2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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During the past 30 days, did you smoke cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,151 121 4.2 3.4- 5.3 3,030 95.8 94.7-96.6
Non-Hispanic Black 571 30 5.5 3.3- 8.8 541 94.5 91.2-96.7
GENDER
Male 228 26 10.1 5.9-16.8 202 89.9 83.2-94.1
Female 343 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 364 20 4.9 2.9- 7.9 344 95.1 92.1-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 504 19 3.6 2.1- 6.2 485 96.4 93.8-97.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 203 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 303 17 5.6 3.3- 9.6 286 94.4 90.4-96.7
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 271 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 319 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 194 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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