2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,939 344 9.0 7.8-10.4 141 4.2 3.2- 5.5 1,022 24.0 22.2-25.9 2,432 62.8 60.6-65.0
MALES 1,738 175 10.3 8.4-12.5 82 6.1 4.3- 8.5 517 27.5 24.7-30.4 964 56.2 52.9-59.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,042 88 9.7 7.3-12.8 31 5.3 3.0- 9.2 357 33.5 29.8-37.5 566 51.5 47.3-55.6
Non-Hispanic Black 281 39 13.3 8.7-19.9 28 9.1 5.3-15.2 55 18.9 13.6-25.6 159 58.7 50.7-66.3
Other 380 44 9.4 6.3-13.8 23 6.2 3.7-10.3 96 16.8 11.6-23.8 217 67.5 60.1-74.2
AGE
18-34 400 24 5.4 3.5- 8.4 22 4.2 2.6- 6.9 74 19.0 14.3-24.9 280 71.3 65.2-76.7
35-44 253 36 14.5 9.7-21.1 18 9.2 4.9-16.6 69 29.7 22.6-37.9 130 46.7 38.8-54.7
45-54 249 33 12.2 7.0-20.5 *** *** *** 54 20.1 14.1-27.8 153 63.4 54.5-71.6
55-64 320 40 14.4 9.5-21.2 18 10.7 4.5-23.7 88 23.8 18.0-30.6 174 51.1 42.5-59.6
65-74 295 32 10.7 5.9-18.7 12 6.3 2.6-14.6 116 37.9 30.6-45.8 135 45.1 37.2-53.1
75+ 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** 108 56.1 45.9-65.7 76 33.8 25.2-43.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 38 22.8 14.6-33.9 *** *** *** 40 20.9 13.7-30.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 58 11.9 8.4-16.5 23 6.7 3.9-11.5 123 28.3 22.9-34.3 189 53.2 46.6-59.6
Some Post-H.S. 443 51 10.6 7.5-14.8 27 5.8 3.5- 9.5 149 32.8 27.1-39.2 216 50.8 44.5-57.1
College Graduate 731 28 3.2 2.0- 5.2 16 1.6 0.9- 2.7 203 24.2 20.6-28.2 484 71.0 66.8-74.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 145 *** *** *** 12 8.0 4.0-15.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 223 30 13.8 8.6-21.5 12 5.4 2.2-12.7 58 27.7 20.4-36.3 123 53.1 44.0-62.0
$50,000- 74,999 239 18 6.9 3.9-11.8 14 7.3 3.7-13.6 81 29.6 22.3-38.2 126 56.2 47.5-64.6
$75,000+ 667 39 6.4 4.2- 9.5 18 3.0 1.7- 5.3 197 28.4 24.2-33.1 413 62.2 57.3-66.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 537 82 17.3 12.8-23.0 33 6.3 4.1- 9.8 217 37.9 32.2-44.1 205 38.4 32.7-44.5
No 1,187 93 7.5 5.7- 9.7 46 5.6 3.4- 9.1 297 22.7 19.8-26.0 751 64.2 60.2-67.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 431 40 11.4 7.7-16.6 27 7.0 4.1-11.7 177 37.8 31.9-44.1 187 43.8 37.5-50.3
Non-Veteran 1,301 134 10.0 7.9-12.6 55 5.8 3.8- 8.9 338 24.5 21.4-27.9 774 59.7 55.8-63.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 564 33 7.0 4.7-10.3 25 4.6 2.8- 7.5 151 25.5 21.3-30.2 355 62.9 57.8-67.8
Regional City or Suburban County 456 53 12.7 8.8-17.8 22 6.6 3.0-13.9 143 28.4 23.0-34.4 238 52.4 45.8-59.0
Rural 718 89 11.4 8.4-15.5 35 7.1 4.4-11.2 223 28.6 23.9-33.8 371 52.9 47.3-58.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,067 102 9.2 7.2-11.7 56 5.8 4.1- 8.1 250 22.9 19.6-26.5 659 62.1 58.2-65.9
Unemployed 75 13 17.2 9.2-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 447 37 10.1 6.0-16.4 *** *** *** 213 47.5 40.3-54.7 187 35.8 29.6-42.5
Unable to Work 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.7 7.1-24.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 98 15 13.0 6.6-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 127 18 12.8 6.5-23.6 12 8.5 4.1-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,052 75 7.7 5.7-10.2 42 4.8 3.2- 7.2 323 29.7 26.1-33.6 612 57.8 53.7-61.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 535 82 15.0 10.8-20.4 31 8.7 5.3-13.9 159 27.2 22.1-33.1 263 49.1 42.8-55.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 495 53 10.4 7.6-14.1 20 5.0 2.0-12.2 156 27.5 22.6-32.9 266 57.1 50.9-63.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 708 40 7.6 5.0-11.4 31 5.4 3.4- 8.5 202 27.6 23.3-32.3 435 59.4 54.4-64.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 555 34 6.5 4.4- 9.6 20 4.6 2.8- 7.6 172 29.4 24.5-35.0 329 59.4 53.8-64.8
2nd Quartile 471 44 11.2 7.6-16.1 22 6.4 3.0-13.4 141 28.1 23.2-33.6 264 54.3 48.1-60.4
3rd Quartile 430 53 12.3 8.7-17.0 23 7.2 4.1-12.2 129 26.6 21.8-32.0 225 54.0 47.7-60.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 44 13.9 8.0-22.9 17 6.6 3.6-11.7 75 21.2 13.3-32.1 *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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