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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 485 56 14.0 10.5-18.6 65 14.3 11.1-18.4 63 12.7 9.7-16.5 301 59.0 53.6-64.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 984 95 11.7 9.4-14.6 145 17.2 14.5-20.3 125 13.1 10.8-15.8 619 57.9 54.2-61.6
No 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 262 38 18.8 13.5-25.5 45 19.5 14.4-25.9 24 10.2 6.6-15.3 155 51.5 44.3-58.7
Overweight 335 27 9.5 6.0-14.7 56 20.6 15.7-26.4 44 13.1 9.3-18.0 208 56.9 50.3-63.2
Obese 380 42 13.2 9.4-18.2 51 15.9 11.9-21.0 55 14.4 10.8-19.1 232 56.4 50.4-62.3
Current Smoker
No 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
History of CVD**
Yes 186 17 9.6 5.8-15.6 27 15.7 10.2-23.4 20 8.2 5.0-13.1 122 66.5 57.9-74.0
No 861 95 13.7 11.0-17.0 136 18.8 15.8-22.1 113 13.7 11.2-16.7 517 53.7 49.8-57.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 127 21 21.6 14.0-31.8 32 31.1 22.4-41.5 24 18.5 12.0-27.4 50 28.8 21.4-37.5
No 884 87 11.8 9.3-14.8 123 16.0 13.3-19.2 108 12.3 10.0-15.1 566 59.9 55.9-63.7
COPD
Yes 128 18 16.6 9.8-26.8 13 11.1 6.4-18.6 21 14.9 9.4-22.9 76 57.4 47.1-67.1
No 919 95 12.8 10.3-15.9 149 18.9 16.0-22.1 113 12.6 10.3-15.4 562 55.6 51.8-59.4
Current Asthma
Yes 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 22.9 14.9-33.6 *** *** ***
No 943 100 13.2 10.6-16.2 156 19.5 16.6-22.8 113 11.8 9.6-14.4 574 55.5 51.7-59.3
Functional Disability
Yes 456 55 14.8 11.1-19.4 55 14.1 10.6-18.7 48 10.2 7.4-13.8 298 60.9 55.3-66.2
No 594 58 12.1 9.1-15.9 109 21.3 17.6-25.4 86 14.7 11.7-18.4 341 51.9 47.2-56.6
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 469 43 10.4 7.3-14.6 47 11.7 8.5-15.7 56 12.0 9.0-15.8 323 65.9 60.5-70.9
No 584 70 15.1 11.8-19.1 117 22.8 19.0-27.1 78 13.4 10.4-17.0 319 48.7 44.0-53.5

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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