2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,748 470 30.2 27.6-32.9 211 13.2 11.3-15.3 1,067 56.7 53.8-59.5
-MALES 924 229 28.0 24.6-31.7 119 14.2 11.6-17.2 576 57.8 53.9-61.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 636 151 27.7 23.7-32.2 58 10.5 7.9-13.8 427 61.7 57.1-66.2
Non-Hispanic Black 159 47 33.5 25.4-42.7 30 18.6 12.7-26.5 82 47.9 39.0-56.9
Other 115 23 17.0 11.0-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 165 51 31.0 23.6-39.5 43 27.3 20.1-36.0 71 41.7 33.6-50.3
35-44 136 46 37.2 28.4-46.9 24 16.7 11.0-24.8 66 46.1 36.8-55.5
45-54 141 40 29.0 21.3-38.1 16 10.4 5.9-17.6 85 60.6 51.2-69.3
55-64 167 51 32.0 24.3-40.9 23 11.9 7.7-18.0 93 56.1 47.3-64.6
65-74 177 31 19.5 13.1-28.1 *** *** *** 139 78.3 69.8-84.9
75+ 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 117 89.2 80.2-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 37 35.1 25.7-45.8 18 16.9 10.0-27.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 278 80 29.7 23.9-36.1 41 15.5 11.3-20.8 157 54.8 48.2-61.3
Some Post-H.S. 265 74 29.2 23.2-36.0 36 14.2 9.9-20.0 155 56.5 49.5-63.3
College Graduate 260 38 16.0 11.5-21.9 23 8.4 5.4-12.7 199 75.6 69.3-80.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 39 31.4 22.9-41.4 29 21.3 14.3-30.6 69 47.2 37.7-57.0
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 122 29 23.0 15.6-32.5 13 10.3 5.8-17.7 80 66.7 56.6-75.4
$50,000- 74,999 107 *** *** *** 12 12.6 6.5-23.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 233 39 21.1 15.3-28.5 25 14.5 9.6-21.5 169 64.3 56.5-71.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 393 104 28.5 23.4-34.2 50 13.6 9.9-18.4 239 57.9 51.9-63.7
No 527 122 27.2 22.8-32.1 69 14.7 11.3-18.8 336 58.1 53.0-63.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 287 50 17.7 12.9-23.7 24 9.6 5.9-15.2 213 72.7 65.9-78.6
Non-Veteran 636 179 31.8 27.6-36.3 95 15.9 12.7-19.6 362 52.3 47.7-56.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 263 56 24.5 18.7-31.3 38 16.4 11.7-22.6 169 59.1 51.9-65.9
Regional City or Suburban County 271 67 26.7 20.9-33.4 25 11.7 7.4-17.9 179 61.7 54.5-68.4
Rural 390 106 31.6 26.1-37.5 56 14.5 10.9-19.2 228 53.9 47.9-59.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 500 136 29.9 25.4-34.8 81 17.3 13.7-21.5 283 52.9 47.8-57.9
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 270 33 15.7 10.6-22.6 11 3.4 1.7- 6.4 226 81.0 74.0-86.4
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** 16 16.1 8.6-28.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 27 29.2 20.0-40.4 22 22.8 14.5-34.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 32 30.3 21.2-41.3 23 18.5 11.6-28.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 429 77 22.4 17.8-27.8 44 12.9 9.3-17.6 308 64.7 58.9-70.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 220 65 34.1 26.9-42.1 34 16.8 11.4-24.0 121 49.1 41.4-57.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 330 89 30.0 24.3-36.3 38 10.2 7.1-14.5 203 59.8 53.3-65.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 374 75 23.1 18.3-28.7 47 16.4 12.1-21.7 252 60.6 54.5-66.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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