2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,074 537 27.7 25.2-30.4 228 12.2 10.4-14.3 1,309 60.1 57.2-62.9
-MALES 1,071 283 28.3 24.9-31.9 110 11.0 8.7-13.7 678 60.7 56.9-64.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 749 188 27.6 23.7-31.9 65 9.4 7.1-12.4 496 62.9 58.5-67.2
Non-Hispanic Black 180 59 33.3 25.1-42.8 29 17.0 10.5-26.3 92 49.7 40.1-59.2
Other 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 182 67 36.5 28.6-45.2 37 20.0 13.9-28.0 78 43.5 35.1-52.2
35-44 131 36 24.1 16.3-34.2 20 14.6 8.7-23.5 75 61.3 50.6-70.9
45-54 173 64 39.9 31.1-49.5 20 9.8 5.6-16.7 89 50.2 41.0-59.5
55-64 227 63 27.9 20.9-36.1 20 6.1 3.5-10.4 144 66.0 57.7-73.4
65-74 225 41 18.8 13.1-26.2 11 5.7 2.7-11.9 173 75.5 67.4-82.1
75+ 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 115 89.6 80.2-94.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 47 39.8 30.0-50.5 13 9.8 4.7-19.4 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 336 120 38.8 32.4-45.5 39 10.9 7.5-15.8 177 50.3 43.7-56.9
Some Post-H.S. 299 77 22.1 16.9-28.5 37 13.6 9.5-19.2 185 64.3 57.2-70.7
College Graduate 298 39 10.4 7.2-14.8 20 7.1 4.0-12.1 239 82.5 76.8-87.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** 15 12.3 6.6-21.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 169 53 30.6 22.4-40.3 13 7.9 4.3-14.1 103 61.5 51.8-70.3
$25,000- 34,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 144 45 32.8 23.8-43.4 18 15.1 8.9-24.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 163 37 26.0 18.2-35.7 15 7.2 3.8-13.1 111 66.8 57.0-75.4
$75,000+ 253 37 18.2 12.6-25.5 16 5.9 3.2-10.5 200 76.0 68.4-82.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 409 123 35.9 29.9-42.4 43 9.5 6.6-13.5 243 54.6 48.2-60.8
No 653 155 23.6 19.8-28.0 66 11.9 8.9-15.7 432 64.5 59.7-69.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 385 86 22.4 17.6-28.1 27 7.8 4.8-12.2 272 69.8 63.7-75.3
Non-Veteran 683 195 30.6 26.3-35.2 83 12.4 9.6-16.0 405 57.0 52.2-61.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 238 56 25.9 19.7-33.2 22 8.9 5.7-13.8 160 65.1 57.6-71.9
Regional City or Suburban County 211 54 27.0 20.4-34.9 22 9.1 5.7-14.5 135 63.8 55.7-71.2
Rural 622 173 30.5 25.8-35.7 66 13.3 9.7-18.0 383 56.2 50.8-61.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 576 158 29.4 24.9-34.3 65 11.7 8.7-15.6 353 58.9 53.8-63.9
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 301 45 14.6 10.2-20.3 *** *** *** 246 81.5 75.3-86.4
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** 19 12.1 6.7-20.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** 11 11.6 5.7-22.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 155 52 31.6 23.1-41.5 16 14.7 8.0-25.5 87 53.7 43.4-63.7
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** 11 13.6 7.0-24.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 548 117 24.1 19.7-29.2 50 8.9 6.3-12.4 381 67.0 61.6-71.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 245 65 30.3 22.5-39.4 33 15.9 10.2-23.9 147 53.8 44.8-62.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 398 111 28.7 23.5-34.7 44 12.0 8.5-16.8 243 59.3 53.1-65.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 428 107 27.3 22.4-32.9 33 8.7 5.8-12.9 288 63.9 58.1-69.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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