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
-MALES 386 218 58.8 52.4-64.8 168 41.2 35.2-47.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 243 124 55.3 47.2-63.2 119 44.7 36.8-52.8
Non-Hispanic Black 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 148 87 66.9 57.2-75.3 61 33.1 24.7-42.8
No 236 129 54.3 46.2-62.2 107 45.7 37.8-53.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 294 170 61.3 54.2-68.0 124 38.7 32.0-45.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 200 113 62.3 53.2-70.6 87 37.7 29.4-46.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 225 126 57.1 49.0-64.8 99 42.9 35.2-51.0
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 156 80 54.6 44.8-64.0 76 45.4 36.0-55.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 156 93 62.7 53.2-71.4 63 37.3 28.6-46.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 140 76 53.4 43.2-63.3 64 46.6 36.7-56.8

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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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