2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,291 408 10.1 8.8-11.5 153 4.4 3.5- 5.4 1,142 25.0 23.3-26.8 2,588 60.5 58.5-62.5
MALES 2,014 205 10.2 8.6-12.2 84 5.1 3.9- 6.8 610 29.0 26.5-31.6 1,115 55.6 52.8-58.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,275 130 11.5 9.2-14.2 45 4.3 3.0- 6.1 430 32.2 29.1-35.4 670 52.1 48.6-55.5
Non-Hispanic Black 296 38 10.1 6.8-14.6 15 7.4 3.8-13.9 70 24.4 18.6-31.3 173 58.1 50.7-65.1
Other 393 32 7.0 4.2-11.4 22 6.2 3.6-10.3 95 21.2 16.4-27.0 244 65.6 58.9-71.8
AGE
18-34 518 40 8.7 6.1-12.4 34 8.2 5.3-12.6 83 16.1 12.5-20.5 361 66.9 61.4-72.0
35-44 291 31 10.1 6.8-14.7 15 7.2 4.1-12.4 77 25.4 19.9-31.7 168 57.3 50.4-63.9
45-54 320 45 15.0 10.5-21.1 12 3.4 1.7- 6.9 93 29.0 23.1-35.8 170 52.5 45.4-59.5
55-64 349 46 13.3 8.9-19.5 17 5.4 3.1- 9.2 106 29.4 23.6-36.1 180 51.9 44.8-58.9
65-74 328 35 8.4 5.2-13.4 *** *** *** 140 47.5 40.5-54.6 150 43.8 37.1-50.8
75+ 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 35 16.9 11.4-24.3 13 5.8 3.1-10.6 68 36.1 27.9-45.3 83 41.2 32.4-50.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 69 14.0 10.2-18.8 28 6.4 4.0-10.2 139 24.4 20.0-29.4 258 55.2 49.3-61.0
Some Post-H.S. 546 73 10.9 8.2-14.3 26 5.8 3.5- 9.6 171 31.0 26.4-36.0 276 52.3 47.1-57.4
College Graduate 766 27 2.6 1.7- 4.1 16 2.7 1.4- 5.3 228 27.7 24.2-31.6 495 66.9 62.8-70.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 21 18.8 10.7-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 69 39.4 29.9-49.7
$25,000- 34,999 170 25 14.6 8.5-23.9 *** *** *** 50 26.9 19.6-35.6 87 53.7 43.9-63.2
$35,000- 49,999 211 23 9.8 5.4-16.9 18 10.7 5.8-19.0 64 27.9 20.7-36.3 106 51.6 42.6-60.5
$50,000- 74,999 259 23 8.0 5.1-12.5 *** *** *** 88 35.5 28.3-43.5 138 50.5 42.8-58.1
$75,000+ 730 49 6.2 4.4- 8.7 18 2.8 1.7- 4.8 225 29.5 25.6-33.6 438 61.5 57.1-65.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 607 95 16.9 13.0-21.5 28 3.8 2.4- 5.9 235 36.9 32.1-42.1 249 42.4 37.2-47.8
No 1,388 107 7.3 5.8- 9.3 56 5.8 4.1- 8.0 369 25.4 22.6-28.4 856 61.5 58.1-64.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 481 48 9.8 6.8-14.1 16 3.5 2.1- 5.9 185 38.6 33.2-44.4 232 48.0 42.3-53.7
Non-Veteran 1,522 154 10.2 8.4-12.5 67 5.6 4.1- 7.6 424 26.5 23.8-29.4 877 57.7 54.4-60.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 701 59 9.1 6.8-12.1 28 5.3 3.3- 8.4 194 25.1 21.6-29.0 420 60.5 56.1-64.7
Regional City or Suburban County 529 46 8.1 5.7-11.4 25 5.7 3.6- 8.8 171 31.3 26.4-36.6 287 55.0 49.3-60.5
Rural 784 100 13.1 9.9-17.1 31 4.6 2.7- 7.6 245 30.8 26.6-35.5 408 51.5 46.6-56.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,303 108 7.8 6.2- 9.8 62 6.0 4.4- 8.0 314 23.7 21.0-26.7 819 62.5 59.1-65.7
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 39 8.7 5.4-13.6 *** *** *** 234 54.3 48.1-60.4 171 36.6 30.9-42.6
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 22.2 14.3-33.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 *** *** *** 13 8.7 4.6-15.9 *** *** *** 66 34.8 25.9-45.0
101% to 150% 111 18 15.0 8.8-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 142 13 7.1 3.4-14.3 *** *** *** 40 28.9 20.2-39.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,149 92 7.7 5.9-10.0 41 4.2 2.9- 6.1 364 30.4 27.2-33.9 652 57.6 54.0-61.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 488 67 13.9 9.6-19.7 23 5.1 2.6- 9.9 160 33.8 27.9-40.2 238 47.2 40.7-53.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 634 73 11.5 8.8-14.9 24 4.3 2.8- 6.7 185 27.2 23.2-31.7 352 57.0 52.0-61.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 892 65 7.6 5.7-10.1 37 5.8 3.8- 8.5 265 27.9 24.5-31.7 525 58.7 54.6-62.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 653 46 5.7 4.1- 7.9 26 5.5 3.6- 8.3 212 30.4 26.2-34.9 369 58.3 53.6-63.0
2nd Quartile 547 53 9.9 7.2-13.4 22 4.8 2.7- 8.4 154 26.4 22.3-31.1 318 58.9 53.6-64.0
3rd Quartile 514 60 15.4 11.3-20.6 23 4.9 3.0- 7.9 145 28.1 23.3-33.6 286 51.6 46.0-57.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 300 46 12.3 7.9-18.8 13 5.7 2.0-15.3 99 35.1 27.4-43.6 142 46.9 38.2-55.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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