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%)
TOTAL 4,299 1,711 39.5 37.6-41.6 2,588 60.5 58.4-62.4
GENDER
Male 2,020 905 44.5 41.6-47.3 1,115 55.5 52.7-58.4
Female 2,279 806 35.0 32.2-37.9 1,473 65.0 62.1-67.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,686 1,162 43.6 41.2-46.1 1,524 56.4 53.9-58.8
Non-Hispanic Black 761 270 35.8 31.5-40.3 491 64.2 59.7-68.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 92 19 18.7 11.3-29.3 73 81.3 70.7-88.7
Hispanic 431 106 22.0 17.8-26.8 325 78.0 73.2-82.2
AGE
18-34 978 252 27.5 24.0-31.3 726 72.5 68.7-76.0
35-44 644 242 40.4 35.5-45.4 402 59.6 54.6-64.5
45-54 682 280 40.0 35.5-44.8 402 60.0 55.2-64.5
55-64 773 357 46.4 41.7-51.2 416 53.6 48.8-58.3
65-74 716 357 50.6 45.7-55.6 359 49.4 44.4-54.3
75+ 423 212 49.8 42.7-56.8 211 50.2 43.2-57.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 348 170 54.0 46.5-61.3 178 46.0 38.7-53.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 954 424 41.6 37.6-45.7 530 58.4 54.3-62.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,236 559 42.2 38.6-45.8 677 57.8 54.2-61.4
College Graduate 1,747 550 29.1 26.6-31.7 1,197 70.9 68.3-73.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,362 717 52.6 48.8-56.4 645 47.4 43.6-51.2
No 2,897 975 32.8 30.6-35.0 1,922 67.2 65.0-69.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 564 281 49.5 44.3-54.7 283 50.5 45.3-55.7
Non-Veteran 3,721 1,424 38.2 36.1-40.4 2,297 61.8 59.6-63.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,453 841 33.9 31.6-36.3 1,612 66.1 63.7-68.4
Unemployed 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,071 532 50.3 46.0-54.6 539 49.7 45.4-54.0
Unable to Work 309 190 63.2 54.4-71.2 119 36.8 28.8-45.6
Other not in Labor Force 265 56 21.6 15.4-29.4 209 78.4 70.6-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 216 *** *** *** 104 48.0 38.0-58.2
$15,000- 24,999 365 183 55.2 48.2-62.0 182 44.8 38.0-51.8
$25,000- 34,999 430 182 39.9 34.0-46.1 248 60.1 53.9-66.0
$35,000- 49,999 455 201 42.7 36.7-48.8 254 57.3 51.2-63.3
$50,000-74,999 534 214 41.2 35.8-46.9 320 58.8 53.1-64.2
$75,000-100,000 465 179 36.1 30.9-41.7 286 63.9 58.3-69.1
$100,000-150,000 438 159 33.6 28.5-39.1 279 66.4 60.9-71.5
$150,000+ 455 138 31.6 26.7-37.0 317 68.4 63.0-73.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 941 343 35.9 31.6-40.5 598 64.1 59.5-68.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 367 184 50.5 43.1-57.9 183 49.5 42.1-56.9
101% to 150% 277 132 50.2 42.3-58.0 145 49.8 42.0-57.7
151% to 200% 339 145 43.2 36.4-50.3 194 56.8 49.7-63.6
More than 200% 2,247 855 36.7 34.2-39.2 1,392 63.3 60.8-65.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 941 343 35.9 31.6-40.5 598 64.1 59.5-68.4
HOUSING
Own 2,794 1,120 41.1 38.6-43.7 1,674 58.9 56.3-61.4
Rent 1,164 472 38.0 34.6-41.5 692 62.0 58.5-65.4
Other arrangement 297 107 32.0 25.2-39.6 190 68.0 60.4-74.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,439 511 35.3 32.1-38.5 928 64.7 61.5-67.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,129 448 39.6 35.9-43.5 681 60.4 56.5-64.1
Rural 1,731 752 43.7 40.3-47.1 979 56.3 52.9-59.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,086 483 46.3 41.7-50.9 603 53.7 49.1-58.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,360 538 38.9 35.6-42.3 822 61.1 57.7-64.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,853 690 36.8 34.0-39.7 1,163 63.2 60.3-66.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,329 526 37.9 34.7-41.2 803 62.1 58.8-65.3
2nd Quartile 1,192 451 38.2 34.6-41.9 741 61.8 58.1-65.4
3rd Quartile 1,084 426 41.4 37.4-45.5 658 58.6 54.5-62.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 694 308 44.0 38.2-50.0 386 56.0 50.0-61.8

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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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