2019 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 4,131 470 12.9 11.6-14.2 211 5.6 4.8- 6.6 1,067 24.1 22.7-25.7 2,383 57.4 55.6-59.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 826 101 12.8 10.4-15.8 54 6.6 4.8- 8.8 173 19.2 16.2-22.5 498 61.4 57.5-65.3
GENDER
Male 339 47 15.8 11.7-21.0 30 8.8 5.9-12.8 82 22.6 17.8-28.2 180 52.9 46.7-59.0
Female 487 54 10.4 7.8-13.9 24 4.8 2.9- 7.7 91 16.5 13.0-20.6 318 68.3 63.3-72.9
AGE
18-34 175 13 7.0 3.9-12.2 *** *** *** 17 9.4 5.6-15.3 134 76.9 69.3-83.0
35-44 128 23 20.5 13.4-30.2 *** *** *** 21 17.5 11.0-26.8 71 51.4 41.5-61.2
45-54 142 28 18.2 12.4-26.0 *** *** *** 16 11.9 7.0-19.4 90 64.6 55.5-72.7
55-64 169 23 15.4 9.9-23.3 *** *** *** 45 30.2 22.2-39.5 89 48.4 39.8-57.2
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 30.2 21.5-40.6 *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 32 13.4 9.2-19.1 22 9.9 6.2-15.4 46 18.6 13.5-25.0 130 58.2 50.7-65.3
Some Post-H.S. 280 42 13.4 9.5-18.6 20 5.2 3.1- 8.4 58 19.2 14.3-25.2 160 62.3 55.5-68.6
College Graduate 240 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 13.6 9.8-18.7 182 79.8 73.8-84.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 15 14.1 8.2-23.1 *** *** *** 23 22.1 14.1-32.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 22 17.4 11.1-26.3 23 14.6 9.3-22.3 24 14.6 9.3-22.2 68 53.3 43.7-62.6
$25,000- 34,999 75 14 17.0 9.5-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.7 8.9-26.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 16.4 10.5-24.7 110 73.5 64.0-81.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 293 46 17.4 12.8-23.2 28 10.9 7.1-16.4 82 26.4 20.8-32.9 137 45.3 38.7-52.1
No 525 51 10.1 7.5-13.6 26 4.6 3.0- 7.1 90 16.0 12.7-20.0 358 69.2 64.5-73.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 30.0 21.3-40.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 715 89 13.1 10.5-16.4 48 7.0 5.1- 9.6 138 17.6 14.6-21.1 440 62.2 57.9-66.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 323 33 10.7 7.4-15.3 21 5.9 3.7- 9.4 54 15.2 11.2-20.3 215 68.2 62.1-73.7
Regional City or Suburban County 204 26 12.8 8.1-19.5 *** *** *** 47 20.2 14.6-27.3 123 61.0 52.6-68.8
Rural 299 42 15.8 11.5-21.4 25 7.9 5.1-12.1 72 24.0 18.6-30.3 160 52.3 45.6-58.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 52 13.0 9.7-17.3 23 5.8 3.8- 8.9 60 14.8 11.2-19.4 275 66.3 60.9-71.4
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 204 18 10.2 6.0-16.9 *** *** *** 65 29.8 22.9-37.9 114 57.0 48.6-65.0
Unable to Work 128 23 18.7 12.1-27.8 17 13.9 7.9-23.3 33 28.6 19.8-39.4 55 38.7 29.6-48.7
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 16 16.0 9.4-25.9 *** *** *** 20 17.5 10.8-27.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 16 14.4 8.3-23.8 21 17.5 10.7-27.2 24 17.3 10.6-26.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 26 9.4 6.0-14.5 *** *** *** 61 18.4 13.8-24.1 215 69.8 63.4-75.6
HOUSING
Own 402 34 10.4 7.2-14.8 *** *** *** 96 22.9 18.4-28.1 259 62.6 56.8-68.1
Rent 334 53 16.7 12.5-21.9 34 9.9 6.7-14.3 70 18.4 14.3-23.4 177 55.1 48.9-61.1
Other arrangement 85 14 13.5 7.6-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 282 44 18.9 13.8-25.5 17 5.6 3.2- 9.5 67 22.8 17.4-29.3 154 52.7 45.6-59.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 245 29 12.6 8.6-18.2 20 8.1 4.9-13.0 49 17.9 13.0-24.1 147 61.4 54.1-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 299 28 8.8 5.7-13.2 17 6.0 3.6-10.1 57 17.7 13.3-23.1 197 67.5 61.1-73.3

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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 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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