2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 763 454 59.0 54.2-63.6 309 41.0 36.4-45.8
-Non-Hispanic White 492 270 54.2 48.4-59.9 222 45.8 40.1-51.6
GENDER
Male 253 125 49.7 42.1-57.2 128 50.3 42.8-57.9
Female 239 145 59.3 50.5-67.6 94 40.7 32.4-49.5
AGE
18-34 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 163 85 44.0 35.0-53.3 78 56.0 46.7-65.0
Some Post-H.S. 179 101 59.3 50.1-68.0 78 40.7 32.0-49.9
College Graduate 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 232 128 49.1 40.6-57.6 104 50.9 42.4-59.4
No 255 140 58.3 50.6-65.7 115 41.7 34.3-49.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 409 230 55.4 49.1-61.6 179 44.6 38.4-50.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 328 184 54.9 47.5-62.1 144 45.1 37.9-52.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 241 132 55.4 47.5-63.0 109 44.6 37.0-52.5
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 180 91 53.2 44.1-62.0 89 46.8 38.0-55.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 199 113 55.7 46.9-64.2 86 44.3 35.8-53.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 174 97 54.2 44.9-63.2 77 45.8 36.8-55.1

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life
and currently smoking every day or on some days.

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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