 34,999 470 63 11.3 8.2-15.3 33 10.0 6.4-15.2 136 25.7 21.0-31.0 238 53.0 46.9-58.9
$35,000- 49,999 550 68 13.5 9.9-18.0 31 8.2 5.2-12.7 156 25.7 21.4-30.6 295 52.6 47.0-58.1
$50,000-74,999 620 59 10.8 8.0-14.4 21 2.9 1.7- 4.8 186 27.9 23.6-32.6 354 58.4 53.4-63.4
$75,000+ 1,127 59 5.9 4.3- 8.1 25 2.2 1.3- 3.5 324 28.6 25.4-32.1 719 63.3 59.6-66.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 814 79 10.8 8.3-14.1 33 4.1 2.6- 6.2 200 21.6 18.2-25.5 502 63.4 59.0-67.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,502 247 19.0 16.3-22.0 111 7.6 5.8- 9.8 500 31.1 28.1-34.3 644 42.3 38.8-45.8
No 3,208 283 9.1 7.8-10.5 115 4.3 3.5- 5.4 800 23.9 22.0-25.8 2,010 62.7 60.5-64.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 692 90 12.6 9.8-16.0 29 4.5 2.8- 7.0 297 43.1 38.5-47.7 276 39.9 35.4-44.4
Non-Veteran 4,043 445 11.8 10.5-13.2 199 5.4 4.5- 6.4 1,011 23.4 21.8-25.1 2,388 59.4 57.4-61.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,249 88 7.3 5.7- 9.2 47 4.1 2.9- 5.6 307 24.5 21.8-27.4 807 64.2 60.9-67.3
Regional City or Suburban County 953 102 11.9 9.5-14.9 43 4.1 2.9- 5.9 264 25.9 22.6-29.5 544 58.0 54.0-61.9
Rural 2,537 347 16.1 14.0-18.3 138 7.0 5.5- 8.8 738 27.1 24.9-29.5 1,314 49.9 47.1-52.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,451 265 11.6 10.1-13.4 113 5.0 3.9- 6.3 584 23.0 21.0-25.1 1,489 60.4 57.9-62.9
Unemployed 181 48 24.8 17.8-33.5 19 11.1 6.4-18.7 31 14.7 9.6-21.7 83 49.4 39.9-58.8
Retired 1,299 89 6.6 5.1- 8.7 33 2.8 1.9- 4.3 507 39.2 35.6-42.8 670 51.4 47.6-55.0
Unable to Work 452 107 24.9 19.6-31.1 48 10.0 6.8-14.6 131 31.1 25.5-37.3 166 33.9 28.3-40.0
Other not in Labor Force 330 26 8.0 4.8-12.9 13 5.3 2.8- 9.6 52 16.6 12.2-22.2 239 70.1 63.4-76.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 142 33 29.1 20.0-40.3 12 11.4 5.7-21.7 21 12.4 7.4-20.2 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 363 63 16.2 11.7-22.2 34 8.0 5.2-12.0 93 24.2 19.0-30.3 173 51.6 44.5-58.6
101% to 150% 686 118 18.2 14.5-22.5 49 8.7 6.0-12.4 188 25.7 21.7-30.2 331 47.5 42.4-52.6
151% to 200% 325 51 12.5 8.6-17.8 17 6.9 3.8-12.3 111 31.2 25.2-37.8 146 49.5 42.3-56.6
More than 200% 2,249 177 8.7 7.3-10.4 78 3.8 2.8- 5.1 658 27.9 25.6-30.4 1,336 59.5 56.8-62.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 814 79 10.8 8.3-14.1 33 4.1 2.6- 6.2 200 21.6 18.2-25.5 502 63.4 59.0-67.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,038 145 16.8 13.4-21.0 61 7.5 5.2-10.7 304 29.1 25.3-33.3 528 46.6 42.1-51.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,745 208 13.8 11.8-16.2 93 5.9 4.7- 7.6 468 25.2 22.8-27.8 976 55.0 52.0-58.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,956 184 9.3 7.8-11.1 74 4.2 3.1- 5.6 537 25.6 23.3-28.0 1,161 60.9 58.1-63.6

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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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