2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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%)
North Carolina 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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,048 388 13.8 12.2-15.6 129 4.5 3.6- 5.5 929 29.9 27.8-32.0 1,602 51.9 49.6-54.1
GENDER
Male 1,426 185 14.8 12.4-17.6 59 4.8 3.5- 6.4 502 34.1 31.1-37.2 680 46.3 43.1-49.6
Female 1,622 203 12.9 10.9-15.2 70 4.2 3.2- 5.5 427 26.0 23.4-28.9 922 56.9 53.8-59.9
AGE
18-34 560 68 13.5 10.4-17.3 38 6.8 4.7- 9.8 95 19.0 15.4-23.3 359 60.6 55.8-65.3
35-44 350 66 18.4 13.9-24.1 30 6.9 4.5-10.4 77 24.6 19.4-30.6 177 50.1 43.8-56.3
45-54 470 74 16.3 12.3-21.3 21 4.5 2.7- 7.4 123 25.9 21.4-31.1 252 53.3 47.7-58.7
55-64 560 89 14.0 11.0-17.8 *** *** *** 186 35.7 30.8-40.9 270 48.0 42.8-53.1
65-74 639 69 12.9 9.0-18.1 18 2.2 1.3- 3.8 248 42.7 37.5-48.0 304 42.2 37.2-47.4
75+ 432 *** *** *** *** *** *** 194 42.2 36.1-48.5 215 50.2 43.9-56.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 61 34.1 25.8-43.4 *** *** *** 78 33.6 26.0-42.3 57 27.7 20.4-36.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 705 123 16.2 13.1-19.8 36 5.7 3.9- 8.2 249 33.7 29.6-38.1 297 44.5 40.0-49.0
Some Post-H.S. 888 132 13.9 11.4-16.8 48 5.2 3.8- 7.2 292 33.0 29.2-37.0 416 47.9 43.9-52.0
College Graduate 1,247 72 5.2 3.9- 6.8 33 2.6 1.7- 3.8 312 22.3 19.8-25.1 830 69.9 66.9-72.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 67 34.3 26.5-43.1 18 6.4 3.6-11.1 55 26.3 18.8-35.4 69 33.0 25.4-41.6
$15,000- 24,999 358 84 28.1 21.8-35.4 20 4.2 2.5- 6.9 121 32.5 26.7-38.9 133 35.2 29.3-41.6
$25,000- 34,999 259 35 12.6 8.7-18.0 *** *** *** 97 37.2 30.1-44.9 115 44.6 37.0-52.4
$35,000- 49,999 367 53 17.2 12.8-22.7 17 5.7 3.2- 9.8 121 34.5 28.7-40.9 176 42.6 36.6-48.9
$50,000- 74,999 458 39 10.2 6.9-14.9 15 4.1 2.3- 7.1 132 28.3 23.4-33.8 272 57.4 51.5-63.0
$75,000+ 873 59 8.1 5.9-11.1 25 3.3 2.1- 5.0 263 29.3 25.7-33.0 526 59.4 55.3-63.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 960 181 20.4 17.3-24.1 48 4.7 3.4- 6.6 340 34.8 30.9-38.9 391 40.1 36.1-44.2
No 2,081 206 11.1 9.3-13.1 81 4.4 3.4- 5.7 588 27.9 25.6-30.3 1,206 56.7 54.0-59.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 495 51 10.1 7.1-14.2 *** *** *** 221 45.7 40.2-51.2 210 41.1 35.8-46.5
Non-Veteran 2,556 337 14.4 12.6-16.3 116 4.7 3.7- 5.8 711 27.5 25.4-29.7 1,392 53.5 51.0-55.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 703 64 8.4 6.4-11.0 33 5.1 3.5- 7.3 189 28.3 24.4-32.6 417 58.2 53.8-62.4
Regional City or Suburban County 779 96 16.5 13.1-20.5 28 3.9 2.4- 6.1 244 28.1 24.5-32.0 411 51.6 47.2-55.9
Rural 1,570 228 15.4 13.1-18.0 68 4.5 3.3- 6.0 499 32.3 29.4-35.5 775 47.8 44.6-51.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,518 197 13.4 11.4-15.7 67 4.8 3.6- 6.3 385 25.8 23.2-28.5 869 56.1 53.0-59.1
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,001 81 9.7 7.1-13.2 23 2.5 1.5- 4.0 400 41.7 37.6-45.9 497 46.2 42.0-50.4
Unable to Work 243 71 29.8 22.4-38.4 19 5.2 3.0- 8.7 82 36.6 28.6-45.4 71 28.4 21.8-36.0
Other not in Labor Force 206 21 11.4 6.9-18.2 15 6.9 3.9-12.0 44 19.5 13.8-26.9 126 62.2 54.0-69.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 30.3 21.1-41.3 44 27.2 19.4-36.7
101% to 150% 352 78 22.1 17.1-28.1 22 5.4 3.3- 8.6 113 32.0 26.3-38.3 139 40.5 34.2-47.1
151% to 200% 219 28 12.3 8.0-18.4 *** *** *** 93 43.3 35.1-51.9 85 38.4 30.6-46.8
More than 200% 1,731 155 10.5 8.6-12.6 55 3.9 2.8- 5.2 530 29.8 27.2-32.6 991 55.8 52.9-58.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 525 79 17.0 12.9-22.1 23 4.6 2.6- 8.2 161 30.4 25.3-36.2 262 47.9 42.2-53.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,298 177 15.6 13.1-18.5 50 3.9 2.8- 5.4 406 30.5 27.5-33.7 665 50.0 46.6-53.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,229 132 11.1 9.1-13.6 56 5.0 3.7- 6.7 365 29.2 26.2-32.4 676 54.7 51.3-58.1

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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.

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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