2018 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 4,566 1,985 43.0 41.1-44.8 2,581 57.0 55.2-58.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 847 308 34.7 30.8-38.7 539 65.3 61.3-69.2
GENDER
Male 342 165 45.3 39.1-51.7 177 54.7 48.3-60.9
Female 505 143 25.9 21.3-31.0 362 74.1 69.0-78.7
AGE
18-34 169 40 22.9 16.7-30.5 129 77.1 69.5-83.3
35-44 117 34 29.3 20.6-39.9 83 70.7 60.1-79.4
45-54 163 55 36.7 28.1-46.4 108 63.3 53.6-71.9
55-64 168 80 48.0 38.5-57.6 88 52.0 42.4-61.5
65-74 147 67 45.5 35.5-55.8 80 54.5 44.2-64.5
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 257 109 40.5 33.3-48.2 148 59.5 51.8-66.7
Some Post-H.S. 262 103 33.1 26.8-40.1 159 66.9 59.9-73.2
College Graduate 223 39 15.9 10.9-22.5 184 84.1 77.5-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 156 67 42.5 33.5-52.0 89 57.5 48.0-66.5
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 111 34 30.4 21.3-41.4 77 69.6 58.6-78.7
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 26 22.6 14.7-32.9 96 77.4 67.1-85.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 139 49.9 42.4-57.5 149 50.1 42.5-57.6
No 557 167 28.3 24.0-32.9 390 71.7 67.1-76.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 715 241 32.6 28.5-37.1 474 67.4 62.9-71.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 282 75 25.7 20.4-32.0 207 74.3 68.0-79.6
Regional City or Suburban County 175 73 39.8 31.4-48.8 102 60.2 51.2-68.6
Rural 390 160 41.5 35.2-48.2 230 58.5 51.8-64.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 115 27.7 22.8-33.2 303 72.3 66.8-77.2
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 221 91 42.6 34.2-51.5 130 57.4 48.5-65.8
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 157 71 42.2 33.3-51.6 86 57.8 48.4-66.7
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 336 93 28.1 22.6-34.4 243 71.9 65.6-77.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 221 87 42.7 33.7-52.2 134 57.3 47.8-66.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 357 142 37.7 31.9-44.0 215 62.3 56.0-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 269 79 28.0 22.2-34.6 190 72.0 65.4-77.8

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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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