2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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
Non-Hispanic White 2,682 257 10.9 9.2-12.7 86 4.1 3.0- 5.5 815 28.6 26.5-30.8 1,524 56.5 54.0-58.9
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,407 127 10.3 8.1-13.1 41 3.9 2.4- 6.3 385 25.3 22.4-28.3 854 60.5 57.0-63.9
AGE
18-34 534 36 9.4 6.2-14.1 27 5.9 3.8- 9.2 90 16.3 13.1-20.1 381 68.3 63.1-73.1
35-44 343 40 11.0 7.8-15.2 14 4.6 2.6- 7.8 91 25.8 20.8-31.7 198 58.6 52.4-64.5
45-54 404 56 15.5 11.4-20.7 *** *** *** 114 27.1 22.1-32.8 222 54.8 48.7-60.7
55-64 514 61 14.0 9.6-19.9 *** *** *** 167 30.8 26.0-36.1 269 51.0 45.2-56.8
65-74 507 48 10.3 7.1-14.6 *** *** *** 198 38.0 32.8-43.6 252 47.5 41.8-53.3
75+ 337 *** *** *** *** *** *** 151 43.7 36.1-51.7 165 49.9 42.1-57.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 536 73 13.8 10.4-18.2 17 3.6 2.1- 6.2 178 30.1 25.6-35.1 268 52.4 47.1-57.6
Some Post-H.S. 802 105 11.5 9.1-14.4 39 5.6 3.9- 8.2 249 28.5 25.0-32.2 409 54.4 50.3-58.5
College Graduate 1,228 42 3.2 2.2- 4.5 23 1.8 1.1- 3.0 349 26.2 23.5-29.2 814 68.8 65.7-71.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 19.7 12.0-30.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 27 20.0 12.5-30.5 *** *** *** 57 34.5 25.9-44.2 65 38.4 29.5-48.0
$25,000- 34,999 233 35 14.8 9.6-22.2 *** *** *** 76 32.7 25.4-41.1 115 48.2 40.0-56.6
$35,000- 49,999 281 30 11.3 7.0-17.9 *** *** *** 84 24.4 18.9-30.8 152 58.0 50.3-65.3
$50,000- 74,999 356 *** *** *** *** *** *** 113 28.8 23.5-34.8 204 57.0 50.2-63.6
$75,000+ 1,013 59 5.7 4.1- 7.7 20 2.3 1.4- 3.7 296 27.8 24.7-31.2 638 64.2 60.6-67.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 853 130 17.6 14.0-22.0 36 5.0 2.9- 8.5 310 34.2 30.0-38.6 377 43.2 38.7-47.7
No 1,803 124 7.1 5.8- 8.8 50 3.6 2.6- 5.0 496 25.5 23.2-28.0 1,133 63.7 60.9-66.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 367 35 9.1 6.0-13.5 *** *** *** 152 41.5 35.3-48.0 168 45.6 39.4-51.9
Non-Veteran 2,310 221 11.1 9.3-13.2 74 4.1 3.0- 5.7 662 26.8 24.6-29.1 1,353 58.0 55.3-60.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 804 57 8.0 5.9-10.8 19 2.5 1.5- 4.1 229 27.5 23.9-31.5 499 61.9 57.7-65.9
Regional City or Suburban County 773 71 10.0 7.3-13.5 28 4.8 3.1- 7.4 230 28.9 24.9-33.2 444 56.4 51.7-60.9
Rural 1,105 129 13.6 10.7-17.2 39 4.6 2.7- 7.8 356 29.1 25.9-32.7 581 52.6 48.5-56.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,472 123 8.4 6.8-10.3 49 4.1 3.0- 5.6 386 25.3 22.7-28.1 914 62.2 59.2-65.2
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 802 52 7.4 5.1-10.7 *** *** *** 329 40.4 35.9-45.1 404 50.2 45.5-54.8
Unable to Work 177 *** *** *** *** *** *** 52 25.8 18.4-34.9 62 32.4 23.5-42.7
Other not in Labor Force 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 15.5 9.6-24.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 24.7 16.5-35.3 54 36.9 27.3-47.8
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 31.1 22.3-41.5 58 38.9 29.2-49.6
151% to 200% 197 24 12.2 7.4-19.6 *** *** *** 65 32.2 24.5-40.9 101 51.4 42.6-60.2
More than 200% 1,617 112 6.9 5.4- 8.7 46 3.5 2.5- 5.0 487 27.9 25.4-30.5 972 61.8 58.8-64.6
HOUSING
Own 1,967 152 9.7 7.8-12.0 53 3.6 2.4- 5.3 624 30.2 27.6-32.8 1,138 56.5 53.6-59.4
Rent 544 81 14.5 11.3-18.4 27 6.6 4.2-10.2 159 26.2 22.1-30.7 277 52.7 47.8-57.7
Other arrangement 152 22 15.2 9.5-23.4 *** *** *** 27 13.9 8.7-21.5 97 66.6 57.0-75.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 82 17.9 13.0-24.1 *** *** *** 166 28.0 23.1-33.3 260 48.4 42.2-54.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 946 105 12.3 9.7-15.6 33 3.9 2.6- 5.6 268 26.7 23.2-30.5 540 57.1 53.0-61.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,206 70 6.5 4.9- 8.5 31 3.5 2.3- 5.4 381 30.4 27.4-33.7 724 59.6 56.1-63.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 979 58 5.9 4.4- 7.9 29 4.3 2.8- 6.4 324 31.3 27.8-34.9 568 58.6 54.7-62.3
2nd Quartile 772 76 11.2 8.4-14.8 25 3.4 2.1- 5.5 219 27.7 23.8-31.9 452 57.7 53.3-62.1
3rd Quartile 643 78 16.4 12.2-21.6 *** *** *** 171 24.3 20.3-28.8 372 54.0 48.6-59.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 45 13.9 9.2-20.4 *** *** *** 101 33.8 26.8-41.7 132 49.7 41.6-57.8

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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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