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
-MALES 2,108 1,053 50.1 47.5-52.8 1,055 49.9 47.2-52.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,428 748 53.7 50.4-56.9 680 46.3 43.1-49.6
Non-Hispanic Black 342 165 45.3 39.1-51.7 177 54.7 48.3-60.9
Other 307 122 39.6 33.1-46.5 185 60.4 53.5-66.9
AGE
18-34 494 183 39.8 34.9-44.9 311 60.2 55.1-65.1
35-44 269 133 48.9 41.8-56.0 136 51.1 44.0-58.2
45-54 351 163 48.6 42.1-55.2 188 51.4 44.8-57.9
55-64 365 191 52.6 46.1-59.0 174 47.4 41.0-53.9
65-74 383 231 65.8 59.5-71.5 152 34.2 28.5-40.5
75+ 218 141 68.9 60.9-76.0 77 31.1 24.0-39.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 238 163 69.7 62.1-76.4 75 30.3 23.6-37.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 325 56.9 51.8-61.9 229 43.1 38.1-48.2
Some Post-H.S. 564 296 51.4 46.3-56.4 268 48.6 43.6-53.7
College Graduate 746 266 31.1 27.4-35.0 480 68.9 65.0-72.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 93 62.4 51.9-71.8 50 37.6 28.2-48.1
$15,000- 24,999 283 166 57.9 50.7-64.7 117 42.1 35.3-49.3
$25,000- 34,999 175 100 56.3 47.2-64.9 75 43.7 35.1-52.8
$35,000- 49,999 248 139 60.1 52.5-67.2 109 39.9 32.8-47.5
$50,000- 74,999 316 139 48.1 41.1-55.2 177 51.9 44.8-58.9
$75,000+ 586 250 42.5 37.7-47.5 336 57.5 52.5-62.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 622 392 62.9 57.8-67.6 230 37.1 32.4-42.2
No 1,474 653 45.4 42.2-48.5 821 54.6 51.5-57.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 604 347 56.7 51.6-61.6 257 43.3 38.4-48.4
Non-Veteran 1,502 705 48.1 45.0-51.2 797 51.9 48.8-55.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 570 235 41.4 36.8-46.2 335 58.6 53.8-63.2
Regional City or Suburban County 526 274 53.0 47.7-58.2 252 47.0 41.8-52.3
Rural 1,012 544 55.3 51.2-59.3 468 44.7 40.7-48.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,238 540 45.2 41.9-48.6 698 54.8 51.4-58.1
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 556 337 65.3 60.2-70.1 219 34.7 29.9-39.8
Unable to Work 166 119 72.0 62.3-80.0 47 28.0 20.0-37.7
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 77 57.5 47.2-67.2 55 42.5 32.8-52.8
101% to 150% 263 161 59.8 52.2-67.0 102 40.2 33.0-47.8
151% to 200% 141 85 58.0 48.2-67.3 56 42.0 32.7-51.8
More than 200% 1,160 529 47.1 43.5-50.7 631 52.9 49.3-56.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 401 214 55.3 48.5-61.9 187 44.7 38.1-51.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 880 451 50.4 46.3-54.5 429 49.6 45.5-53.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 827 388 48.4 44.3-52.5 439 51.6 47.5-55.7

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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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