2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

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
-MALES 2,105 270 14.2 12.3-16.4 117 6.0 4.8- 7.5 663 29.8 27.5-32.3 1,055 49.9 47.3-52.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,426 185 14.8 12.4-17.6 59 4.8 3.5- 6.4 502 34.1 31.1-37.2 680 46.3 43.1-49.6
Non-Hispanic Black 341 48 14.5 10.5-19.8 35 9.7 6.4-14.4 81 20.8 16.3-26.1 177 55.0 48.6-61.2
Other 307 32 10.0 6.5-15.1 20 6.7 4.2-10.6 70 22.9 17.6-29.3 185 60.4 53.5-66.9
AGE
18-34 493 64 14.9 11.5-19.1 39 8.7 6.2-12.2 79 16.0 12.6-20.0 311 60.4 55.2-65.3
35-44 269 42 16.4 11.5-22.8 25 7.6 5.0-11.6 66 24.9 19.2-31.6 136 51.1 44.0-58.2
45-54 351 51 17.0 12.2-23.1 19 4.5 2.6- 7.8 93 27.1 21.8-33.2 188 51.4 44.8-57.9
55-64 365 59 13.3 9.8-17.9 16 5.0 2.5- 9.9 116 34.3 28.3-40.8 174 47.4 41.0-53.9
65-74 383 40 10.7 6.6-17.0 13 3.1 1.6- 5.7 178 52.0 45.4-58.6 152 34.2 28.5-40.5
75+ 216 12 9.2 4.3-18.6 *** *** *** 123 57.2 48.3-65.5 77 31.2 24.1-39.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 238 48 24.6 17.6-33.2 26 10.6 6.7-16.4 89 34.5 27.5-42.2 75 30.3 23.6-37.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 553 89 15.5 12.0-19.7 40 7.7 5.2-11.1 195 33.6 29.1-38.5 229 43.2 38.3-48.3
Some Post-H.S. 564 85 15.6 12.3-19.6 31 5.1 3.4- 7.6 180 30.7 26.3-35.5 268 48.6 43.6-53.7
College Graduate 744 48 6.0 4.3- 8.3 20 3.0 1.9- 4.9 196 21.9 18.8-25.4 480 69.0 65.1-72.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 37 26.0 17.9-36.2 17 14.0 8.4-22.5 39 22.3 15.4-31.2 50 37.6 28.2-48.1
$15,000- 24,999 283 50 17.1 12.1-23.6 26 8.8 5.7-13.4 90 31.9 25.6-39.0 117 42.1 35.3-49.3
$25,000- 34,999 175 27 18.2 12.0-26.6 *** *** *** 64 31.2 24.0-39.5 75 43.7 35.1-52.8
$35,000- 49,999 248 42 19.8 14.1-27.1 12 4.9 2.5- 9.4 85 35.4 28.5-43.1 109 39.9 32.8-47.5
$50,000- 74,999 315 31 13.5 8.9-20.0 *** *** *** 98 31.3 25.2-38.3 177 52.0 44.9-59.0
$75,000+ 586 45 9.3 6.5-13.1 22 3.9 2.4- 6.3 183 29.4 25.2-34.0 336 57.5 52.5-62.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 113 19.4 15.7-23.9 35 6.6 4.3-10.1 242 36.7 32.1-41.7 230 37.2 32.4-42.2
No 1,473 156 12.4 10.2-14.9 81 5.8 4.5- 7.5 415 27.1 24.4-29.9 821 54.7 51.5-57.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 604 68 11.3 8.4-14.9 24 3.6 2.3- 5.8 255 41.7 36.9-46.8 257 43.3 38.4-48.4
Non-Veteran 1,499 202 15.2 12.9-17.8 93 6.8 5.3- 8.6 407 26.1 23.5-28.9 797 52.0 48.8-55.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 569 60 10.3 7.7-13.5 35 6.0 4.2- 8.5 139 25.0 21.0-29.5 335 58.7 54.0-63.4
Regional City or Suburban County 526 62 16.1 12.2-21.1 29 5.9 3.8- 8.9 183 31.0 26.6-35.8 252 47.0 41.8-52.3
Rural 1,010 148 16.1 13.2-19.6 53 6.2 4.3- 8.7 341 32.9 29.3-36.8 468 44.8 40.7-48.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,237 152 13.7 11.4-16.4 74 6.6 5.0- 8.6 313 24.9 22.1-27.9 698 54.9 51.5-58.2
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 554 55 10.1 7.1-14.1 15 3.1 1.7- 5.5 265 52.0 46.7-57.4 219 34.8 30.0-39.9
Unable to Work 166 40 24.7 16.3-35.7 17 7.6 4.3-13.2 *** *** *** 47 28.0 20.0-37.7
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 28 18.4 12.1-27.1 13 11.3 6.2-19.5 36 27.8 19.4-38.1 55 42.5 32.8-52.8
101% to 150% 263 57 22.1 16.2-29.5 18 6.7 4.0-11.0 86 31.0 24.6-38.1 102 40.2 33.0-47.8
151% to 200% 141 20 14.2 8.5-22.8 13 8.2 4.5-14.5 52 35.6 27.0-45.3 56 42.0 32.7-51.8
More than 200% 1,159 113 12.2 9.8-15.1 44 4.2 3.0- 5.9 371 30.6 27.5-34.0 631 52.9 49.3-56.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 401 65 18.1 13.2-24.1 25 9.3 5.3-15.8 124 28.0 22.5-34.2 187 44.7 38.1-51.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 879 117 15.7 12.8-19.2 39 4.1 2.9- 5.9 294 30.6 27.1-34.3 429 49.6 45.5-53.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 825 88 11.6 9.0-14.8 53 7.0 5.2- 9.4 245 29.6 26.0-33.5 439 51.8 47.7-55.9

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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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