2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,291 3,730 85.5 83.9-87.0 561 14.5 13.0-16.1
Non-Hispanic White 2,682 2,339 85.1 82.9-87.0 343 14.9 13.0-17.1
GENDER
Male 1,275 1,100 84.3 81.3-86.9 175 15.7 13.1-18.7
Female 1,407 1,239 85.8 82.5-88.5 168 14.2 11.5-17.5
AGE
18-34 534 471 84.6 79.6-88.6 63 15.4 11.4-20.4
35-44 343 289 84.4 79.6-88.3 54 15.6 11.7-20.4
45-54 404 336 81.9 76.6-86.2 68 18.1 13.8-23.4
55-64 514 436 81.8 75.7-86.7 78 18.2 13.3-24.3
65-74 507 450 85.6 78.9-90.4 57 14.4 9.6-21.1
75+ 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 536 446 82.5 77.9-86.3 90 17.5 13.7-22.1
Some Post-H.S. 802 658 82.9 79.4-85.9 144 17.1 14.1-20.6
College Graduate 1,228 1,163 95.0 93.4-96.2 65 5.0 3.8- 6.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 122 72.8 62.4-81.2 38 27.2 18.8-37.6
$25,000- 34,999 233 191 81.0 73.3-86.9 42 19.0 13.1-26.7
$35,000- 49,999 281 236 82.3 75.2-87.8 45 17.7 12.2-24.8
$50,000- 74,999 356 317 85.8 78.5-90.9 39 14.2 9.1-21.5
$75,000+ 1,013 934 92.1 89.7-93.9 79 7.9 6.1-10.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 853 687 77.3 72.5-81.5 166 22.7 18.5-27.5
No 1,803 1,629 89.2 87.2-91.0 174 10.8 9.0-12.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 367 320 87.0 82.2-90.7 47 13.0 9.3-17.8
Non-Veteran 2,310 2,015 84.8 82.4-86.9 295 15.2 13.1-17.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 804 728 89.4 86.4-91.8 76 10.6 8.2-13.6
Regional City or Suburban County 773 674 85.2 81.3-88.4 99 14.8 11.6-18.7
Rural 1,105 937 81.7 77.7-85.2 168 18.3 14.8-22.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,472 1,300 87.5 85.2-89.5 172 12.5 10.5-14.8
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 802 733 90.6 87.1-93.2 69 9.4 6.8-12.9
Unable to Work 177 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 197 166 83.6 75.9-89.2 31 16.4 10.8-24.1
More than 200% 1,617 1,459 89.6 87.5-91.4 158 10.4 8.6-12.5
HOUSING
Own 1,967 1,762 86.7 84.1-88.9 205 13.3 11.1-15.9
Rent 544 436 78.9 74.3-82.9 108 21.1 17.1-25.7
Other arrangement 152 124 80.5 71.8-87.0 28 19.5 13.0-28.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 426 76.4 69.4-82.1 104 23.6 17.9-30.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 946 808 83.8 80.3-86.8 138 16.2 13.2-19.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,206 1,105 90.0 87.5-92.1 101 10.0 7.9-12.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 979 892 89.8 87.2-92.0 87 10.2 8.0-12.8
2nd Quartile 772 671 85.4 81.6-88.6 101 14.6 11.4-18.4
3rd Quartile 643 543 78.3 72.4-83.3 100 21.7 16.7-27.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 233 83.5 76.7-88.6 55 16.5 11.4-23.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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