2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,703 408 25.6 22.7-28.8 153 11.0 8.9-13.6 1,142 63.3 59.9-66.6
Non-Hispanic White 1,158 257 24.9 21.5-28.8 86 9.4 7.0-12.5 815 65.7 61.6-69.5
GENDER
Male 605 130 23.9 19.5-28.9 45 8.9 6.3-12.5 430 67.2 62.0-72.0
Female 553 127 26.1 20.9-32.1 41 9.9 6.2-15.5 385 64.0 57.6-69.9
AGE
18-34 153 36 29.8 20.7-40.9 27 18.8 12.2-27.7 90 51.4 41.6-61.2
35-44 145 40 26.6 19.2-35.4 14 11.1 6.4-18.4 91 62.4 53.0-70.9
45-54 182 56 34.3 26.1-43.5 *** *** *** 114 59.9 50.7-68.5
55-64 245 61 28.5 20.3-38.5 *** *** *** 167 62.9 53.4-71.5
65-74 255 48 19.6 13.7-27.2 *** *** *** 198 72.5 62.1-80.9
75+ 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 268 73 29.1 22.4-36.8 17 7.7 4.5-12.7 178 63.3 55.5-70.5
Some Post-H.S. 393 105 25.2 20.3-30.8 39 12.4 8.6-17.6 249 62.4 56.3-68.2
College Graduate 414 42 10.1 7.2-14.0 23 5.9 3.7- 9.3 349 84.0 79.4-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 129 *** *** *** 15 15.0 8.2-25.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 375 59 15.8 11.7-21.0 20 6.4 3.9-10.3 296 77.8 72.1-82.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 476 130 31.0 25.1-37.8 36 8.8 5.2-14.7 310 60.1 53.3-66.6
No 670 124 19.6 16.1-23.8 50 10.0 7.3-13.6 496 70.3 65.7-74.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 35 16.7 11.1-24.2 *** *** *** 152 76.2 68.1-82.8
Non-Veteran 957 221 26.4 22.5-30.8 74 9.8 7.1-13.4 662 63.7 59.2-68.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 305 57 21.1 15.8-27.6 19 6.7 4.1-10.7 229 72.3 65.5-78.1
Regional City or Suburban County 329 71 22.9 17.0-30.0 28 11.0 7.2-16.5 230 66.1 58.7-72.8
Rural 524 129 28.8 23.2-35.1 39 9.8 5.9-15.9 356 61.4 54.9-67.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 558 123 22.2 18.2-26.8 49 10.8 7.9-14.6 386 67.0 61.9-71.6
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 398 52 14.9 10.4-20.9 *** *** *** 329 81.1 74.7-86.1
Unable to Work 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 645 112 18.0 14.4-22.2 46 9.2 6.5-12.8 487 72.9 68.1-77.1
HOUSING
Own 829 152 22.4 18.3-27.0 53 8.2 5.6-12.0 624 69.4 64.4-73.9
Rent 267 81 30.6 24.3-37.8 27 14.0 9.1-21.0 159 55.3 47.9-62.6
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 82 34.7 26.1-44.5 *** *** *** 166 54.2 44.6-63.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 406 105 28.7 23.0-35.3 33 9.0 6.2-12.9 268 62.3 55.7-68.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 482 70 16.0 12.2-20.6 31 8.7 5.7-13.1 381 75.3 69.9-80.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 411 58 14.2 10.7-18.7 29 10.3 6.9-15.1 324 75.5 69.9-80.3
2nd Quartile 320 76 26.5 20.2-33.9 25 8.0 5.0-12.7 219 65.5 58.0-72.2
3rd Quartile 271 78 35.7 27.5-44.8 *** *** *** 171 52.8 44.0-61.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 156 45 27.6 18.8-38.5 *** *** *** 101 67.3 56.2-76.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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