2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,507 344 24.2 21.1-27.6 141 11.4 8.8-14.5 1,022 64.4 60.6-68.1
GENDER
Male 774 175 23.5 19.4-28.1 82 13.8 9.9-19.0 517 62.7 57.3-67.8
Female 733 169 25.2 20.7-30.3 59 8.2 5.9-11.2 505 66.7 61.4-71.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 962 190 21.4 18.0-25.4 64 9.3 6.3-13.4 708 69.3 64.7-73.6
Non-Hispanic Black 224 67 31.2 23.3-40.3 41 18.8 12.5-27.1 116 50.0 41.1-58.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 97 *** *** *** 15 17.1 9.5-28.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 187 36 22.3 14.9-32.0 29 12.2 8.0-18.2 122 65.5 55.9-74.0
35-44 231 71 30.4 23.3-38.7 30 14.2 8.7-22.3 130 55.4 46.7-63.8
45-54 210 68 31.6 22.7-42.0 19 11.0 6.2-18.7 123 57.4 47.2-67.0
55-64 306 87 30.4 23.1-38.8 30 14.5 7.2-27.0 189 55.2 45.8-64.1
65-74 309 62 18.9 12.9-26.7 23 10.6 5.7-18.8 224 70.6 61.7-78.1
75+ 250 19 10.5 5.7-18.5 *** *** *** 222 85.5 77.4-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 396 107 26.2 20.3-33.1 41 12.5 8.4-18.2 248 61.3 54.1-68.0
Some Post-H.S. 486 128 26.2 21.4-31.8 46 9.2 6.3-13.3 312 64.6 58.6-70.1
College Graduate 480 61 11.0 8.0-14.9 29 6.9 4.4-10.7 390 82.1 77.3-86.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 657 157 27.7 22.8-33.3 63 8.8 6.3-12.1 437 63.5 57.9-68.8
No 838 187 22.0 18.1-26.4 75 13.1 9.2-18.2 576 65.0 59.7-69.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 270 44 19.5 13.5-27.3 31 11.5 7.0-18.5 195 69.0 60.5-76.3
Non-Veteran 1,234 299 25.3 21.8-29.1 110 11.4 8.5-15.0 825 63.4 59.1-67.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 704 181 25.6 21.3-30.5 79 12.7 9.7-16.6 444 61.6 56.5-66.6
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 529 76 16.0 11.5-21.8 25 9.5 4.5-18.8 428 74.6 66.5-81.3
Unable to Work 147 *** *** *** 22 12.8 6.5-23.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** 11 14.3 7.2-26.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 139 41 21.8 13.9-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** 18 9.3 5.1-16.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 189 50 29.8 21.4-39.8 19 10.6 5.5-19.5 120 59.7 49.5-69.1
$50,000-74,999 200 34 17.8 11.9-25.9 20 13.3 7.9-21.6 146 68.8 59.5-76.9
$75,000-100,000 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 146 21 15.5 9.3-24.7 *** *** *** 115 76.3 66.2-84.1
$150,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 292 60 22.4 16.0-30.4 24 10.2 5.6-17.9 208 67.4 58.7-75.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** 21 11.6 6.0-21.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 *** *** *** 17 11.6 6.4-20.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 772 144 20.8 16.8-25.5 61 9.8 7.1-13.3 567 69.4 64.4-74.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 292 60 22.4 16.0-30.4 24 10.2 5.6-17.9 208 67.4 58.7-75.0
HOUSING
Own 999 186 21.2 17.5-25.5 70 10.1 7.0-14.5 743 68.7 63.8-73.2
Rent 408 124 32.1 26.2-38.6 59 15.2 11.3-20.2 225 52.7 46.2-59.1
Other arrangement 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 387 68 20.1 15.3-25.9 35 9.3 6.2-13.8 284 70.6 64.3-76.2
Regional City or Suburban County 396 96 27.8 21.5-35.3 36 11.6 6.5-19.8 264 60.6 52.6-68.0
Rural 724 180 24.4 20.0-29.4 70 12.7 9.1-17.5 474 62.9 57.2-68.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 534 146 27.9 22.2-34.3 61 14.3 9.9-20.1 327 57.9 51.0-64.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 443 106 24.3 19.4-29.9 34 10.3 5.5-18.4 303 65.5 58.4-71.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 530 92 21.8 16.7-27.8 46 10.3 7.2-14.7 392 67.9 61.7-73.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 435 73 19.1 14.6-24.6 31 9.6 6.5-14.1 331 71.2 65.2-76.6
2nd Quartile 381 81 24.2 18.2-31.3 37 12.0 6.9-20.0 263 63.8 56.0-71.0
3rd Quartile 406 110 27.0 21.6-33.2 37 11.5 7.5-17.3 259 61.5 54.7-67.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 *** *** *** 36 14.1 9.0-21.4 *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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