2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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During the past 30 days, did you smoke cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,616 146 4.3 3.5- 5.3 3,470 95.7 94.7-96.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 694 32 4.8 3.2- 7.0 662 95.2 93.0-96.8
GENDER
Male 266 20 6.6 4.0-10.7 246 93.4 89.3-96.0
Female 428 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 123 12 8.3 4.6-14.6 111 91.7 85.4-95.4
35-44 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 443 20 4.4 2.7- 7.2 423 95.6 92.8-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 591 28 5.1 3.4- 7.7 563 94.9 92.3-96.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 327 15 4.3 2.4- 7.5 312 95.7 92.5-97.6
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 259 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 304 15 4.1 2.3- 7.2 289 95.9 92.8-97.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 193 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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