2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,737 3,972 82.8 81.3-84.2 765 17.2 15.8-18.7
-Non-Hispanic White 3,115 2,623 82.4 80.5-84.2 492 17.6 15.8-19.5
GENDER
Male 1,403 1,150 80.5 77.7-83.0 253 19.5 17.0-22.3
Female 1,712 1,473 84.2 81.5-86.5 239 15.8 13.5-18.5
AGE
18-34 546 443 80.5 76.3-84.2 103 19.5 15.8-23.7
35-44 345 281 79.7 73.5-84.8 64 20.3 15.2-26.5
45-54 511 395 76.9 71.8-81.4 116 23.1 18.6-28.2
55-64 617 506 83.3 79.1-86.7 111 16.7 13.3-20.9
65-74 617 543 85.3 80.5-89.0 74 14.7 11.0-19.5
75+ 454 433 94.1 89.8-96.7 21 5.9 3.3-10.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 130 62.1 53.1-70.3 68 37.9 29.7-46.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 732 569 77.2 73.2-80.8 163 22.8 19.2-26.8
Some Post-H.S. 895 716 81.2 77.8-84.2 179 18.8 15.8-22.2
College Graduate 1,287 1,206 95.2 93.7-96.3 81 4.8 3.7- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 226 154 64.5 55.5-72.6 72 35.5 27.4-44.5
$15,000- 24,999 366 263 69.9 63.1-75.9 103 30.1 24.1-36.9
$25,000- 34,999 298 242 83.0 76.9-87.8 56 17.0 12.2-23.1
$35,000- 49,999 363 294 78.5 72.2-83.7 69 21.5 16.3-27.8
$50,000- 74,999 473 417 86.6 82.1-90.1 56 13.4 9.9-17.9
$75,000+ 911 847 91.9 89.1-94.0 64 8.1 6.0-10.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 975 743 73.1 69.0-76.8 232 26.9 23.2-31.0
No 2,122 1,867 86.1 84.0-88.0 255 13.9 12.0-16.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 485 404 83.0 78.2-86.9 81 17.0 13.1-21.8
Non-Veteran 2,628 2,219 82.4 80.3-84.3 409 17.6 15.7-19.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 718 654 90.7 87.9-92.9 64 9.3 7.1-12.1
Regional City or Suburban County 659 559 82.2 78.1-85.7 100 17.8 14.3-21.9
Rural 1,739 1,411 76.8 73.7-79.5 328 23.2 20.5-26.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,568 1,327 83.0 80.5-85.3 241 17.0 14.7-19.5
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 984 898 90.9 88.2-93.1 86 9.1 6.9-11.8
Unable to Work 258 154 58.4 49.9-66.5 104 41.6 33.5-50.1
Other not in Labor Force 202 174 84.1 76.2-89.8 28 15.9 10.2-23.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 105 66.0 55.3-75.4 50 34.0 24.6-44.7
101% to 150% 376 274 71.4 64.7-77.2 102 28.6 22.8-35.3
151% to 200% 229 182 84.3 77.7-89.1 47 15.7 10.9-22.3
More than 200% 1,709 1,529 88.2 86.0-90.0 180 11.8 10.0-14.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 595 476 73.8 67.6-79.2 119 26.2 20.8-32.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,183 984 79.5 76.2-82.5 199 20.5 17.5-23.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,338 1,164 86.7 84.2-88.8 174 13.3 11.2-15.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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