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%)
North Carolina 4,136 1,753 42.7 40.9-44.5 2,383 57.3 55.5-59.1
-FEMALES 2,225 827 36.8 34.4-39.2 1,398 63.2 60.8-65.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,370 561 41.7 38.7-44.8 809 58.3 55.2-61.3
Non-Hispanic Black 487 169 31.7 27.1-36.7 318 68.3 63.3-72.9
Other 336 87 22.0 17.0-28.1 249 78.0 71.9-83.0
AGE
18-34 442 94 22.9 18.7-27.7 348 77.1 72.3-81.3
35-44 328 123 40.4 34.3-46.8 205 59.6 53.2-65.7
45-54 356 140 40.4 34.7-46.3 216 59.6 53.7-65.3
55-64 438 194 45.8 40.2-51.5 244 54.2 48.5-59.8
65-74 366 166 47.7 41.6-53.7 200 52.3 46.3-58.4
75+ 264 103 36.4 29.5-43.9 161 63.6 56.1-70.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 72 38.8 30.9-47.3 118 61.2 52.7-69.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 482 213 44.3 39.1-49.7 269 55.7 50.3-60.9
Some Post-H.S. 700 311 41.6 37.4-45.9 389 58.4 54.1-62.6
College Graduate 850 230 24.5 21.4-27.8 620 75.5 72.2-78.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 87 47.2 38.9-55.7 90 52.8 44.3-61.1
$15,000- 24,999 301 140 47.4 40.7-54.3 161 52.6 45.7-59.3
$25,000- 34,999 184 84 49.0 40.4-57.6 100 51.0 42.4-59.6
$35,000- 49,999 238 100 40.9 33.7-48.5 138 59.1 51.5-66.3
$50,000- 74,999 265 93 34.5 27.9-41.7 172 65.5 58.3-72.1
$75,000+ 535 167 31.0 26.7-35.7 368 69.0 64.3-73.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 379 51.2 46.8-55.6 386 48.8 44.4-53.2
No 1,447 445 29.9 27.3-32.8 1,002 70.1 67.2-72.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,149 795 36.4 34.0-38.9 1,354 63.6 61.1-66.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 700 217 29.5 25.8-33.5 483 70.5 66.5-74.2
Regional City or Suburban County 600 226 35.6 31.3-40.3 374 64.4 59.7-68.7
Rural 925 384 44.2 40.2-48.2 541 55.8 51.8-59.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 343 31.9 28.8-35.3 732 68.1 64.7-71.2
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 596 247 41.3 36.6-46.2 349 58.7 53.8-63.4
Unable to Work 230 146 66.7 59.3-73.4 84 33.3 26.6-40.7
Other not in Labor Force 220 48 22.8 16.7-30.3 172 77.2 69.7-83.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 222 97 41.7 34.2-49.5 125 58.3 50.5-65.8
101% to 150% 229 116 53.0 45.3-60.6 113 47.0 39.4-54.7
151% to 200% 149 67 52.0 42.4-61.6 82 48.0 38.4-57.6
More than 200% 1,021 354 33.5 30.2-37.0 667 66.5 63.0-69.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 557 216 40.3 35.4-45.4 341 59.7 54.6-64.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 722 284 41.5 37.2-46.0 438 58.5 54.0-62.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 946 327 31.8 28.6-35.3 619 68.2 64.7-71.4

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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 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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