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%)
North Carolina 4,291 3,730 85.5 83.9-87.0 561 14.5 13.0-16.1
Females 2,277 2,005 86.4 83.9-88.5 272 13.6 11.5-16.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,407 1,239 85.8 82.5-88.5 168 14.2 11.5-17.5
Non-Hispanic Black 465 405 85.7 81.1-89.3 60 14.3 10.7-18.9
Other 361 321 89.0 80.6-94.0 40 11.0 6.0-19.4
AGE
18-34 459 413 87.5 82.4-91.3 46 12.5 8.7-17.6
35-44 351 302 80.6 72.6-86.6 49 19.4 13.4-27.4
45-54 360 307 87.6 83.3-90.9 53 12.4 9.1-16.7
55-64 424 365 85.5 78.8-90.3 59 14.5 9.7-21.2
65-74 386 338 83.5 75.1-89.5 48 16.5 10.5-24.9
75+ 250 234 93.0 87.0-96.4 16 7.0 3.6-13.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 390 86.2 81.8-89.7 67 13.8 10.3-18.2
Some Post-H.S. 688 578 85.2 81.6-88.2 110 14.8 11.8-18.4
College Graduate 979 920 94.6 92.7-96.0 59 5.4 4.0- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 220 178 73.8 62.1-82.9 42 26.2 17.1-37.9
$25,000- 34,999 259 222 86.8 81.3-90.9 37 13.2 9.1-18.7
$35,000- 49,999 243 205 82.9 74.9-88.8 38 17.1 11.2-25.1
$50,000- 74,999 273 246 88.8 79.5-94.1 27 11.2 5.9-20.5
$75,000+ 627 584 93.3 90.5-95.3 43 6.7 4.7- 9.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 753 611 77.9 72.4-82.5 142 22.1 17.5-27.6
No 1,503 1,374 91.2 89.1-93.0 129 8.8 7.0-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 73 89.4 80.4-94.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,191 1,929 86.3 83.7-88.5 262 13.7 11.5-16.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 734 664 90.4 87.3-92.7 70 9.6 7.3-12.7
Regional City or Suburban County 599 529 86.1 81.1-89.9 70 13.9 10.1-18.9
Rural 944 812 82.7 77.7-86.7 132 17.3 13.3-22.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,144 1,027 89.6 87.1-91.6 117 10.4 8.4-12.9
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 620 564 91.3 87.8-93.9 56 8.7 6.1-12.2
Unable to Work 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 213 195 90.1 80.7-95.2 18 9.9 4.8-19.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 222 172 79.2 69.4-86.4 50 20.8 13.6-30.6
101% to 150% 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 197 163 83.0 75.2-88.8 34 17.0 11.2-24.8
More than 200% 1,094 997 91.7 89.5-93.4 97 8.3 6.6-10.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 496 78.2 70.8-84.1 101 21.8 15.9-29.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 627 84.4 79.9-88.0 97 15.6 12.0-20.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 956 882 92.0 89.6-93.8 74 8.0 6.2-10.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 672 619 91.2 88.1-93.6 53 8.8 6.4-11.9
2nd Quartile 643 564 85.6 81.0-89.2 79 14.4 10.8-19.0
3rd Quartile 569 493 84.4 78.4-88.9 76 15.6 11.1-21.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 393 329 80.7 71.7-87.3 64 19.3 12.7-28.3

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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 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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