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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,738 175 10.3 8.4-12.5 82 6.1 4.3- 8.5 517 27.5 24.7-30.4 964 56.2 52.9-59.5
Female 2,201 169 7.8 6.3- 9.7 59 2.5 1.8- 3.5 505 20.7 18.5-23.2 1,468 68.9 66.1-71.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,357 190 9.1 7.6-10.9 64 3.9 2.6- 5.8 708 29.4 26.9-31.9 1,395 57.6 54.8-60.4
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 330 40 14.1 7.2-25.6 14 5.1 1.8-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 157 11 5.3 2.7- 9.9 *** *** *** 31 17.5 10.8-27.1 110 74.6 64.9-82.4
Hispanic 359 31 9.5 5.4-16.1 15 4.3 2.4- 7.6 51 11.2 8.0-15.5 262 75.0 68.5-80.6
AGE
18-34 789 36 5.4 3.5- 8.2 29 2.9 1.9- 4.4 122 15.7 12.6-19.5 602 76.0 71.8-79.8
35-44 564 71 13.1 9.8-17.2 30 6.1 3.7- 9.9 130 23.8 19.4-28.9 333 57.0 51.5-62.4
45-54 602 68 10.5 7.2-14.9 19 3.6 2.0- 6.4 123 19.0 15.0-23.7 392 66.9 61.4-72.1
55-64 729 87 13.6 10.2-17.8 30 6.5 3.1-13.0 189 24.7 20.6-29.3 423 55.2 49.7-60.6
65-74 695 62 8.5 5.7-12.4 23 4.8 2.5- 8.8 224 31.8 27.1-36.9 386 55.0 49.5-60.3
75+ 507 19 5.3 2.9- 9.7 *** *** *** 222 43.6 37.3-50.2 257 49.0 42.6-55.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 310 48 15.9 10.7-23.0 25 9.7 4.8-18.8 69 20.0 14.6-26.7 168 54.4 46.2-62.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 848 107 11.2 8.5-14.6 41 5.3 3.5- 8.0 248 26.2 22.4-30.4 452 57.2 52.6-61.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,088 128 10.8 8.6-13.3 46 3.8 2.6- 5.5 312 26.5 23.0-30.2 602 59.0 54.9-62.9
College Graduate 1,676 61 2.8 2.0- 3.9 29 1.8 1.1- 2.8 390 21.0 18.6-23.5 1,196 74.5 71.8-77.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,295 157 14.4 11.7-17.7 63 4.6 3.3- 6.3 437 33.1 29.4-37.0 638 47.9 44.0-51.8
No 2,611 187 6.6 5.4- 8.1 75 3.9 2.7- 5.7 576 19.6 17.7-21.7 1,773 69.8 67.3-72.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 505 44 10.6 7.3-15.3 31 6.3 3.7-10.3 195 37.5 32.0-43.4 235 45.6 39.8-51.5
Non-Veteran 3,427 299 8.8 7.5-10.3 110 4.0 2.9- 5.3 825 22.0 20.1-24.0 2,193 65.2 62.9-67.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,115 181 8.5 6.9-10.4 79 4.2 3.2- 5.6 444 20.4 18.2-22.9 1,411 66.9 64.0-69.5
Unemployed 178 26 14.4 9.1-22.1 *** *** *** 37 16.9 11.0-25.0 107 65.5 55.9-74.0
Retired 1,104 76 8.1 5.8-11.3 25 4.8 2.2-10.0 428 37.9 33.8-42.2 575 49.2 44.6-53.7
Unable to Work 280 43 17.5 11.1-26.5 22 7.2 3.6-13.8 82 31.1 23.5-39.9 133 44.2 35.7-53.1
Other not in Labor Force 227 15 5.2 2.8- 9.7 *** *** *** 25 8.5 5.3-13.4 181 85.0 79.0-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 159 28 15.1 9.3-23.6 11 5.9 3.0-11.3 37 20.1 13.2-29.5 83 58.9 48.7-68.3
$15,000- 24,999 272 41 11.8 7.8-17.5 *** *** *** 76 28.6 21.0-37.7 133 45.9 36.7-55.3
$25,000- 34,999 369 57 16.7 11.4-23.9 18 4.5 2.5- 8.1 104 27.3 20.6-35.2 190 51.4 43.6-59.2
$35,000- 49,999 484 50 11.7 8.2-16.5 19 4.2 2.1- 8.0 120 23.5 18.8-28.9 295 60.7 54.5-66.5
$50,000-74,999 537 34 6.5 4.3- 9.7 20 4.8 2.8- 8.2 146 25.0 20.3-30.4 337 63.7 57.8-69.2
$75,000-100,000 423 38 11.1 6.7-17.9 *** *** *** 125 24.9 19.8-30.8 252 61.1 54.1-67.7
$100,000-150,000 454 21 4.9 2.9- 8.3 *** *** *** 115 24.3 19.7-29.7 308 68.1 62.3-73.4
$150,000+ 407 15 5.0 2.5- 9.7 *** *** *** 91 23.9 18.8-29.7 292 69.2 63.0-74.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 834 60 6.9 4.9- 9.9 24 3.2 1.7- 5.8 208 20.9 17.4-24.8 542 69.0 64.5-73.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.0 7.6-27.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 304 55 17.4 11.7-25.2 21 5.4 2.8-10.2 67 23.8 17.4-31.5 161 53.4 45.1-61.6
101% to 150% 251 33 12.0 7.6-18.5 *** *** *** 69 24.1 16.2-34.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 296 38 13.0 8.5-19.6 17 5.6 3.1-10.0 93 30.0 23.4-37.5 148 51.3 43.4-59.1
More than 200% 2,165 144 7.4 5.9- 9.3 61 3.5 2.5- 4.8 567 24.8 22.4-27.3 1,393 64.3 61.5-67.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 834 60 6.9 4.9- 9.9 24 3.2 1.7- 5.8 208 20.9 17.4-24.8 542 69.0 64.5-73.2
HOUSING
Own 2,594 186 8.1 6.6- 9.9 70 3.9 2.6- 5.7 743 26.3 23.9-28.7 1,595 61.8 59.0-64.5
Rent 1,048 124 12.1 9.6-15.1 59 5.7 4.2- 7.8 225 19.8 16.9-23.2 640 62.3 58.4-66.1
Other arrangement 258 33 9.2 5.8-14.3 *** *** *** 47 15.7 10.7-22.4 169 72.3 64.7-78.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,215 68 6.3 4.7- 8.3 35 2.9 1.9- 4.4 284 22.0 19.2-25.1 828 68.8 65.4-72.0
Regional City or Suburban County 971 96 11.0 8.3-14.5 36 4.6 2.5- 8.2 264 23.9 20.6-27.7 575 60.5 56.0-64.9
Rural 1,753 180 10.0 8.1-12.3 70 5.2 3.7- 7.3 474 25.8 22.8-29.1 1,029 59.0 55.4-62.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,269 146 11.6 9.1-14.7 61 6.0 4.1- 8.6 327 24.1 20.6-28.0 735 58.3 54.0-62.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,107 106 9.1 7.2-11.4 34 3.9 2.0- 7.3 303 24.6 21.4-28.1 664 62.4 58.3-66.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,563 92 7.5 5.6- 9.9 46 3.6 2.5- 5.2 392 23.4 20.8-26.3 1,033 65.5 62.2-68.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,202 73 6.8 5.1- 8.9 31 3.4 2.3- 5.1 331 25.2 22.1-28.7 767 64.6 60.9-68.1
2nd Quartile 1,040 81 9.0 6.6-12.1 37 4.5 2.5- 7.8 263 23.7 20.6-27.2 659 62.9 58.7-66.9
3rd Quartile 1,002 110 10.7 8.4-13.5 37 4.6 2.9- 7.1 259 24.4 21.0-28.1 596 60.3 56.2-64.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 695 80 11.7 8.0-16.8 36 5.1 3.3- 7.9 169 19.5 14.5-25.7 410 63.7 56.9-70.0

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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