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%)
TOTAL 4,136 1,753 42.7 40.9-44.5 2,383 57.3 55.5-59.1
GENDER
Male 1,911 926 49.2 46.5-51.8 985 50.8 48.2-53.5
Female 2,225 827 36.8 34.4-39.2 1,398 63.2 60.8-65.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,605 1,198 47.0 44.8-49.3 1,407 53.0 50.7-55.2
Non-Hispanic Black 826 328 38.6 34.7-42.5 498 61.4 57.5-65.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 152 58 39.8 30.9-49.6 94 60.2 50.4-69.1
Hispanic 383 90 20.0 16.0-24.7 293 80.0 75.3-84.0
AGE
18-34 895 259 31.0 27.6-34.5 636 69.0 65.5-72.4
35-44 594 259 47.3 42.7-51.9 335 52.7 48.1-57.3
45-54 665 281 43.3 39.0-47.6 384 56.7 52.4-61.0
55-64 769 361 50.0 45.8-54.2 408 50.0 45.8-54.2
65-74 683 344 52.1 47.7-56.5 339 47.9 43.5-52.3
75+ 474 234 46.9 41.3-52.5 240 53.1 47.5-58.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 387 190 51.5 45.6-57.3 197 48.5 42.7-54.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 976 492 49.9 46.3-53.6 484 50.1 46.4-53.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,225 576 45.4 42.2-48.6 649 54.6 51.4-57.8
College Graduate 1,539 491 28.6 26.2-31.1 1,048 71.4 68.9-73.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,361 773 57.5 54.3-60.7 588 42.5 39.3-45.7
No 2,748 973 36.0 33.9-38.1 1,775 64.0 61.9-66.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 595 321 54.6 49.8-59.2 274 45.4 40.8-50.2
Non-Veteran 3,538 1,431 40.9 39.0-42.8 2,107 59.1 57.2-61.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,220 843 39.6 37.3-42.0 1,377 60.4 58.0-62.7
Unemployed 158 81 48.6 39.3-58.1 77 51.4 41.9-60.7
Retired 1,080 519 48.4 44.8-52.0 561 51.6 48.0-55.2
Unable to Work 372 243 68.2 62.5-73.4 129 31.8 26.6-37.5
Other not in Labor Force 273 60 21.4 16.2-27.8 213 78.6 72.2-83.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 291 153 52.4 45.7-59.0 138 47.6 41.0-54.3
$15,000- 24,999 530 277 51.3 46.2-56.4 253 48.7 43.6-53.8
$25,000- 34,999 352 177 53.1 47.0-59.0 175 46.9 41.0-53.0
$35,000- 49,999 474 222 46.2 41.0-51.5 252 53.8 48.5-59.0
$50,000-74,999 488 200 42.1 36.9-47.4 288 57.9 52.6-63.1
$75,000+ 1,124 401 37.3 34.1-40.7 723 62.7 59.3-65.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 877 323 35.3 31.5-39.2 554 64.7 60.8-68.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 120 59 48.0 38.0-58.2 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 376 188 48.9 43.0-54.9 188 51.1 45.1-57.0
101% to 150% 425 231 55.4 49.6-61.0 194 44.6 39.0-50.4
151% to 200% 307 155 52.3 45.7-58.8 152 47.7 41.2-54.3
More than 200% 2,009 784 39.6 37.2-42.2 1,225 60.4 57.8-62.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 877 323 35.3 31.5-39.2 554 64.7 60.8-68.5
HOUSING
Own 2,622 1,106 44.0 41.8-46.3 1,516 56.0 53.7-58.2
Rent 1,186 525 43.2 39.9-46.5 661 56.8 53.5-60.1
Other arrangement 296 112 31.8 26.2-37.9 184 68.2 62.1-73.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,340 480 34.7 31.9-37.7 860 65.3 62.3-68.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,135 498 43.8 40.5-47.3 637 56.2 52.7-59.5
Rural 1,661 775 49.1 46.1-52.0 886 50.9 48.0-53.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 984 438 46.3 42.5-50.1 546 53.7 49.9-57.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,373 614 46.4 43.2-49.5 759 53.6 50.5-56.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,779 701 38.2 35.7-40.9 1,078 61.8 59.1-64.3

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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 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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