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
-MALES 568 57 12.5 9.4-16.4 99 21.4 17.6-25.8 71 12.9 10.0-16.6 341 53.2 48.3-58.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 420 32 9.7 6.7-13.9 73 21.1 16.7-26.2 51 12.8 9.5-16.9 264 56.5 50.8-62.0
Non-Hispanic Black 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 84 *** *** *** 15 17.8 10.4-28.7 17 19.0 11.6-29.7 *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** 14 19.3 11.2-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 10.7 6.4-17.4 106 79.3 71.1-85.7
75+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 103 89.9 82.6-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 15 11.6 6.8-19.1 31 23.9 16.8-32.9 25 15.4 9.9-23.1 83 49.1 40.2-58.1
Some Post-H.S. 152 18 16.2 9.8-25.6 30 20.9 14.5-29.2 18 11.9 7.0-19.7 86 50.9 41.7-60.1
College Graduate 197 18 12.0 7.5-18.7 26 16.4 11.3-23.4 22 13.3 8.7-19.7 131 58.3 50.4-65.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** 12 17.0 9.2-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 165 14 11.5 6.6-19.2 28 20.0 13.7-28.2 24 16.1 10.6-23.6 99 52.4 43.8-61.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 236 18 9.3 5.7-14.9 35 18.4 12.9-25.5 24 10.1 6.4-15.5 159 62.1 54.3-69.4
No 331 39 14.6 10.4-20.2 64 23.4 18.4-29.4 47 14.8 10.8-19.9 181 47.2 41.0-53.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 210 17 9.7 5.8-15.7 29 15.5 10.5-22.3 15 7.3 4.1-12.5 149 67.5 59.6-74.6
Non-Veteran 357 40 13.9 10.0-19.2 70 24.4 19.4-30.2 56 15.8 11.8-20.7 191 45.9 40.0-51.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 165 16 10.8 6.4-17.7 28 19.4 13.3-27.3 24 18.7 12.2-27.6 97 51.2 42.4-59.9
Regional City or Suburban County 178 18 13.6 8.3-21.5 28 21.3 14.6-29.8 20 11.2 6.9-17.6 112 54.0 45.3-62.5
Rural 225 23 12.9 8.2-19.7 43 23.1 16.9-30.6 27 10.1 6.7-15.1 132 53.9 45.9-61.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 277 38 16.3 11.6-22.4 67 28.3 22.5-35.0 40 15.4 11.0-21.2 132 39.9 33.6-46.6
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 *** *** *** 15 6.1 3.5-10.6 23 8.7 5.6-13.3 180 82.6 76.5-87.3
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 304 34 14.4 10.1-20.2 53 20.1 15.3-26.1 41 14.8 10.7-20.1 176 50.6 44.2-57.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 121 16 19.2 11.7-29.9 19 16.4 10.1-25.4 17 12.5 7.3-20.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 200 17 10.6 6.2-17.7 39 23.3 16.9-31.2 23 10.7 6.9-16.3 121 55.3 46.9-63.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 247 24 11.2 7.2-17.0 41 21.9 16.2-29.0 31 15.1 10.2-21.7 151 51.8 44.5-59.0

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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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