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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 2,457 267 10.9 9.4-12.6 102 4.0 3.2- 5.0 562 21.6 19.6-23.7 1,526 63.5 61.1-65.9
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,961 412 11.2 9.9-12.6 167 4.2 3.5- 5.0 1,107 26.6 24.9-28.3 2,275 58.0 56.1-60.0
No 599 123 19.9 16.2-24.2 52 9.8 7.0-13.4 121 19.5 15.8-23.8 303 50.8 45.8-55.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,246 172 13.8 11.5-16.6 71 5.7 4.3- 7.4 304 21.5 18.8-24.3 699 59.0 55.6-62.4
Overweight 1,503 165 11.7 9.7-14.1 70 4.7 3.6- 6.2 432 28.1 25.3-31.0 836 55.5 52.3-58.7
Obese 1,393 159 12.6 10.5-15.1 60 4.9 3.6- 6.7 398 28.5 25.5-31.7 776 54.0 50.6-57.3
Current Smoker
Yes 756 537 71.5 67.4-75.3 219 28.5 24.7-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,812 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,229 30.9 29.1-32.8 2,583 69.1 67.2-70.9
History of CVD**
Yes 583 95 19.7 15.3-25.0 35 5.1 3.4- 7.4 235 40.9 35.5-46.4 218 34.4 29.5-39.6
No 3,960 440 11.6 10.4-13.0 184 5.0 4.2- 5.9 984 23.7 22.1-25.4 2,352 59.7 57.8-61.6
Binge Drinker
Yes 562 112 21.5 17.4-26.2 62 9.8 7.4-13.0 148 24.0 20.1-28.4 240 44.7 39.8-49.8
No 3,777 387 10.5 9.3-11.9 145 4.1 3.4- 5.0 1,027 26.0 24.2-27.8 2,218 59.4 57.4-61.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 254 56 26.7 19.9-34.8 24 8.1 5.1-12.7 73 26.5 20.5-33.4 101 38.7 31.8-46.1
No 4,069 439 11.2 10.0-12.5 186 4.8 4.1- 5.7 1,096 25.5 23.8-27.2 2,348 58.5 56.6-60.4
COPD
Yes 415 134 32.1 26.2-38.6 23 5.3 3.3- 8.4 168 41.0 34.8-47.4 90 21.7 16.8-27.6
No 4,134 400 10.7 9.5-12.0 192 4.9 4.1- 5.8 1,055 24.1 22.5-25.8 2,487 60.3 58.4-62.2
Current Asthma
Yes 414 81 18.8 14.2-24.5 23 4.8 2.9- 7.7 98 23.0 18.0-28.9 212 53.4 47.0-59.7
No 4,133 452 11.8 10.5-13.2 193 5.0 4.2- 5.9 1,123 25.7 24.1-27.4 2,365 57.5 55.6-59.4
Diabetes
Yes 666 73 14.3 10.5-19.0 28 4.9 2.9- 8.0 235 33.9 29.3-38.9 330 47.0 42.0-52.0
No 3,902 464 12.2 10.9-13.6 191 5.0 4.2- 5.9 994 24.3 22.7-26.0 2,253 58.5 56.6-60.4
Functional Disability
Yes 1,444 254 18.6 16.1-21.4 81 5.7 4.3- 7.5 468 31.5 28.4-34.7 641 44.2 40.9-47.6
No 3,105 281 10.0 8.6-11.5 137 4.7 3.9- 5.7 755 23.1 21.3-24.9 1,932 62.3 60.1-64.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,523 255 18.6 16.1-21.5 68 4.9 3.6- 6.7 519 32.9 29.9-36.0 681 43.6 40.4-46.9
No 3,045 282 10.0 8.7-11.5 151 5.0 4.1- 6.0 710 22.7 20.9-24.5 1,902 62.3 60.2-64.5

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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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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