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
-MALES 1,911 926 49.2 46.5-51.8 985 50.8 48.2-53.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,235 637 52.9 49.6-56.1 598 47.1 43.9-50.4
Non-Hispanic Black 339 159 47.1 41.0-53.3 180 52.9 46.7-59.0
Other 304 115 36.2 30.0-43.0 189 63.8 57.0-70.0
AGE
18-34 453 165 39.1 34.1-44.3 288 60.9 55.7-65.9
35-44 266 136 54.6 47.9-61.1 130 45.4 38.9-52.1
45-54 309 141 46.3 39.9-52.8 168 53.7 47.2-60.1
55-64 331 167 54.8 48.7-60.8 164 45.2 39.2-51.3
65-74 317 178 57.4 50.9-63.6 139 42.6 36.4-49.1
75+ 210 131 62.1 53.7-69.9 79 37.9 30.1-46.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 118 62.6 54.4-70.2 79 37.4 29.8-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 279 55.2 50.1-60.2 215 44.8 39.8-49.9
Some Post-H.S. 525 265 50.1 45.2-54.9 260 49.9 45.1-54.8
College Graduate 689 261 33.8 30.1-37.7 428 66.2 62.3-69.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** 48 39.9 30.0-50.7
$15,000- 24,999 229 137 55.9 48.0-63.5 92 44.1 36.5-52.0
$25,000- 34,999 168 93 57.2 48.6-65.3 75 42.8 34.7-51.4
$35,000- 49,999 236 122 50.9 43.6-58.2 114 49.1 41.8-56.4
$50,000- 74,999 223 107 50.4 42.6-58.1 116 49.6 41.9-57.4
$75,000+ 589 234 42.7 38.1-47.4 355 57.3 52.6-61.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 596 394 65.1 60.3-69.6 202 34.9 30.4-39.7
No 1,301 528 42.5 39.3-45.6 773 57.5 54.4-60.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 520 289 55.4 50.3-60.3 231 44.6 39.7-49.7
Non-Veteran 1,389 636 47.2 44.2-50.3 753 52.8 49.7-55.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 640 263 40.5 36.2-45.0 377 59.5 55.0-63.8
Regional City or Suburban County 535 272 52.5 47.5-57.4 263 47.5 42.6-52.5
Rural 736 391 54.7 50.4-58.9 345 45.3 41.1-49.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,145 500 46.4 43.1-49.7 645 53.6 50.3-56.9
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 484 272 57.2 51.9-62.3 212 42.8 37.7-48.1
Unable to Work 142 97 70.6 61.5-78.3 45 29.4 21.7-38.5
Other not in Labor Force 53 12 16.1 8.8-27.6 41 83.9 72.4-91.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 91 60.2 51.1-68.7 63 39.8 31.3-48.9
101% to 150% 196 115 57.6 49.1-65.8 81 42.4 34.2-50.9
151% to 200% 158 88 52.5 43.6-61.3 70 47.5 38.7-56.4
More than 200% 988 430 45.5 41.9-49.1 558 54.5 50.9-58.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 427 222 52.7 47.1-58.3 205 47.3 41.7-52.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 651 330 51.5 47.0-56.0 321 48.5 44.0-53.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 833 374 45.7 41.8-49.6 459 54.3 50.4-58.2

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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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