2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 1 year ago 1 to 5 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 10 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,298 133 12.4 10.2-15.0 185 16.9 14.3-20.0 170 15.6 13.1-18.5 810 55.1 51.5-58.6
-FEMALES 626 68 13.4 10.1-17.4 84 15.8 12.3-20.0 84 15.9 12.3-20.4 390 54.9 49.7-60.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 476 45 11.7 8.3-16.2 60 14.9 11.1-19.9 60 15.7 11.7-20.7 311 57.7 51.8-63.5
Non-Hispanic Black 89 *** *** *** 11 15.7 8.2-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.6 7.8-25.6 *** *** ***
45-54 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 145 14 9.8 5.3-17.2 21 17.1 10.1-27.5 18 15.2 8.9-24.8 92 57.9 47.2-67.9
65-74 159 *** *** *** 12 8.2 4.1-15.7 20 14.6 8.7-23.5 117 69.5 58.7-78.4
75+ 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 139 17 17.8 10.6-28.3 28 20.8 13.6-30.4 17 16.6 9.9-26.5 77 44.9 35.1-55.1
Some Post-H.S. 222 32 16.5 11.0-23.9 28 16.1 10.6-23.8 36 17.1 11.4-24.8 126 50.4 42.0-58.8
College Graduate 196 15 7.6 4.2-13.3 19 12.3 7.2-20.2 19 10.5 6.4-16.9 143 69.6 60.7-77.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 11 13.2 6.6-24.5 *** *** *** 17 16.8 9.5-28.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** 11 13.7 6.8-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 11 10.5 5.0-20.5 13 14.0 7.4-24.8 17 16.4 9.4-27.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 253 25 12.5 7.6-19.7 37 15.5 10.3-22.7 33 14.2 9.6-20.5 158 57.8 49.6-65.6
No 367 42 14.0 9.9-19.2 47 16.1 11.7-21.7 51 17.1 12.2-23.3 227 52.9 46.2-59.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 601 60 12.6 9.4-16.8 80 15.5 12.0-19.8 83 16.7 12.9-21.3 378 55.2 49.8-60.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 144 17 14.6 8.8-23.2 12 7.0 3.7-12.8 28 21.8 14.6-31.2 87 56.7 46.9-66.0
Regional City or Suburban County 128 *** *** *** 20 23.2 14.7-34.6 12 9.1 3.8-20.2 *** *** ***
Rural 354 41 14.4 10.0-20.4 52 19.0 13.7-25.7 44 14.9 10.6-20.6 217 51.7 44.8-58.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 230 38 18.7 13.0-26.0 33 17.8 12.1-25.4 31 12.1 8.0-18.1 128 51.4 43.2-59.5
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 258 *** *** *** 22 8.2 5.0-13.2 29 16.5 10.4-25.1 199 71.3 62.6-78.6
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.2 7.7-24.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 275 29 13.7 9.0-20.4 32 13.4 8.8-20.0 30 14.9 9.8-22.1 184 57.9 49.8-65.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 157 19 12.8 6.8-22.8 21 14.0 7.9-23.4 19 12.4 6.6-22.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 222 26 15.8 10.4-23.3 32 20.2 14.0-28.2 34 18.8 12.8-26.7 130 45.2 37.3-53.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 247 23 11.8 7.5-18.1 31 13.3 8.8-19.7 31 15.0 9.9-22.1 162 59.8 51.9-67.3

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

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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