2018 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 4,562 537 12.5 11.2-13.8 219 5.0 4.2- 5.8 1,225 25.5 23.9-27.1 2,581 57.1 55.3-58.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 846 87 10.3 8.1-13.2 58 6.8 5.0- 9.3 162 17.3 14.4-20.7 539 65.5 61.4-69.4
GENDER
Male 341 48 14.5 10.5-19.8 35 9.7 6.4-14.4 81 20.8 16.3-26.1 177 55.0 48.6-61.2
Female 505 39 6.9 4.7-10.0 23 4.5 2.8- 7.1 81 14.5 10.9-19.0 362 74.1 69.0-78.7
AGE
18-34 168 19 11.6 7.1-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 77.7 70.1-83.8
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.6 9.1-25.6 83 70.7 60.1-79.4
45-54 163 26 17.7 11.4-26.5 *** *** *** 17 11.6 6.8-19.1 108 63.3 53.6-71.9
55-64 168 16 7.8 4.4-13.4 *** *** *** 53 30.7 22.7-40.1 88 52.0 42.4-61.5
65-74 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 30.6 22.0-40.8 80 54.5 44.2-64.5
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 17 16.4 9.4-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 256 24 10.0 6.1-15.9 24 10.1 6.0-16.4 60 20.0 14.8-26.3 148 59.9 52.2-67.2
Some Post-H.S. 262 31 10.8 7.1-16.0 19 5.4 3.2- 9.1 53 16.9 12.4-22.6 159 66.9 59.9-73.2
College Graduate 223 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 7.9 4.5-13.5 184 84.1 77.5-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 20 13.3 7.7-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 156 *** *** *** 17 10.8 6.4-17.7 39 21.5 15.1-29.8 89 57.5 48.0-66.5
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.0 10.0-27.4 77 69.6 58.6-78.7
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 19.8 12.2-30.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.2 6.7-21.3 96 77.4 67.1-85.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 41 14.7 10.2-20.6 25 10.8 6.5-17.4 73 24.4 18.5-31.5 149 50.1 42.5-57.6
No 556 45 8.4 5.9-11.8 32 5.1 3.5- 7.6 89 14.5 11.4-18.3 390 72.0 67.3-76.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 15 11.2 6.3-19.2 *** *** *** 45 32.5 23.9-42.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 714 72 10.2 7.7-13.3 51 7.4 5.3-10.3 117 14.8 11.9-18.4 474 67.5 63.1-71.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 281 25 9.5 6.1-14.4 17 5.6 3.3- 9.4 32 10.2 7.0-14.6 207 74.7 68.5-80.0
Regional City or Suburban County 175 18 9.9 5.7-16.8 13 7.7 4.3-13.4 42 22.1 15.6-30.4 102 60.2 51.2-68.6
Rural 390 44 11.5 8.0-16.3 28 7.6 4.4-12.7 88 22.4 17.3-28.5 230 58.5 51.8-64.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 417 37 8.8 6.1-12.6 23 6.1 3.7- 9.9 54 12.5 9.2-16.8 303 72.6 67.1-77.5
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 221 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6 *** *** *** 60 31.3 23.3-40.5 130 57.4 48.5-65.8
Unable to Work 106 15 13.6 7.7-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.5 10.0-26.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 157 20 14.0 8.5-22.0 16 10.1 5.8-16.9 35 18.1 12.2-26.1 86 57.8 48.4-66.7
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 336 25 8.3 5.1-13.0 *** *** *** 56 16.2 12.1-21.5 243 71.9 65.6-77.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 221 27 15.2 9.5-23.4 *** *** *** 43 17.3 11.6-25.0 134 57.3 47.8-66.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 357 33 8.8 5.9-12.8 24 6.3 4.0- 9.8 85 22.6 17.8-28.4 215 62.3 56.0-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 268 27 10.0 6.4-15.2 17 5.9 3.6- 9.7 34 11.7 8.0-16.7 190 72.4 65.8-78.2

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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 some days' rates.

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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