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%)
North Carolina 3,449 163 5.4 4.3- 6.6 146 4.7 3.8- 5.8 3,140 89.9 88.4-91.3
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,160 45 4.8 3.0- 7.5 30 3.1 2.0- 4.8 1,085 92.1 89.2-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 378 17 4.3 2.2- 8.1 13 3.6 1.9- 6.7 348 92.1 87.8-94.9
Other 284 *** *** *** 12 6.3 2.1-17.6 262 88.7 78.7-94.4
AGE
18-34 316 27 8.1 5.1-12.6 17 5.1 3.1- 8.4 272 86.8 81.8-90.5
35-44 282 15 6.7 3.5-12.4 11 7.9 3.3-17.8 256 85.5 76.3-91.5
45-54 292 *** *** *** *** *** *** 274 95.1 91.4-97.3
55-64 373 13 3.4 1.9- 6.2 *** *** *** 351 93.0 88.5-95.8
65-74 333 *** *** *** *** *** *** 314 92.6 80.6-97.4
75+ 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 220 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 13 4.1 2.0- 8.2 12 3.6 1.9- 6.7 351 92.3 87.8-95.2
Some Post-H.S. 574 20 3.2 1.9- 5.3 23 4.2 2.6- 6.7 531 92.6 89.6-94.8
College Graduate 784 32 4.3 2.9- 6.4 13 1.4 0.7- 2.6 739 94.3 92.1-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** 197 94.5 89.5-97.2
$35,000- 49,999 189 *** *** *** *** *** *** 174 92.4 86.6-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 211 *** *** *** *** *** *** 195 90.9 85.3-94.6
$75,000+ 512 18 3.5 2.1- 5.8 *** *** *** 487 95.3 92.7-96.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 625 30 7.3 4.2-12.4 26 5.1 2.7- 9.7 569 87.5 81.7-91.7
No 1,212 43 3.5 2.4- 5.0 29 2.9 1.9- 4.4 1,140 93.6 91.6-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,790 70 4.8 3.3- 6.8 53 3.5 2.3- 5.2 1,667 91.7 89.3-93.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 566 33 5.3 3.5- 8.0 18 3.6 2.1- 6.1 515 91.1 87.8-93.6
Regional City or Suburban County 484 21 5.9 3.5- 9.9 17 3.9 2.2- 6.8 446 90.2 85.8-93.3
Rural 804 19 3.5 1.4- 8.6 21 3.7 1.6- 8.1 764 92.8 87.2-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 910 37 4.5 3.1- 6.6 27 3.8 2.5- 5.7 846 91.7 89.1-93.7
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 551 *** *** *** *** *** *** 537 98.4 97.0-99.1
Unable to Work 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** 138 90.1 82.4-94.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 *** *** *** 11 4.8 2.2-10.4 163 89.6 81.8-94.2
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 91.0 83.5-95.2
151% to 200% 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** 148 94.4 88.9-97.3
More than 200% 882 34 3.6 2.5- 5.3 20 2.5 1.5- 4.0 828 93.9 91.8-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 496 15 5.3 1.9-14.1 21 5.5 2.3-12.9 460 89.2 80.1-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 607 21 4.7 2.7- 7.9 16 3.4 1.9- 5.8 570 92.0 88.3-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 751 37 4.7 3.2- 6.8 19 3.1 1.8- 5.1 695 92.3 89.6-94.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 553 24 4.0 2.6- 6.3 16 3.7 2.1- 6.4 513 92.3 89.1-94.6
2nd Quartile 495 17 4.0 2.2- 7.4 14 3.8 2.1- 6.6 464 92.2 88.4-94.9
3rd Quartile 469 24 8.3 4.4-15.0 13 1.6 0.9- 3.0 432 90.1 83.6-94.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 337 *** *** *** 13 8.0 2.8-21.1 316 90.4 78.4-96.1

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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