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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 2,277 203 10.0 8.2-12.2 69 3.6 2.5- 5.2 532 21.4 19.1-23.8 1,473 65.0 62.2-67.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,829 343 9.6 8.2-11.1 129 4.1 3.2- 5.3 1,059 25.7 24.0-27.5 2,298 60.6 58.5-62.7
No 389 62 16.4 12.1-21.8 *** *** *** 73 18.1 13.8-23.5 236 59.2 52.6-65.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,123 132 12.0 9.5-15.2 41 4.1 2.8- 5.9 257 20.6 17.7-23.9 693 63.3 59.4-67.0
Overweight 1,417 130 9.2 7.4-11.3 48 4.1 2.8- 5.9 404 25.3 22.7-28.2 835 61.4 58.2-64.6
Obese 1,325 118 9.7 7.5-12.5 51 4.7 3.3- 6.7 387 30.1 26.7-33.8 769 55.4 51.6-59.2
Current Smoker
Yes 561 408 69.9 64.0-75.2 153 30.1 24.8-36.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,730 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,142 29.2 27.3-31.2 2,588 70.8 68.8-72.7
History of CVD**
Yes 461 59 15.2 10.6-21.2 *** *** *** 188 38.8 32.3-45.7 192 39.6 33.2-46.3
No 3,795 343 9.2 8.0-10.6 130 4.1 3.3- 5.1 943 23.5 21.8-25.3 2,379 63.1 61.1-65.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 637 96 14.7 11.6-18.6 47 9.4 6.6-13.2 167 26.1 22.1-30.6 327 49.8 45.0-54.5
No 3,421 277 9.0 7.6-10.6 88 3.1 2.3- 4.3 925 25.3 23.3-27.3 2,131 62.6 60.3-64.9
Heavy Drinker
Yes 261 52 20.7 14.9-28.2 19 8.3 4.6-14.5 92 31.4 25.1-38.6 98 39.5 32.3-47.1
No 3,810 328 9.3 8.0-10.9 117 3.9 3.0- 5.1 1,007 25.1 23.3-27.0 2,358 61.7 59.5-63.8
COPD
Yes 339 94 27.3 20.3-35.6 *** *** *** 134 38.1 30.6-46.2 84 25.4 19.6-32.3
No 3,941 312 8.7 7.4-10.0 125 3.9 3.1- 4.8 1,003 23.9 22.2-25.7 2,501 63.6 61.6-65.6
Current Asthma
Yes 389 50 16.7 11.2-24.1 *** *** *** 110 23.9 18.9-29.6 214 53.1 45.9-60.2
No 3,884 356 9.2 8.0-10.5 137 4.1 3.3- 5.1 1,028 25.2 23.4-27.1 2,363 61.5 59.5-63.6
Diabetes
Yes 571 67 13.1 9.2-18.3 *** *** *** 206 32.9 28.1-38.1 280 51.1 45.4-56.7
No 3,711 339 9.7 8.4-11.2 135 4.6 3.6- 5.8 934 23.6 21.9-25.4 2,303 62.1 60.0-64.2
Functional Disability
Yes 1,360 197 16.0 13.1-19.3 68 5.5 3.8- 7.9 450 31.1 27.7-34.7 645 47.4 43.6-51.3
No 2,891 207 7.1 6.0- 8.5 85 3.8 2.9- 5.0 677 21.7 19.9-23.7 1,922 67.3 65.1-69.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,280 178 15.5 12.5-19.0 63 5.8 3.9- 8.5 474 35.8 32.3-39.6 565 42.9 39.1-46.8
No 3,011 230 8.0 6.8- 9.4 90 3.8 2.9- 4.9 668 20.7 18.9-22.7 2,023 67.5 65.2-69.7

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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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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