2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,566 1,985 43.0 41.1-44.8 2,581 57.0 55.2-58.9
-Non-Hispanic White 3,051 1,449 48.2 45.9-50.4 1,602 51.8 49.6-54.1
GENDER
Male 1,428 748 53.7 50.4-56.9 680 46.3 43.1-49.6
Female 1,623 701 43.1 40.1-46.2 922 56.9 53.8-59.9
AGE
18-34 561 202 39.4 34.7-44.2 359 60.6 55.8-65.3
35-44 350 173 49.9 43.7-56.2 177 50.1 43.8-56.3
45-54 470 218 46.7 41.3-52.3 252 53.3 47.7-58.7
55-64 560 290 52.0 46.9-57.2 270 48.0 42.8-53.1
65-74 639 335 57.8 52.6-62.8 304 42.2 37.2-47.4
75+ 434 219 49.9 43.5-56.2 215 50.1 43.8-56.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 151 72.3 63.7-79.6 57 27.7 20.4-36.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 705 408 55.5 51.0-60.0 297 44.5 40.0-49.0
Some Post-H.S. 889 473 52.1 48.1-56.1 416 47.9 43.9-51.9
College Graduate 1,249 419 30.1 27.2-33.1 830 69.9 66.9-72.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 140 67.0 58.4-74.6 69 33.0 25.4-41.6
$15,000- 24,999 358 225 64.8 58.4-70.7 133 35.2 29.3-41.6
$25,000- 34,999 259 144 55.4 47.6-63.0 115 44.6 37.0-52.4
$35,000- 49,999 367 191 57.4 51.1-63.4 176 42.6 36.6-48.9
$50,000- 74,999 459 187 42.7 37.0-48.5 272 57.3 51.5-63.0
$75,000+ 873 347 40.6 36.7-44.7 526 59.4 55.3-63.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 962 571 60.0 55.9-63.9 391 40.0 36.1-44.1
No 2,081 875 43.3 40.7-46.0 1,206 56.7 54.0-59.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 495 285 58.9 53.5-64.2 210 41.1 35.8-46.5
Non-Veteran 2,559 1,167 46.5 44.1-49.0 1,392 53.5 51.0-55.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 703 286 41.8 37.6-46.2 417 58.2 53.8-62.4
Regional City or Suburban County 779 368 48.4 44.1-52.8 411 51.6 47.2-55.9
Rural 1,573 798 52.2 49.0-55.5 775 47.8 44.5-51.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,518 649 43.9 40.9-47.0 869 56.1 53.0-59.1
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,003 506 53.9 49.7-58.0 497 46.1 42.0-50.3
Unable to Work 243 172 71.6 64.0-78.2 71 28.4 21.8-36.0
Other not in Labor Force 207 81 37.9 30.3-46.1 126 62.1 53.9-69.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 105 72.8 63.3-80.6 44 27.2 19.4-36.7
101% to 150% 352 213 59.5 52.9-65.8 139 40.5 34.2-47.1
151% to 200% 219 134 61.6 53.2-69.4 85 38.4 30.6-46.8
More than 200% 1,732 741 44.2 41.3-47.1 991 55.8 52.9-58.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 525 263 52.1 46.2-57.8 262 47.9 42.2-53.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,300 635 50.1 46.6-53.5 665 49.9 46.5-53.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,230 554 45.3 41.9-48.7 676 54.7 51.3-58.1

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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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