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%)
TOTAL 4,131 3,450 81.5 80.0-83.0 681 18.5 17.0-20.0
GENDER
Male 1,909 1,561 79.3 76.9-81.4 348 20.7 18.6-23.1
Female 2,222 1,889 83.6 81.6-85.4 333 16.4 14.6-18.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,601 2,182 81.1 79.1-82.9 419 18.9 17.1-20.9
Non-Hispanic Black 826 671 80.6 77.2-83.6 155 19.4 16.4-22.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 105 80 75.5 64.6-83.9 25 24.5 16.1-35.4
Non-Hispanic Other 152 127 78.4 68.3-85.9 25 21.6 14.1-31.7
Hispanic 383 338 89.7 86.0-92.5 45 10.3 7.5-14.0
AGE
18-34 894 748 81.6 78.4-84.5 146 18.4 15.5-21.6
35-44 594 458 74.7 70.4-78.6 136 25.3 21.4-29.6
45-54 664 537 80.6 76.9-83.8 127 19.4 16.2-23.1
55-64 768 612 77.7 73.7-81.1 156 22.3 18.9-26.3
65-74 682 596 85.9 82.1-89.1 86 14.1 10.9-17.9
75+ 473 448 95.2 92.4-97.0 25 4.8 3.0- 7.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 387 289 71.6 65.9-76.7 98 28.4 23.3-34.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 974 749 75.9 72.6-79.0 225 24.1 21.0-27.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,224 985 80.3 77.5-82.8 239 19.7 17.2-22.5
College Graduate 1,537 1,419 92.9 91.3-94.1 118 7.1 5.9- 8.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,358 1,048 74.4 71.4-77.2 310 25.6 22.8-28.6
No 2,746 2,379 84.8 83.1-86.4 367 15.2 13.6-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 593 508 84.3 80.2-87.7 85 15.7 12.3-19.8
Non-Veteran 3,535 2,939 81.1 79.5-82.7 596 18.9 17.3-20.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,219 1,853 81.4 79.3-83.2 366 18.6 16.8-20.7
Unemployed 158 104 66.2 56.9-74.4 54 33.8 25.6-43.1
Retired 1,078 976 89.8 87.2-91.9 102 10.2 8.1-12.8
Unable to Work 370 237 61.8 55.5-67.7 133 38.2 32.3-44.5
Other not in Labor Force 273 250 90.9 85.6-94.3 23 9.1 5.7-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 291 201 68.0 61.4-74.0 90 32.0 26.0-38.6
$15,000- 24,999 529 385 71.6 66.8-76.0 144 28.4 24.0-33.2
$25,000- 34,999 351 278 75.9 69.8-81.0 73 24.1 19.0-30.2
$35,000- 49,999 473 403 84.7 80.3-88.3 70 15.3 11.7-19.7
$50,000-74,999 488 425 83.7 78.8-87.6 63 16.3 12.4-21.2
$75,000+ 1,123 1,007 86.8 84.0-89.1 116 13.2 10.9-16.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 876 751 84.8 81.6-87.5 125 15.2 12.5-18.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 120 77 66.1 56.1-74.9 43 33.9 25.1-43.9
50% to 100% 376 275 72.4 66.8-77.4 101 27.6 22.6-33.2
101% to 150% 424 307 71.2 65.6-76.2 117 28.8 23.8-34.4
151% to 200% 306 247 76.6 70.1-82.1 59 23.4 17.9-29.9
More than 200% 2,007 1,777 86.2 84.2-88.1 230 13.8 11.9-15.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 876 751 84.8 81.6-87.5 125 15.2 12.5-18.4
HOUSING
Own 2,617 2,289 84.3 82.4-86.0 328 15.7 14.0-17.6
Rent 1,186 909 75.0 71.9-77.9 277 25.0 22.1-28.1
Other arrangement 296 223 77.4 71.7-82.3 73 22.6 17.7-28.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,339 1,177 86.7 84.3-88.8 162 13.3 11.2-15.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,133 946 81.5 78.5-84.2 187 18.5 15.8-21.5
Rural 1,659 1,327 76.8 74.1-79.3 332 23.2 20.7-25.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 982 779 77.2 73.7-80.3 203 22.8 19.7-26.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,372 1,119 78.9 76.0-81.5 253 21.1 18.5-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,777 1,552 85.5 83.4-87.4 225 14.5 12.6-16.6

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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 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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