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%)
North Carolina 4,299 1,711 39.5 37.6-41.6 2,588 60.5 58.4-62.4
Females 2,279 806 35.0 32.2-37.9 1,473 65.0 62.1-67.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,407 553 39.5 36.1-43.0 854 60.5 57.0-63.9
Non-Hispanic Black 465 147 30.7 25.7-36.2 318 69.3 63.8-74.3
Other 361 89 21.5 15.3-29.3 272 78.5 70.7-84.7
AGE
18-34 459 94 21.6 17.1-26.9 365 78.4 73.1-82.9
35-44 351 117 38.2 31.3-45.6 234 61.8 54.4-68.7
45-54 361 129 32.4 26.9-38.4 232 67.6 61.6-73.1
55-64 424 188 44.9 38.6-51.4 236 55.1 48.6-61.4
65-74 386 177 45.5 38.5-52.7 209 54.5 47.3-61.5
75+ 251 96 39.0 30.3-48.6 155 61.0 51.4-69.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 185 37.9 32.5-43.6 272 62.1 56.4-67.5
Some Post-H.S. 689 288 37.7 32.8-42.7 401 62.3 57.3-67.2
College Graduate 980 278 25.8 22.7-29.2 702 74.2 70.8-77.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 220 107 51.3 41.9-60.7 113 48.7 39.3-58.1
$25,000- 34,999 259 98 35.3 28.0-43.3 161 64.7 56.7-72.0
$35,000- 49,999 243 95 36.6 29.2-44.7 148 63.4 55.3-70.8
$50,000- 74,999 274 92 32.4 25.2-40.6 182 67.6 59.4-74.8
$75,000+ 627 183 27.8 23.8-32.2 444 72.2 67.8-76.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 754 358 48.7 43.3-54.2 396 51.3 45.8-56.7
No 1,504 438 26.9 24.2-29.7 1,066 73.1 70.3-75.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,193 773 35.0 32.2-37.9 1,420 65.0 62.1-67.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 735 227 31.2 26.7-36.1 508 68.8 63.9-73.3
Regional City or Suburban County 599 205 34.7 29.6-40.2 394 65.3 59.8-70.4
Rural 945 374 39.0 34.5-43.8 571 61.0 56.2-65.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,145 352 29.3 26.1-32.6 793 70.7 67.4-73.9
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 621 253 40.7 34.8-46.9 368 59.3 53.1-65.2
Unable to Work 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 213 44 20.4 13.7-29.3 169 79.6 70.7-86.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 222 105 41.0 31.8-50.8 117 59.0 49.2-68.2
101% to 150% 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 197 83 42.3 33.6-51.6 114 57.7 48.4-66.4
More than 200% 1,095 355 29.7 26.5-33.0 740 70.3 67.0-73.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 232 40.2 33.9-46.9 365 59.8 53.1-66.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 724 254 35.0 30.5-39.9 470 65.0 60.1-69.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 958 320 32.4 28.5-36.6 638 67.6 63.4-71.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 674 240 34.2 29.9-38.8 434 65.8 61.2-70.1
2nd Quartile 643 220 35.3 30.2-40.8 423 64.7 59.2-69.8
3rd Quartile 569 197 34.8 29.4-40.8 372 65.2 59.2-70.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 393 149 36.5 29.0-44.9 244 63.5 55.1-71.0

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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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