2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 1 year ago 1 to 5 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 10 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,053 113 13.2 10.8-16.0 164 18.3 15.6-21.3 134 12.8 10.6-15.4 642 55.7 52.1-59.3
GENDER
Male 568 57 12.5 9.4-16.4 99 21.4 17.6-25.8 71 12.9 10.0-16.6 341 53.2 48.3-58.0
Female 485 56 14.0 10.5-18.6 65 14.3 11.1-18.4 63 12.7 9.7-16.5 301 59.0 53.6-64.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 765 70 11.6 9.0-14.9 117 18.0 14.9-21.5 90 12.0 9.6-14.9 488 58.4 54.2-62.5
Non-Hispanic Black 172 23 18.1 11.7-26.9 33 21.3 15.0-29.4 25 14.5 9.0-22.4 91 46.1 37.3-55.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 40 36.6 27.3-47.0 52 46.3 36.5-56.5 14 12.8 7.4-21.2 *** *** ***
35-44 119 21 20.3 12.8-30.7 30 24.2 16.6-33.8 28 23.6 15.8-33.7 40 31.9 22.9-42.5
45-54 150 19 14.9 9.1-23.5 26 17.6 11.8-25.4 29 16.9 11.5-24.1 76 50.6 41.6-59.6
55-64 202 19 7.6 4.6-12.1 30 15.6 10.5-22.6 26 11.2 7.2-16.9 127 65.7 57.7-72.8
65-74 256 11 3.5 1.8- 6.5 18 7.7 4.7-12.5 27 10.3 6.8-15.3 200 78.5 72.3-83.6
75+ 205 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 185 91.2 86.3-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 12 14.5 7.5-26.1 13 18.0 10.4-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 261 29 12.6 8.6-18.2 46 20.3 15.0-26.7 37 12.9 9.0-18.1 149 54.3 47.2-61.1
Some Post-H.S. 332 41 14.9 10.6-20.5 54 17.1 13.0-22.3 40 12.6 8.9-17.6 197 55.3 49.0-61.5
College Graduate 365 31 10.9 7.6-15.4 51 17.8 13.6-23.0 46 14.5 10.8-19.3 237 56.8 51.0-62.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 456 55 14.8 11.1-19.4 55 14.1 10.6-18.7 48 10.2 7.4-13.8 298 60.9 55.3-66.2
No 594 58 12.1 9.1-15.9 109 21.3 17.6-25.4 86 14.7 11.7-18.4 341 51.9 47.2-56.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 231 22 12.4 7.9-18.9 32 15.3 10.6-21.6 18 7.7 4.6-12.6 159 64.6 56.9-71.6
Non-Veteran 821 91 13.4 10.7-16.7 132 19.0 16.0-22.5 116 14.2 11.6-17.2 482 53.4 49.3-57.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 466 60 15.5 11.7-20.1 101 25.2 20.8-30.1 74 16.2 12.6-20.4 231 43.2 38.2-48.4
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 412 15 3.3 1.9- 5.6 28 6.6 4.4- 9.9 34 7.3 5.0-10.5 335 82.8 78.4-86.5
Unable to Work 108 21 21.1 13.0-32.4 24 23.2 15.2-33.8 16 14.9 8.8-24.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 15 14.7 8.2-24.9 25 23.1 15.5-33.1 14 10.3 5.6-18.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 15 18.8 11.1-30.0 20 22.8 14.5-33.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 150 14 12.2 6.9-20.7 23 17.8 11.4-26.7 21 16.2 10.1-25.1 92 53.7 44.2-63.0
$50,000-74,999 136 17 13.9 8.4-22.1 16 15.9 9.4-25.6 23 15.7 9.7-24.2 80 54.6 44.5-64.3
$75,000+ 278 22 9.6 6.1-14.8 48 19.7 14.8-25.8 40 15.9 11.5-21.6 168 54.7 48.0-61.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 192 17 12.6 7.1-21.2 18 9.0 5.4-14.6 19 7.8 4.7-12.6 138 70.6 61.8-78.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.6 7.1-24.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 12 10.9 5.8-19.3 24 25.8 17.3-36.5 15 15.0 8.4-25.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** 15 19.5 11.5-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 546 50 11.2 8.3-15.0 82 16.9 13.5-21.0 76 15.0 11.8-18.9 338 56.9 52.0-61.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 192 17 12.6 7.1-21.2 18 9.0 5.4-14.6 19 7.8 4.7-12.6 138 70.6 61.8-78.1
HOUSING
Own 764 54 9.2 6.8-12.3 94 15.8 12.9-19.3 93 12.4 9.9-15.4 523 62.6 58.4-66.6
Rent 245 51 28.2 21.5-36.0 59 26.5 20.5-33.5 37 15.4 10.8-21.4 98 29.9 24.0-36.6
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 312 30 11.5 7.9-16.5 51 18.1 13.7-23.6 44 15.3 11.0-20.8 187 55.0 48.6-61.3
Regional City or Suburban County 305 33 13.9 9.6-19.9 43 17.6 12.8-23.5 38 13.7 9.7-19.0 191 54.8 48.1-61.3
Rural 436 50 13.9 10.1-18.7 70 18.9 14.8-23.9 52 10.3 7.6-13.7 264 57.0 51.2-62.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 233 34 19.1 13.5-26.5 36 16.6 11.7-22.8 30 11.5 7.8-16.9 133 52.8 45.0-60.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 354 33 12.4 8.4-18.0 59 19.4 14.9-25.0 49 13.1 9.6-17.6 213 55.0 48.7-61.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 466 46 11.1 8.1-15.0 69 18.1 14.2-22.7 55 13.2 9.9-17.4 296 57.6 52.3-62.8

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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