2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 1 year ago 1 to 5 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 10 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,210 115 12.4 10.0-15.3 199 18.4 15.8-21.4 129 11.6 9.4-14.2 767 57.6 53.9-61.1
-MALES 654 59 10.1 7.5-13.5 111 18.8 15.3-22.8 69 11.1 8.6-14.3 415 60.0 55.3-64.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 499 44 9.9 7.0-14.0 73 17.8 13.9-22.5 56 11.6 8.7-15.3 326 60.6 55.1-65.9
Non-Hispanic Black 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.8 9.7-27.5 *** *** ***
35-44 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 *** *** *** 24 18.9 11.9-28.8 14 13.3 7.6-22.3 *** *** ***
55-64 114 *** *** *** 17 12.6 7.2-21.2 14 13.3 7.5-22.4 77 69.2 58.3-78.3
65-74 175 *** *** *** 12 6.9 3.6-12.8 11 5.5 2.9-10.2 145 85.6 79.0-90.4
75+ 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 113 92.4 82.6-96.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** 12 11.3 5.6-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 193 24 11.8 7.5-18.0 36 22.7 16.2-30.9 20 10.8 6.7-17.1 113 54.6 46.2-62.8
Some Post-H.S. 176 12 9.1 4.7-17.1 35 20.7 14.5-28.6 22 11.6 7.3-17.9 107 58.6 49.5-67.2
College Graduate 194 14 8.0 4.6-13.8 27 14.6 9.6-21.5 20 11.9 7.5-18.4 133 65.5 57.2-72.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 89 13 12.0 6.3-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.5 8.4-26.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 97 *** *** *** 16 17.8 10.4-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 180 *** *** *** 27 18.4 12.2-26.7 25 14.8 9.8-21.9 119 59.9 50.9-68.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 238 21 10.0 6.1-16.1 34 17.4 11.9-24.8 21 9.5 5.9-15.0 162 63.0 54.8-70.5
No 410 37 10.0 6.8-14.4 73 18.6 14.4-23.6 48 12.0 8.8-16.2 252 59.4 53.5-65.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 251 18 6.8 3.9-11.5 33 16.9 11.7-23.8 25 10.2 6.5-15.5 175 66.1 58.5-73.1
Non-Veteran 402 41 11.8 8.3-16.5 77 19.5 15.2-24.7 44 11.6 8.4-15.8 240 57.1 51.1-62.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 137 20 17.0 10.4-26.5 25 16.8 10.9-24.9 13 8.9 4.8-15.9 79 57.3 47.1-66.9
Regional City or Suburban County 180 17 9.2 5.5-15.0 34 21.5 15.2-29.5 21 12.5 8.0-19.0 108 56.9 48.3-65.0
Rural 337 22 6.4 3.8-10.7 52 18.3 13.3-24.6 35 11.5 7.9-16.4 228 63.9 57.0-70.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 309 38 14.5 10.2-20.2 75 24.3 19.1-30.5 42 14.0 10.1-19.0 154 47.2 40.6-53.9
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 263 *** *** *** 15 6.2 3.4-11.1 20 6.7 4.1-10.9 220 84.9 79.0-89.4
Unable to Work 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 11 11.9 6.0-22.3 17 19.2 11.3-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 366 22 7.2 4.5-11.4 56 18.1 13.6-23.6 45 12.9 9.3-17.4 243 61.8 55.5-67.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 11 9.9 4.3-21.2 20 18.6 10.7-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 288 23 8.5 5.4-13.1 53 20.6 15.5-26.9 34 12.8 8.9-18.1 178 58.0 51.1-64.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 244 25 11.8 7.5-18.1 38 16.9 11.9-23.4 27 10.2 6.7-15.3 154 61.1 53.4-68.3

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

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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