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
MALES 1,595 90 5.9 4.6- 7.7 90 5.8 4.5- 7.4 1,415 88.3 86.1-90.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,018 62 5.7 4.3- 7.5 58 5.6 4.1- 7.6 898 88.7 86.2-90.8
Non-Hispanic Black 241 15 8.0 4.4-14.1 19 8.8 5.4-14.1 207 83.2 76.2-88.4
Other 301 *** *** *** 12 3.5 1.8- 6.8 279 93.5 89.5-96.0
AGE
18-34 342 32 9.0 5.9-13.7 37 10.5 7.3-14.9 273 80.4 74.8-85.1
35-44 242 16 7.0 3.8-12.6 13 5.6 3.0-10.2 213 87.5 81.2-91.8
45-54 269 12 5.8 3.0-11.0 18 7.2 4.0-12.6 239 87.0 80.6-91.5
55-64 296 14 3.7 2.0- 6.6 13 2.8 1.4- 5.5 269 93.5 89.9-95.9
65-74 273 12 4.9 2.2-10.7 *** *** *** 252 91.6 85.9-95.2
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 142 99.2 96.7-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** 144 86.0 77.6-91.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 394 18 4.8 2.8- 8.2 21 5.1 3.2- 8.0 355 90.1 86.1-93.1
Some Post-H.S. 439 22 6.0 3.5-10.0 35 8.5 5.8-12.3 382 85.5 80.7-89.3
College Graduate 591 40 6.5 4.5- 9.2 23 3.0 1.9- 4.7 528 90.6 87.5-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 100 92.5 83.4-96.8
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** 15 11.7 6.5-19.9 108 82.6 73.6-89.0
$35,000- 49,999 156 *** *** *** 12 10.7 5.8-18.9 134 83.1 74.2-89.3
$50,000- 74,999 209 *** *** *** 12 5.1 2.7- 9.5 187 87.2 78.3-92.8
$75,000+ 601 38 6.0 4.0- 8.8 28 4.3 2.7- 6.8 535 89.8 86.3-92.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 501 29 6.7 4.3-10.3 37 6.6 4.5- 9.5 435 86.7 82.5-90.0
No 1,076 59 5.6 4.0- 7.7 53 5.5 4.0- 7.5 964 88.9 86.3-91.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 368 *** *** *** 12 2.5 1.3- 4.5 347 94.9 91.2-97.1
Non-Veteran 1,222 81 6.8 5.2- 8.9 78 6.7 5.1- 8.6 1,063 86.5 83.9-88.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 531 31 4.8 3.2- 7.2 34 7.4 5.0-10.7 466 87.8 84.1-90.8
Regional City or Suburban County 413 24 5.7 3.5- 9.3 27 6.8 4.4-10.3 362 87.4 83.0-90.9
Rural 651 35 7.1 4.6-10.7 29 3.7 2.3- 5.7 587 89.3 85.4-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,033 61 6.2 4.5- 8.5 67 6.8 5.2- 9.0 905 86.9 84.1-89.4
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 370 14 4.3 2.1- 8.4 *** *** *** 346 93.7 89.6-96.3
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 90.2 80.7-95.3
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 101 89.4 81.0-94.4
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 109 *** *** *** 11 9.6 4.6-18.8 92 85.8 76.0-92.0
More than 200% 923 54 6.4 4.5- 9.1 49 5.2 3.7- 7.2 820 88.4 85.4-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 403 16 7.0 3.7-12.9 14 2.7 1.4- 5.4 373 90.3 84.4-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 517 27 5.4 3.4- 8.5 32 6.6 4.5- 9.6 458 88.0 84.1-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 675 47 5.8 4.2- 8.0 44 6.8 4.8- 9.5 584 87.4 84.2-90.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 507 42 7.7 5.5-10.8 31 6.2 4.1- 9.1 434 86.1 82.2-89.2
2nd Quartile 408 20 5.2 3.1- 8.7 30 7.4 4.9-11.1 358 87.4 82.9-90.8
3rd Quartile 425 18 4.5 2.3- 8.8 21 4.9 3.0- 7.8 386 90.6 86.2-93.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 255 *** *** *** *** *** *** 237 91.1 83.3-95.4

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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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