2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,299 1,711 39.5 37.6-41.6 2,588 60.5 58.4-62.4
Non-Hispanic White 2,686 1,162 43.6 41.2-46.1 1,524 56.4 53.9-58.8
GENDER
Male 1,279 609 48.0 44.6-51.5 670 52.0 48.5-55.4
Female 1,407 553 39.5 36.1-43.0 854 60.5 57.0-63.9
AGE
18-34 535 154 31.7 27.0-36.9 381 68.3 63.1-73.0
35-44 343 145 41.4 35.5-47.6 198 58.6 52.4-64.5
45-54 405 183 45.3 39.3-51.4 222 54.7 48.6-60.7
55-64 514 245 49.0 43.2-54.8 269 51.0 45.2-56.8
65-74 509 257 52.7 46.9-58.4 252 47.3 41.6-53.1
75+ 337 172 50.1 42.4-57.9 165 49.9 42.1-57.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 538 270 47.8 42.5-53.1 268 52.2 46.9-57.5
Some Post-H.S. 802 393 45.6 41.5-49.7 409 54.4 50.3-58.5
College Graduate 1,229 415 31.3 28.3-34.4 814 68.7 65.6-71.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 95 61.6 52.0-70.5 65 38.4 29.5-48.0
$25,000- 34,999 233 118 51.8 43.4-60.0 115 48.2 40.0-56.6
$35,000- 49,999 282 130 42.2 34.9-49.9 152 57.8 50.1-65.1
$50,000- 74,999 357 153 43.2 36.6-50.0 204 56.8 50.0-63.4
$75,000+ 1,014 376 35.8 32.4-39.4 638 64.2 60.6-67.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 854 477 56.9 52.3-61.3 377 43.1 38.7-47.7
No 1,806 673 36.4 33.7-39.1 1,133 63.6 60.9-66.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 367 199 54.4 48.1-60.6 168 45.6 39.4-51.9
Non-Veteran 2,314 961 42.1 39.5-44.8 1,353 57.9 55.2-60.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 806 307 38.2 34.3-42.4 499 61.8 57.6-65.7
Regional City or Suburban County 774 330 43.7 39.2-48.3 444 56.3 51.7-60.8
Rural 1,106 525 47.5 43.5-51.5 581 52.5 48.5-56.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,476 562 37.9 34.9-41.0 914 62.1 59.0-65.1
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 802 398 49.8 45.2-54.5 404 50.2 45.5-54.8
Unable to Work 177 115 67.6 57.3-76.5 62 32.4 23.5-42.7
Other not in Labor Force 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 81 63.1 52.2-72.7 54 36.9 27.3-47.8
101% to 150% 136 78 61.1 50.4-70.8 58 38.9 29.2-49.6
151% to 200% 197 96 48.6 39.8-57.4 101 51.4 42.6-60.2
More than 200% 1,620 648 38.3 35.5-41.3 972 61.7 58.7-64.5
HOUSING
Own 1,970 832 43.6 40.7-46.5 1,138 56.4 53.5-59.3
Rent 544 267 47.3 42.3-52.2 277 52.7 47.8-57.7
Other arrangement 153 56 33.8 25.4-43.3 97 66.2 56.7-74.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 530 270 51.6 45.3-57.8 260 48.4 42.2-54.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 948 408 43.0 39.0-47.1 540 57.0 52.9-61.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,208 484 40.5 37.1-44.0 724 59.5 56.0-62.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 981 413 41.5 37.8-45.4 568 58.5 54.6-62.2
2nd Quartile 774 322 42.4 38.0-46.8 452 57.6 53.2-62.0
3rd Quartile 643 271 46.0 40.6-51.4 372 54.0 48.6-59.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 156 50.3 42.2-58.4 132 49.7 41.6-57.8

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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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