2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 1 year ago 1 to 5 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 10 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,298 133 12.4 10.2-15.0 185 16.9 14.3-20.0 170 15.6 13.1-18.5 810 55.1 51.5-58.6
-Non-Hispanic White 969 92 11.6 9.2-14.7 133 16.2 13.3-19.6 119 15.0 12.2-18.3 625 57.2 53.1-61.2
GENDER
Male 493 47 11.6 8.3-16.0 73 17.3 13.2-22.3 59 14.4 10.8-19.1 314 56.7 51.0-62.2
Female 476 45 11.7 8.3-16.2 60 14.9 11.1-19.9 60 15.7 11.7-20.7 311 57.7 51.8-63.5
AGE
18-34 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.0 9.9-27.6 *** *** ***
45-54 128 *** *** *** 19 15.7 9.1-25.8 28 23.6 15.7-34.0 *** *** ***
55-64 205 17 7.1 4.1-11.8 32 14.8 9.7-22.1 25 16.2 10.6-24.0 131 61.9 53.3-69.8
65-74 251 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 8.7 5.2-14.2 205 82.4 75.7-87.5
75+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 168 85.9 77.0-91.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 24 14.9 9.7-22.2 42 20.1 14.3-27.4 34 17.0 11.8-23.9 135 48.1 40.4-55.9
Some Post-H.S. 307 38 13.2 9.0-18.9 41 15.7 11.0-22.0 44 17.5 12.5-24.0 184 53.6 46.4-60.6
College Graduate 362 25 8.3 5.3-12.7 42 13.5 9.5-18.8 36 12.3 8.6-17.3 259 65.9 59.4-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 15 17.2 9.5-29.0 *** *** *** 21 17.4 10.6-27.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 17 17.9 10.7-28.4 17 17.9 10.3-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 153 15 12.4 7.0-21.3 20 15.2 9.2-24.0 17 16.4 9.2-27.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 278 17 8.4 4.9-14.2 36 15.4 10.4-22.2 37 15.9 11.1-22.2 188 60.3 52.7-67.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 347 29 9.5 6.1-14.5 46 13.4 9.4-18.9 40 13.4 9.4-18.7 232 63.7 56.9-69.9
No 616 62 12.7 9.6-16.7 87 17.6 13.9-22.1 78 15.7 12.2-20.1 389 53.9 48.8-59.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 17 9.3 5.5-15.4 27 13.5 8.4-21.0 22 13.0 8.1-20.2 151 64.2 55.6-72.0
Non-Veteran 751 74 12.1 9.2-15.7 106 16.9 13.6-20.9 97 15.6 12.4-19.4 474 55.4 50.7-60.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 212 26 15.8 10.6-22.9 20 9.3 5.6-15.1 37 19.0 13.5-26.1 129 55.9 47.9-63.5
Regional City or Suburban County 208 18 9.9 5.8-16.4 31 19.0 12.9-27.1 18 10.4 5.8-17.7 141 60.7 51.9-68.8
Rural 549 48 9.6 6.8-13.3 82 19.5 15.2-24.8 64 14.8 11.2-19.4 355 56.1 50.5-61.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 431 62 15.9 12.0-20.8 71 19.4 15.0-24.8 68 16.6 12.6-21.5 230 48.1 42.3-53.9
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 394 *** *** *** 28 7.9 4.9-12.4 28 9.2 5.9-14.0 327 80.3 74.4-85.0
Unable to Work 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 117 *** *** *** 24 22.9 14.1-34.9 19 16.1 9.4-26.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 542 47 11.2 8.1-15.5 73 16.5 12.6-21.2 61 14.7 11.0-19.3 361 57.6 52.1-63.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 *** *** *** 25 13.3 8.2-20.7 20 11.2 6.5-18.7 125 66.0 56.3-74.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 357 35 11.5 7.8-16.5 52 17.4 12.7-23.3 53 17.9 13.3-23.7 217 53.2 46.7-59.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 425 40 12.2 8.7-16.9 56 16.0 11.9-21.1 46 13.7 9.9-18.7 283 58.1 52.0-63.9

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

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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