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%)
TOTAL 3,449 163 5.4 4.3- 6.6 146 4.7 3.8- 5.8 3,140 89.9 88.4-91.3
GENDER
Male 1,595 90 5.9 4.6- 7.7 90 5.8 4.5- 7.4 1,415 88.3 86.1-90.1
Female 1,854 73 4.8 3.4- 6.8 56 3.7 2.5- 5.4 1,725 91.5 89.1-93.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,178 107 5.2 4.0- 6.8 88 4.3 3.4- 5.5 1,983 90.5 88.6-92.1
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 97.7 91.1-99.4
Hispanic 340 12 3.3 1.8- 5.9 *** *** *** 320 94.3 90.9-96.4
AGE
18-34 658 59 8.6 6.3-11.6 54 7.9 5.9-10.5 545 83.5 79.9-86.6
35-44 524 31 6.8 4.3-10.5 24 6.8 3.8-11.8 469 86.4 81.1-90.4
45-54 561 21 4.4 2.6- 7.2 27 4.6 2.8- 7.5 513 91.0 87.4-93.7
55-64 669 27 3.5 2.3- 5.4 22 3.2 1.8- 5.6 620 93.2 90.5-95.2
65-74 606 21 5.2 2.1-12.0 19 2.6 1.6- 4.4 566 92.2 86.2-95.7
75+ 364 *** *** *** *** *** *** 362 99.7 98.6-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 280 17 10.3 5.5-18.5 18 8.3 4.2-15.7 245 81.4 72.4-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 770 31 4.5 2.9- 6.9 33 4.4 3.0- 6.3 706 91.2 88.3-93.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,013 42 4.4 3.0- 6.5 58 6.1 4.5- 8.2 913 89.5 86.8-91.6
College Graduate 1,375 72 5.3 4.0- 6.9 36 2.1 1.4- 3.0 1,267 92.7 90.9-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,126 59 7.0 4.9-10.1 63 5.8 4.0- 8.3 1,004 87.2 83.6-90.0
No 2,288 102 4.5 3.5- 5.8 82 4.2 3.3- 5.4 2,104 91.3 89.6-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 429 12 3.2 1.5- 6.8 15 3.5 1.8- 6.6 402 93.3 89.2-95.9
Non-Veteran 3,012 151 5.7 4.5- 7.0 131 4.9 3.9- 6.1 2,730 89.5 87.8-91.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,943 98 5.4 4.2- 7.0 94 5.5 4.3- 6.9 1,751 89.1 87.2-90.8
Unemployed 120 14 12.4 6.4-22.9 11 6.9 3.4-13.3 95 80.7 69.8-88.3
Retired 921 22 2.3 1.3- 4.1 16 1.2 0.7- 2.2 883 96.5 94.6-97.7
Unable to Work 253 18 11.0 5.2-21.7 14 6.8 2.5-17.3 221 82.2 70.6-89.9
Other not in Labor Force 186 11 5.0 2.5- 9.7 *** *** *** 165 89.4 82.9-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 174 *** *** *** 16 6.8 3.7-12.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 295 *** *** *** 12 7.7 3.1-17.9 273 89.7 80.5-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 343 14 3.5 1.9- 6.4 24 6.9 4.3-11.0 305 89.6 85.1-92.8
$35,000- 49,999 345 20 5.4 3.2- 9.0 17 7.0 4.1-11.5 308 87.6 82.5-91.4
$50,000-74,999 420 16 5.4 2.7-10.6 22 5.6 3.5- 8.7 382 89.0 83.9-92.6
$75,000-100,000 382 25 5.9 3.7- 9.2 14 3.2 1.8- 5.6 343 91.0 87.2-93.7
$100,000-150,000 356 11 3.0 1.5- 5.9 *** *** *** 335 94.1 89.9-96.6
$150,000+ 375 20 5.5 3.2- 9.6 11 2.8 1.4- 5.5 344 91.7 87.4-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 759 31 5.3 3.5- 8.1 20 3.1 1.8- 5.4 708 91.5 88.3-93.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 297 16 5.9 3.1-10.8 17 4.6 2.5- 8.2 264 89.5 84.2-93.2
101% to 150% 222 *** *** *** 19 11.1 6.8-17.6 193 85.1 78.3-90.0
151% to 200% 266 11 3.6 1.9- 6.9 15 5.6 3.0-10.1 240 90.8 85.9-94.1
More than 200% 1,805 88 5.1 3.9- 6.7 69 4.0 3.0- 5.2 1,648 90.9 89.0-92.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 759 31 5.3 3.5- 8.1 20 3.1 1.8- 5.4 708 91.5 88.3-93.9
HOUSING
Own 2,380 84 4.0 2.9- 5.5 70 3.6 2.6- 4.9 2,226 92.4 90.6-94.0
Rent 808 61 8.3 6.2-11.0 60 8.4 6.3-11.1 687 83.3 79.8-86.3
Other arrangement 229 14 8.7 4.5-15.9 16 6.8 3.8-12.0 199 84.5 76.9-89.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,097 64 5.1 3.8- 6.8 52 5.4 3.9- 7.3 981 89.6 87.2-91.5
Regional City or Suburban County 897 45 5.9 4.1- 8.3 44 5.3 3.7- 7.4 808 88.9 85.9-91.3
Rural 1,455 54 5.3 3.4- 7.9 50 3.7 2.3- 5.8 1,351 91.1 88.0-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 899 31 6.1 3.4-10.7 35 4.2 2.2- 7.8 833 89.7 84.6-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,124 48 5.0 3.5- 7.1 48 4.9 3.6- 6.7 1,028 90.1 87.5-92.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,426 84 5.2 4.1- 6.7 63 4.8 3.6- 6.5 1,279 89.9 87.9-91.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,060 66 5.8 4.4- 7.6 47 4.8 3.5- 6.7 947 89.4 87.0-91.3
2nd Quartile 903 37 4.6 3.1- 6.8 44 5.6 4.0- 7.7 822 89.8 87.0-92.1
3rd Quartile 894 42 6.4 4.0-10.2 34 3.2 2.2- 4.8 818 90.4 86.7-93.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 592 18 3.9 2.0- 7.5 21 5.4 2.2-12.8 553 90.7 83.9-94.8

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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