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%)
North Carolina 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
-Non-Hispanic White 765 70 11.6 9.0-14.9 117 18.0 14.9-21.5 90 12.0 9.6-14.9 488 58.4 54.2-62.5
GENDER
Male 420 32 9.7 6.7-13.9 73 21.1 16.7-26.2 51 12.8 9.5-16.9 264 56.5 50.8-62.0
Female 345 38 14.0 9.9-19.5 44 14.2 10.4-19.0 39 11.1 7.9-15.3 224 60.7 54.5-66.7
AGE
18-34 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 112 14 14.8 8.3-25.0 21 18.2 11.6-27.3 20 14.5 9.1-22.2 57 52.6 42.1-62.8
55-64 133 *** *** *** 17 14.5 8.6-23.3 *** *** *** 93 69.6 60.1-77.7
65-74 201 *** *** *** 14 7.1 4.0-12.4 21 10.4 6.6-16.2 160 80.1 73.3-85.6
75+ 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 90.7 84.9-94.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 185 21 12.9 8.3-19.6 31 19.3 13.4-27.0 28 14.5 9.7-21.2 105 53.3 45.1-61.3
Some Post-H.S. 243 23 11.5 7.4-17.6 40 17.7 12.9-23.9 25 10.8 7.2-15.8 155 60.0 52.7-66.8
College Graduate 297 22 9.3 6.1-14.0 40 17.6 12.9-23.4 34 13.8 9.8-19.1 201 59.3 52.9-65.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 *** *** *** 17 19.5 11.8-30.5 16 16.0 9.7-25.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.7 9.9-26.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 229 15 7.2 4.2-12.2 40 20.6 15.2-27.5 28 13.6 9.3-19.5 146 58.5 51.1-65.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 316 34 14.7 10.3-20.5 35 12.3 8.5-17.5 30 9.6 6.6-14.0 217 63.4 56.7-69.6
No 447 36 9.6 6.6-13.7 82 21.9 17.7-26.9 60 13.7 10.5-17.7 269 54.8 49.4-60.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 179 13 11.4 6.4-19.2 22 13.1 8.3-20.2 14 8.3 4.7-14.3 130 67.2 58.3-75.0
Non-Veteran 586 57 11.7 8.8-15.4 95 19.3 15.7-23.5 76 13.0 10.3-16.4 358 56.0 51.2-60.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 218 18 9.1 5.7-14.3 33 16.7 11.7-23.3 27 13.6 9.1-19.8 140 60.6 53.0-67.7
Regional City or Suburban County 232 20 11.4 7.1-17.9 37 19.2 13.8-26.2 30 13.8 9.4-19.6 145 55.6 48.0-62.9
Rural 315 32 13.5 9.2-19.5 47 17.9 13.2-23.7 33 9.6 6.7-13.6 203 59.0 52.2-65.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 37 13.4 9.4-18.7 75 25.9 20.8-31.8 50 15.3 11.4-20.1 174 45.4 39.4-51.5
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 324 *** *** *** 24 7.2 4.6-11.1 24 6.7 4.3-10.3 268 84.0 79.1-88.0
Unable to Work 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 440 33 8.5 6.0-12.1 66 17.6 13.7-22.3 56 14.2 10.8-18.4 285 59.7 54.3-64.9
HOUSING
Own 599 38 8.4 5.9-11.9 73 15.6 12.3-19.5 67 11.7 9.1-14.9 421 64.3 59.6-68.7
Rent 132 25 27.2 18.4-38.2 35 29.2 21.0-39.0 20 15.0 9.3-23.5 52 28.6 20.9-37.8
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 16 18.9 11.5-29.3 21 16.8 10.7-25.5 17 11.8 7.1-18.9 77 52.5 42.5-62.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 278 23 11.2 7.0-17.4 45 19.0 14.0-25.3 36 12.7 9.0-17.7 174 57.1 49.9-64.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 356 31 9.4 6.5-13.5 51 17.5 13.2-22.8 37 11.5 8.1-16.0 237 61.6 55.6-67.3

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

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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