2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,737 537 11.9 10.7-13.3 228 5.3 4.4- 6.2 1,309 25.9 24.3-27.5 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.8
-Non-Hispanic White 3,115 362 13.0 11.4-14.7 130 4.6 3.7- 5.7 975 29.8 27.8-31.9 1,648 52.6 50.3-54.9
GENDER
Male 1,403 188 14.5 12.3-17.1 65 5.0 3.7- 6.6 496 33.1 30.1-36.2 654 47.4 44.2-50.8
Female 1,712 174 11.5 9.5-14.0 65 4.3 3.1- 5.8 479 26.8 24.2-29.6 994 57.4 54.2-60.5
AGE
18-34 546 68 13.2 10.1-17.0 35 6.3 4.4- 9.0 91 17.0 13.6-21.1 352 63.5 58.6-68.2
35-44 345 48 14.5 10.1-20.4 16 5.7 3.3- 9.7 97 28.6 23.2-34.7 184 51.1 44.7-57.6
45-54 511 85 17.5 13.6-22.4 31 5.5 3.4- 8.8 129 27.0 22.3-32.3 266 50.0 44.4-55.5
55-64 617 83 13.2 10.1-17.2 28 3.5 2.2- 5.6 206 34.3 29.7-39.2 300 49.0 44.0-54.1
65-74 617 59 11.4 8.0-15.9 *** *** *** 253 40.3 35.3-45.5 290 45.0 39.9-50.2
75+ 454 *** *** *** *** *** *** 191 44.4 38.3-50.7 242 49.7 43.4-56.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 53 31.8 24.0-40.8 *** *** *** 63 25.6 19.2-33.3 67 36.5 28.2-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 732 124 17.9 14.7-21.7 39 4.8 3.3- 7.0 235 29.8 25.9-34.0 334 47.5 42.9-52.1
Some Post-H.S. 895 126 12.2 9.8-15.1 53 6.6 4.8- 8.9 310 33.7 30.0-37.7 406 47.5 43.4-51.6
College Graduate 1,287 58 3.2 2.4- 4.4 23 1.6 0.9- 2.7 365 26.7 23.9-29.7 841 68.5 65.3-71.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 226 54 26.4 19.2-35.3 18 9.0 5.0-15.7 69 26.9 20.1-34.9 85 37.7 29.6-46.5
$15,000- 24,999 366 79 23.5 18.0-30.1 24 6.6 4.0-10.6 113 28.7 23.2-34.9 150 41.2 34.6-48.2
$25,000- 34,999 298 39 10.4 7.0-15.2 *** *** *** 102 33.9 27.3-41.3 140 49.1 41.7-56.6
$35,000- 49,999 363 48 14.0 9.8-19.7 21 7.5 4.6-12.0 117 29.9 24.4-36.0 177 48.6 42.0-55.2
$50,000- 74,999 473 42 10.8 7.6-15.0 *** *** *** 154 30.3 25.3-35.8 263 56.3 50.5-61.9
$75,000+ 911 48 6.4 4.5- 9.0 *** *** *** 279 30.7 27.0-34.6 568 61.2 57.1-65.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 975 172 20.7 17.3-24.6 60 6.2 4.5- 8.5 352 35.0 31.2-39.0 391 38.1 34.0-42.3
No 2,122 186 9.9 8.3-11.8 69 4.0 3.0- 5.2 617 27.8 25.5-30.3 1,250 58.3 55.6-61.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 485 67 13.6 10.1-18.0 *** *** *** 218 44.9 39.5-50.5 186 38.1 33.0-43.6
Non-Veteran 2,628 293 12.8 11.1-14.7 116 4.8 3.8- 6.0 756 27.4 25.3-29.7 1,463 55.0 52.5-57.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 718 44 5.9 4.2- 8.2 20 3.4 2.1- 5.5 215 30.8 27.0-35.0 439 59.9 55.6-64.0
Regional City or Suburban County 659 75 13.8 10.6-17.7 25 4.0 2.6- 6.3 210 29.1 25.1-33.5 349 53.1 48.3-57.8
Rural 1,739 243 17.5 14.9-20.3 85 5.8 4.4- 7.5 550 29.6 26.9-32.5 861 47.2 44.0-50.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,568 176 12.8 10.8-15.2 65 4.2 3.1- 5.5 433 27.3 24.6-30.1 894 55.8 52.7-58.8
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 15.9 9.3-26.0 *** *** ***
Retired 984 67 6.7 4.9- 9.2 19 2.3 1.3- 3.9 397 40.3 36.3-44.4 501 50.7 46.5-54.9
Unable to Work 258 79 31.6 24.1-40.3 25 10.0 6.0-16.0 81 32.6 25.3-40.9 73 25.8 19.5-33.3
Other not in Labor Force 202 18 9.5 5.2-16.6 *** *** *** 41 22.5 16.1-30.6 133 61.6 52.8-69.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 33 24.2 15.7-35.2 17 9.8 5.6-16.7 49 28.1 20.3-37.6 56 37.9 28.4-48.4
101% to 150% 376 79 22.0 16.7-28.3 23 6.7 4.0-10.9 117 28.6 23.2-34.8 157 42.8 36.1-49.7
151% to 200% 229 36 10.4 6.7-15.8 *** *** *** 83 34.3 27.1-42.2 99 50.0 41.7-58.3
More than 200% 1,709 129 8.9 7.2-10.9 51 3.0 2.1- 4.1 545 31.1 28.4-34.0 984 57.0 54.0-60.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 595 90 19.5 14.7-25.5 29 6.7 4.1-10.8 187 29.3 24.5-34.7 289 44.5 38.7-50.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,183 139 14.7 12.0-17.7 60 5.8 4.3- 7.7 360 28.6 25.5-31.9 624 50.9 47.3-54.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,338 133 10.1 8.3-12.4 41 3.2 2.2- 4.6 428 30.9 27.9-34.0 736 55.8 52.4-59.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke somedays' rates.

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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