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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,014 205 10.2 8.6-12.2 84 5.1 3.9- 6.8 610 29.0 26.5-31.6 1,115 55.6 52.8-58.5
Female 2,277 203 10.0 8.2-12.2 69 3.6 2.5- 5.2 532 21.4 19.1-23.8 1,473 65.0 62.2-67.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,682 257 10.9 9.2-12.7 86 4.1 3.0- 5.5 815 28.6 26.5-30.8 1,524 56.5 54.0-58.9
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 14.0 8.1-23.1 73 81.3 70.7-88.7
Hispanic 430 15 2.8 1.6- 4.9 22 5.8 3.7- 9.1 68 13.3 10.2-17.2 325 78.1 73.3-82.2
AGE
18-34 977 70 9.0 6.7-11.9 50 5.8 4.1- 8.2 131 12.7 10.4-15.4 726 72.5 68.7-76.0
35-44 642 68 12.8 9.3-17.4 27 5.6 3.7- 8.6 145 21.9 18.3-26.0 402 59.7 54.6-64.5
45-54 680 87 12.7 9.8-16.2 23 2.8 1.7- 4.6 168 24.4 20.6-28.7 402 60.1 55.4-64.7
55-64 773 94 12.4 9.1-16.6 28 4.1 2.6- 6.6 235 29.9 25.9-34.3 416 53.6 48.8-58.3
65-74 714 72 9.4 6.9-12.8 14 3.4 1.1- 9.6 269 37.7 33.1-42.5 359 49.5 44.5-54.5
75+ 422 15 4.1 1.9- 8.6 *** *** *** 186 42.9 36.1-50.0 211 50.3 43.3-57.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 347 60 19.9 13.9-27.7 23 8.2 4.4-14.6 86 25.9 19.9-32.9 178 46.1 38.8-53.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 951 123 12.8 10.2-15.9 41 4.4 3.0- 6.6 257 24.2 21.0-27.8 530 58.5 54.4-62.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,234 156 10.8 8.9-13.1 53 4.8 3.4- 6.8 348 26.5 23.3-29.9 677 57.9 54.3-61.5
College Graduate 1,745 67 3.1 2.4- 4.2 35 2.3 1.5- 3.5 446 23.6 21.4-26.1 1,197 71.0 68.3-73.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,360 197 16.0 13.1-19.3 68 5.5 3.8- 7.9 450 31.1 27.7-34.7 645 47.4 43.6-51.3
No 2,891 207 7.1 6.0- 8.5 85 3.8 2.9- 5.0 677 21.7 19.9-23.7 1,922 67.3 65.1-69.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 564 54 9.1 6.4-12.8 20 3.8 2.4- 6.1 207 36.6 31.6-41.9 283 50.5 45.3-55.7
Non-Veteran 3,713 351 10.2 8.8-11.8 132 4.4 3.5- 5.6 933 23.5 21.7-25.3 2,297 61.9 59.7-64.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,447 200 8.0 6.8- 9.5 87 4.2 3.3- 5.5 548 21.5 19.6-23.6 1,612 66.2 63.9-68.5
Unemployed 163 30 19.3 12.6-28.5 12 9.5 4.4-19.4 37 19.8 13.5-28.1 *** *** ***
Retired 1,070 78 7.1 5.2- 9.6 23 1.8 1.0- 3.4 430 41.4 37.1-45.8 539 49.7 45.4-54.0
Unable to Work 309 79 29.1 21.3-38.5 22 10.3 5.2-19.2 89 23.8 18.1-30.6 119 36.8 28.8-45.6
Other not in Labor Force 265 14 6.8 3.0-14.8 *** *** *** 34 11.0 7.4-16.2 209 78.4 70.6-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 216 44 21.5 14.1-31.2 17 13.5 6.4-26.2 51 17.0 11.8-23.9 104 48.0 38.0-58.2
$15,000- 24,999 365 54 20.0 13.6-28.5 19 5.1 3.0- 8.6 110 30.0 24.1-36.8 182 44.8 38.0-51.8
$25,000- 34,999 429 54 11.6 8.2-16.1 16 4.2 2.4- 7.3 111 24.1 19.2-29.8 248 60.1 53.9-66.0
$35,000- 49,999 454 53 11.6 7.9-16.7 26 7.2 4.3-11.7 121 23.7 19.2-29.0 254 57.4 51.3-63.4
$50,000-74,999 532 42 8.7 5.5-13.5 18 3.9 2.1- 7.3 152 28.4 23.8-33.6 320 58.9 53.3-64.3
$75,000-100,000 465 29 5.0 3.1- 7.9 11 3.4 1.8- 6.3 139 27.8 23.1-33.0 286 63.9 58.3-69.1
$100,000-150,000 438 37 8.2 5.5-12.0 *** *** *** 115 24.2 19.7-29.3 279 66.4 60.9-71.5
$150,000+ 454 20 5.0 3.1- 7.9 *** *** *** 111 25.2 20.6-30.3 317 68.5 63.0-73.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 938 75 8.5 6.4-11.2 33 3.8 2.4- 5.8 232 23.5 19.6-27.9 598 64.2 59.7-68.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 11.7 6.6-19.7 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 367 67 19.4 13.7-26.8 27 7.2 4.4-11.3 90 24.0 18.4-30.5 183 49.5 42.1-56.9
101% to 150% 276 41 20.5 13.5-29.8 *** *** *** 81 25.1 19.4-31.8 145 49.9 42.0-57.8
151% to 200% 339 39 10.1 6.7-14.9 17 6.2 3.3-11.6 89 26.9 21.2-33.6 194 56.8 49.7-63.6
More than 200% 2,243 168 7.1 5.9- 8.6 62 3.2 2.4- 4.3 621 26.3 24.1-28.6 1,392 63.4 60.9-65.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 938 75 8.5 6.4-11.2 33 3.8 2.4- 5.8 232 23.5 19.6-27.9 598 64.2 59.7-68.5
HOUSING
Own 2,790 216 9.0 7.4-10.9 76 3.7 2.7- 5.1 824 28.3 26.1-30.6 1,674 58.9 56.4-61.4
Rent 1,162 143 11.8 9.7-14.3 63 5.8 4.4- 7.7 264 20.3 17.6-23.2 692 62.1 58.6-65.4
Other arrangement 296 47 15.1 10.6-21.0 12 5.2 2.4-11.1 47 11.5 8.0-16.4 190 68.2 60.6-74.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,435 113 8.3 6.7-10.2 44 3.7 2.5- 5.3 350 23.2 20.4-26.3 928 64.9 61.6-68.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,128 96 9.3 7.1-12.2 45 4.5 3.2- 6.4 306 25.8 22.6-29.2 681 60.4 56.5-64.1
Rural 1,728 199 12.6 10.2-15.4 64 4.9 3.3- 7.3 486 26.1 23.4-29.0 979 56.4 52.9-59.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,085 143 14.6 11.2-18.8 48 5.9 3.6- 9.6 291 25.8 22.1-29.7 603 53.7 49.1-58.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,358 146 12.1 9.8-14.8 48 3.7 2.7- 5.0 342 23.1 20.4-26.1 822 61.2 57.8-64.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,848 119 6.5 5.3- 8.0 57 4.1 3.0- 5.7 509 26.1 23.5-28.8 1,163 63.3 60.4-66.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,325 84 5.8 4.6- 7.4 41 4.1 2.9- 5.8 397 27.8 24.9-30.8 803 62.3 58.9-65.5
2nd Quartile 1,190 110 10.6 8.3-13.4 44 3.9 2.7- 5.7 295 23.6 20.5-27.0 741 61.9 58.1-65.5
3rd Quartile 1,083 120 13.2 10.4-16.6 39 4.7 2.8- 7.6 266 23.5 20.3-27.0 658 58.6 54.5-62.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 693 94 13.2 9.1-18.6 29 5.6 3.0-10.1 184 25.2 20.7-30.3 386 56.0 50.0-61.8

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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 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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