2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,131 470 12.9 11.6-14.2 211 5.6 4.8- 6.6 1,067 24.1 22.7-25.7 2,383 57.4 55.6-59.2
-Non-Hispanic White 2,601 305 13.9 12.3-15.6 114 5.1 4.1- 6.2 775 28.0 26.1-30.1 1,407 53.0 50.8-55.3
GENDER
Male 1,234 151 14.7 12.3-17.3 58 5.6 4.2- 7.4 427 32.6 29.7-35.7 598 47.1 43.9-50.4
Female 1,367 154 13.1 11.0-15.6 56 4.7 3.4- 6.3 348 23.8 21.3-26.5 809 58.4 55.3-61.5
AGE
18-34 478 53 13.5 10.2-17.6 28 7.2 4.8-10.5 79 16.3 13.0-20.2 318 63.1 58.1-67.8
35-44 315 58 20.5 15.8-26.2 22 6.7 4.2-10.4 78 26.6 21.3-32.7 157 46.1 40.1-52.3
45-54 399 56 14.4 10.9-18.8 16 4.4 2.5- 7.6 114 29.1 24.3-34.4 213 52.1 46.5-57.6
55-64 512 75 17.4 13.5-22.1 30 6.2 4.2- 9.1 134 26.6 22.4-31.3 273 49.8 44.7-54.8
65-74 511 49 11.8 8.4-16.2 *** *** *** 202 39.4 34.5-44.4 247 46.6 41.5-51.7
75+ 362 14 3.2 1.8- 5.7 *** *** *** 165 43.9 37.6-50.4 179 52.1 45.6-58.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 41 29.3 21.4-38.6 *** *** *** 38 28.4 20.5-38.0 38 32.9 24.1-42.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 557 109 20.5 16.8-24.7 25 5.1 3.3- 7.7 188 31.8 27.6-36.3 235 42.7 38.0-47.4
Some Post-H.S. 797 104 14.2 11.5-17.5 45 6.0 4.3- 8.1 246 28.8 25.4-32.4 402 51.0 47.1-55.0
College Graduate 1,113 51 3.9 2.9- 5.3 33 3.0 2.0- 4.3 301 24.2 21.6-27.0 728 68.9 65.9-71.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 32 28.1 20.0-38.0 *** *** *** 31 23.5 16.2-32.9 50 37.6 28.7-47.4
$15,000- 24,999 250 60 27.1 20.9-34.3 *** *** *** 79 30.9 24.6-38.1 97 37.5 30.8-44.8
$25,000- 34,999 207 33 21.3 14.9-29.5 *** *** *** 73 34.1 27.2-41.8 89 39.0 31.8-46.7
$35,000- 49,999 305 36 12.8 8.7-18.5 *** *** *** 109 33.9 28.2-40.2 154 51.1 44.6-57.6
$50,000- 74,999 353 29 11.7 7.8-17.4 15 4.4 2.5- 7.7 111 28.3 23.2-34.1 198 55.5 49.2-61.6
$75,000+ 853 56 8.1 6.0-10.7 38 6.0 4.2- 8.5 234 26.2 23.0-29.6 525 59.7 55.9-63.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 842 134 18.4 15.3-22.0 45 6.5 4.7- 9.0 319 35.8 32.0-39.8 344 39.2 35.3-43.3
No 1,745 171 11.8 10.0-13.9 69 4.5 3.4- 5.8 454 24.5 22.3-26.8 1,051 59.3 56.6-61.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 422 40 10.8 7.5-15.4 17 5.7 3.3- 9.9 182 42.5 37.0-48.2 183 40.9 35.6-46.5
Non-Veteran 2,179 265 14.4 12.6-16.3 97 5.0 4.0- 6.2 593 25.6 23.5-27.8 1,224 55.1 52.6-57.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 739 49 7.7 5.5-10.6 29 5.3 3.6- 7.8 221 27.7 24.3-31.5 440 59.3 55.2-63.3
Regional City or Suburban County 763 95 14.1 11.3-17.3 33 4.7 3.1- 6.9 234 28.5 25.0-32.3 401 52.8 48.6-56.9
Rural 1,099 161 18.0 15.2-21.2 52 5.3 3.9- 7.1 320 27.8 24.8-31.1 566 48.9 45.4-52.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,363 152 13.1 11.0-15.5 74 6.4 5.0- 8.2 344 24.3 21.9-27.0 793 56.1 53.1-59.1
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.8 10.5-28.6 *** *** ***
Retired 802 56 7.9 5.8-10.8 15 1.5 0.9- 2.6 326 40.5 36.5-44.7 405 50.0 45.8-54.2
Unable to Work 192 59 33.0 25.5-41.4 *** *** *** 59 31.2 24.1-39.2 60 28.1 21.6-35.8
Other not in Labor Force 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 17.8 11.7-26.2 108 70.2 60.9-78.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 39 27.2 19.7-36.2 13 6.9 3.8-12.2 44 27.8 20.2-36.8 62 38.2 29.9-47.2
101% to 150% 213 48 25.9 19.4-33.8 16 5.8 3.2-10.2 72 36.0 28.9-43.6 77 32.4 25.8-39.8
151% to 200% 187 32 21.6 14.8-30.3 *** *** *** 66 30.8 23.9-38.6 84 42.7 34.5-51.2
More than 200% 1,489 111 9.2 7.4-11.3 59 4.8 3.6- 6.3 445 28.0 25.5-30.6 874 58.1 55.1-60.9
HOUSING
Own 1,887 176 12.2 10.4-14.3 68 4.4 3.4- 5.8 606 30.8 28.5-33.3 1,037 52.5 49.9-55.2
Rent 541 96 19.2 15.5-23.5 37 7.2 5.0-10.3 134 21.9 18.2-26.1 274 51.7 46.8-56.5
Other arrangement 158 32 18.0 12.4-25.4 *** *** *** 30 12.9 8.7-18.8 87 61.5 52.7-69.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 81 17.5 13.7-22.0 25 5.7 3.6- 9.0 131 25.3 21.2-30.0 265 51.5 46.3-56.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 957 127 16.4 13.6-19.7 42 4.6 3.2- 6.5 283 29.0 25.7-32.6 505 50.0 46.2-53.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,142 97 10.3 8.3-12.7 47 5.3 3.9- 7.2 361 28.2 25.4-31.2 637 56.2 52.9-59.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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