2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 677 384 57.1 52.6-61.5 293 42.9 38.5-47.4
-MALES 346 198 57.8 51.5-63.7 148 42.2 36.3-48.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 207 107 51.6 43.7-59.5 100 48.4 40.5-56.3
Non-Hispanic Black 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 121 72 61.4 51.6-70.5 49 38.6 29.5-48.4
Some Post-H.S. 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 153 92 61.3 51.9-70.0 61 38.7 30.0-48.1
No 190 104 55.1 46.8-63.1 86 44.9 36.9-53.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 273 160 58.0 51.0-64.6 113 42.0 35.4-49.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 161 94 56.7 47.5-65.5 67 43.3 34.5-52.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 217 127 58.7 51.0-66.0 90 41.3 34.0-49.0
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 122 68 60.9 50.9-70.1 54 39.1 29.9-49.1

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life and currently smoking every day or on some days.

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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