2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,748 470 30.2 27.6-32.9 211 13.2 11.3-15.3 1,067 56.7 53.8-59.5
GENDER
Male 924 229 28.0 24.6-31.7 119 14.2 11.6-17.2 576 57.8 53.9-61.6
Female 824 241 32.7 28.8-36.9 92 11.9 9.5-15.0 491 55.3 51.1-59.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,194 305 29.5 26.4-32.8 114 10.8 8.8-13.2 775 59.7 56.2-63.0
Non-Hispanic Black 328 101 33.2 27.5-39.6 54 17.0 12.7-22.4 173 49.7 43.3-56.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 90 22 25.4 16.5-36.8 23 26.3 17.4-37.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 258 84 34.1 27.8-41.0 62 25.4 19.7-32.1 112 40.5 34.1-47.3
35-44 259 95 39.1 32.4-46.2 41 14.4 10.3-19.8 123 46.5 39.6-53.6
45-54 280 97 34.6 28.6-41.1 30 10.4 7.0-15.3 153 55.0 48.3-61.5
55-64 360 108 33.0 27.2-39.3 48 11.8 8.6-16.0 204 55.2 49.0-61.3
65-74 343 65 21.5 16.3-27.9 21 5.4 3.3- 8.9 257 73.0 66.6-78.6
75+ 233 18 7.5 4.3-12.7 *** *** *** 208 89.7 84.1-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 72 39.5 31.7-47.8 26 15.6 10.1-23.2 92 44.9 36.9-53.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 490 163 34.9 30.1-40.0 62 13.4 10.3-17.4 265 51.7 46.6-56.8
Some Post-H.S. 575 164 30.4 26.0-35.2 75 13.0 10.1-16.6 336 56.6 51.7-61.4
College Graduate 489 71 14.3 11.2-18.1 47 10.8 7.9-14.4 371 74.9 70.3-79.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 770 218 30.9 27.0-35.1 92 13.7 10.8-17.1 460 55.4 51.1-59.7
No 971 248 29.4 26.0-33.0 119 12.9 10.6-15.6 604 57.7 54.0-61.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 319 59 19.4 14.5-25.5 26 9.4 5.9-14.7 234 71.2 64.5-77.1
Non-Veteran 1,428 411 32.3 29.4-35.4 185 13.9 11.9-16.3 832 53.8 50.6-56.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 842 238 30.8 27.2-34.6 128 16.3 13.5-19.5 476 52.9 49.0-56.8
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** 15 17.4 9.8-28.9 *** *** ***
Retired 517 77 16.9 13.1-21.6 25 4.3 2.8- 6.5 415 78.8 74.1-82.9
Unable to Work 241 96 40.8 33.4-48.6 37 15.4 10.4-22.2 108 43.8 36.4-51.5
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 153 63 42.4 33.5-51.7 27 18.7 12.2-27.4 63 39.0 30.4-48.2
$15,000- 24,999 276 96 39.7 32.9-46.9 48 15.7 11.4-21.3 132 44.6 37.8-51.6
$25,000- 34,999 176 56 35.8 27.6-44.8 17 9.8 5.6-16.7 103 54.4 45.6-63.0
$35,000- 49,999 221 52 24.7 18.3-32.5 18 8.4 5.1-13.6 151 66.9 59.0-73.9
$50,000-74,999 200 40 26.0 18.8-34.8 23 12.8 8.0-19.9 137 61.2 52.4-69.3
$75,000+ 400 72 21.8 17.1-27.3 44 13.7 10.0-18.6 284 64.5 58.6-70.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 322 91 30.1 24.2-36.7 34 13.1 8.9-18.8 197 56.9 50.0-63.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 188 66 39.3 31.2-48.0 35 17.1 11.9-24.0 87 43.6 35.4-52.2
101% to 150% 230 73 34.8 27.7-42.6 44 17.4 12.3-24.0 113 47.8 40.3-55.5
151% to 200% 154 49 36.3 27.6-46.0 *** *** *** 95 55.2 45.7-64.3
More than 200% 782 151 22.9 19.3-26.8 79 11.9 9.3-15.0 552 65.3 61.0-69.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 322 91 30.1 24.2-36.7 34 13.1 8.9-18.8 197 56.9 50.0-63.5
HOUSING
Own 1,101 234 25.8 22.6-29.2 94 10.1 8.0-12.5 773 64.2 60.6-67.6
Rent 525 184 38.6 33.7-43.7 93 19.3 15.4-23.9 248 42.1 37.2-47.2
Other arrangement 112 49 45.3 35.0-55.9 24 25.8 17.1-36.9 39 28.9 20.8-38.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 479 101 23.6 19.2-28.6 61 14.7 11.2-19.0 317 61.7 56.4-66.8
Regional City or Suburban County 496 134 29.7 25.0-34.7 53 12.6 9.2-16.9 309 57.8 52.5-62.9
Rural 773 235 34.8 30.7-39.1 97 12.6 10.0-15.7 441 52.6 48.3-57.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 436 148 36.3 31.0-42.0 55 13.1 9.5-17.7 233 50.6 44.9-56.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 613 177 33.2 28.7-38.0 76 12.4 9.6-15.9 360 54.4 49.6-59.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 699 145 24.0 20.3-28.1 80 13.9 11.0-17.5 474 62.0 57.6-66.3

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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