2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,703 408 25.6 22.7-28.8 153 11.0 8.9-13.6 1,142 63.3 59.9-66.6
GENDER
Male 899 205 23.1 19.6-27.0 84 11.6 8.9-15.0 610 65.3 61.0-69.4
Female 804 203 28.5 23.8-33.8 69 10.4 7.3-14.5 532 61.1 55.6-66.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,158 257 24.9 21.5-28.8 86 9.4 7.0-12.5 815 65.7 61.6-69.5
Non-Hispanic Black 270 82 29.7 23.3-37.0 31 14.3 8.9-22.1 157 56.0 48.1-63.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 105 15 12.7 7.2-21.4 22 26.4 17.5-37.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 251 70 32.6 25.3-40.9 50 21.2 15.2-28.7 131 46.2 38.6-54.0
35-44 240 68 31.7 23.9-40.8 27 14.0 9.2-20.8 145 54.3 45.8-62.5
45-54 278 87 31.8 25.3-39.1 23 7.0 4.2-11.4 168 61.2 53.8-68.1
55-64 357 94 26.6 20.1-34.4 28 8.9 5.6-13.9 235 64.4 56.8-71.4
65-74 355 72 18.7 13.7-24.9 14 6.7 2.3-18.0 269 74.6 66.2-81.6
75+ 211 15 8.3 3.9-16.8 *** *** *** 186 86.3 77.1-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** 23 15.2 8.3-26.1 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 421 123 30.9 25.2-37.2 41 10.7 7.3-15.5 257 58.4 52.0-64.5
Some Post-H.S. 557 156 25.7 21.3-30.6 53 11.4 8.1-15.8 348 62.9 57.3-68.1
College Graduate 548 67 10.8 8.2-14.2 35 7.8 5.1-11.8 446 81.4 76.9-85.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 715 197 30.4 25.4-36.0 68 10.4 7.3-14.8 450 59.1 53.4-64.6
No 969 207 21.8 18.5-25.5 85 11.7 9.0-15.1 677 66.5 62.3-70.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 281 54 18.4 13.1-25.2 20 7.7 4.8-12.2 207 73.9 66.7-80.0
Non-Veteran 1,416 351 26.8 23.5-30.4 132 11.6 9.2-14.6 933 61.6 57.8-65.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 835 200 23.8 20.3-27.6 87 12.6 9.8-15.9 548 63.7 59.4-67.7
Unemployed 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 531 78 14.1 10.3-18.9 23 3.6 2.0- 6.6 430 82.3 77.1-86.5
Unable to Work 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 37.7 28.3-48.0
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 183 *** *** *** 19 9.3 5.5-15.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 54 29.0 21.0-38.5 16 10.6 6.1-17.8 111 60.4 50.7-69.4
$35,000- 49,999 200 53 27.3 19.2-37.2 26 16.9 10.4-26.3 121 55.8 46.0-65.2
$50,000-74,999 212 42 21.2 13.8-31.1 18 9.6 5.2-17.1 152 69.2 59.2-77.7
$75,000-100,000 179 29 13.7 8.6-21.2 11 9.3 5.0-16.8 139 76.9 68.2-83.8
$100,000-150,000 159 37 24.4 16.9-33.8 *** *** *** 115 72.1 62.6-79.9
$150,000+ 137 20 15.8 9.9-24.2 *** *** *** 111 79.7 70.9-86.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 340 75 23.8 18.0-30.7 33 10.5 6.7-16.0 232 65.7 58.1-72.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 184 *** *** *** 27 14.2 8.8-22.0 90 47.4 37.2-57.9
101% to 150% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 145 39 23.3 15.6-33.2 17 14.4 7.7-25.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 851 168 19.4 16.2-23.1 62 8.7 6.5-11.6 621 71.9 67.8-75.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 340 75 23.8 18.0-30.7 33 10.5 6.7-16.0 232 65.7 58.1-72.6
HOUSING
Own 1,116 216 21.9 18.3-26.0 76 9.1 6.7-12.4 824 69.0 64.6-73.0
Rent 470 143 31.2 26.2-36.7 63 15.4 11.7-20.0 264 53.4 47.8-59.0
Other arrangement 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 507 113 23.5 19.1-28.6 44 10.4 7.2-14.8 350 66.1 60.4-71.3
Regional City or Suburban County 447 96 23.5 18.2-29.8 45 11.4 8.1-15.8 306 65.1 58.7-71.0
Rural 749 199 28.8 23.9-34.4 64 11.3 7.7-16.2 486 59.9 54.2-65.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 482 143 31.5 24.8-39.2 48 12.8 7.9-20.1 291 55.7 48.1-63.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 536 146 31.0 25.7-36.9 48 9.4 6.9-12.8 342 59.5 53.7-65.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 685 119 17.7 14.4-21.5 57 11.3 8.2-15.2 509 71.1 66.4-75.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 522 84 15.4 12.2-19.4 41 11.0 7.9-15.1 397 73.6 68.7-77.9
2nd Quartile 449 110 27.8 22.3-34.2 44 10.3 7.0-14.8 295 61.9 55.3-68.0
3rd Quartile 425 120 32.0 25.8-38.8 39 11.3 6.9-17.8 266 56.8 49.8-63.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 307 94 29.9 21.5-40.0 29 12.7 7.0-22.0 184 57.4 47.5-66.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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