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
-MALES 1,909 229 13.8 12.0-15.8 119 7.0 5.7- 8.5 576 28.4 26.1-30.8 985 50.9 48.2-53.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,234 151 14.7 12.3-17.3 58 5.6 4.2- 7.4 427 32.6 29.7-35.7 598 47.1 43.9-50.4
Non-Hispanic Black 339 47 15.8 11.7-21.0 30 8.8 5.9-12.8 82 22.6 17.8-28.2 180 52.9 46.7-59.0
Other 304 23 6.2 4.0- 9.5 29 11.1 7.0-17.3 63 18.9 14.4-24.5 189 63.8 57.0-70.0
AGE
18-34 453 51 12.1 9.0-16.1 43 10.7 7.7-14.7 71 16.3 12.8-20.5 288 60.9 55.7-65.9
35-44 266 46 20.3 15.1-26.7 24 9.1 5.9-13.8 66 25.1 19.7-31.5 130 45.4 38.9-52.1
45-54 309 40 13.4 9.6-18.4 16 4.8 2.7- 8.4 85 28.1 22.7-34.2 168 53.7 47.2-60.1
55-64 331 51 17.5 13.1-23.1 23 6.5 4.2-10.0 93 30.8 25.2-37.0 164 45.2 39.2-51.3
65-74 316 31 11.2 7.4-16.6 *** *** *** 139 44.9 38.4-51.5 139 42.7 36.4-49.2
75+ 209 *** *** *** *** *** *** 117 55.1 46.7-63.3 79 38.2 30.4-46.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 37 22.0 15.7-29.8 18 10.6 6.2-17.5 63 30.1 23.3-37.9 79 37.4 29.8-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 80 16.4 13.0-20.4 41 8.5 6.2-11.7 157 30.2 25.8-35.0 215 44.9 39.9-50.0
Some Post-H.S. 525 74 14.6 11.4-18.5 36 7.1 4.9-10.2 155 28.3 24.1-32.9 260 49.9 45.1-54.8
College Graduate 688 38 5.4 3.8- 7.6 23 2.8 1.8- 4.4 199 25.5 22.2-29.1 428 66.2 62.3-69.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 24 23.0 15.3-33.1 13 10.4 5.3-19.4 29 26.6 18.0-37.6 48 39.9 30.0-50.7
$15,000- 24,999 229 39 17.5 12.5-24.1 29 11.9 7.9-17.7 69 26.4 20.4-33.4 92 44.1 36.5-52.0
$25,000- 34,999 168 28 20.2 13.7-28.7 *** *** *** 56 31.8 24.4-40.2 75 42.8 34.7-51.4
$35,000- 49,999 236 29 11.7 7.9-17.1 13 5.3 2.9- 9.2 80 33.9 27.3-41.3 114 49.1 41.8-56.4
$50,000- 74,999 223 22 14.1 9.0-21.5 12 6.4 3.2-12.2 73 29.9 23.5-37.2 116 49.6 41.9-57.4
$75,000+ 588 39 9.0 6.4-12.6 25 6.2 4.0- 9.5 169 27.4 23.6-31.6 355 57.4 52.7-61.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 595 104 18.5 15.0-22.6 50 8.8 6.4-12.1 239 37.7 33.2-42.5 202 34.9 30.4-39.7
No 1,300 122 11.6 9.5-13.9 69 6.2 4.8- 8.1 336 24.6 22.1-27.4 773 57.6 54.4-60.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 518 50 9.8 7.1-13.3 24 5.3 3.3- 8.5 213 40.2 35.3-45.3 231 44.8 39.8-49.8
Non-Veteran 1,389 179 15.0 12.9-17.5 95 7.5 6.0- 9.4 362 24.7 22.2-27.4 753 52.8 49.7-55.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 640 56 9.9 7.4-13.1 38 6.7 4.7- 9.4 169 23.9 20.4-27.8 377 59.5 55.0-63.8
Regional City or Suburban County 534 67 14.0 10.8-18.0 25 6.1 3.8- 9.6 179 32.3 27.9-37.1 263 47.6 42.7-52.5
Rural 735 106 17.2 14.0-21.0 56 7.9 5.9-10.6 228 29.5 25.7-33.5 345 45.4 41.2-49.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,145 136 13.9 11.6-16.5 81 8.0 6.3-10.1 283 24.5 21.8-27.5 645 53.6 50.3-56.9
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 482 33 8.9 5.9-13.2 11 1.9 1.0- 3.7 226 46.2 40.9-51.6 212 43.0 37.8-48.3
Unable to Work 142 39 26.4 19.1-35.3 16 11.4 6.0-20.5 42 32.8 24.3-42.6 45 29.4 21.7-38.5
Other not in Labor Force 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 83.9 72.4-91.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 27 17.6 11.9-25.1 22 13.7 8.6-21.2 42 28.9 21.1-38.3 63 39.8 31.3-48.9
101% to 150% 196 32 17.5 11.9-25.0 23 10.7 6.6-16.8 60 29.5 22.7-37.3 81 42.4 34.2-50.9
151% to 200% 158 27 19.5 13.2-27.9 *** *** *** 53 27.7 20.8-35.9 70 47.5 38.7-56.4
More than 200% 987 77 10.2 7.9-13.0 44 5.9 4.2- 8.1 308 29.4 26.3-32.7 558 54.5 50.9-58.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 425 65 17.9 13.8-22.9 34 8.8 5.9-12.9 121 25.8 21.3-30.9 205 47.5 41.9-53.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 651 89 15.4 12.3-19.2 38 5.3 3.6- 7.6 203 30.8 26.7-35.2 321 48.5 44.0-53.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 833 75 10.5 8.2-13.4 47 7.5 5.4-10.2 252 27.7 24.4-31.2 459 54.3 50.4-58.2

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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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