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%)
North Carolina 4,741 2,078 43.1 41.3-45.0 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.7
-FEMALES 2,630 1,005 37.9 35.4-40.4 1,625 62.1 59.6-64.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,714 720 42.7 39.6-45.9 994 57.3 54.1-60.4
Non-Hispanic Black 563 176 30.7 25.7-36.3 387 69.3 63.7-74.3
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 473 115 23.8 19.4-28.8 358 76.2 71.2-80.6
35-44 340 126 40.5 34.0-47.4 214 59.5 52.6-66.0
45-54 420 173 42.4 36.3-48.8 247 57.6 51.2-63.7
55-64 515 229 43.4 37.7-49.2 286 56.6 50.8-62.3
65-74 483 216 48.8 42.5-55.1 267 51.2 44.9-57.5
75+ 367 138 42.1 35.1-49.4 229 57.9 50.6-64.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 264 119 47.7 39.4-56.2 145 52.3 43.8-60.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 622 261 39.2 34.3-44.2 361 60.8 55.8-65.7
Some Post-H.S. 781 363 43.9 39.4-48.5 418 56.1 51.5-60.6
College Graduate 956 259 23.3 20.2-26.8 697 76.7 73.2-79.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 268 127 47.3 39.1-55.7 141 52.7 44.3-60.9
$15,000- 24,999 418 206 47.4 40.6-54.2 212 52.6 45.8-59.4
$25,000- 34,999 277 122 41.9 34.3-49.9 155 58.1 50.1-65.7
$35,000- 49,999 286 111 41.9 34.3-50.0 175 58.1 50.0-65.7
$50,000- 74,999 314 104 31.6 25.4-38.5 210 68.4 61.5-74.6
$75,000+ 536 155 30.5 25.6-35.9 381 69.5 64.1-74.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 877 450 52.8 48.1-57.5 427 47.2 42.5-51.9
No 1,737 546 31.7 28.9-34.7 1,191 68.3 65.3-71.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,554 973 37.6 35.1-40.2 1,581 62.4 59.8-64.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 671 205 30.8 26.8-35.2 466 69.2 64.8-73.2
Regional City or Suburban County 526 198 36.2 31.1-41.6 328 63.8 58.4-68.9
Rural 1,433 602 45.0 41.3-48.9 831 55.0 51.1-58.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,161 387 32.8 29.3-36.4 774 67.2 63.6-70.7
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 800 329 42.4 37.7-47.2 471 57.6 52.8-62.3
Unable to Work 291 164 58.2 50.2-65.8 127 41.8 34.2-49.8
Other not in Labor Force 259 76 32.7 25.7-40.6 183 67.3 59.4-74.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 225 111 42.9 34.1-52.3 114 57.1 47.7-65.9
101% to 150% 396 200 53.0 46.1-59.7 196 47.0 40.3-53.9
151% to 200% 184 80 38.4 29.7-47.9 104 61.6 52.1-70.3
More than 200% 1,125 366 32.8 29.2-36.6 759 67.2 63.4-70.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 618 266 50.2 44.1-56.3 352 49.8 43.7-55.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 992 371 38.3 34.5-42.3 621 61.7 57.7-65.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,020 368 34.3 30.7-38.1 652 65.7 61.9-69.3

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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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