2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,981 537 29.1 26.5-31.8 219 11.6 9.9-13.5 1,225 59.4 56.5-62.2
-MALES 1,050 270 28.4 24.9-32.2 117 12.0 9.7-14.8 663 59.6 55.7-63.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 746 185 27.6 23.5-32.2 59 8.9 6.6-11.9 502 63.5 58.8-67.9
Non-Hispanic Black 164 48 32.3 24.1-41.7 35 21.6 14.6-30.7 81 46.2 37.2-55.4
Other 122 32 25.2 16.8-36.0 20 16.9 10.6-25.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 182 64 37.6 29.8-46.0 39 22.1 15.9-29.7 79 40.4 32.7-48.6
35-44 133 42 33.5 24.2-44.2 25 15.6 10.1-23.3 *** *** ***
45-54 163 51 34.9 25.9-45.1 19 9.3 5.4-15.8 93 55.8 46.0-65.2
55-64 191 59 25.3 18.7-33.3 16 9.5 4.8-18.1 116 65.2 56.1-73.3
65-74 231 40 16.3 10.1-25.2 13 4.6 2.5- 8.6 178 79.1 70.3-85.7
75+ 139 12 13.3 6.3-26.0 *** *** *** 123 83.1 70.8-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 *** *** *** 26 15.2 9.6-23.2 89 49.5 39.7-59.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 324 89 27.3 21.5-33.9 40 13.5 9.3-19.2 195 59.2 52.3-65.7
Some Post-H.S. 296 85 30.3 24.3-37.1 31 9.9 6.6-14.5 180 59.8 52.9-66.3
College Graduate 264 48 19.4 14.1-25.9 20 9.8 6.1-15.4 196 70.8 63.7-77.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 166 50 29.5 21.4-39.2 26 15.3 10.0-22.7 90 55.2 45.6-64.4
$25,000- 34,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 139 42 32.9 23.9-43.4 12 8.1 4.1-15.3 85 58.9 48.6-68.6
$50,000- 74,999 138 31 28.1 19.1-39.3 *** *** *** 98 65.2 54.2-74.9
$75,000+ 250 45 21.8 15.6-29.5 22 9.1 5.7-14.4 183 69.1 61.2-76.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 390 113 30.9 25.3-37.2 35 10.6 6.9-15.8 242 58.5 52.0-64.7
No 652 156 27.3 23.0-32.2 81 12.9 10.1-16.3 415 59.8 54.9-64.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 347 68 19.9 15.1-25.8 24 6.4 4.0-10.1 255 73.6 67.4-79.0
Non-Veteran 702 202 31.6 27.3-36.2 93 14.1 11.2-17.7 407 54.3 49.6-58.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 234 60 24.9 19.1-31.9 35 14.5 10.2-20.1 139 60.6 53.1-67.6
Regional City or Suburban County 274 62 30.4 23.6-38.3 29 11.0 7.2-16.5 183 58.5 50.9-65.7
Rural 542 148 29.2 24.2-34.7 53 11.2 7.9-15.6 341 59.6 53.9-65.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 539 152 30.3 25.7-35.4 74 14.6 11.2-18.7 313 55.1 49.9-60.2
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 335 55 15.4 11.0-21.3 15 4.8 2.7- 8.4 265 79.8 73.6-84.8
Unable to Work 119 *** *** *** 17 10.6 6.0-18.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 57 37.0 27.9-47.2 18 11.2 6.7-18.1 86 51.8 42.0-61.3
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** 13 14.2 7.8-24.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 528 113 25.9 21.2-31.3 44 9.0 6.4-12.5 371 65.1 59.6-70.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 214 65 32.7 24.4-42.2 25 16.8 9.8-27.3 124 50.6 41.1-60.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 450 117 31.2 25.9-37.1 39 8.1 5.7-11.5 294 60.6 54.8-66.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 386 88 24.1 19.0-29.9 53 14.5 10.8-19.2 245 61.4 55.2-67.2

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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