2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,291 3,730 85.5 83.9-87.0 561 14.5 13.0-16.1
GENDER
Male 2,014 1,725 84.6 82.3-86.7 289 15.4 13.3-17.7
Female 2,277 2,005 86.4 83.9-88.5 272 13.6 11.5-16.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,682 2,339 85.1 82.9-87.0 343 14.9 13.0-17.1
Non-Hispanic Black 761 648 84.3 80.5-87.4 113 15.7 12.6-19.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 92 88 95.3 84.4-98.7 *** *** ***
Hispanic 430 393 91.4 87.8-94.0 37 8.6 6.0-12.2
AGE
18-34 977 857 85.2 81.8-88.1 120 14.8 11.9-18.2
35-44 642 547 81.6 76.7-85.6 95 18.4 14.4-23.3
45-54 680 570 84.5 80.8-87.6 110 15.5 12.4-19.2
55-64 773 651 83.5 79.0-87.1 122 16.5 12.9-21.0
65-74 714 628 87.2 82.2-91.0 86 12.8 9.0-17.8
75+ 422 397 93.2 88.2-96.2 25 6.8 3.8-11.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 347 264 71.9 63.7-78.9 83 28.1 21.1-36.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 951 787 82.7 79.3-85.7 164 17.3 14.3-20.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,234 1,025 84.4 81.6-86.8 209 15.6 13.2-18.4
College Graduate 1,745 1,643 94.6 93.1-95.8 102 5.4 4.2- 6.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,360 1,095 78.5 74.8-81.8 265 21.5 18.2-25.2
No 2,891 2,599 89.0 87.4-90.5 292 11.0 9.5-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 564 490 87.1 83.1-90.2 74 12.9 9.8-16.9
Non-Veteran 3,713 3,230 85.4 83.5-87.0 483 14.6 13.0-16.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,447 2,160 87.7 86.0-89.3 287 12.3 10.7-14.0
Unemployed 163 121 71.2 60.5-80.0 42 28.8 20.0-39.5
Retired 1,070 969 91.1 88.4-93.3 101 8.9 6.7-11.6
Unable to Work 309 208 60.6 51.1-69.4 101 39.4 30.6-48.9
Other not in Labor Force 265 243 89.4 81.5-94.2 22 10.6 5.8-18.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 365 292 74.8 66.7-81.5 73 25.2 18.5-33.3
$25,000- 34,999 429 359 84.2 79.2-88.2 70 15.8 11.8-20.8
$35,000- 49,999 454 375 81.2 75.3-85.9 79 18.8 14.1-24.7
$50,000-74,999 532 472 87.4 82.2-91.2 60 12.6 8.8-17.8
$75,000-100,000 465 425 91.7 88.0-94.3 40 8.3 5.7-12.0
$100,000-150,000 438 394 90.6 86.7-93.5 44 9.4 6.5-13.3
$150,000+ 454 428 93.6 90.4-95.8 26 6.4 4.2- 9.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 938 830 87.7 84.6-90.3 108 12.3 9.7-15.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 367 273 73.4 66.0-79.7 94 26.6 20.3-34.0
101% to 150% 276 226 74.9 65.7-82.3 50 25.1 17.7-34.3
151% to 200% 339 283 83.7 77.6-88.4 56 16.3 11.6-22.4
More than 200% 2,243 2,013 89.7 88.0-91.2 230 10.3 8.8-12.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 938 830 87.7 84.6-90.3 108 12.3 9.7-15.4
HOUSING
Own 2,790 2,498 87.3 85.1-89.1 292 12.7 10.9-14.9
Rent 1,162 956 82.3 79.5-84.9 206 17.7 15.1-20.5
Other arrangement 296 237 79.7 72.7-85.3 59 20.3 14.7-27.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,435 1,278 88.1 85.7-90.1 157 11.9 9.9-14.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,128 987 86.2 83.0-88.8 141 13.8 11.2-17.0
Rural 1,728 1,465 82.5 79.2-85.3 263 17.5 14.7-20.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,085 894 79.5 74.7-83.6 191 20.5 16.4-25.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,358 1,164 84.3 81.4-86.8 194 15.7 13.2-18.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,848 1,672 89.4 87.4-91.1 176 10.6 8.9-12.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,325 1,200 90.0 87.9-91.8 125 10.0 8.2-12.1
2nd Quartile 1,190 1,036 85.5 82.4-88.1 154 14.5 11.9-17.6
3rd Quartile 1,083 924 82.1 78.2-85.5 159 17.9 14.5-21.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 693 570 81.3 75.2-86.1 123 18.7 13.9-24.8

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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 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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