2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,562 3,806 82.6 81.1-84.0 756 17.4 16.0-18.9
-Non-Hispanic White 3,048 2,531 81.7 79.8-83.5 517 18.3 16.5-20.2
GENDER
Male 1,426 1,182 80.4 77.4-83.1 244 19.6 16.9-22.6
Female 1,622 1,349 82.9 80.4-85.2 273 17.1 14.8-19.6
AGE
18-34 560 454 79.7 75.4-83.4 106 20.3 16.6-24.6
35-44 350 254 74.7 68.7-79.8 96 25.3 20.2-31.3
45-54 470 375 79.2 73.9-83.6 95 20.8 16.4-26.1
55-64 560 456 83.6 79.7-86.9 104 16.4 13.1-20.3
65-74 639 552 84.9 79.7-89.0 87 15.1 11.0-20.3
75+ 432 409 92.4 87.4-95.5 23 7.6 4.5-12.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 135 61.3 52.0-69.9 73 38.7 30.1-48.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 705 546 78.1 74.2-81.7 159 21.9 18.3-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 888 708 80.9 77.7-83.8 180 19.1 16.2-22.3
College Graduate 1,247 1,142 92.3 90.3-93.8 105 7.7 6.2- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 124 59.3 50.5-67.5 85 40.7 32.5-49.5
$15,000- 24,999 358 254 67.7 60.6-74.1 104 32.3 25.9-39.4
$25,000- 34,999 259 212 81.8 75.4-86.8 47 18.2 13.2-24.6
$35,000- 49,999 367 297 77.1 71.2-82.2 70 22.9 17.8-28.8
$50,000- 74,999 458 404 85.7 80.7-89.6 54 14.3 10.4-19.3
$75,000+ 873 789 88.6 85.4-91.2 84 11.4 8.8-14.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 960 731 74.8 71.0-78.3 229 25.2 21.7-29.0
No 2,081 1,794 84.5 82.3-86.5 287 15.5 13.5-17.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 495 431 86.7 82.4-90.1 64 13.3 9.9-17.6
Non-Veteran 2,556 2,103 81.0 78.9-82.9 453 19.0 17.1-21.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 703 606 86.5 83.4-89.1 97 13.5 10.9-16.6
Regional City or Suburban County 779 655 79.7 75.5-83.3 124 20.3 16.7-24.5
Rural 1,570 1,274 80.2 77.4-82.7 296 19.8 17.3-22.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,518 1,254 81.8 79.3-84.2 264 18.2 15.8-20.7
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,001 897 87.8 84.3-90.7 104 12.2 9.3-15.7
Unable to Work 243 153 65.0 56.5-72.7 90 35.0 27.3-43.5
Other not in Labor Force 206 170 81.7 74.3-87.3 36 18.3 12.7-25.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 352 252 72.5 66.3-77.9 100 27.5 22.1-33.7
151% to 200% 219 178 81.7 74.5-87.2 41 18.3 12.8-25.5
More than 200% 1,731 1,521 85.7 83.3-87.8 210 14.3 12.2-16.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 525 423 78.4 72.9-83.0 102 21.6 17.0-27.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,298 1,071 80.5 77.5-83.2 227 19.5 16.8-22.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,229 1,041 83.9 81.1-86.3 188 16.1 13.7-18.9

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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