2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Marijuana Use

During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use marijuana or cannabis?

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  Total
Respond.^
Non-Daily Use (1-19 days) Daily or near daily use (20+ days) Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,449 163 5.4 4.3- 6.6 146 4.7 3.8- 5.8 3,140 89.9 88.4-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 619 32 6.0 3.8- 9.2 32 6.0 4.0- 8.8 555 88.0 84.2-91.0
GENDER
Male 241 15 8.0 4.4-14.1 19 8.8 5.4-14.1 207 83.2 76.2-88.4
Female 378 *** *** *** *** *** *** 348 92.1 87.8-94.9
AGE
18-34 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 83.8 73.8-90.5
35-44 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 142 85.1 76.4-90.9
Some Post-H.S. 206 *** *** *** *** *** *** 188 90.7 84.6-94.5
College Graduate 213 *** *** *** *** *** *** 196 92.6 87.3-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 214 *** *** *** 14 7.5 4.2-13.0 190 85.7 78.2-90.9
No 399 22 5.6 3.3- 9.5 18 5.3 3.1- 8.8 359 89.1 84.4-92.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 517 27 5.9 3.6- 9.3 28 6.5 4.2- 9.7 462 87.7 83.5-90.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 249 17 6.0 3.4-10.3 14 6.6 3.7-11.4 218 87.4 81.8-91.5
Regional City or Suburban County 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 111 81.4 69.1-89.6
Rural 245 *** *** *** *** *** *** 226 92.2 86.4-95.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 339 17 6.3 3.5-11.1 23 8.3 5.3-12.7 299 85.4 79.8-89.7
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 *** *** *** *** *** *** 243 88.0 81.6-92.4
HOUSING
Own 335 *** *** *** *** *** *** 313 92.8 88.4-95.7
Rent 224 *** *** *** 19 11.0 6.8-17.5 191 82.1 74.6-87.8
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 *** *** *** *** *** *** 158 86.4 77.9-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 15 6.7 3.8-11.6 12 6.9 3.8-12.2 185 86.4 80.1-90.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 100 83.7 73.6-90.5
2nd Quartile 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 126 82.9 74.1-89.1
3rd Quartile 202 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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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