2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,741 2,078 43.1 41.3-45.0 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.7
-Non-Hispanic White 3,119 1,471 47.4 45.2-49.7 1,648 52.6 50.3-54.8
GENDER
Male 1,405 751 52.6 49.3-55.9 654 47.4 44.1-50.7
Female 1,714 720 42.7 39.6-45.9 994 57.3 54.1-60.4
AGE
18-34 546 194 36.5 31.8-41.4 352 63.5 58.6-68.2
35-44 345 161 48.9 42.4-55.3 184 51.1 44.7-57.6
45-54 513 247 50.2 44.6-55.7 266 49.8 44.3-55.4
55-64 618 318 51.0 46.0-56.1 300 49.0 43.9-54.0
65-74 618 328 55.1 49.9-60.2 290 44.9 39.8-50.1
75+ 454 212 50.3 44.0-56.6 242 49.7 43.4-56.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 131 63.5 54.4-71.8 67 36.5 28.2-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 732 398 52.5 47.9-57.1 334 47.5 42.9-52.1
Some Post-H.S. 898 492 52.6 48.5-56.7 406 47.4 43.3-51.5
College Graduate 1,288 447 31.6 28.6-34.7 841 68.4 65.3-71.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 226 141 62.3 53.5-70.4 85 37.7 29.6-46.5
$15,000- 24,999 366 216 58.8 51.8-65.4 150 41.2 34.6-48.2
$25,000- 34,999 298 158 50.9 43.4-58.3 140 49.1 41.7-56.6
$35,000- 49,999 363 186 51.4 44.8-58.0 177 48.6 42.0-55.2
$50,000- 74,999 475 212 43.9 38.3-49.6 263 56.1 50.4-61.7
$75,000+ 911 343 38.8 34.9-42.9 568 61.2 57.1-65.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 978 587 62.0 57.8-66.0 391 38.0 34.0-42.2
No 2,123 873 41.7 39.0-44.4 1,250 58.3 55.6-61.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 488 302 62.0 56.6-67.2 186 38.0 32.8-43.4
Non-Veteran 2,629 1,166 45.0 42.6-47.5 1,463 55.0 52.5-57.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 719 280 40.2 36.0-44.5 439 59.8 55.5-64.0
Regional City or Suburban County 660 311 46.9 42.2-51.7 349 53.1 48.3-57.8
Rural 1,741 880 52.9 49.7-56.0 861 47.1 44.0-50.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,570 676 44.3 41.2-47.4 894 55.7 52.6-58.8
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 986 485 49.4 45.2-53.6 501 50.6 46.4-54.8
Unable to Work 258 185 74.2 66.7-80.5 73 25.8 19.5-33.3
Other not in Labor Force 202 69 38.4 30.4-47.2 133 61.6 52.8-69.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 99 62.1 51.6-71.6 56 37.9 28.4-48.4
101% to 150% 376 219 57.2 50.3-63.9 157 42.8 36.1-49.7
151% to 200% 229 130 50.0 41.7-58.3 99 50.0 41.7-58.3
More than 200% 1,711 727 43.0 40.0-46.0 984 57.0 54.0-60.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 596 307 55.7 49.8-61.4 289 44.3 38.6-50.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,185 561 49.1 45.5-52.7 624 50.9 47.3-54.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,339 603 44.3 41.0-47.6 736 55.7 52.4-59.0

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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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