2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,291 3,730 85.5 83.9-87.0 561 14.5 13.0-16.1
Non-Hispanic Black 761 648 84.3 80.5-87.4 113 15.7 12.6-19.5
GENDER
Male 296 243 82.5 76.0-87.6 53 17.5 12.4-24.0
Female 465 405 85.7 81.1-89.3 60 14.3 10.7-18.9
AGE
18-34 154 129 79.7 69.2-87.3 25 20.3 12.7-30.8
35-44 123 100 78.0 67.9-85.6 23 22.0 14.4-32.1
45-54 127 108 87.5 79.4-92.6 19 12.5 7.4-20.6
55-64 150 125 85.0 77.6-90.2 25 15.0 9.8-22.4
65-74 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 196 152 78.7 70.3-85.2 44 21.3 14.8-29.7
Some Post-H.S. 242 204 83.0 75.7-88.4 38 17.0 11.6-24.3
College Graduate 276 256 93.9 90.0-96.4 20 6.1 3.6-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 73 86.7 77.6-92.5 15 13.3 7.5-22.4
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 177 158 89.3 82.8-93.6 19 10.7 6.4-17.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 256 199 77.0 69.8-82.9 57 23.0 17.1-30.2
No 499 444 87.7 83.0-91.2 55 12.3 8.8-17.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 97 87.8 79.6-93.0 18 12.2 7.0-20.4
Non-Veteran 643 549 83.8 79.5-87.3 94 16.2 12.7-20.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 327 280 83.6 77.7-88.2 47 16.4 11.8-22.3
Regional City or Suburban County 157 136 88.1 80.7-92.9 21 11.9 7.1-19.3
Rural 277 232 82.9 75.5-88.4 45 17.1 11.6-24.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 430 375 86.5 81.6-90.2 55 13.5 9.8-18.4
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 181 162 91.6 85.9-95.1 19 8.4 4.9-14.1
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 296 89.3 85.0-92.5 41 10.7 7.5-15.0
HOUSING
Own 389 354 89.6 84.8-93.0 35 10.4 7.0-15.2
Rent 292 232 79.0 72.5-84.3 60 21.0 15.7-27.5
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 219 81.8 73.6-87.9 43 18.2 12.1-26.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 213 185 86.1 79.4-90.9 28 13.9 9.1-20.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 244 84.6 78.5-89.2 42 15.4 10.8-21.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 141 122 87.7 80.3-92.6 19 12.3 7.4-19.7
2nd Quartile 212 184 84.8 77.3-90.1 28 15.2 9.9-22.7
3rd Quartile 237 201 85.3 79.0-90.0 36 14.7 10.0-21.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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