2019 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 4,136 1,753 42.7 40.9-44.5 2,383 57.3 55.5-59.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 826 328 38.6 34.7-42.5 498 61.4 57.5-65.3
GENDER
Male 339 159 47.1 41.0-53.3 180 52.9 46.7-59.0
Female 487 169 31.7 27.1-36.7 318 68.3 63.3-72.9
AGE
18-34 175 41 23.1 17.0-30.7 134 76.9 69.3-83.0
35-44 128 57 48.6 38.8-58.5 71 51.4 41.5-61.2
45-54 142 52 35.4 27.3-44.5 90 64.6 55.5-72.7
55-64 169 80 51.6 42.8-60.2 89 48.4 39.8-57.2
65-74 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 100 41.8 34.7-49.3 130 58.2 50.7-65.3
Some Post-H.S. 280 120 37.7 31.4-44.5 160 62.3 55.5-68.6
College Graduate 240 58 20.2 15.3-26.2 182 79.8 73.8-84.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 69 46.7 37.4-56.3 68 53.3 43.7-62.6
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 38 26.5 18.8-36.0 110 73.5 64.0-81.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 293 156 54.7 47.9-61.3 137 45.3 38.7-52.1
No 525 167 30.8 26.4-35.5 358 69.2 64.5-73.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 715 275 37.8 33.7-42.1 440 62.2 57.9-66.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 323 108 31.8 26.3-37.9 215 68.2 62.1-73.7
Regional City or Suburban County 204 81 39.0 31.2-47.4 123 61.0 52.6-68.8
Rural 299 139 47.7 41.1-54.4 160 52.3 45.6-58.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 135 33.7 28.6-39.1 275 66.3 60.9-71.4
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 204 90 43.0 35.0-51.4 114 57.0 48.6-65.0
Unable to Work 128 73 61.3 51.3-70.4 55 38.7 29.6-48.7
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 309 94 30.2 24.4-36.6 215 69.8 63.4-75.6
HOUSING
Own 402 143 37.4 31.9-43.2 259 62.6 56.8-68.1
Rent 334 157 44.9 38.9-51.1 177 55.1 48.9-61.1
Other arrangement 85 28 28.1 19.0-39.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 282 128 47.3 40.4-54.4 154 52.7 45.6-59.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 245 98 38.6 31.9-45.9 147 61.4 54.1-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 299 102 32.5 26.7-38.9 197 67.5 61.1-73.3

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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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