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%)
TOTAL 1,507 344 24.2 21.1-27.6 141 11.4 8.8-14.5 1,022 64.4 60.6-68.1
GENDER
Male 774 175 23.5 19.4-28.1 82 13.8 9.9-19.0 517 62.7 57.3-67.8
Female 733 169 25.2 20.7-30.3 59 8.2 5.9-11.2 505 66.7 61.4-71.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,378 300 23.5 20.2-27.1 119 11.0 8.3-14.4 959 65.6 61.5-69.4
No 109 *** *** *** 17 14.8 8.4-24.7 *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 353 90 22.9 17.6-29.4 37 13.9 8.9-20.9 226 63.2 55.7-70.1
Overweight 538 113 25.2 19.7-31.5 48 11.3 6.7-18.2 377 63.6 56.6-70.1
Obese 531 121 25.0 19.8-31.0 45 9.7 6.6-14.1 365 65.3 59.0-71.1
Current Smoker
Yes 485 344 68.0 60.9-74.4 141 32.0 25.6-39.1 *** *** ***
No 1,022 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,022 100 . - .
History of CVD**
Yes 255 62 26.1 18.4-35.7 *** *** *** 171 66.2 56.7-74.6
No 1,243 280 23.8 20.5-27.5 116 12.0 9.1-15.6 847 64.2 60.0-68.2
Binge Drinker
Yes 244 87 36.6 29.1-44.8 31 13.2 8.2-20.6 126 50.3 42.1-58.5
No 1,210 242 21.4 18.0-25.3 105 11.3 8.4-15.1 863 67.3 62.8-71.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 121 *** *** *** 15 9.9 5.5-17.0 *** *** ***
No 1,340 288 22.8 19.5-26.4 119 11.2 8.5-14.6 933 66.1 62.0-69.9
COPD
Yes 224 78 37.1 27.6-47.8 26 10.3 6.0-17.1 120 52.6 42.5-62.5
No 1,273 262 21.7 18.6-25.2 114 11.5 8.7-15.1 897 66.8 62.7-70.7
Current Asthma
Yes 179 45 21.7 14.6-31.0 *** *** *** 117 69.1 58.4-78.0
No 1,324 298 24.5 21.1-28.2 124 11.7 8.9-15.2 902 63.8 59.7-67.7
Diabetes
Yes 264 44 26.1 17.6-36.9 *** *** *** 204 70.1 59.6-78.8
No 1,241 300 23.9 20.7-27.5 125 12.7 9.8-16.4 816 63.4 59.2-67.3
Functional Disability
Yes 657 157 27.7 22.8-33.3 63 8.8 6.3-12.1 437 63.5 57.9-68.8
No 838 187 22.0 18.1-26.4 75 13.1 9.2-18.2 576 65.0 59.7-69.9
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 578 138 27.9 22.2-34.4 51 9.2 6.4-13.2 389 62.9 56.5-68.9
No 929 206 22.3 18.8-26.2 90 12.5 9.1-16.9 633 65.2 60.5-69.7

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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