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%)
North Carolina 1,981 537 29.1 26.5-31.8 219 11.6 9.9-13.5 1,225 59.4 56.5-62.2
-Non-Hispanic White 1,446 388 28.7 25.7-31.9 129 9.3 7.6-11.3 929 62.0 58.7-65.3
GENDER
Male 746 185 27.6 23.5-32.2 59 8.9 6.6-11.9 502 63.5 58.8-67.9
Female 700 203 29.8 25.6-34.5 70 9.8 7.4-12.8 427 60.4 55.6-65.0
AGE
18-34 201 68 34.3 27.1-42.3 38 17.3 12.2-24.1 95 48.4 40.5-56.3
35-44 173 66 36.9 28.5-46.2 30 13.9 9.1-20.6 77 49.2 40.2-58.3
45-54 218 74 34.9 27.1-43.7 21 9.6 5.8-15.6 123 55.4 46.9-63.7
55-64 290 89 27.0 21.3-33.5 *** *** *** 186 68.5 61.8-74.6
65-74 335 69 22.3 15.8-30.4 18 3.8 2.2- 6.6 248 73.9 65.9-80.5
75+ 217 *** *** *** *** *** *** 194 84.7 75.7-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 123 29.1 24.0-34.9 36 10.2 7.0-14.6 249 60.6 54.6-66.4
Some Post-H.S. 472 132 26.6 22.1-31.7 48 10.0 7.3-13.7 292 63.3 57.9-68.4
College Graduate 417 72 17.2 13.2-22.0 33 8.6 5.9-12.5 312 74.2 68.8-79.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 140 *** *** *** 18 9.5 5.4-16.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 225 84 43.4 34.7-52.5 20 6.4 3.8-10.6 121 50.2 41.5-58.9
$25,000- 34,999 144 35 22.8 15.9-31.6 *** *** *** 97 67.1 57.2-75.7
$35,000- 49,999 191 53 30.0 22.7-38.5 17 9.9 5.6-16.7 121 60.2 51.4-68.3
$50,000- 74,999 186 39 24.0 16.5-33.4 15 9.6 5.4-16.4 132 66.5 56.9-74.8
$75,000+ 347 59 20.0 14.8-26.4 25 8.0 5.2-12.2 263 72.0 65.4-77.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 569 181 34.1 29.1-39.5 48 7.9 5.6-11.0 340 58.0 52.6-63.2
No 875 206 25.5 21.8-29.6 81 10.1 7.9-12.9 588 64.3 60.1-68.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 285 51 17.2 12.2-23.6 *** *** *** 221 77.5 70.7-83.1
Non-Veteran 1,164 337 30.9 27.5-34.5 116 10.0 8.1-12.4 711 59.1 55.4-62.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 286 64 20.1 15.4-25.8 33 12.2 8.5-17.2 189 67.7 61.2-73.6
Regional City or Suburban County 368 96 34.0 27.8-40.8 28 8.0 5.1-12.3 244 58.0 51.3-64.4
Rural 795 228 29.5 25.4-33.9 68 8.6 6.4-11.4 499 62.0 57.4-66.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 649 197 30.5 26.3-35.1 67 10.8 8.2-14.2 385 58.7 54.0-63.3
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 504 81 18.0 13.3-23.9 23 4.6 2.8- 7.3 400 77.4 71.5-82.4
Unable to Work 172 *** *** *** 19 7.3 4.2-12.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** 15 18.4 10.4-30.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 213 78 37.2 29.5-45.6 22 9.0 5.6-14.3 113 53.8 45.5-61.9
151% to 200% 134 28 19.9 13.1-29.2 *** *** *** 93 70.3 59.8-78.9
More than 200% 740 155 23.7 19.8-28.1 55 8.7 6.5-11.7 530 67.5 63.0-71.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 263 79 32.6 25.2-41.0 23 8.9 5.0-15.4 161 58.5 49.9-66.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 633 177 31.1 26.5-36.1 50 7.9 5.7-10.8 406 61.0 56.0-65.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 553 132 24.6 20.3-29.4 56 11.0 8.2-14.6 365 64.5 59.3-69.3

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

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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