2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,737 537 11.9 10.7-13.3 228 5.3 4.4- 6.2 1,309 25.9 24.3-27.5 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.8
-FEMALES 2,628 254 10.2 8.7-12.0 118 5.2 4.0- 6.6 631 22.5 20.5-24.6 1,625 62.2 59.6-64.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,712 174 11.5 9.5-14.0 65 4.3 3.1- 5.8 479 26.8 24.2-29.6 994 57.4 54.2-60.5
Non-Hispanic Black 563 53 8.6 6.2-12.0 34 7.8 4.7-12.6 89 14.3 10.9-18.5 387 69.3 63.7-74.3
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 473 45 9.0 6.4-12.5 21 5.5 3.2- 9.4 49 9.3 6.7-12.8 358 76.2 71.2-80.6
35-44 340 45 14.6 10.0-20.8 16 6.2 3.5-10.6 65 19.8 15.2-25.4 214 59.5 52.6-66.0
45-54 419 62 14.2 10.3-19.4 28 6.7 4.0-11.0 82 21.3 16.5-27.1 247 57.7 51.3-63.9
55-64 515 53 8.6 5.9-12.2 30 4.5 2.8- 7.1 146 30.3 25.3-35.9 286 56.6 50.8-62.3
65-74 482 37 10.2 6.3-16.0 17 4.9 2.7- 9.0 161 33.6 28.0-39.6 267 51.3 45.0-57.6
75+ 367 12 4.2 1.8- 9.6 *** *** *** 120 35.9 29.3-43.2 229 57.9 50.6-64.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 264 35 16.7 10.8-24.9 17 7.9 4.3-13.9 67 23.2 17.3-30.3 145 52.3 43.8-60.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 622 85 14.6 11.3-18.7 36 4.5 3.0- 6.9 140 20.0 16.5-24.1 361 60.8 55.8-65.7
Some Post-H.S. 779 89 10.0 7.7-12.9 49 7.4 5.1-10.6 223 26.4 22.7-30.5 418 56.2 51.6-60.7
College Graduate 956 44 3.1 2.1- 4.6 16 1.3 0.7- 2.5 199 18.9 16.0-22.2 697 76.7 73.2-79.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 268 45 17.5 11.8-25.2 19 8.5 4.5-15.4 63 21.3 15.6-28.4 141 52.7 44.3-60.9
$15,000- 24,999 418 72 18.8 13.9-24.9 38 8.7 5.7-12.9 96 19.9 15.6-25.1 212 52.6 45.8-59.4
$25,000- 34,999 277 32 9.0 5.8-13.7 16 7.9 4.1-14.7 74 25.0 19.0-32.2 155 58.1 50.1-65.7
$35,000- 49,999 286 23 9.3 5.0-16.4 13 8.6 4.1-17.2 75 24.1 18.5-30.7 175 58.1 50.0-65.7
$50,000- 74,999 313 22 8.1 4.9-13.0 *** *** *** 75 21.3 16.1-27.5 210 68.6 61.7-74.8
$75,000+ 536 22 3.8 2.1- 6.8 *** *** *** 124 24.9 20.3-30.1 381 69.5 64.1-74.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 876 124 15.8 12.5-19.7 68 8.9 6.2-12.6 257 28.1 24.3-32.2 427 47.2 42.5-52.0
No 1,736 128 8.0 6.3-10.0 49 3.6 2.6- 5.0 368 20.1 17.8-22.6 1,191 68.3 65.3-71.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,553 250 10.4 8.9-12.3 116 5.2 4.1- 6.7 606 21.9 19.9-24.0 1,581 62.4 59.8-64.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 670 32 4.1 2.7- 6.1 25 4.4 2.8- 6.9 147 22.2 18.7-26.2 466 69.2 64.9-73.3
Regional City or Suburban County 526 48 10.8 7.6-15.2 21 3.9 2.3- 6.4 129 21.5 17.5-26.1 328 63.8 58.4-68.9
Rural 1,432 174 15.2 12.4-18.4 72 6.6 4.6- 9.2 355 23.2 20.4-26.3 831 55.0 51.2-58.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,160 107 9.6 7.6-12.2 48 4.6 3.1- 6.7 231 18.5 15.9-21.4 774 67.3 63.7-70.7
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.4 6.1-20.3 *** *** ***
Retired 799 44 5.4 3.6- 8.1 23 3.2 2.0- 5.3 261 33.7 29.3-38.4 471 57.7 52.8-62.4
Unable to Work 291 58 20.2 13.9-28.3 29 10.5 6.2-17.1 77 27.5 21.0-35.2 127 41.8 34.2-49.8
Other not in Labor Force 259 21 8.5 4.8-14.5 *** *** *** 46 19.2 13.9-25.9 183 67.3 59.4-74.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.6 6.2-20.6 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 38 14.5 9.1-22.4 23 8.8 5.2-14.7 50 19.6 14.0-26.9 114 57.1 47.7-65.9
101% to 150% 396 66 19.8 14.5-26.3 33 9.6 6.1-14.9 101 23.6 18.5-29.4 196 47.0 40.3-53.9
151% to 200% 184 26 8.9 5.3-14.7 *** *** *** 48 24.2 17.4-32.5 104 61.6 52.1-70.3
More than 200% 1,124 60 5.7 4.2- 7.9 28 3.3 2.0- 5.6 277 23.7 20.6-27.1 759 67.2 63.4-70.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 617 80 16.3 11.7-22.3 28 6.1 3.4-10.8 157 27.6 22.6-33.2 352 49.9 43.8-56.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 992 97 12.7 10.0-16.1 49 5.6 4.0- 7.8 225 20.0 17.2-23.2 621 61.7 57.7-65.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,019 77 6.6 5.0- 8.8 41 4.5 3.0- 6.9 249 23.1 20.0-26.5 652 65.7 61.9-69.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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