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%)
North Carolina 1,703 408 25.6 22.7-28.8 153 11.0 8.9-13.6 1,142 63.3 59.9-66.6
Females 804 203 28.5 23.8-33.8 69 10.4 7.3-14.5 532 61.1 55.6-66.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 553 127 26.1 20.9-32.1 41 9.9 6.2-15.5 385 64.0 57.6-69.9
Non-Hispanic Black 147 44 36.1 26.7-46.7 16 10.5 5.6-18.8 87 53.4 43.1-63.4
Other 89 *** *** *** 11 11.9 5.4-24.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** 16 15.4 9.0-25.1 *** *** ***
35-44 117 *** *** *** 12 11.0 5.6-20.5 *** *** ***
45-54 128 42 32.0 23.3-42.1 11 6.6 3.4-12.5 75 61.4 51.2-70.7
55-64 188 *** *** *** 11 6.7 2.8-15.0 *** *** ***
65-74 177 37 22.7 15.1-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 185 54 30.4 22.6-39.6 13 6.1 3.2-11.3 118 63.5 54.3-71.8
Some Post-H.S. 287 83 28.7 22.1-36.3 27 10.6 6.7-16.3 177 60.7 52.5-68.3
College Graduate 277 40 13.7 9.5-19.4 19 7.4 4.5-12.1 218 78.8 72.5-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 183 37 20.6 14.3-28.7 *** *** *** 140 75.9 67.5-82.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 357 102 31.5 23.9-40.1 40 13.9 8.6-21.7 215 54.6 45.9-63.0
No 437 100 25.8 20.4-32.1 29 6.9 4.6-10.2 308 67.3 61.0-73.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 771 197 29.1 24.2-34.5 65 10.2 7.1-14.5 509 60.7 55.1-66.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 226 54 24.2 17.5-32.3 16 6.8 3.7-12.2 156 69.0 60.3-76.5
Regional City or Suburban County 205 50 30.0 21.0-40.9 20 10.1 5.8-16.9 135 59.9 49.6-69.5
Rural 373 99 31.0 23.4-39.7 33 13.4 7.7-22.5 241 55.6 47.1-63.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 351 92 28.5 22.7-35.1 25 7.2 4.6-11.0 234 64.3 57.7-70.4
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 252 39 14.5 9.5-21.5 17 6.9 3.5-13.2 196 78.6 70.3-85.1
Unable to Work 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** 14 15.0 7.5-27.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 354 76 21.6 16.8-27.3 21 6.5 3.9-10.5 257 71.9 65.8-77.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 232 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 73 35.9 27.3-45.5 24 8.8 5.5-13.7 157 55.3 46.2-64.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 54 16.8 12.4-22.4 20 8.0 4.7-13.4 244 75.1 68.5-80.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 238 38 17.4 12.3-24.0 15 8.4 4.6-14.8 185 74.2 66.6-80.6
2nd Quartile 220 57 32.1 23.0-42.7 22 8.7 5.4-13.8 141 59.2 48.8-68.8
3rd Quartile 197 60 32.3 23.0-43.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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