2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,942 1,510 37.2 35.1-39.4 2,432 62.8 60.6-64.9
GENDER
Male 1,738 774 43.8 40.5-47.1 964 56.2 52.9-59.5
Female 2,204 736 31.2 28.5-34.0 1,468 68.8 66.0-71.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,360 965 42.5 39.7-45.3 1,395 57.5 54.7-60.3
Non-Hispanic Black 679 224 31.6 27.1-36.6 455 68.4 63.4-72.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 330 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 157 47 25.4 17.6-35.1 110 74.6 64.9-82.4
Hispanic 359 97 25.0 19.4-31.5 262 75.0 68.5-80.6
AGE
18-34 790 188 24.0 20.3-28.3 602 76.0 71.7-79.7
35-44 564 231 43.0 37.6-48.5 333 57.0 51.5-62.4
45-54 603 211 33.1 28.0-38.7 392 66.9 61.3-72.0
55-64 729 306 44.8 39.4-50.3 423 55.2 49.7-60.6
65-74 695 309 45.0 39.7-50.5 386 55.0 49.5-60.3
75+ 508 251 51.3 44.8-57.7 257 48.7 42.3-55.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 310 142 45.6 37.6-53.8 168 54.4 46.2-62.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 848 396 42.8 38.2-47.4 452 57.2 52.6-61.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,090 488 41.2 37.2-45.2 602 58.8 54.8-62.8
College Graduate 1,677 481 25.6 23.1-28.3 1,196 74.4 71.7-76.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,296 658 52.1 48.2-56.0 638 47.9 44.0-51.8
No 2,613 840 30.3 27.8-32.8 1,773 69.7 67.2-72.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 505 270 54.4 48.5-60.2 235 45.6 39.8-51.5
Non-Veteran 3,430 1,237 34.8 32.5-37.2 2,193 65.2 62.8-67.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,116 705 33.2 30.5-36.0 1,411 66.8 64.0-69.5
Unemployed 179 72 34.6 26.1-44.2 107 65.4 55.8-73.9
Retired 1,105 530 51.0 46.4-55.5 575 49.0 44.5-53.6
Unable to Work 280 147 55.8 46.9-64.3 133 44.2 35.7-53.1
Other not in Labor Force 227 46 15.0 10.5-21.0 181 85.0 79.0-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 159 76 41.1 31.7-51.3 83 58.9 48.7-68.3
$15,000- 24,999 272 139 54.1 44.7-63.3 133 45.9 36.7-55.3
$25,000- 34,999 370 180 48.7 40.9-56.5 190 51.3 43.5-59.1
$35,000- 49,999 484 189 39.3 33.5-45.5 295 60.7 54.5-66.5
$50,000-74,999 537 200 36.3 30.8-42.2 337 63.7 57.8-69.2
$75,000-100,000 423 171 38.9 32.3-45.9 252 61.1 54.1-67.7
$100,000-150,000 454 146 31.9 26.6-37.7 308 68.1 62.3-73.4
$150,000+ 407 115 30.8 25.1-37.0 292 69.2 63.0-74.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 836 294 31.2 27.0-35.7 542 68.8 64.3-73.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 305 144 46.7 38.5-55.0 161 53.3 45.0-61.5
101% to 150% 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 296 148 48.7 40.9-56.6 148 51.3 43.4-59.1
More than 200% 2,165 772 35.7 32.9-38.5 1,393 64.3 61.5-67.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 836 294 31.2 27.0-35.7 542 68.8 64.3-73.0
HOUSING
Own 2,594 999 38.2 35.5-41.0 1,595 61.8 59.0-64.5
Rent 1,050 410 37.7 33.9-41.7 640 62.3 58.3-66.1
Other arrangement 258 89 27.7 21.3-35.3 169 72.3 64.7-78.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,217 389 31.3 28.1-34.8 828 68.7 65.2-71.9
Regional City or Suburban County 972 397 39.5 35.2-44.1 575 60.5 55.9-64.8
Rural 1,753 724 41.0 37.6-44.6 1,029 59.0 55.4-62.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,269 534 41.7 37.6-46.0 735 58.3 54.0-62.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,107 443 37.6 33.6-41.7 664 62.4 58.3-66.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,566 533 34.6 31.5-37.9 1,033 65.4 62.1-68.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,205 438 35.6 32.1-39.3 767 64.4 60.7-67.9
2nd Quartile 1,040 381 37.1 33.1-41.3 659 62.9 58.7-66.9
3rd Quartile 1,002 406 39.7 35.7-43.8 596 60.3 56.2-64.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 695 285 36.3 30.0-43.1 410 63.7 56.9-70.0

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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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