2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Marijuana Use

During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use marijuana or cannabis?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Non-Daily Use (1-19 days) Daily or near daily use (20+ days) Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,449 163 5.4 4.3- 6.6 146 4.7 3.8- 5.8 3,140 89.9 88.4-91.3
Non-Hispanic White 2,178 107 5.2 4.0- 6.8 88 4.3 3.4- 5.5 1,983 90.5 88.6-92.1
GENDER
Male 1,018 62 5.7 4.3- 7.5 58 5.6 4.1- 7.6 898 88.7 86.2-90.8
Female 1,160 45 4.8 3.0- 7.5 30 3.1 2.0- 4.8 1,085 92.1 89.2-94.3
AGE
18-34 360 41 10.0 7.1-14.0 34 9.2 6.4-13.2 285 80.8 75.7-84.9
35-44 279 14 4.0 2.3- 7.0 *** *** *** 252 91.0 86.2-94.2
45-54 337 16 5.2 2.9- 9.2 *** *** *** 307 90.5 85.4-93.9
55-64 447 21 4.1 2.5- 6.6 *** *** *** 415 93.5 90.0-95.8
65-74 422 *** *** *** 16 3.3 1.9- 5.7 *** *** ***
75+ 296 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 17 3.4 1.9- 5.7 14 3.1 1.7- 5.5 407 93.5 90.5-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 654 25 3.9 2.5- 5.9 37 6.0 4.1- 8.7 592 90.1 87.0-92.5
College Graduate 992 55 5.6 4.1- 7.5 26 2.2 1.4- 3.3 911 92.3 90.1-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 180 *** *** *** 14 8.0 4.4-14.1 158 88.3 81.7-92.7
$35,000- 49,999 216 *** *** *** *** *** *** 194 87.6 80.8-92.3
$50,000- 74,999 288 *** *** *** *** *** *** 267 93.6 89.8-96.0
$75,000+ 847 43 4.6 3.3- 6.5 26 3.0 1.8- 4.9 778 92.4 90.0-94.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 715 39 6.7 4.1-10.8 37 4.8 3.3- 7.0 639 88.5 84.4-91.6
No 1,440 66 4.4 3.3- 5.8 50 4.1 2.9- 5.7 1,324 91.5 89.6-93.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 281 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,894 103 5.8 4.4- 7.5 78 4.4 3.4- 5.7 1,713 89.8 87.8-91.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 632 39 5.2 3.6- 7.4 32 5.8 3.8- 8.8 561 89.0 85.6-91.6
Regional City or Suburban County 624 31 5.0 3.3- 7.4 27 5.0 3.2- 7.6 566 90.0 86.8-92.5
Rural 922 37 5.4 3.2- 8.9 29 2.7 1.8- 4.2 856 91.9 88.4-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,187 65 5.4 4.1- 7.2 58 5.3 3.9- 7.1 1,064 89.3 86.9-91.2
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 685 15 1.9 1.0- 3.3 14 1.6 0.9- 2.9 656 96.5 94.8-97.7
Unable to Work 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 83.2 72.0-90.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 93 89.3 82.2-93.7
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 143 90.7 83.8-94.8
More than 200% 1,321 65 4.5 3.4- 6.0 45 3.6 2.5- 5.0 1,211 91.9 90.0-93.5
HOUSING
Own 1,686 61 3.9 2.7- 5.8 49 3.3 2.3- 4.6 1,576 92.8 90.7-94.5
Rent 353 38 12.3 8.7-17.1 31 10.0 6.8-14.4 284 77.8 72.1-82.5
Other arrangement 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 424 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 801 33 4.5 3.1- 6.7 29 4.1 2.7- 6.3 739 91.3 88.6-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 953 57 5.1 3.9- 6.8 47 5.6 3.9- 7.8 849 89.3 86.7-91.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 793 51 5.8 4.2- 7.8 38 5.1 3.5- 7.4 704 89.1 86.3-91.4
2nd Quartile 617 21 3.5 2.2- 5.7 25 5.1 3.2- 8.0 571 91.4 88.1-93.8
3rd Quartile 530 *** *** *** 18 2.8 1.6- 4.7 488 90.5 85.0-94.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 238 *** *** *** *** *** *** 220 92.6 87.2-95.9

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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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