2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,407 127 10.3 8.1-13.1 41 3.9 2.4- 6.3 385 25.3 22.4-28.3 854 60.5 57.0-63.9
Non-Hispanic Black 465 44 11.1 7.9-15.4 16 3.2 1.7- 6.0 87 16.4 12.7-20.9 318 69.3 63.8-74.3
Other 361 29 8.5 3.9-17.5 11 2.5 1.2- 5.3 49 10.4 7.1-15.0 272 78.5 70.7-84.7
AGE
18-34 459 30 9.2 5.8-14.3 16 3.3 1.9- 5.6 48 9.1 6.7-12.3 365 78.4 73.1-82.9
35-44 351 37 15.2 9.6-23.3 12 4.2 2.1- 8.1 68 18.8 14.2-24.4 234 61.8 54.4-68.7
45-54 360 42 10.3 7.3-14.4 11 2.1 1.1- 4.1 75 19.8 15.3-25.1 232 67.8 61.8-73.3
55-64 424 48 11.5 7.2-18.0 11 3.0 1.3- 7.0 129 30.4 25.0-36.3 236 55.1 48.6-61.4
65-74 386 37 10.3 6.8-15.3 11 6.1 2.0-17.1 129 29.1 23.6-35.2 209 54.5 47.3-61.5
75+ 250 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 32.0 23.6-41.7 155 61.1 51.5-69.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.7 6.9-25.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 54 11.5 8.3-15.8 13 2.3 1.2- 4.3 118 24.0 19.5-29.2 272 62.1 56.4-67.5
Some Post-H.S. 688 83 10.8 8.2-14.0 27 4.0 2.5- 6.3 177 22.8 18.5-27.7 401 62.4 57.4-67.3
College Graduate 979 40 3.5 2.4- 5.1 19 1.9 1.1- 3.2 218 20.3 17.5-23.5 702 74.3 70.9-77.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 15.1 9.2-23.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 25.1 18.5-33.1 113 48.7 39.3-58.1
$25,000- 34,999 259 29 9.4 6.2-14.1 *** *** *** 61 22.1 15.9-29.9 161 64.7 56.7-72.0
$35,000- 49,999 243 30 13.5 8.2-21.5 *** *** *** 57 19.5 14.5-25.8 148 63.4 55.3-70.8
$50,000- 74,999 273 19 9.4 4.3-19.2 *** *** *** 64 21.1 15.9-27.4 182 67.7 59.5-74.9
$75,000+ 627 37 5.7 3.9- 8.4 *** *** *** 140 21.1 17.5-25.2 444 72.2 67.8-76.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 753 102 15.3 11.4-20.3 40 6.8 4.2-10.9 215 26.6 21.9-31.8 396 51.3 45.8-56.7
No 1,503 100 6.9 5.3- 9.0 29 1.9 1.2- 2.8 308 18.0 15.8-20.5 1,066 73.2 70.3-75.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,191 197 10.2 8.3-12.4 65 3.6 2.4- 5.2 509 21.2 18.9-23.7 1,420 65.0 62.1-67.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 734 54 7.5 5.5-10.3 16 2.1 1.2- 3.9 156 21.5 17.3-26.3 508 68.9 64.0-73.4
Regional City or Suburban County 599 50 10.4 7.0-15.3 20 3.5 2.0- 6.0 135 20.8 16.8-25.5 394 65.3 59.8-70.4
Rural 944 99 12.1 8.8-16.4 33 5.2 2.9- 9.3 241 21.7 18.5-25.2 571 61.0 56.2-65.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,144 92 8.3 6.4-10.7 25 2.1 1.3- 3.3 234 18.8 16.2-21.6 793 70.8 67.5-73.9
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.4 8.9-25.3 *** *** ***
Retired 620 39 5.9 3.9- 8.8 17 2.8 1.4- 5.5 196 32.0 26.1-38.4 368 59.3 53.1-65.3
Unable to Work 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 24.8 17.4-34.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 213 13 7.8 3.2-17.8 *** *** *** 26 10.5 6.7-16.3 169 79.6 70.7-86.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.7 4.5-19.5 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 222 36 14.7 8.4-24.4 14 6.1 3.0-12.0 55 20.1 14.2-27.8 117 59.0 49.2-68.2
101% to 150% 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 20.7 14.2-29.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 197 26 12.3 7.5-19.6 *** *** *** 49 25.4 18.2-34.2 114 57.7 48.4-66.4
More than 200% 1,094 76 6.4 4.9- 8.4 21 1.9 1.2- 3.2 257 21.3 18.6-24.3 740 70.4 67.0-73.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 76 15.2 10.4-21.8 25 6.6 3.2-13.1 131 18.4 14.5-23.0 365 59.8 53.1-66.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 73 12.6 9.1-17.0 24 3.1 1.9- 4.9 157 19.4 15.9-23.5 470 65.0 60.1-69.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 956 54 5.4 4.0- 7.3 20 2.6 1.5- 4.4 244 24.3 20.7-28.4 638 67.7 63.5-71.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 672 38 5.9 4.1- 8.4 15 2.9 1.5- 5.2 185 25.3 21.5-29.5 434 66.0 61.4-70.3
2nd Quartile 643 57 11.3 7.9-15.9 22 3.1 1.9- 4.9 141 20.9 16.5-26.2 423 64.7 59.2-69.8
3rd Quartile 569 60 11.2 7.8-16.0 16 4.4 1.8-10.4 121 19.2 15.4-23.7 372 65.2 59.2-70.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 393 48 13.8 8.0-22.9 16 5.5 2.7-11.0 85 17.2 12.6-23.1 244 63.5 55.1-71.0

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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 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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