2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,074 537 27.7 25.2-30.4 228 12.2 10.4-14.3 1,309 60.1 57.2-62.9
-Non-Hispanic White 1,467 362 27.4 24.4-30.6 130 9.7 7.9-11.9 975 62.9 59.6-66.2
GENDER
Male 749 188 27.6 23.7-31.9 65 9.4 7.1-12.4 496 62.9 58.5-67.2
Female 718 174 27.0 22.6-32.0 65 10.0 7.4-13.4 479 62.9 57.9-67.7
AGE
18-34 194 68 36.1 28.5-44.4 35 17.3 12.2-24.1 91 46.6 38.5-54.8
35-44 161 48 29.7 21.4-39.8 16 11.7 6.9-19.3 97 58.5 48.7-67.7
45-54 245 85 35.1 27.7-43.2 31 11.0 6.9-17.2 129 53.9 45.8-61.8
55-64 317 83 26.0 20.1-32.8 28 6.8 4.3-10.8 206 67.2 60.3-73.5
65-74 327 59 20.7 14.9-28.1 *** *** *** 253 73.2 65.6-79.7
75+ 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** 191 88.2 80.3-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 63 40.3 30.7-50.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 398 124 34.1 28.5-40.2 39 9.2 6.3-13.2 235 56.7 50.6-62.6
Some Post-H.S. 489 126 23.3 18.9-28.3 53 12.5 9.3-16.7 310 64.2 58.7-69.4
College Graduate 446 58 10.3 7.5-13.9 23 5.0 2.9- 8.4 365 84.7 80.3-88.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 141 *** *** *** 18 14.5 8.1-24.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 216 79 40.0 31.6-49.1 24 11.2 6.9-17.7 113 48.8 40.2-57.5
$25,000- 34,999 158 39 20.4 13.8-29.0 17 13.0 7.2-22.3 102 66.6 56.6-75.4
$35,000- 49,999 186 48 27.3 19.5-36.8 21 14.6 9.0-22.6 117 58.1 48.7-67.0
$50,000- 74,999 210 42 24.6 17.8-33.1 *** *** *** 154 69.3 60.7-76.7
$75,000+ 343 48 16.5 11.8-22.6 *** *** *** 279 79.1 72.8-84.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 584 172 33.4 28.4-38.9 60 10.0 7.3-13.6 352 56.6 51.1-61.8
No 872 186 23.7 20.1-27.7 69 9.5 7.3-12.4 617 66.8 62.5-70.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 299 67 21.9 16.5-28.5 *** *** *** 218 72.6 65.6-78.6
Non-Veteran 1,165 293 28.4 25.0-32.1 116 10.6 8.6-13.1 756 60.9 57.2-64.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 279 44 14.7 10.6-20.0 20 8.5 5.3-13.5 215 76.8 70.6-82.1
Regional City or Suburban County 310 75 29.4 23.2-36.4 25 8.6 5.5-13.2 210 62.0 55.0-68.6
Rural 878 243 33.1 28.7-37.7 85 10.9 8.4-14.1 550 56.0 51.4-60.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 674 176 29.0 24.8-33.6 65 9.4 7.0-12.4 433 61.6 56.9-66.1
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 483 67 13.7 10.0-18.4 19 4.7 2.7- 7.9 397 81.6 76.6-85.8
Unable to Work 185 79 42.6 33.0-52.8 25 13.4 8.1-21.4 81 44.0 34.5-53.9
Other not in Labor Force 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** 17 15.8 9.0-26.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 219 79 38.3 30.1-47.4 23 11.6 7.0-18.6 117 50.0 41.4-58.7
151% to 200% 130 36 20.8 13.6-30.4 *** *** *** 83 68.5 57.7-77.6
More than 200% 725 129 20.6 17.0-24.8 51 6.9 5.0- 9.6 545 72.4 68.0-76.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 306 90 35.1 27.2-43.9 29 12.1 7.4-19.0 187 52.8 44.5-61.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 559 139 29.9 25.0-35.2 60 11.8 8.9-15.5 360 58.3 53.0-63.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 602 133 22.9 19.0-27.5 41 7.2 5.0-10.3 428 69.8 65.0-74.3

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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