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
MALES 2,020 905 44.5 41.6-47.3 1,115 55.5 52.7-58.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,279 609 48.0 44.6-51.5 670 52.0 48.5-55.4
Non-Hispanic Black 296 123 41.9 34.9-49.3 173 58.1 50.7-65.1
Other 395 151 34.4 28.2-41.2 244 65.6 58.8-71.8
AGE
18-34 519 158 33.2 28.1-38.7 361 66.8 61.3-71.9
35-44 293 125 42.8 36.2-49.7 168 57.2 50.3-63.8
45-54 321 151 47.6 40.5-54.7 170 52.4 45.3-59.5
55-64 349 169 48.1 41.1-55.2 180 51.9 44.8-58.9
65-74 330 180 56.5 49.5-63.2 150 43.5 36.8-50.5
75+ 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 117 59.0 49.6-67.8 83 41.0 32.2-50.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 239 44.9 39.2-50.9 258 55.1 49.1-60.8
Some Post-H.S. 547 271 47.7 42.6-52.9 276 52.3 47.1-57.4
College Graduate 767 272 33.1 29.3-37.2 495 66.9 62.8-70.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 76 60.6 50.3-70.1 69 39.4 29.9-49.7
$25,000- 34,999 171 84 46.4 36.8-56.2 87 53.6 43.8-63.2
$35,000- 49,999 212 106 48.6 39.7-57.5 106 51.4 42.5-60.3
$50,000- 74,999 260 122 49.7 42.1-57.4 138 50.3 42.6-57.9
$75,000+ 731 293 38.6 34.4-43.0 438 61.4 57.0-65.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 608 359 57.7 52.3-62.9 249 42.3 37.1-47.7
No 1,393 537 38.6 35.4-42.0 856 61.4 58.0-64.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 481 249 52.0 46.3-57.7 232 48.0 42.3-53.7
Non-Veteran 1,528 651 42.5 39.2-45.7 877 57.5 54.3-60.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 704 284 39.7 35.5-44.1 420 60.3 55.9-64.5
Regional City or Suburban County 530 243 45.1 39.6-50.8 287 54.9 49.2-60.4
Rural 786 378 48.6 43.7-53.5 408 51.4 46.5-56.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,308 489 37.7 34.5-41.0 819 62.3 59.0-65.5
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 279 63.4 57.4-69.1 171 36.6 30.9-42.6
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 79 65.2 55.0-74.1 66 34.8 25.9-45.0
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,152 500 42.5 39.0-46.1 652 57.5 53.9-61.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 489 251 52.8 46.2-59.3 238 47.2 40.7-53.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 636 284 43.1 38.4-48.1 352 56.9 51.9-61.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 895 370 41.4 37.5-45.5 525 58.6 54.5-62.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 655 286 41.8 37.2-46.6 369 58.2 53.4-62.8
2nd Quartile 549 231 41.3 36.2-46.5 318 58.7 53.5-63.8
3rd Quartile 515 229 48.5 43.0-54.0 286 51.5 46.0-57.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 301 159 53.1 44.2-61.8 142 46.9 38.2-55.8

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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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