2022 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 4,299 1,711 39.5 37.6-41.6 2,588 60.5 58.4-62.4
Non-Hispanic Black 761 270 35.8 31.5-40.3 491 64.2 59.7-68.5
GENDER
Male 296 123 41.9 34.9-49.3 173 58.1 50.7-65.1
Female 465 147 30.7 25.7-36.2 318 69.3 63.8-74.3
AGE
18-34 154 35 27.5 19.1-37.9 119 72.5 62.1-80.9
35-44 123 36 33.1 23.8-43.8 87 66.9 56.2-76.2
45-54 127 42 31.3 22.3-41.9 85 68.7 58.1-77.7
55-64 150 67 45.4 35.7-55.6 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 90 44.0 35.5-52.9 106 56.0 47.1-64.5
Some Post-H.S. 242 88 34.2 27.1-42.1 154 65.8 57.9-72.9
College Graduate 276 64 20.5 15.4-26.6 212 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 49 29.1 21.4-38.1 128 70.9 61.9-78.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 256 131 49.3 41.5-57.1 125 50.7 42.9-58.5
No 499 135 29.1 24.1-34.7 364 70.9 65.3-75.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 643 220 34.7 30.1-39.6 423 65.3 60.4-69.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 327 106 31.7 25.9-38.0 221 68.3 62.0-74.1
Regional City or Suburban County 157 57 39.1 29.9-49.2 100 60.9 50.8-70.1
Rural 277 107 39.6 31.8-48.0 170 60.4 52.0-68.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 430 119 27.9 22.8-33.6 311 72.1 66.4-77.2
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 181 84 47.4 37.5-57.5 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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 105 31.6 25.7-38.2 232 68.4 61.8-74.3
HOUSING
Own 389 120 32.4 26.7-38.7 269 67.6 61.3-73.3
Rent 292 118 41.1 34.3-48.4 174 58.9 51.6-65.7
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 103 41.6 33.3-50.5 159 58.4 49.5-66.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 213 74 37.1 29.4-45.4 139 62.9 54.6-70.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 286 93 30.5 24.5-37.3 193 69.5 62.7-75.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 141 51 32.7 24.6-42.0 90 67.3 58.0-75.4
2nd Quartile 212 62 31.2 24.1-39.2 150 68.8 60.8-75.9
3rd Quartile 237 89 39.4 31.6-47.9 148 60.6 52.1-68.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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