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%)
North Carolina 3,942 1,510 37.2 35.1-39.4 2,432 62.8 60.6-64.9
FEMALES 2,204 736 31.2 28.5-34.0 1,468 68.8 66.0-71.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,318 489 36.9 33.5-40.5 829 63.1 59.5-66.5
Non-Hispanic Black 398 102 23.6 18.7-29.4 296 76.4 70.6-81.3
Other 466 136 20.0 14.0-27.7 330 80.0 72.3-86.0
AGE
18-34 390 68 19.3 14.4-25.4 322 80.7 74.6-85.6
35-44 311 108 32.6 26.4-39.4 203 67.4 60.6-73.6
45-54 354 115 29.9 23.9-36.7 239 70.1 63.3-76.1
55-64 409 160 41.0 34.4-47.9 249 59.0 52.1-65.6
65-74 400 149 36.6 30.1-43.7 251 63.4 56.3-69.9
75+ 311 130 40.6 32.6-49.1 181 59.4 50.9-67.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 48 28.6 19.7-39.7 100 71.4 60.3-80.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 455 192 38.5 32.3-45.2 263 61.5 54.8-67.7
Some Post-H.S. 647 261 34.8 30.1-39.8 386 65.2 60.2-69.9
College Graduate 946 234 22.5 19.3-26.1 712 77.5 73.9-80.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 187 84 45.3 35.5-55.6 103 54.7 44.4-64.5
$25,000- 34,999 225 94 37.5 29.1-46.8 131 62.5 53.2-70.9
$35,000- 49,999 261 89 30.3 23.6-37.8 172 69.7 62.2-76.4
$50,000- 74,999 298 87 29.1 22.5-36.7 211 70.9 63.3-77.5
$75,000+ 617 178 29.2 24.3-34.6 439 70.8 65.4-75.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 759 326 44.2 39.2-49.4 433 55.8 50.6-60.8
No 1,426 404 24.9 22.0-28.1 1,022 75.1 71.9-78.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,129 710 30.7 28.1-33.6 1,419 69.3 66.4-71.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 653 180 26.1 21.9-30.7 473 73.9 69.3-78.1
Regional City or Suburban County 516 179 31.4 26.2-37.1 337 68.6 62.9-73.8
Rural 1,035 377 35.8 31.5-40.3 658 64.2 59.7-68.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,049 297 27.6 23.9-31.6 752 72.4 68.4-76.1
Unemployed 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 658 270 40.7 35.4-46.3 388 59.3 53.7-64.6
Unable to Work 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 186 41 17.4 12.0-24.5 145 82.6 75.5-88.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 199 84 40.9 31.4-51.1 115 59.1 48.9-68.6
101% to 150% 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 169 73 45.4 35.8-55.4 96 54.6 44.6-64.2
More than 200% 1,113 332 28.6 25.0-32.5 781 71.4 67.5-75.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 734 262 33.3 28.2-38.9 472 66.7 61.1-71.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 612 214 32.4 27.5-37.7 398 67.6 62.3-72.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 858 260 29.3 25.4-33.5 598 70.7 66.5-74.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 650 212 31.0 26.6-35.8 438 69.0 64.2-73.4
2nd Quartile 569 174 29.4 24.6-34.7 395 70.6 65.3-75.4
3rd Quartile 572 201 33.9 28.8-39.4 371 66.1 60.6-71.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 413 149 31.1 24.3-38.8 264 68.9 61.2-75.7

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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 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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