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
-MALES 2,111 1,073 48.8 46.1-51.6 1,038 51.2 48.4-53.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,405 751 52.6 49.3-55.9 654 47.4 44.1-50.7
Non-Hispanic Black 351 180 47.5 40.7-54.5 171 52.5 45.5-59.3
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 486 182 37.5 32.4-42.9 304 62.5 57.1-67.6
35-44 283 131 46.6 39.5-53.7 152 53.4 46.3-60.5
45-54 370 174 49.5 43.1-56.0 196 50.5 44.0-56.9
55-64 397 228 56.6 50.4-62.5 169 43.4 37.5-49.6
65-74 357 225 62.2 55.3-68.7 132 37.8 31.3-44.7
75+ 203 126 61.9 52.7-70.4 77 38.1 29.6-47.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 225 136 55.6 47.1-63.8 89 44.4 36.2-52.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 587 336 52.7 47.6-57.9 251 47.3 42.1-52.4
Some Post-H.S. 530 300 54.1 48.8-59.3 230 45.9 40.7-51.2
College Graduate 766 299 34.5 30.6-38.7 467 65.5 61.3-69.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 99 59.2 49.1-68.6 65 40.8 31.4-50.9
$15,000- 24,999 306 169 55.4 48.1-62.5 137 44.6 37.5-51.9
$25,000- 34,999 193 110 53.2 44.0-62.2 83 46.8 37.8-56.0
$35,000- 49,999 264 144 52.2 44.3-59.9 120 47.8 40.1-55.7
$50,000- 74,999 308 164 52.6 45.3-59.8 144 47.4 40.2-54.7
$75,000+ 591 253 41.7 36.8-46.8 338 58.3 53.2-63.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 411 63.6 58.4-68.5 217 36.4 31.5-41.6
No 1,470 653 43.2 40.0-46.5 817 56.8 53.5-60.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 619 387 61.7 56.8-66.3 232 38.3 33.7-43.2
Non-Veteran 1,488 683 44.8 41.6-48.1 805 55.2 51.9-58.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 579 238 41.2 36.5-46.0 341 58.8 54.0-63.5
Regional City or Suburban County 428 212 48.5 42.7-54.4 216 51.5 45.6-57.3
Rural 1,104 623 56.0 52.0-59.9 481 44.0 40.1-48.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,291 577 45.2 41.8-48.6 714 54.8 51.4-58.2
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 501 302 57.4 51.6-63.0 199 42.6 37.0-48.4
Unable to Work 161 122 77.9 68.6-85.0 39 22.1 15.0-31.4
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 137 79 58.0 47.5-67.8 58 42.0 32.2-52.5
101% to 150% 290 155 52.1 44.5-59.6 135 47.9 40.4-55.5
151% to 200% 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,126 549 47.4 43.7-51.2 577 52.6 48.8-56.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 245 57.4 50.5-64.1 176 42.6 35.9-49.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 754 400 53.0 48.5-57.5 354 47.0 42.5-51.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 936 428 44.0 40.2-47.9 508 56.0 52.1-59.8

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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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