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
-MALES 2,109 283 13.8 12.0-15.8 110 5.4 4.2- 6.8 678 29.6 27.2-32.2 1,038 51.2 48.4-53.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,403 188 14.5 12.3-17.1 65 5.0 3.7- 6.6 496 33.1 30.1-36.2 654 47.4 44.2-50.8
Non-Hispanic Black 351 59 15.9 11.6-21.2 29 8.1 4.9-13.0 92 23.6 18.4-29.8 171 52.5 45.5-59.3
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 486 67 13.7 10.4-17.8 37 7.5 5.1-10.9 78 16.3 12.7-20.6 304 62.5 57.1-67.6
35-44 283 36 11.2 7.5-16.5 20 6.8 4.0-11.3 75 28.5 22.4-35.6 152 53.4 46.3-60.5
45-54 369 64 19.7 14.9-25.7 20 4.9 2.8- 8.4 89 24.9 19.7-30.8 196 50.5 44.1-57.0
55-64 396 63 15.8 11.6-21.0 20 3.4 2.0- 5.9 144 37.3 31.5-43.5 169 43.5 37.5-49.7
65-74 357 41 11.7 8.0-16.6 11 3.6 1.6- 7.5 173 47.0 40.2-53.8 132 37.8 31.3-44.7
75+ 203 *** *** *** *** *** *** 115 55.5 46.3-64.3 77 38.1 29.6-47.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 225 47 22.1 16.2-29.5 13 5.5 2.6-11.2 76 28.0 21.4-35.8 89 44.4 36.2-52.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 587 120 20.4 16.7-24.8 39 5.8 3.9- 8.5 177 26.5 22.4-31.1 251 47.3 42.1-52.4
Some Post-H.S. 529 77 12.0 9.0-15.7 37 7.4 5.1-10.6 185 34.7 29.9-39.9 230 45.9 40.7-51.3
College Graduate 765 39 3.6 2.5- 5.2 20 2.4 1.4- 4.3 239 28.5 24.8-32.4 467 65.5 61.4-69.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 39 26.8 18.7-36.8 15 7.3 3.9-13.3 45 25.1 17.5-34.7 65 40.8 31.4-50.9
$15,000- 24,999 306 53 17.0 12.2-23.2 13 4.4 2.4- 8.0 103 34.1 27.6-41.2 137 44.6 37.5-51.9
$25,000- 34,999 193 31 14.1 9.0-21.4 17 12.5 6.9-21.7 62 26.6 19.7-34.8 83 46.8 37.8-56.0
$35,000- 49,999 264 45 17.1 12.1-23.7 18 7.9 4.6-13.2 81 27.2 21.0-34.5 120 47.8 40.1-55.7
$50,000- 74,999 307 37 13.6 9.3-19.5 15 3.8 2.0- 7.0 111 35.1 28.5-42.3 144 47.5 40.3-54.8
$75,000+ 591 37 7.6 5.2-11.0 16 2.5 1.3- 4.5 200 31.7 27.2-36.5 338 58.3 53.2-63.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 626 123 22.8 18.6-27.7 43 6.1 4.2- 8.7 243 34.7 30.1-39.5 217 36.4 31.6-41.6
No 1,470 155 10.2 8.5-12.3 66 5.1 3.8- 6.9 432 27.9 25.1-30.9 817 56.8 53.5-60.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 617 86 13.8 10.7-17.6 27 4.8 3.0- 7.6 272 43.0 38.2-47.9 232 38.4 33.8-43.3
Non-Veteran 1,488 195 13.7 11.6-16.1 83 5.6 4.2- 7.3 405 25.6 22.9-28.5 805 55.2 51.9-58.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 579 56 10.7 8.0-14.2 22 3.7 2.3- 5.8 160 26.8 22.8-31.2 341 58.8 54.0-63.5
Regional City or Suburban County 427 54 13.1 9.7-17.5 22 4.4 2.7- 7.1 135 30.9 25.8-36.6 216 51.5 45.6-57.4
Rural 1,103 173 17.1 14.2-20.3 66 7.4 5.4-10.2 383 31.5 28.0-35.2 481 44.0 40.1-48.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,290 158 13.3 11.1-15.8 65 5.3 3.9- 7.2 353 26.6 23.7-29.7 714 54.8 51.4-58.2
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** 11 13.1 6.5-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 500 45 8.4 5.8-11.9 *** *** *** 246 46.7 41.1-52.5 199 42.7 37.0-48.5
Unable to Work 161 49 32.0 23.3-42.3 19 9.4 5.2-16.3 54 36.5 27.1-47.0 39 22.1 15.0-31.4
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 25 19.3 12.1-29.4 11 6.7 3.3-13.2 43 31.9 22.8-42.7 58 42.0 32.2-52.5
101% to 150% 290 52 16.5 11.8-22.5 16 7.6 4.1-13.9 87 28.0 21.9-34.9 135 47.9 40.4-55.5
151% to 200% 140 25 16.6 10.0-26.4 11 8.8 4.5-16.5 63 39.2 29.5-49.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,125 117 11.4 9.2-14.1 50 4.2 3.0- 5.9 381 31.7 28.4-35.3 577 52.6 48.8-56.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 65 17.4 12.6-23.5 33 9.1 5.8-14.1 147 30.9 25.2-37.3 176 42.6 35.9-49.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 752 111 15.2 12.2-18.8 44 6.4 4.4- 9.0 243 31.4 27.4-35.7 354 47.0 42.5-51.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 936 107 12.0 9.7-14.9 33 3.8 2.5- 5.8 288 28.2 24.8-31.7 508 56.0 52.1-59.8

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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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