2019 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 4,131 3,450 81.5 80.0-83.0 681 18.5 17.0-20.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 826 671 80.6 77.2-83.6 155 19.4 16.4-22.8
GENDER
Male 339 262 75.4 69.7-80.4 77 24.6 19.6-30.3
Female 487 409 84.8 80.7-88.1 78 15.2 11.9-19.3
AGE
18-34 175 151 86.3 79.7-90.9 24 13.7 9.1-20.3
35-44 128 92 68.9 58.8-77.5 36 31.1 22.5-41.2
45-54 142 106 76.5 68.2-83.1 36 23.5 16.9-31.8
55-64 169 134 78.6 70.5-85.0 35 21.4 15.0-29.5
65-74 124 107 86.3 77.4-92.0 17 13.7 8.0-22.6
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 176 76.8 70.0-82.4 54 23.2 17.6-30.0
Some Post-H.S. 280 218 81.4 75.9-85.9 62 18.6 14.1-24.1
College Graduate 240 224 93.4 88.8-96.2 16 6.6 3.8-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 71 76.8 65.7-85.2 22 23.2 14.8-34.3
$15,000- 24,999 137 92 67.9 58.4-76.2 45 32.1 23.8-41.6
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 81 80.1 69.5-87.7 18 19.9 12.3-30.5
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 293 219 71.7 65.0-77.6 74 28.3 22.4-35.0
No 525 448 85.2 81.4-88.4 77 14.8 11.6-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 110 92 86.1 77.6-91.8 18 13.9 8.2-22.4
Non-Veteran 715 578 79.8 76.1-83.1 137 20.2 16.9-23.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 323 269 83.4 78.3-87.5 54 16.6 12.5-21.7
Regional City or Suburban County 204 170 81.3 73.4-87.2 34 18.7 12.8-26.6
Rural 299 232 76.3 70.2-81.5 67 23.7 18.5-29.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 335 81.2 76.4-85.1 75 18.8 14.9-23.6
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 204 179 86.8 79.9-91.6 25 13.2 8.4-20.1
Unable to Work 128 88 67.3 57.0-76.2 40 32.7 23.8-43.0
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 81 68.1 57.4-77.2 37 31.9 22.8-42.6
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 276 88.3 83.0-92.0 33 11.7 8.0-17.0
HOUSING
Own 402 355 85.5 80.7-89.3 47 14.5 10.7-19.3
Rent 334 247 73.5 67.6-78.6 87 26.5 21.4-32.4
Other arrangement 85 64 77.9 66.9-86.0 21 22.1 14.0-33.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 282 221 75.5 68.7-81.2 61 24.5 18.8-31.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 245 196 79.3 72.9-84.5 49 20.7 15.5-27.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 299 254 85.2 79.9-89.3 45 14.8 10.7-20.1

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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