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
MALES 774 175 23.5 19.4-28.1 82 13.8 9.9-19.0 517 62.7 57.3-67.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 476 88 20.0 15.2-25.9 31 10.9 6.3-18.3 357 69.1 61.9-75.4
Non-Hispanic Black 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 163 *** *** *** 23 19.2 11.6-30.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 120 24 18.9 12.1-28.4 22 14.8 9.0-23.3 74 66.3 55.4-75.8
35-44 123 36 27.1 18.2-38.3 18 17.3 9.4-29.6 *** *** ***
45-54 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 204 58 25.3 18.2-34.0 23 14.4 8.4-23.5 123 60.3 50.8-69.1
Some Post-H.S. 227 51 21.5 15.3-29.4 27 11.7 7.1-18.8 149 66.8 58.0-74.5
College Graduate 247 28 11.0 6.9-17.2 16 5.4 3.1- 9.2 203 83.6 77.1-88.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** 12 13.0 6.3-25.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 113 18 15.7 9.0-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 254 39 16.9 11.4-24.3 18 8.0 4.6-13.7 197 75.1 67.2-81.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 82 28.1 21.2-36.3 33 10.3 6.6-15.7 217 61.6 53.4-69.1
No 436 93 20.8 16.0-26.5 46 15.8 9.9-24.1 297 63.5 56.0-70.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 244 40 20.3 13.9-28.7 27 12.4 7.3-20.2 177 67.3 58.3-75.2
Non-Veteran 527 134 24.8 19.8-30.6 55 14.5 9.6-21.2 338 60.8 54.1-67.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 209 33 18.9 12.8-26.9 25 12.3 7.6-19.5 151 68.8 60.1-76.4
Regional City or Suburban County 218 53 26.6 18.8-36.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 347 89 24.3 18.0-31.9 35 15.0 9.5-22.9 223 60.7 52.3-68.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 408 102 24.3 19.2-30.3 56 15.3 11.0-20.9 250 60.4 53.8-66.7
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 260 37 15.7 9.4-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 440 75 18.1 13.7-23.7 42 11.5 7.7-16.7 323 70.4 64.1-76.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 272 82 29.4 21.7-38.6 31 17.0 10.6-26.2 159 53.5 44.2-62.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 229 53 24.3 17.7-32.3 *** *** *** 156 64.1 53.6-73.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 273 40 18.8 12.6-27.0 31 13.3 8.4-20.4 202 67.9 59.2-75.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 34 16.1 10.8-23.2 20 11.3 6.8-18.2 172 72.6 64.2-79.6
2nd Quartile 207 44 24.4 16.9-34.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 205 53 26.6 19.4-35.4 23 15.6 9.2-25.2 129 57.8 48.4-66.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 136 *** *** *** 17 15.8 8.6-27.3 *** *** ***

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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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