2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 754 428 56.6 52.1-61.1 326 43.4 38.9-47.9
-FEMALES 368 210 54.0 47.5-60.4 158 46.0 39.6-52.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 272 148 50.9 43.3-58.5 124 49.1 41.5-56.7
Non-Hispanic Black 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 140 72 48.8 39.2-58.5 68 51.2 41.5-60.8
College Graduate 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 119 59.5 50.0-68.4 68 40.5 31.6-50.0
No 180 90 48.6 39.4-57.9 90 51.4 42.1-60.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 361 208 54.4 47.8-60.9 153 45.6 39.1-52.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 211 123 55.4 46.7-63.8 88 44.6 36.2-53.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 149 80 46.0 36.7-55.7 69 54.0 44.3-63.3
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 163 93 57.3 47.6-66.5 70 42.7 33.5-52.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 124 65 47.6 37.5-57.9 59 52.4 42.1-62.5

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking every day or on some days.

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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