2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,748 470 30.2 27.6-32.9 211 13.2 11.3-15.3 1,067 56.7 53.8-59.5
-Non-Hispanic White 1,194 305 29.5 26.4-32.8 114 10.8 8.8-13.2 775 59.7 56.2-63.0
GENDER
Male 636 151 27.7 23.7-32.2 58 10.5 7.9-13.8 427 61.7 57.1-66.2
Female 558 154 31.6 26.9-36.6 56 11.2 8.4-14.9 348 57.2 52.2-62.2
AGE
18-34 160 53 36.6 28.6-45.3 28 19.4 13.3-27.4 79 44.0 35.9-52.5
35-44 158 58 38.1 30.0-47.0 22 12.4 7.9-18.9 78 49.5 40.7-58.3
45-54 186 56 30.0 23.1-37.9 16 9.2 5.3-15.6 114 60.8 52.5-68.4
55-64 239 75 34.6 27.6-42.4 30 12.4 8.4-17.8 134 53.0 45.5-60.4
65-74 264 49 22.0 16.1-29.4 *** *** *** 202 73.7 66.2-80.0
75+ 183 14 6.7 3.7-11.7 *** *** *** 165 91.6 86.3-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 322 109 35.7 29.9-41.9 25 8.9 5.9-13.3 188 55.4 49.1-61.5
Some Post-H.S. 395 104 29.0 23.9-34.8 45 12.2 8.9-16.4 246 58.8 53.0-64.4
College Graduate 385 51 12.7 9.4-16.8 33 9.5 6.6-13.5 301 77.8 72.8-82.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** 12 17.3 9.4-29.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 60 43.4 34.4-52.9 14 7.1 3.9-12.5 79 49.5 40.3-58.8
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 151 36 26.3 18.3-36.1 *** *** *** 109 69.4 59.5-77.8
$50,000- 74,999 155 29 26.4 18.1-36.8 15 9.9 5.7-16.8 111 63.7 53.6-72.8
$75,000+ 328 56 20.0 15.2-25.9 38 15.0 10.7-20.6 234 65.0 58.5-70.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 498 134 30.3 25.6-35.5 45 10.7 7.8-14.6 319 59.0 53.6-64.1
No 694 171 29.0 25.0-33.4 69 10.9 8.4-14.1 454 60.1 55.6-64.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 239 40 18.3 12.8-25.6 17 9.7 5.6-16.4 182 72.0 64.0-78.8
Non-Veteran 955 265 32.0 28.5-35.7 97 11.1 8.9-13.7 593 56.9 53.2-60.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 299 49 18.9 13.9-25.2 29 13.0 8.8-18.7 221 68.1 61.3-74.3
Regional City or Suburban County 362 95 29.7 24.4-35.7 33 9.9 6.7-14.3 234 60.4 54.2-66.2
Rural 533 161 35.3 30.3-40.5 52 10.3 7.6-13.8 320 54.4 49.2-59.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 570 152 29.9 25.6-34.5 74 14.7 11.5-18.5 344 55.5 50.7-60.1
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 397 56 15.9 11.7-21.2 15 3.1 1.8- 5.2 326 81.0 75.7-85.5
Unable to Work 132 59 45.9 36.1-56.0 *** *** *** 59 43.3 33.9-53.3
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** 13 11.2 6.2-19.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 48 38.3 29.2-48.4 16 8.5 4.7-14.9 72 53.1 43.4-62.6
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 615 111 21.9 18.0-26.3 59 11.4 8.6-14.9 445 66.7 62.0-71.1
HOUSING
Own 850 176 25.7 22.2-29.6 68 9.3 7.2-12.0 606 65.0 60.9-68.8
Rent 267 96 39.7 33.0-46.9 37 14.9 10.4-20.8 134 45.4 38.5-52.4
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 237 81 36.0 29.0-43.7 25 11.8 7.5-18.1 131 52.2 44.5-59.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 452 127 32.8 27.6-38.5 42 9.2 6.5-12.8 283 58.0 52.4-63.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 505 97 23.4 19.2-28.3 47 12.0 8.9-16.1 361 64.5 59.3-69.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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