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%)
North Carolina 1,507 344 24.2 21.1-27.6 141 11.4 8.8-14.5 1,022 64.4 60.6-68.1
FEMALES 733 169 25.2 20.7-30.3 59 8.2 5.9-11.2 505 66.7 61.4-71.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 486 102 23.2 18.5-28.6 33 7.3 4.8-10.9 351 69.6 63.8-74.8
Non-Hispanic Black 102 *** *** *** 13 14.0 7.6-24.3 *** *** ***
Other 136 *** *** *** 11 5.3 1.8-14.4 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 108 *** *** *** 12 9.2 4.7-16.9 *** *** ***
45-54 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 160 *** *** *** 12 6.3 2.7-14.2 *** *** ***
65-74 149 30 18.0 11.5-27.1 11 9.4 4.1-20.1 108 72.6 61.6-81.4
75+ 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 114 86.5 75.7-92.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 192 49 27.4 18.3-38.9 18 10.1 5.6-17.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 259 77 31.6 24.6-39.5 19 6.4 3.7-10.7 163 62.0 54.0-69.4
College Graduate 233 33 10.9 7.1-16.3 13 8.6 4.4-16.3 187 80.5 72.7-86.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 325 75 27.2 20.7-34.9 30 7.0 4.3-11.2 220 65.8 58.0-72.8
No 402 94 23.6 17.6-30.9 29 9.3 6.0-14.1 279 67.1 59.8-73.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 707 165 25.8 21.1-31.0 55 8.3 6.0-11.5 487 65.9 60.5-70.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 178 35 21.6 14.6-30.8 *** *** *** 133 73.0 63.7-80.6
Regional City or Suburban County 178 *** *** *** 14 8.1 4.3-14.8 *** *** ***
Rural 377 91 24.6 18.8-31.4 35 10.0 6.4-15.5 251 65.4 58.0-72.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 296 79 27.7 20.5-36.4 23 8.6 5.4-13.4 194 63.7 55.2-71.4
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 269 39 16.3 10.9-23.8 15 8.3 4.3-15.4 215 75.4 66.9-82.3
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** 12 4.9 1.9-11.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 21 17.6 10.3-28.5 13 7.8 3.6-15.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 332 69 25.1 18.1-33.6 19 7.1 4.2-11.7 244 67.8 59.5-75.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 64 25.7 18.3-34.8 30 10.4 6.5-16.4 168 63.9 54.4-72.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 214 53 24.3 17.6-32.5 14 8.4 4.4-15.7 147 67.3 58.4-75.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 52 25.5 18.0-34.8 15 6.6 3.7-11.3 190 67.9 58.9-75.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 209 39 22.9 15.9-31.9 11 7.6 4.0-13.9 159 69.5 60.4-77.3
2nd Quartile 174 37 23.7 15.2-35.2 15 9.1 4.9-16.2 122 67.2 56.2-76.5
3rd Quartile 201 57 27.4 19.9-36.5 14 6.5 3.5-11.7 130 66.1 56.7-74.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 149 *** *** *** 19 11.9 6.2-21.6 *** *** ***

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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 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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