2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,136 1,753 42.7 40.9-44.5 2,383 57.3 55.5-59.1
-Non-Hispanic White 2,605 1,198 47.0 44.8-49.3 1,407 53.0 50.7-55.2
GENDER
Male 1,235 637 52.9 49.6-56.1 598 47.1 43.9-50.4
Female 1,370 561 41.7 38.7-44.8 809 58.3 55.2-61.3
AGE
18-34 479 161 37.0 32.3-42.0 318 63.0 58.0-67.7
35-44 315 158 53.9 47.7-59.9 157 46.1 40.1-52.3
45-54 400 187 48.0 42.5-53.6 213 52.0 46.4-57.5
55-64 513 240 50.3 45.3-55.4 273 49.7 44.6-54.7
65-74 512 265 53.5 48.4-58.5 247 46.5 41.5-51.6
75+ 362 183 47.9 41.5-54.4 179 52.1 45.6-58.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 90 67.1 57.1-75.9 38 32.9 24.1-42.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 558 323 57.4 52.6-62.1 235 42.6 37.9-47.4
Some Post-H.S. 798 396 49.0 45.1-52.9 402 51.0 47.1-54.9
College Graduate 1,115 387 31.3 28.4-34.3 728 68.7 65.7-71.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 75 62.4 52.6-71.3 50 37.6 28.7-47.4
$15,000- 24,999 251 154 62.6 55.3-69.3 97 37.4 30.7-44.7
$25,000- 34,999 208 119 61.2 53.6-68.4 89 38.8 31.6-46.4
$35,000- 49,999 306 152 49.1 42.6-55.6 154 50.9 44.4-57.4
$50,000- 74,999 353 155 44.5 38.4-50.8 198 55.5 49.2-61.6
$75,000+ 854 329 40.3 36.6-44.1 525 59.7 55.9-63.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 845 501 60.9 56.8-64.8 344 39.1 35.2-43.2
No 1,746 695 40.8 38.1-43.5 1,051 59.2 56.5-61.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 423 240 59.1 53.6-64.4 183 40.9 35.6-46.4
Non-Veteran 2,182 958 45.0 42.6-47.5 1,224 55.0 52.5-57.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 740 300 40.8 36.8-44.9 440 59.2 55.1-63.2
Regional City or Suburban County 765 364 47.3 43.3-51.5 401 52.7 48.5-56.7
Rural 1,100 534 51.1 47.6-54.7 566 48.9 45.3-52.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,364 571 43.9 40.9-47.0 793 56.1 53.0-59.1
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 803 398 50.0 45.8-54.2 405 50.0 45.8-54.2
Unable to Work 194 134 72.1 64.6-78.6 60 27.9 21.4-35.4
Other not in Labor Force 152 44 29.8 22.0-39.1 108 70.2 60.9-78.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 96 61.8 52.8-70.1 62 38.2 29.9-47.2
101% to 150% 214 137 67.8 60.4-74.3 77 32.2 25.7-39.6
151% to 200% 188 104 57.6 49.1-65.7 84 42.4 34.3-50.9
More than 200% 1,491 617 42.0 39.1-44.9 874 58.0 55.1-60.9
HOUSING
Own 1,891 854 47.6 44.9-50.2 1,037 52.4 49.8-55.1
Rent 541 267 48.3 43.5-53.2 274 51.7 46.8-56.5
Other arrangement 158 71 38.5 30.4-47.3 87 61.5 52.7-69.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 503 238 48.6 43.4-53.8 265 51.4 46.2-56.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 958 453 50.0 46.2-53.8 505 50.0 46.2-53.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,144 507 43.9 40.6-47.2 637 56.1 52.8-59.4

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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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