2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

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
MALES 2,014 1,725 84.6 82.3-86.7 289 15.4 13.3-17.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,275 1,100 84.3 81.3-86.9 175 15.7 13.1-18.7
Non-Hispanic Black 296 243 82.5 76.0-87.6 53 17.5 12.4-24.0
Other 393 339 86.8 81.5-90.8 54 13.2 9.2-18.5
AGE
18-34 518 444 83.1 78.1-87.1 74 16.9 12.9-21.9
35-44 291 245 82.7 76.7-87.3 46 17.3 12.7-23.3
45-54 320 263 81.5 75.2-86.5 57 18.5 13.5-24.8
55-64 349 286 81.3 74.9-86.4 63 18.7 13.6-25.1
65-74 328 290 91.4 86.4-94.6 38 8.6 5.4-13.6
75+ 172 163 93.5 82.3-97.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 151 77.3 69.5-83.7 48 22.7 16.3-30.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 397 79.6 74.2-84.1 97 20.4 15.9-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 546 447 83.3 78.9-86.9 99 16.7 13.1-21.1
College Graduate 766 723 94.6 92.1-96.4 43 5.4 3.6- 7.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 *** *** *** 31 23.7 15.0-35.3
$25,000- 34,999 170 137 80.5 71.1-87.4 33 19.5 12.6-28.9
$35,000- 49,999 211 170 79.5 70.5-86.3 41 20.5 13.7-29.5
$50,000- 74,999 259 226 86.0 79.5-90.7 33 14.0 9.3-20.5
$75,000+ 730 663 91.0 88.1-93.2 67 9.0 6.8-11.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 607 484 79.4 74.6-83.4 123 20.6 16.6-25.4
No 1,388 1,225 86.9 84.2-89.2 163 13.1 10.8-15.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 481 417 86.6 82.1-90.1 64 13.4 9.9-17.9
Non-Veteran 1,522 1,301 84.2 81.4-86.6 221 15.8 13.4-18.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 701 614 85.6 81.8-88.7 87 14.4 11.3-18.2
Regional City or Suburban County 529 458 86.2 82.2-89.5 71 13.8 10.5-17.8
Rural 784 653 82.3 77.9-86.0 131 17.7 14.0-22.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,303 1,133 86.2 83.6-88.5 170 13.8 11.5-16.4
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 405 90.8 86.0-94.1 45 9.2 5.9-14.0
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 111 87 77.5 66.2-85.8 24 22.5 14.2-33.8
151% to 200% 142 120 84.5 73.6-91.5 22 15.5 8.5-26.4
More than 200% 1,149 1,016 88.1 85.4-90.3 133 11.9 9.7-14.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 488 398 80.9 74.6-86.0 90 19.1 14.0-25.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 634 537 84.2 80.4-87.4 97 15.8 12.6-19.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 892 790 86.6 83.3-89.4 102 13.4 10.6-16.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 653 581 88.8 85.6-91.3 72 11.2 8.7-14.4
2nd Quartile 547 472 85.3 80.9-88.8 75 14.7 11.2-19.1
3rd Quartile 514 431 79.7 74.3-84.2 83 20.3 15.8-25.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 300 241 82.0 73.4-88.3 59 18.0 11.7-26.6

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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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