2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 1 year ago 1 to 5 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 10 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,210 115 12.4 10.0-15.3 199 18.4 15.8-21.4 129 11.6 9.4-14.2 767 57.6 53.9-61.1
-Non-Hispanic White 924 82 11.6 9.0-14.9 143 18.1 15.2-21.5 97 11.8 9.4-14.9 602 58.4 54.2-62.4
GENDER
Male 499 44 9.9 7.0-14.0 73 17.8 13.9-22.5 56 11.6 8.7-15.3 326 60.6 55.1-65.9
Female 425 38 13.7 9.5-19.2 70 18.5 14.3-23.7 41 12.1 8.2-17.5 276 55.7 49.3-61.8
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 123 *** *** *** 36 27.0 18.8-37.1 22 18.7 11.7-28.5 *** *** ***
55-64 185 *** *** *** 28 12.7 8.1-19.3 23 13.8 8.8-21.0 122 68.4 59.7-75.9
65-74 247 *** *** *** 14 6.8 3.8-11.9 *** *** *** 207 81.6 73.7-87.5
75+ 193 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 248 25 11.6 7.2-18.1 42 22.3 16.3-29.7 25 9.9 6.0-15.9 156 56.2 48.4-63.8
Some Post-H.S. 288 32 14.7 10.1-21.1 50 18.2 13.6-24.1 32 13.8 9.3-20.0 174 53.2 45.9-60.4
College Graduate 312 20 7.5 4.7-11.8 42 15.5 11.0-21.3 29 10.6 7.2-15.4 221 66.4 59.8-72.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 120 15 12.5 6.9-21.7 22 22.3 14.3-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 97 *** *** *** 17 18.6 10.8-30.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 120 *** *** *** 16 19.0 11.4-30.1 15 18.2 10.3-30.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 132 *** *** *** 20 17.7 10.8-27.5 *** *** *** 90 68.0 57.4-77.0
$75,000+ 262 17 9.4 5.6-15.4 46 20.8 15.4-27.5 33 13.6 9.5-19.1 166 56.3 48.8-63.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 338 31 14.0 9.2-20.8 45 14.2 10.1-19.6 38 15.4 10.3-22.4 224 56.4 49.0-63.6
No 585 52 10.7 7.9-14.5 96 19.7 16.0-24.1 59 10.1 7.6-13.2 378 59.5 54.4-64.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 19 10.0 5.8-16.6 28 16.4 10.9-23.9 21 10.1 6.2-16.0 153 63.5 55.0-71.2
Non-Veteran 706 65 12.4 9.4-16.3 115 18.5 15.2-22.4 76 12.2 9.4-15.8 450 56.8 52.1-61.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 188 20 14.5 9.0-22.4 31 15.4 10.5-21.9 18 9.8 5.6-16.5 119 60.4 51.6-68.6
Regional City or Suburban County 244 30 15.4 10.2-22.6 42 19.9 14.4-26.8 27 10.9 7.2-16.0 145 53.8 46.1-61.4
Rural 495 34 8.2 5.4-12.3 70 18.5 14.3-23.7 52 13.6 9.7-18.6 339 59.7 53.7-65.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 382 52 17.8 13.4-23.3 88 24.9 20.0-30.4 46 11.8 8.6-15.9 196 45.5 39.6-51.6
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 398 *** *** *** 17 4.5 2.5- 7.9 28 7.2 4.5-11.2 342 86.1 81.2-89.8
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** 19 18.9 11.0-30.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** 21 21.0 13.4-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 528 34 8.7 6.0-12.5 84 19.8 15.8-24.5 56 11.4 8.6-15.0 354 60.1 54.7-65.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 160 *** *** *** 22 17.7 10.4-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 403 37 12.3 8.5-17.5 68 19.5 15.2-24.7 42 13.7 9.7-19.1 256 54.5 48.3-60.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 364 34 12.0 8.2-17.2 53 16.6 12.4-21.9 39 9.7 6.8-13.5 238 61.7 55.3-67.7

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

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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