2023 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 3,939 3,454 86.8 85.0-88.3 485 13.2 11.7-15.0
Non-Hispanic Black 679 571 84.2 79.9-87.7 108 15.8 12.3-20.1
GENDER
Male 281 214 77.6 70.0-83.7 67 22.4 16.3-30.0
Female 398 357 89.7 85.0-93.0 41 10.3 7.0-15.0
AGE
18-34 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 107 88 85.8 76.0-92.0 19 14.2 8.0-24.0
55-64 147 122 80.7 70.6-87.9 25 19.3 12.1-29.4
65-74 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 130 79.2 69.7-86.2 39 20.8 13.8-30.3
Some Post-H.S. 216 178 84.1 77.0-89.4 38 15.9 10.6-23.0
College Graduate 240 222 93.5 88.5-96.4 18 6.5 3.6-11.5
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+ 162 147 87.0 77.7-92.7 15 13.0 7.3-22.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 194 78.1 69.6-84.8 49 21.9 15.2-30.4
No 431 372 87.0 81.9-90.8 59 13.0 9.2-18.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 589 503 85.1 80.7-88.7 86 14.9 11.3-19.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 250 219 86.2 79.8-90.9 31 13.8 9.1-20.2
Regional City or Suburban County 162 133 88.7 82.4-92.9 29 11.3 7.1-17.6
Rural 267 219 79.0 70.2-85.7 48 21.0 14.3-29.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 361 306 83.5 77.5-88.2 55 16.5 11.8-22.5
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 56 78.1 67.1-86.1 22 21.9 13.9-32.9
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 285 85.8 79.8-90.2 40 14.2 9.8-20.2
HOUSING
Own 364 323 88.1 82.6-92.0 41 11.9 8.0-17.4
Rent 240 183 73.2 63.8-80.9 57 26.8 19.1-36.2
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 265 216 80.1 71.6-86.5 49 19.9 13.5-28.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 166 138 86.7 79.4-91.6 28 13.3 8.4-20.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 248 217 85.6 78.2-90.8 31 14.4 9.2-21.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 182 154 84.3 75.7-90.3 28 15.7 9.7-24.3
3rd Quartile 230 189 83.2 75.0-89.0 41 16.8 11.0-25.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 145 120 83.7 73.8-90.3 25 16.3 9.7-26.2

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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 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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