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
MALES 899 205 23.1 19.6-27.0 84 11.6 8.9-15.0 610 65.3 61.0-69.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 605 130 23.9 19.5-28.9 45 8.9 6.3-12.5 430 67.2 62.0-72.0
Non-Hispanic Black 123 38 24.0 16.3-33.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 149 32 20.4 12.7-31.1 22 17.9 10.8-28.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 157 40 26.4 18.7-35.9 34 24.8 16.6-35.5 83 48.8 38.9-58.7
35-44 123 31 23.7 16.2-33.1 15 16.9 9.9-27.5 *** *** ***
45-54 150 45 31.7 22.8-42.1 12 7.3 3.6-14.2 93 61.1 50.7-70.6
55-64 169 46 27.6 19.0-38.3 17 11.2 6.5-18.6 106 61.2 50.7-70.6
65-74 178 35 14.9 9.2-23.3 *** *** *** 140 84.6 76.3-90.4
75+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 35 28.7 19.7-39.7 13 9.9 5.3-17.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 236 69 31.2 23.6-40.0 28 14.3 9.0-22.0 139 54.5 45.8-62.9
Some Post-H.S. 270 73 22.8 17.4-29.4 26 12.2 7.4-19.4 171 65.0 57.3-71.9
College Graduate 271 27 8.0 5.2-12.1 16 8.2 4.2-15.3 228 83.8 76.9-88.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 121 23 16.2 10.2-24.8 *** *** *** 88 71.7 60.4-80.9
$75,000+ 292 49 16.1 11.6-21.9 18 7.4 4.4-12.2 225 76.5 70.0-82.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 358 95 29.3 23.1-36.3 28 6.6 4.2-10.2 235 64.1 57.2-70.6
No 532 107 19.0 15.1-23.6 56 15.0 11.0-20.3 369 66.0 60.3-71.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 249 48 18.9 13.2-26.4 16 6.8 4.0-11.3 185 74.3 66.6-80.8
Non-Veteran 645 154 24.2 20.1-28.9 67 13.2 9.7-17.6 424 62.6 57.4-67.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 281 59 23.0 17.5-29.6 28 13.4 8.5-20.5 194 63.6 56.2-70.4
Regional City or Suburban County 242 46 18.0 12.8-24.6 25 12.6 8.1-19.0 171 69.5 61.8-76.2
Rural 376 100 27.0 20.8-34.2 31 9.4 5.7-15.3 245 63.6 56.1-70.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 484 108 20.8 16.7-25.6 62 16.0 12.0-20.9 314 63.3 57.6-68.6
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 279 39 13.7 8.6-20.9 *** *** *** 234 85.6 78.3-90.7
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** 13 13.4 7.0-24.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 497 92 18.2 14.1-23.1 41 10.0 7.0-14.1 364 71.8 66.3-76.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 250 67 26.3 18.6-35.9 23 9.7 5.0-18.1 160 63.9 54.1-72.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 282 73 26.7 20.8-33.5 24 10.0 6.5-15.2 185 63.3 56.2-69.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 367 65 18.4 13.9-23.9 37 13.9 9.5-20.0 265 67.7 61.1-73.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 284 46 13.8 10.0-18.7 26 13.2 8.9-19.3 212 73.0 66.4-78.8
2nd Quartile 229 53 24.0 17.8-31.5 22 11.7 6.8-19.5 154 64.3 56.0-71.8
3rd Quartile 228 60 31.7 23.8-40.8 23 10.2 6.3-16.1 145 58.1 49.2-66.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 158 46 23.3 15.0-34.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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