2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,737 3,972 82.8 81.3-84.2 765 17.2 15.8-18.7
GENDER
Male 2,109 1,716 80.8 78.6-82.9 393 19.2 17.1-21.4
Female 2,628 2,256 84.6 82.5-86.5 372 15.4 13.5-17.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,116 2,624 82.4 80.5-84.2 492 17.6 15.8-19.5
Non-Hispanic Black 914 739 80.1 76.3-83.5 175 19.9 16.5-23.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 149 125 85.0 75.0-91.5 24 15.0 8.5-25.0
Non-Hispanic Other 172 140 86.5 79.4-91.4 32 13.5 8.6-20.6
Hispanic 332 303 92.1 87.7-95.1 29 7.9 4.9-12.3
AGE
18-34 959 789 82.1 78.9-84.9 170 17.9 15.1-21.1
35-44 624 507 80.6 76.3-84.4 117 19.4 15.6-23.7
45-54 789 615 77.3 73.2-81.0 174 22.7 19.0-26.8
55-64 911 745 84.0 80.7-86.8 166 16.0 13.2-19.3
65-74 839 733 84.8 80.8-88.1 106 15.2 11.9-19.2
75+ 570 541 93.7 90.0-96.1 29 6.3 3.9-10.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 489 377 73.9 68.3-78.9 112 26.1 21.1-31.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,210 930 77.2 74.0-80.0 280 22.8 20.0-26.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,309 1,057 81.8 78.9-84.3 252 18.2 15.7-21.1
College Graduate 1,721 1,602 94.8 93.5-95.9 119 5.2 4.1- 6.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 432 314 70.6 64.3-76.3 118 29.4 23.7-35.7
$15,000- 24,999 726 550 75.4 70.9-79.4 176 24.6 20.6-29.1
$25,000- 34,999 470 374 78.7 73.1-83.4 96 21.3 16.6-26.9
$35,000- 49,999 550 451 78.3 72.9-82.9 99 21.7 17.1-27.1
$50,000-74,999 620 540 86.3 82.5-89.4 80 13.7 10.6-17.5
$75,000+ 1,127 1,043 92.0 89.6-93.8 84 8.0 6.2-10.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 814 702 85.1 81.5-88.1 112 14.9 11.9-18.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,502 1,144 73.4 70.1-76.5 358 26.6 23.5-29.9
No 3,208 2,810 86.6 85.0-88.1 398 13.4 11.9-15.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 692 573 82.9 79.1-86.2 119 17.1 13.8-20.9
Non-Veteran 4,043 3,399 82.8 81.2-84.4 644 17.2 15.6-18.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,249 1,114 88.6 86.3-90.6 135 11.4 9.4-13.7
Regional City or Suburban County 953 808 84.0 80.8-86.7 145 16.0 13.3-19.2
Rural 2,537 2,052 77.0 74.4-79.4 485 23.0 20.6-25.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,451 2,073 83.4 81.3-85.3 378 16.6 14.7-18.7
Unemployed 181 114 64.0 54.7-72.4 67 36.0 27.6-45.3
Retired 1,299 1,177 90.5 88.2-92.4 122 9.5 7.6-11.8
Unable to Work 452 297 65.0 58.6-71.0 155 35.0 29.0-41.4
Other not in Labor Force 330 291 86.7 81.0-90.9 39 13.3 9.1-19.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 363 266 75.8 69.4-81.2 97 24.2 18.8-30.6
101% to 150% 686 519 73.2 68.2-77.6 167 26.8 22.4-31.8
151% to 200% 325 257 80.6 74.2-85.8 68 19.4 14.2-25.8
More than 200% 2,249 1,994 87.5 85.5-89.2 255 12.5 10.8-14.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 814 702 85.1 81.5-88.1 112 14.9 11.9-18.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,038 832 75.7 71.2-79.7 206 24.3 20.3-28.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,745 1,444 80.2 77.6-82.6 301 19.8 17.4-22.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,956 1,698 86.5 84.4-88.3 258 13.5 11.7-15.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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