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%)
TOTAL 3,939 3,454 86.8 85.0-88.3 485 13.2 11.7-15.0
GENDER
Male 1,738 1,481 83.7 80.7-86.3 257 16.3 13.7-19.3
Female 2,201 1,973 89.6 87.6-91.4 228 10.4 8.6-12.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,357 2,103 87.0 84.6-89.0 254 13.0 11.0-15.4
Non-Hispanic Black 679 571 84.2 79.9-87.7 108 15.8 12.3-20.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 330 *** *** *** 54 19.2 11.0-31.4
Non-Hispanic Other 157 141 92.1 86.8-95.4 16 7.9 4.6-13.2
Hispanic 359 313 86.3 79.7-90.9 46 13.7 9.1-20.3
AGE
18-34 789 724 91.7 88.8-94.0 65 8.3 6.0-11.2
35-44 564 463 80.8 76.0-84.9 101 19.2 15.1-24.0
45-54 602 515 85.9 81.2-89.6 87 14.1 10.4-18.8
55-64 729 612 79.9 74.0-84.8 117 20.1 15.2-26.0
65-74 695 610 86.7 81.9-90.4 85 13.3 9.6-18.1
75+ 507 479 92.6 88.1-95.5 28 7.4 4.5-11.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 310 237 74.4 65.6-81.6 73 25.6 18.4-34.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 848 700 83.4 79.5-86.7 148 16.6 13.3-20.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,088 914 85.5 82.6-87.9 174 14.5 12.1-17.4
College Graduate 1,676 1,586 95.4 94.1-96.5 90 4.6 3.5- 5.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,295 1,075 81.0 77.6-84.0 220 19.0 16.0-22.4
No 2,611 2,349 89.4 87.3-91.2 262 10.6 8.8-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 505 430 83.1 77.8-87.4 75 16.9 12.6-22.2
Non-Veteran 3,427 3,018 87.3 85.4-88.9 409 12.7 11.1-14.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,115 1,855 87.3 85.1-89.2 260 12.7 10.8-14.9
Unemployed 178 144 82.4 74.5-88.2 34 17.6 11.8-25.5
Retired 1,104 1,003 87.1 82.2-90.8 101 12.9 9.2-17.8
Unable to Work 280 215 75.3 66.0-82.8 65 24.7 17.2-34.0
Other not in Labor Force 227 206 93.5 88.9-96.3 21 6.5 3.7-11.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 159 120 79.0 70.1-85.8 39 21.0 14.2-29.9
$15,000- 24,999 272 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 369 294 78.7 71.4-84.6 75 21.3 15.4-28.6
$35,000- 49,999 484 415 84.1 78.8-88.3 69 15.9 11.7-21.2
$50,000-74,999 537 483 88.7 84.5-91.8 54 11.3 8.2-15.5
$75,000-100,000 423 377 86.0 79.1-90.9 46 14.0 9.1-20.9
$100,000-150,000 454 423 92.4 88.6-95.1 31 7.6 4.9-11.4
$150,000+ 407 383 93.1 88.4-96.0 24 6.9 4.0-11.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 834 750 89.9 86.4-92.6 84 10.1 7.4-13.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 304 228 77.2 69.2-83.6 76 22.8 16.4-30.8
101% to 150% 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 296 241 81.3 74.4-86.7 55 18.7 13.3-25.6
More than 200% 2,165 1,960 89.1 86.9-90.9 205 10.9 9.1-13.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 834 750 89.9 86.4-92.6 84 10.1 7.4-13.6
HOUSING
Own 2,594 2,338 88.0 85.7-90.0 256 12.0 10.0-14.3
Rent 1,048 865 82.2 78.9-85.1 183 17.8 14.9-21.1
Other arrangement 258 216 88.0 82.3-92.0 42 12.0 8.0-17.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,215 1,112 90.8 88.5-92.7 103 9.2 7.3-11.5
Regional City or Suburban County 971 839 84.4 80.1-87.9 132 15.6 12.1-19.9
Rural 1,753 1,503 84.8 81.9-87.2 250 15.2 12.8-18.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,269 1,062 82.4 78.8-85.5 207 17.6 14.5-21.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,107 967 87.0 83.6-89.8 140 13.0 10.2-16.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,563 1,425 88.9 86.3-91.1 138 11.1 8.9-13.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,202 1,098 89.8 87.3-91.9 104 10.2 8.1-12.7
2nd Quartile 1,040 922 86.6 82.7-89.7 118 13.4 10.3-17.3
3rd Quartile 1,002 855 84.7 81.4-87.6 147 15.3 12.4-18.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 695 579 83.2 77.8-87.4 116 16.8 12.6-22.2

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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 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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