2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 677 384 57.1 52.6-61.5 293 42.9 38.5-47.4
GENDER
Male 346 198 57.8 51.5-63.7 148 42.2 36.3-48.5
Female 331 186 56.4 49.8-62.7 145 43.6 37.3-50.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 416 209 51.7 46.1-57.3 207 48.3 42.7-53.9
Non-Hispanic Black 154 106 68.6 59.6-76.4 48 31.4 23.6-40.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 145 94 67.2 58.0-75.2 51 32.8 24.8-42.0
35-44 136 82 56.4 46.7-65.7 54 43.6 34.3-53.3
45-54 126 71 55.8 45.8-65.3 55 44.2 34.7-54.2
55-64 156 82 52.2 42.7-61.5 74 47.8 38.5-57.3
65-74 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 128 57.3 49.7-64.7 95 42.7 35.3-50.3
Some Post-H.S. 237 143 59.0 51.3-66.3 94 41.0 33.7-48.7
College Graduate 118 57 52.6 42.5-62.4 61 47.4 37.6-57.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 189 63.3 56.7-69.5 118 36.7 30.5-43.3
No 366 192 52.1 46.1-58.1 174 47.9 41.9-53.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 593 341 57.6 52.8-62.2 252 42.4 37.8-47.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 365 210 57.7 51.7-63.5 155 42.3 36.5-48.3
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 133 81 59.9 49.3-69.7 52 40.1 30.3-50.7
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 144 93 66.5 57.0-74.8 51 33.5 25.2-43.0
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 78 71.2 61.0-79.7 38 28.8 20.3-39.0
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 230 122 53.8 46.0-61.4 108 46.2 38.6-54.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 326 182 56.0 49.7-62.2 144 44.0 37.8-50.3
Rent 275 161 59.1 52.1-65.8 114 40.9 34.2-47.9
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 162 97 57.7 48.5-66.3 65 42.3 33.7-51.5
Regional City or Suburban County 184 100 56.1 47.5-64.3 84 43.9 35.7-52.5
Rural 331 187 57.4 50.9-63.7 144 42.6 36.3-49.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 202 120 59.5 51.0-67.4 82 40.5 32.6-49.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 251 146 57.3 49.8-64.5 105 42.7 35.5-50.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 224 118 55.2 47.7-62.6 106 44.8 37.4-52.3

Back to Tobacco Use.

*This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking every day or on some days.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 09SEP20.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts