2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,131 470 12.9 11.6-14.2 211 5.6 4.8- 6.6 1,067 24.1 22.7-25.7 2,383 57.4 55.6-59.2
-FEMALES 2,222 241 12.0 10.4-13.9 92 4.4 3.4- 5.6 491 20.3 18.4-22.3 1,398 63.3 60.9-65.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,367 154 13.1 11.0-15.6 56 4.7 3.4- 6.3 348 23.8 21.3-26.5 809 58.4 55.3-61.5
Non-Hispanic Black 487 54 10.4 7.8-13.9 24 4.8 2.9- 7.7 91 16.5 13.0-20.6 318 68.3 63.3-72.9
Other 336 31 10.1 6.4-15.8 12 2.9 1.5- 5.7 44 9.0 6.2-12.9 249 78.0 71.9-83.0
AGE
18-34 441 33 9.0 6.2-12.8 19 5.0 3.1- 8.1 41 8.8 6.3-12.1 348 77.3 72.4-81.5
35-44 328 49 16.8 12.4-22.2 17 4.6 2.7- 7.8 57 19.0 14.3-24.9 205 59.6 53.2-65.7
45-54 355 57 16.3 12.4-21.2 14 4.2 2.3- 7.5 68 19.7 15.3-24.9 216 59.8 53.8-65.5
55-64 437 57 15.5 11.4-20.8 25 5.3 3.3- 8.5 111 24.8 20.3-29.9 244 54.4 48.6-60.0
65-74 366 34 11.3 7.4-16.8 14 4.2 2.3- 7.5 118 32.2 27.0-38.0 200 52.3 46.3-58.4
75+ 264 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 32.9 26.2-40.3 161 63.6 56.1-70.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 35 18.4 13.0-25.5 *** *** *** 29 15.2 9.8-22.7 118 61.2 52.7-69.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 481 83 18.5 14.6-23.1 21 4.7 2.8- 7.8 108 21.0 17.2-25.5 269 55.8 50.4-61.0
Some Post-H.S. 699 90 13.1 10.3-16.6 39 4.9 3.4- 7.0 181 23.5 20.1-27.3 389 58.5 54.1-62.7
College Graduate 849 33 3.0 2.1- 4.4 24 3.3 2.1- 5.0 172 18.1 15.4-21.0 620 75.7 72.4-78.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 39 21.6 15.4-29.5 14 9.3 5.2-16.3 34 16.2 11.3-22.7 90 52.8 44.3-61.1
$15,000- 24,999 300 57 22.7 17.3-29.2 19 4.8 2.8- 8.0 63 19.8 14.9-25.9 161 52.7 45.9-59.4
$25,000- 34,999 183 28 17.7 11.5-26.1 *** *** *** 47 25.8 19.1-33.9 100 51.4 42.7-59.9
$35,000- 49,999 237 23 11.0 6.5-18.0 *** *** *** 71 27.3 21.4-34.1 138 59.4 51.7-66.6
$50,000- 74,999 265 18 8.0 4.5-13.8 11 4.5 2.3- 8.7 64 21.9 16.6-28.4 172 65.5 58.3-72.1
$75,000+ 535 33 7.1 4.7-10.4 19 3.8 2.3- 6.2 115 20.1 16.6-24.2 368 69.0 64.3-73.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 763 114 17.1 13.9-20.9 42 7.0 4.9- 9.9 221 26.9 23.3-30.9 386 48.9 44.6-53.3
No 1,446 126 9.6 7.9-11.7 50 3.1 2.3- 4.3 268 17.1 15.0-19.4 1,002 70.1 67.3-72.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,146 232 11.9 10.3-13.7 90 4.4 3.5- 5.6 470 20.0 18.1-22.1 1,354 63.7 61.2-66.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 699 45 6.6 4.7- 9.3 23 3.7 2.3- 5.8 148 19.1 16.1-22.6 483 70.6 66.6-74.3
Regional City or Suburban County 599 67 12.0 9.2-15.6 28 4.9 3.2- 7.6 130 18.6 15.4-22.3 374 64.5 59.8-68.9
Rural 924 129 16.9 13.9-20.4 41 4.6 3.2- 6.7 213 22.6 19.4-26.1 541 55.9 51.9-59.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,074 102 10.3 8.2-12.8 47 4.7 3.4- 6.5 193 16.9 14.5-19.6 732 68.1 64.8-71.3
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.5 4.9-17.6 *** *** ***
Retired 596 44 7.5 5.3-10.6 14 2.2 1.2- 3.9 189 31.6 27.2-36.3 349 58.7 53.8-63.4
Unable to Work 228 57 28.6 21.5-36.9 21 9.9 5.9-16.2 66 27.9 21.4-35.5 84 33.6 26.8-41.1
Other not in Labor Force 220 13 7.2 3.9-13.2 *** *** *** 30 13.1 8.6-19.5 172 77.2 69.7-83.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 222 39 20.3 14.4-27.8 13 4.9 2.7- 8.9 45 16.5 11.6-22.7 125 58.3 50.5-65.8
101% to 150% 228 41 21.0 15.1-28.5 21 8.5 4.9-14.3 53 23.3 17.4-30.5 113 47.2 39.6-54.9
151% to 200% 148 22 18.2 11.1-28.3 *** *** *** 42 30.0 22.0-39.4 82 48.4 38.8-58.1
More than 200% 1,020 74 7.9 6.0-10.3 35 3.5 2.4- 5.0 244 22.1 19.3-25.1 667 66.6 63.1-69.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 557 83 15.7 12.3-19.9 21 3.5 2.0- 5.9 112 21.1 17.2-25.7 341 59.7 54.6-64.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 721 88 15.3 12.1-19.2 38 6.2 4.3- 8.9 157 19.9 16.7-23.6 438 58.6 54.1-62.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 944 70 8.0 6.1-10.3 33 3.5 2.4- 5.1 222 20.2 17.6-23.2 619 68.3 64.9-71.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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