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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 345 38 14.0 9.9-19.5 44 14.2 10.4-19.0 39 11.1 7.9-15.3 224 60.7 54.5-66.7
Non-Hispanic Black 90 *** *** *** 15 17.3 10.2-27.9 12 11.7 6.2-21.0 *** *** ***
Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.9 7.5-24.4 *** *** ***
55-64 110 12 9.2 5.0-16.3 16 11.7 6.9-19.1 18 13.2 7.7-21.5 64 66.0 55.7-75.0
65-74 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 94 77.5 67.4-85.1
75+ 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 92.7 84.9-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 107 14 14.2 8.2-23.7 15 14.7 8.4-24.5 12 9.0 4.8-16.2 66 62.0 51.1-71.8
Some Post-H.S. 180 23 13.7 8.6-21.0 24 13.5 8.8-20.2 22 13.3 8.4-20.4 111 59.5 50.9-67.6
College Graduate 168 13 9.6 5.4-16.5 25 19.4 13.1-27.7 24 15.9 10.3-23.7 106 55.1 46.4-63.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 113 *** *** *** 20 19.3 12.3-29.1 16 15.6 9.1-25.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 220 37 21.0 14.8-29.0 20 9.2 5.5-14.9 24 10.3 6.6-15.7 139 59.5 51.3-67.2
No 263 19 8.7 5.2-14.4 45 18.4 13.6-24.4 39 14.6 10.4-20.2 160 58.3 51.2-65.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 464 51 12.9 9.4-17.4 62 14.4 11.0-18.5 60 12.7 9.6-16.6 291 60.0 54.5-65.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 147 14 12.4 7.2-20.5 23 16.7 10.8-25.1 20 11.6 7.2-18.2 90 59.3 49.9-68.0
Regional City or Suburban County 127 15 14.6 8.1-24.8 15 11.3 6.7-18.6 18 17.9 11.0-27.9 *** *** ***
Rural 211 27 15.0 9.6-22.6 27 14.3 9.5-20.9 25 10.4 6.7-15.8 132 60.3 52.0-68.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 189 22 14.1 8.7-22.0 34 20.0 14.1-27.4 34 17.3 12.0-24.3 99 48.6 40.5-56.9
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 *** *** *** 13 7.2 3.9-12.9 11 5.6 2.8-10.9 155 83.1 76.1-88.4
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** 13 17.8 10.0-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 242 16 6.8 4.0-11.3 29 12.4 8.4-17.9 35 15.2 10.6-21.4 162 65.6 58.4-72.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 112 18 19.0 11.4-30.0 17 16.8 10.2-26.4 13 10.5 5.7-18.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 154 16 15.1 8.6-25.1 20 13.7 8.4-21.6 26 16.5 10.7-24.7 92 54.7 44.9-64.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 219 22 11.0 7.0-16.9 28 13.7 9.2-19.8 24 10.9 7.1-16.4 145 64.4 56.9-71.4

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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