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
-FEMALES 2,457 267 10.9 9.4-12.6 102 4.0 3.2- 5.0 562 21.6 19.6-23.7 1,526 63.5 61.1-65.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,622 203 12.9 10.9-15.2 70 4.2 3.2- 5.5 427 26.0 23.4-28.9 922 56.9 53.8-59.9
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 296 24 8.2 4.7-13.7 *** *** *** 45 10.8 7.4-15.5 218 78.3 72.0-83.6
AGE
18-34 462 44 9.8 7.0-13.4 21 3.5 2.2- 5.6 49 12.6 9.4-16.8 348 74.1 69.2-78.4
35-44 328 50 13.2 9.5-18.1 19 4.8 2.7- 8.3 52 18.4 13.6-24.5 207 63.5 56.9-69.7
45-54 391 58 15.1 10.9-20.3 20 5.8 3.5- 9.4 71 16.7 12.7-21.7 242 62.4 56.3-68.2
55-64 448 60 11.9 8.8-15.8 15 3.4 1.9- 6.1 144 32.9 27.6-38.6 229 51.8 46.1-57.5
65-74 461 42 11.7 7.4-18.0 20 3.6 2.1- 6.2 130 28.9 23.3-35.2 269 55.8 49.2-62.2
75+ 312 *** *** *** *** *** *** 105 32.1 25.3-39.9 193 63.1 55.4-70.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 254 51 23.1 16.6-31.1 *** *** *** 51 21.2 15.0-29.2 142 52.2 44.1-60.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 576 73 11.7 8.9-15.3 31 5.5 3.7- 8.3 151 23.7 19.7-28.3 321 59.0 53.9-63.9
Some Post-H.S. 735 100 11.1 8.9-13.8 41 4.9 3.4- 6.9 197 24.8 21.2-28.9 397 59.2 54.7-63.5
College Graduate 888 43 4.3 3.0- 6.2 20 2.0 1.2- 3.4 163 16.3 13.6-19.3 662 77.4 74.1-80.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 61 25.8 19.2-33.7 18 5.4 3.0- 9.4 49 22.9 15.7-32.1 109 45.9 37.8-54.3
$15,000- 24,999 392 63 20.2 14.8-26.8 22 4.4 2.7- 7.0 98 21.9 17.3-27.2 209 53.6 47.1-60.0
$25,000- 34,999 229 25 9.6 6.0-15.2 12 5.2 2.6-10.1 66 27.9 21.1-36.0 126 57.2 48.8-65.2
$35,000- 49,999 287 30 11.0 7.5-16.0 11 5.2 2.6-10.0 66 24.0 18.2-30.9 180 59.9 52.6-66.7
$50,000- 74,999 295 20 6.6 4.0-10.9 *** *** *** 69 20.8 15.8-26.7 196 68.4 61.7-74.4
$75,000+ 499 26 5.9 3.6- 9.4 11 2.5 1.3- 4.7 109 20.4 16.5-25.0 353 71.2 66.1-75.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 821 141 18.0 14.8-21.8 46 5.0 3.6- 7.1 224 27.4 23.4-31.8 410 49.6 45.0-54.1
No 1,629 125 7.7 6.1- 9.6 56 3.6 2.6- 4.8 338 19.1 16.8-21.6 1,110 69.7 66.8-72.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,369 260 11.0 9.4-12.7 102 4.1 3.3- 5.2 538 21.4 19.4-23.6 1,469 63.5 61.0-65.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 654 44 6.3 4.5- 8.8 27 4.1 2.7- 6.2 117 18.0 14.7-21.7 466 71.6 67.4-75.5
Regional City or Suburban County 571 67 14.3 10.8-18.7 19 3.3 2.0- 5.6 133 20.9 17.0-25.4 352 61.5 56.3-66.5
Rural 1,232 156 12.5 10.3-15.1 56 4.4 3.2- 6.0 312 25.1 22.0-28.6 708 58.0 54.3-61.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,090 111 9.0 7.3-11.2 39 3.5 2.4- 5.0 195 17.5 14.9-20.4 745 70.0 66.7-73.2
Unemployed 91 16 17.1 9.9-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 737 48 8.0 5.2-12.2 23 2.9 1.7- 4.8 221 30.4 25.9-35.2 445 58.7 53.6-63.7
Unable to Work 255 66 26.8 20.2-34.7 20 7.1 4.3-11.5 76 31.6 24.3-39.9 93 34.4 27.3-42.3
Other not in Labor Force 268 23 9.1 5.7-14.3 13 4.5 2.4- 8.3 46 15.8 11.2-21.8 186 70.6 63.6-76.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 207 44 24.2 16.7-33.8 11 3.5 1.7- 7.0 41 20.3 13.9-28.6 111 52.0 42.9-61.0
101% to 150% 363 56 15.3 11.4-20.3 25 6.2 3.9- 9.7 89 22.3 17.6-27.8 193 56.2 49.9-62.3
151% to 200% 174 22 10.9 6.7-17.2 *** *** *** 58 32.6 23.9-42.7 85 50.6 40.9-60.3
More than 200% 1,098 79 7.4 5.7- 9.6 31 3.3 2.2- 4.8 254 21.7 18.9-24.8 734 67.6 64.1-71.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 60 15.1 10.8-20.9 22 4.0 2.2- 7.2 110 23.2 18.2-29.2 282 57.6 51.1-63.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,033 121 11.8 9.5-14.7 42 4.3 3.0- 6.1 252 24.0 20.8-27.6 618 59.8 56.0-63.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 950 86 8.8 6.8-11.2 38 3.7 2.6- 5.3 200 18.7 15.9-21.8 626 68.8 65.2-72.2

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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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