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
-FEMALES 2,458 932 36.5 34.1-38.9 1,526 63.5 61.1-65.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,623 701 43.1 40.1-46.2 922 56.9 53.8-59.9
Non-Hispanic Black 505 143 25.9 21.3-31.0 362 74.1 69.0-78.7
Other 296 78 21.7 16.4-28.0 218 78.3 72.0-83.6
AGE
18-34 463 115 26.0 21.6-30.9 348 74.0 69.1-78.4
35-44 328 121 36.5 30.3-43.1 207 63.5 56.9-69.7
45-54 391 149 37.6 31.8-43.7 242 62.4 56.3-68.2
55-64 448 219 48.2 42.5-53.9 229 51.8 46.1-57.5
65-74 461 192 44.2 37.8-50.8 269 55.8 49.2-62.2
75+ 312 119 36.9 29.7-44.6 193 63.1 55.4-70.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 254 112 47.8 39.7-55.9 142 52.2 44.1-60.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 576 255 41.0 36.1-46.1 321 59.0 53.9-63.9
Some Post-H.S. 736 339 40.8 36.5-45.3 397 59.2 54.7-63.5
College Graduate 888 226 22.6 19.5-25.9 662 77.4 74.1-80.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 237 128 54.1 45.7-62.2 109 45.9 37.8-54.3
$15,000- 24,999 392 183 46.4 40.0-52.9 209 53.6 47.1-60.0
$25,000- 34,999 229 103 42.8 34.8-51.2 126 57.2 48.8-65.2
$35,000- 49,999 287 107 40.1 33.3-47.4 180 59.9 52.6-66.7
$50,000- 74,999 295 99 31.6 25.6-38.3 196 68.4 61.7-74.4
$75,000+ 499 146 28.8 24.2-33.9 353 71.2 66.1-75.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 821 411 50.4 45.9-55.0 410 49.6 45.0-54.1
No 1,629 519 30.3 27.6-33.2 1,110 69.7 66.8-72.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,370 901 36.5 34.1-39.1 1,469 63.5 60.9-65.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 654 188 28.4 24.5-32.6 466 71.6 67.4-75.5
Regional City or Suburban County 571 219 38.5 33.5-43.7 352 61.5 56.3-66.5
Rural 1,233 525 42.0 38.4-45.7 708 58.0 54.3-61.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,090 345 30.0 26.8-33.3 745 70.0 66.7-73.2
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 737 292 41.3 36.3-46.4 445 58.7 53.6-63.7
Unable to Work 255 162 65.6 57.7-72.7 93 34.4 27.3-42.3
Other not in Labor Force 269 83 29.5 23.4-36.5 186 70.5 63.5-76.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 207 96 48.0 39.0-57.1 111 52.0 42.9-61.0
101% to 150% 363 170 43.8 37.7-50.1 193 56.2 49.9-62.3
151% to 200% 174 89 49.4 39.7-59.1 85 50.6 40.9-60.3
More than 200% 1,098 364 32.4 29.0-35.9 734 67.6 64.1-71.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 474 192 42.4 36.3-48.9 282 57.6 51.1-63.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,034 416 40.2 36.4-44.1 618 59.8 55.9-63.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 950 324 31.2 27.8-34.8 626 68.8 65.2-72.2

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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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