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%)
TOTAL 2,074 537 27.7 25.2-30.4 228 12.2 10.4-14.3 1,309 60.1 57.2-62.9
GENDER
Male 1,071 283 28.3 24.9-31.9 110 11.0 8.7-13.7 678 60.7 56.9-64.5
Female 1,003 254 27.0 23.3-31.1 118 13.6 10.8-17.1 631 59.3 55.1-63.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,467 362 27.4 24.4-30.6 130 9.7 7.9-11.9 975 62.9 59.6-66.2
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 92 *** *** *** 11 13.4 7.0-24.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 297 112 37.0 30.7-43.8 58 21.2 15.8-27.9 127 41.8 35.2-48.7
35-44 257 81 29.8 23.1-37.5 36 14.9 10.3-21.1 140 55.3 47.6-62.8
45-54 345 126 36.9 30.5-43.8 48 12.8 8.8-18.2 171 50.3 43.5-57.2
55-64 456 116 24.2 19.4-29.8 50 8.0 5.6-11.4 290 67.8 62.0-73.1
65-74 440 78 19.8 14.8-25.9 28 7.8 4.9-12.4 334 72.4 65.9-78.0
75+ 264 22 9.4 5.3-16.1 *** *** *** 235 87.5 80.5-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 255 82 37.6 30.0-45.8 30 12.9 8.2-19.8 143 49.5 41.6-57.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 597 205 38.2 33.3-43.3 75 11.2 8.4-14.7 317 50.7 45.6-55.7
Some Post-H.S. 660 166 22.5 18.7-26.8 86 15.3 11.9-19.5 408 62.2 57.3-66.8
College Graduate 557 83 11.7 9.0-15.1 36 6.4 4.2- 9.7 438 81.9 77.7-85.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 226 84 40.9 32.4-50.0 34 15.3 9.8-23.1 108 43.8 35.3-52.7
$15,000- 24,999 375 125 35.2 28.9-42.0 51 13.1 9.4-18.1 199 51.7 45.0-58.3
$25,000- 34,999 232 63 24.1 17.7-31.8 33 21.2 14.1-30.7 136 54.7 45.9-63.2
$35,000- 49,999 255 68 28.4 21.4-36.6 31 17.3 11.2-25.7 156 54.3 45.9-62.4
$50,000-74,999 266 59 25.9 19.6-33.4 21 7.0 4.2-11.4 186 67.1 59.5-74.0
$75,000+ 408 59 16.0 11.8-21.5 25 5.9 3.7- 9.4 324 78.1 72.3-82.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 79 29.7 23.2-37.0 33 11.2 7.3-16.7 200 59.2 51.7-66.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 858 247 33.0 28.7-37.5 111 13.1 10.2-16.8 500 53.9 49.3-58.4
No 1,198 283 24.3 21.3-27.6 115 11.7 9.4-14.4 800 64.0 60.4-67.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 416 90 21.0 16.5-26.3 29 7.4 4.7-11.5 297 71.6 65.8-76.8
Non-Veteran 1,655 445 29.1 26.2-32.1 199 13.2 11.1-15.7 1,011 57.7 54.5-60.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 442 88 20.4 16.2-25.2 47 11.3 8.3-15.4 307 68.3 62.9-73.2
Regional City or Suburban County 409 102 28.4 23.0-34.4 43 9.8 6.9-13.8 264 61.8 55.7-67.5
Rural 1,223 347 32.0 28.4-35.9 138 13.9 11.1-17.3 738 54.1 50.1-58.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 962 265 29.4 25.8-33.3 113 12.5 9.9-15.7 584 58.1 54.0-62.0
Unemployed 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 629 89 13.7 10.5-17.6 33 5.8 3.8- 8.7 507 80.5 76.1-84.3
Unable to Work 286 107 37.7 30.1-45.9 48 15.2 10.3-21.8 131 47.1 39.2-55.2
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** 13 17.7 9.7-29.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 190 63 33.6 25.0-43.4 34 16.5 10.9-24.1 93 50.0 40.6-59.3
101% to 150% 355 118 34.6 28.2-41.6 49 16.5 11.5-23.1 188 49.0 42.0-55.9
151% to 200% 179 51 24.7 17.3-33.9 17 13.6 7.6-23.2 111 61.7 51.7-70.7
More than 200% 913 177 21.6 18.2-25.4 78 9.4 7.0-12.4 658 69.0 64.8-72.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 79 29.7 23.2-37.0 33 11.2 7.3-16.7 200 59.2 51.7-66.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 510 145 31.5 25.5-38.1 61 14.0 9.9-19.6 304 54.5 47.9-60.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 769 208 30.8 26.6-35.3 93 13.2 10.4-16.6 468 56.0 51.5-60.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 795 184 23.8 20.3-27.8 74 10.7 8.0-14.1 537 65.5 61.1-69.6

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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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