2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 763 454 59.0 54.2-63.6 309 41.0 36.4-45.8
GENDER
Male 392 215 56.7 50.4-62.8 177 43.3 37.2-49.6
Female 371 239 61.6 54.3-68.4 132 38.4 31.6-45.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 492 270 54.2 48.4-59.9 222 45.8 40.1-51.6
Non-Hispanic Black 173 121 66.3 55.4-75.7 52 33.7 24.3-44.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 170 108 62.8 53.5-71.3 62 37.2 28.7-46.5
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 172 95 53.2 43.2-62.8 77 46.8 37.2-56.8
55-64 166 97 54.8 44.4-64.9 69 45.2 35.1-55.6
65-74 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 279 169 55.5 48.0-62.7 110 44.5 37.3-52.0
Some Post-H.S. 251 147 60.2 52.0-67.9 104 39.8 32.1-48.0
College Graduate 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 175 106 59.0 49.0-68.3 69 41.0 31.7-51.0
$25,000- 34,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 357 214 54.1 46.8-61.2 143 45.9 38.8-53.2
No 397 235 62.8 56.6-68.6 162 37.2 31.4-43.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 642 390 60.1 54.9-65.1 252 39.9 34.9-45.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 134 87 66.2 56.2-75.0 47 33.8 25.0-43.8
Regional City or Suburban County 145 80 51.6 41.6-61.6 65 48.4 38.4-58.4
Rural 484 287 58.9 52.5-65.0 197 41.1 35.0-47.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 377 223 60.4 53.8-66.6 154 39.6 33.4-46.2
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 166 105 60.6 50.0-70.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 254 137 56.4 48.3-64.2 117 43.6 35.8-51.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 182 60.6 53.4-67.4 117 39.4 32.6-46.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 258 149 57.5 49.6-65.0 109 42.5 35.0-50.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life
and currently smoking every day or on some days.

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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