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%)
TOTAL 4,741 2,078 43.1 41.3-45.0 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.7
GENDER
Male 2,111 1,073 48.8 46.1-51.6 1,038 51.2 48.4-53.9
Female 2,630 1,005 37.9 35.4-40.4 1,625 62.1 59.6-64.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,120 1,471 47.4 45.2-49.7 1,649 52.6 50.3-54.8
Non-Hispanic Black 914 356 38.3 34.2-42.7 558 61.7 57.3-65.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 172 68 32.6 24.8-41.6 104 67.4 58.4-75.2
Hispanic 332 92 25.2 19.7-31.6 240 74.8 68.4-80.3
AGE
18-34 959 297 30.8 27.4-34.5 662 69.2 65.5-72.6
35-44 624 257 43.3 38.5-48.3 367 56.7 51.7-61.5
45-54 791 347 45.8 41.3-50.3 444 54.2 49.7-58.7
55-64 912 457 49.7 45.4-53.9 455 50.3 46.1-54.6
65-74 840 441 55.0 50.3-59.5 399 45.0 40.5-49.7
75+ 570 264 49.9 44.3-55.6 306 50.1 44.4-55.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 489 255 51.7 45.7-57.6 234 48.3 42.4-54.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,210 597 46.3 42.7-49.9 613 53.7 50.1-57.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,312 663 48.3 44.8-51.8 649 51.7 48.2-55.2
College Graduate 1,722 558 28.7 26.1-31.3 1,164 71.3 68.7-73.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 432 226 52.3 45.8-58.6 206 47.7 41.4-54.2
$15,000- 24,999 726 375 50.9 45.9-55.9 351 49.1 44.1-54.1
$25,000- 34,999 470 232 47.0 41.1-53.1 238 53.0 46.9-58.9
$35,000- 49,999 550 255 47.4 41.9-53.0 295 52.6 47.0-58.1
$50,000-74,999 622 268 41.7 36.8-46.8 354 58.3 53.2-63.2
$75,000+ 1,127 408 36.7 33.2-40.4 719 63.3 59.6-66.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 816 314 36.6 32.4-41.1 502 63.4 58.9-67.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,505 861 57.8 54.3-61.2 644 42.2 38.8-45.7
No 3,209 1,199 37.3 35.1-39.5 2,010 62.7 60.5-64.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 695 419 60.3 55.7-64.7 276 39.7 35.3-44.3
Non-Veteran 4,044 1,656 40.6 38.6-42.6 2,388 59.4 57.4-61.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,250 443 35.9 32.8-39.1 807 64.1 60.9-67.2
Regional City or Suburban County 954 410 42.0 38.1-46.0 544 58.0 54.0-61.9
Rural 2,539 1,225 50.2 47.4-52.9 1,314 49.8 47.1-52.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,453 964 39.6 37.2-42.1 1,489 60.4 57.9-62.8
Unemployed 181 98 50.6 41.2-60.1 83 49.4 39.9-58.8
Retired 1,301 631 48.7 45.0-52.4 670 51.3 47.6-55.0
Unable to Work 452 286 66.1 60.0-71.7 166 33.9 28.3-40.0
Other not in Labor Force 330 91 29.9 23.9-36.6 239 70.1 63.4-76.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 363 190 48.4 41.4-55.5 173 51.6 44.5-58.6
101% to 150% 686 355 52.5 47.4-57.6 331 47.5 42.4-52.6
151% to 200% 325 179 50.5 43.4-57.7 146 49.5 42.3-56.6
More than 200% 2,251 915 40.5 37.9-43.2 1,336 59.5 56.8-62.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 816 314 36.6 32.4-41.1 502 63.4 58.9-67.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,039 511 53.5 49.0-58.0 528 46.5 42.0-51.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,747 771 45.0 42.1-48.1 976 55.0 51.9-57.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,957 796 39.1 36.5-41.9 1,161 60.9 58.1-63.5

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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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