2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 754 428 56.6 52.1-61.1 326 43.4 38.9-47.9
-Non-Hispanic White 515 272 53.2 47.6-58.6 243 46.8 41.4-52.4
GENDER
Male 243 124 55.3 47.2-63.2 119 44.7 36.8-52.8
Female 272 148 50.9 43.3-58.5 124 49.1 41.5-56.7
AGE
18-34 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 158 87 54.7 44.9-64.2 71 45.3 35.8-55.1
Some Post-H.S. 179 90 48.1 39.5-56.8 89 51.9 43.2-60.5
College Graduate 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 229 134 59.9 51.5-67.7 95 40.1 32.3-48.5
No 285 137 48.5 41.0-56.0 148 51.5 44.0-59.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 451 244 54.7 48.8-60.5 207 45.3 39.5-51.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 294 160 55.2 47.7-62.5 134 44.8 37.5-52.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 262 132 49.3 41.8-56.8 130 50.7 43.2-58.2
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 209 96 46.5 38.2-55.1 113 53.5 44.9-61.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 227 128 58.3 50.1-66.1 99 41.7 33.9-49.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 187 89 46.3 37.6-55.1 98 53.7 44.9-62.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking every day or on some days.

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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