2022 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 4,291 408 10.1 8.8-11.5 153 4.4 3.5- 5.4 1,142 25.0 23.3-26.8 2,588 60.5 58.5-62.5
Non-Hispanic Black 761 82 10.6 8.2-13.6 31 5.1 3.1- 8.2 157 20.0 16.6-24.0 491 64.2 59.7-68.5
GENDER
Male 296 38 10.1 6.8-14.6 *** *** *** 70 24.4 18.6-31.3 173 58.1 50.7-65.1
Female 465 44 11.1 7.9-15.4 *** *** *** 87 16.4 12.7-20.9 318 69.3 63.8-74.3
AGE
18-34 154 18 12.6 7.4-20.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 119 72.5 62.1-80.9
35-44 123 18 17.4 10.6-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 87 66.9 56.2-76.2
45-54 127 15 9.1 5.0-16.1 *** *** *** 23 18.7 11.6-28.7 85 68.7 58.1-77.7
55-64 150 17 10.1 6.0-16.7 *** *** *** 42 30.4 21.5-41.1 83 54.6 44.4-64.3
65-74 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 196 31 14.3 9.4-21.1 *** *** *** 46 22.7 16.3-30.8 106 56.0 47.1-64.5
Some Post-H.S. 242 31 13.1 8.8-19.1 *** *** *** 50 17.2 12.2-23.7 154 65.8 57.9-72.9
College Graduate 276 *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 14.4 10.1-20.0 212 79.5 73.4-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 177 17 9.2 5.4-15.3 *** *** *** 30 18.4 12.0-27.1 128 70.9 61.9-78.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 256 40 16.3 11.3-23.0 17 6.7 3.7-11.8 74 26.2 20.0-33.6 125 50.7 42.9-58.5
No 499 41 7.9 5.5-11.2 *** *** *** 80 16.8 12.9-21.6 364 70.9 65.3-75.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 643 67 10.7 8.1-14.0 27 5.5 3.2- 9.2 126 18.5 15.0-22.7 423 65.3 60.4-69.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 327 35 11.7 8.1-16.7 *** *** *** 59 15.3 11.5-20.1 221 68.3 62.0-74.1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 27.2 18.9-37.3 100 60.9 50.8-70.1
Rural 277 33 9.9 6.5-14.9 *** *** *** 62 22.5 16.1-30.5 170 60.4 52.0-68.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 430 40 9.2 6.4-13.2 *** *** *** 64 14.4 10.7-19.0 311 72.1 66.4-77.2
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 39.0 29.4-49.5 97 52.6 42.5-62.5
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 16 18.2 10.2-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 34 8.7 5.9-12.7 *** *** *** 64 20.9 15.7-27.3 232 68.4 61.8-74.3
HOUSING
Own 389 27 6.9 4.5-10.3 *** *** *** 85 22.1 17.2-27.9 269 67.6 61.3-73.3
Rent 292 42 15.7 10.9-22.1 18 5.3 3.2- 8.5 58 20.1 14.8-26.8 174 58.9 51.6-65.7
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 31 10.8 6.8-16.7 *** *** *** 60 23.4 16.6-31.9 159 58.4 49.5-66.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 213 21 11.1 6.8-17.5 *** *** *** 46 23.2 16.8-31.2 139 62.9 54.6-70.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 30 10.2 6.8-14.9 *** *** *** 51 15.1 11.1-20.3 193 69.5 62.7-75.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 20.4 14.0-28.7 90 67.3 58.0-75.4
2nd Quartile 212 20 11.0 6.8-17.2 *** *** *** 34 15.9 11.0-22.5 150 68.8 60.8-75.9
3rd Quartile 237 27 11.8 7.6-18.1 *** *** *** 53 24.8 17.8-33.4 148 60.6 52.1-68.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 171 22 11.7 6.9-19.4 *** *** *** 38 20.0 12.8-29.9 *** *** ***

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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 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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