2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 763 454 59.0 54.2-63.6 309 41.0 36.4-45.8
-MALES 392 215 56.7 50.4-62.8 177 43.3 37.2-49.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 253 125 49.7 42.1-57.2 128 50.3 42.8-57.9
Non-Hispanic Black 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 88 53.0 43.3-62.4 71 47.0 37.6-56.7
Some Post-H.S. 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 166 84 48.4 38.8-58.2 82 51.6 41.8-61.2
No 220 127 62.3 54.2-69.8 93 37.7 30.2-45.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 277 153 58.2 50.8-65.4 124 41.8 34.6-49.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 239 124 53.4 44.9-61.8 115 46.6 38.2-55.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 222 131 62.4 54.2-69.9 91 37.6 30.1-45.8
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 166 87 56.6 46.9-65.7 79 43.4 34.3-53.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 154 85 53.5 43.6-63.1 69 46.5 36.9-56.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 140 77 62.1 52.2-71.1 63 37.9 28.9-47.8

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life
and currently smoking every day or on some days.

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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