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%)
TOTAL 1,981 537 29.1 26.5-31.8 219 11.6 9.9-13.5 1,225 59.4 56.5-62.2
GENDER
Male 1,050 270 28.4 24.9-32.2 117 12.0 9.7-14.8 663 59.6 55.7-63.3
Female 931 267 29.8 26.1-33.9 102 11.0 8.8-13.7 562 59.2 55.0-63.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,686 412 26.7 24.0-29.6 167 10.0 8.4-11.8 1,107 63.3 60.3-66.3
No 296 123 40.5 33.6-47.7 52 19.9 14.5-26.6 121 39.7 32.9-46.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 547 172 33.8 28.7-39.3 71 13.9 10.7-17.8 304 52.4 46.9-57.7
Overweight 667 165 26.3 22.1-31.0 70 10.6 8.0-13.7 432 63.1 58.3-67.7
Obese 617 159 27.4 23.0-32.2 60 10.6 7.8-14.3 398 62.0 56.9-66.8
Current Smoker
Yes 756 537 71.5 67.4-75.3 219 28.5 24.7-32.6 *** *** ***
No 1,229 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,229 100 . - .
History of CVD**
Yes 365 95 30.0 23.6-37.3 35 7.7 5.2-11.2 235 62.3 55.1-69.0
No 1,608 440 28.9 26.1-31.9 184 12.3 10.5-14.5 984 58.8 55.7-61.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 322 112 38.8 32.2-45.9 62 17.8 13.4-23.2 148 43.4 36.9-50.2
No 1,559 387 25.9 23.2-28.9 145 10.1 8.3-12.2 1,027 64.0 60.8-67.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 153 56 43.5 33.6-53.9 24 13.3 8.4-20.4 73 43.2 33.8-53.1
No 1,721 439 27.0 24.3-29.8 186 11.7 9.9-13.7 1,096 61.4 58.3-64.3
COPD
Yes 325 134 40.9 33.9-48.4 23 6.7 4.2-10.7 168 52.3 45.0-59.5
No 1,647 400 27.0 24.2-29.9 192 12.3 10.4-14.4 1,055 60.8 57.7-63.8
Current Asthma
Yes 202 81 40.4 31.5-50.0 23 10.3 6.3-16.3 98 49.3 40.0-58.7
No 1,768 452 27.8 25.1-30.6 193 11.7 9.9-13.7 1,123 60.6 57.6-63.5
Diabetes
Yes 336 73 26.9 20.3-34.8 28 9.2 5.5-14.9 235 63.9 56.0-71.1
No 1,649 464 29.4 26.6-32.3 191 12.0 10.2-14.0 994 58.6 55.6-61.6
Functional Disability
Yes 803 254 33.3 29.2-37.8 81 10.2 7.8-13.4 468 56.4 51.9-60.9
No 1,173 281 26.4 23.2-29.9 137 12.4 10.3-14.9 755 61.2 57.5-64.7
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 842 255 33.0 28.9-37.5 68 8.7 6.4-11.7 519 58.3 53.7-62.7
No 1,143 282 26.6 23.4-30.1 151 13.2 11.1-15.7 710 60.2 56.5-63.7

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

**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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