2023 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 3,939 344 9.0 7.8-10.4 141 4.2 3.2- 5.5 1,022 24.0 22.2-25.9 2,432 62.8 60.6-65.0
Non-Hispanic Black 679 67 9.9 7.1-13.5 41 5.9 3.9- 9.0 116 15.8 12.6-19.7 455 68.4 63.4-72.9
GENDER
Male 281 39 13.3 8.7-19.9 28 9.1 5.3-15.2 55 18.9 13.6-25.6 159 58.7 50.7-66.3
Female 398 28 7.0 4.2-11.4 *** *** *** 61 13.3 9.7-18.0 296 76.4 70.6-81.3
AGE
18-34 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 94 82.1 72.2-89.0
35-44 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 13.9 8.5-21.9 100 66.8 56.5-75.8
65-74 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 21.2 13.5-31.8 *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 24 10.7 6.3-17.5 *** *** *** 30 18.8 12.4-27.4 100 60.4 50.3-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 216 26 11.9 7.2-19.0 *** *** *** 35 14.2 9.1-21.3 143 70.0 61.5-77.3
College Graduate 240 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 13.2 9.0-19.0 185 80.3 73.6-85.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 12.8 8.1-19.6 121 74.2 64.7-81.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 28 14.2 8.5-22.8 21 7.7 4.7-12.4 62 24.1 17.4-32.5 132 54.0 44.8-62.8
No 431 39 7.8 5.2-11.7 *** *** *** 53 11.7 8.5-16.0 319 75.3 69.5-80.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 589 56 9.2 6.5-12.8 30 5.7 3.5- 9.2 86 12.6 9.7-16.3 417 72.5 67.4-77.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 250 19 9.1 5.4-14.9 *** *** *** 43 16.4 11.5-22.8 176 69.8 62.3-76.5
Regional City or Suburban County 162 15 4.3 2.5- 7.5 *** *** *** 28 16.1 10.0-25.0 105 72.5 62.8-80.5
Rural 267 33 14.3 8.8-22.3 *** *** *** 45 15.0 10.1-21.6 174 64.0 55.2-72.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 361 31 9.3 6.0-14.1 24 7.1 4.0-12.3 40 11.1 7.6-16.0 266 72.4 65.8-78.2
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 28.0 19.9-37.9 96 57.8 47.0-67.9
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 16 15.4 8.9-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 23 8.8 5.4-14.2 *** *** *** 50 15.0 10.6-20.7 235 70.8 63.9-76.9
HOUSING
Own 364 27 7.5 4.6-11.9 *** *** *** 62 15.2 11.1-20.3 261 73.0 66.5-78.5
Rent 240 33 16.1 9.8-25.3 24 10.7 6.5-17.3 46 17.3 12.1-24.2 137 55.9 46.7-64.7
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 34 15.3 9.3-23.9 15 4.7 2.7- 8.1 43 14.5 9.7-20.9 173 65.6 57.0-73.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 18.4 11.7-27.7 108 68.3 58.3-76.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 248 16 6.9 3.8-12.2 *** *** *** 43 15.1 10.6-21.1 174 70.5 62.6-77.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.7 9.0-23.0 86 71.5 60.7-80.4
2nd Quartile 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 19.5 13.2-27.7 116 64.8 55.2-73.4
3rd Quartile 230 31 14.0 8.4-22.3 *** *** *** 31 11.2 7.1-17.2 158 71.9 63.5-79.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 18.0 10.6-28.9 *** *** ***

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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 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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