2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,939 3,454 86.8 85.0-88.3 485 13.2 11.7-15.0
Non-Hispanic White 2,357 2,103 87.0 84.6-89.0 254 13.0 11.0-15.4
GENDER
Male 1,042 923 85.0 80.8-88.4 119 15.0 11.6-19.2
Female 1,315 1,180 88.8 86.3-90.9 135 11.2 9.1-13.7
AGE
18-34 422 393 93.0 89.6-95.3 29 7.0 4.7-10.4
35-44 279 235 82.6 76.1-87.5 44 17.4 12.5-23.9
45-54 332 287 85.0 78.0-90.1 45 15.0 9.9-22.0
55-64 429 362 78.7 70.4-85.2 67 21.3 14.8-29.6
65-74 467 419 87.4 81.6-91.6 48 12.6 8.4-18.4
75+ 403 382 92.1 86.6-95.4 21 7.9 4.6-13.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 449 372 83.6 78.8-87.5 77 16.4 12.5-21.2
Some Post-H.S. 655 551 85.1 81.4-88.2 104 14.9 11.8-18.6
College Graduate 1,165 1,118 96.1 94.6-97.3 47 3.9 2.7- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 179 140 74.6 63.1-83.4 39 25.4 16.6-36.9
$35,000- 49,999 250 224 85.8 77.5-91.4 26 14.2 8.6-22.5
$50,000- 74,999 333 301 87.5 82.0-91.5 32 12.5 8.5-18.0
$75,000+ 927 860 91.9 89.2-94.0 67 8.1 6.0-10.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 655 81.6 77.1-85.4 114 18.4 14.6-22.9
No 1,566 1,429 89.8 87.0-92.1 137 10.2 7.9-13.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 330 294 84.2 77.1-89.4 36 15.8 10.6-22.9
Non-Veteran 2,025 1,807 87.4 84.9-89.5 218 12.6 10.5-15.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 686 644 92.6 89.4-95.0 42 7.4 5.0-10.6
Regional City or Suburban County 653 569 83.2 77.5-87.7 84 16.8 12.3-22.5
Rural 1,018 890 86.0 82.7-88.7 128 14.0 11.3-17.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,201 1,076 88.8 86.3-90.9 125 11.2 9.1-13.7
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 817 749 87.1 81.2-91.4 68 12.9 8.6-18.8
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 124 107 88.4 80.0-93.6 17 11.6 6.4-20.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 137 77.7 68.0-85.1 31 22.3 14.9-32.0
More than 200% 1,480 1,358 90.2 87.8-92.1 122 9.8 7.9-12.2
HOUSING
Own 1,725 1,571 87.6 84.6-90.0 154 12.4 10.0-15.4
Rent 484 408 83.8 79.4-87.4 76 16.2 12.6-20.6
Other arrangement 132 111 88.5 80.7-93.4 21 11.5 6.6-19.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 580 487 82.1 77.2-86.2 93 17.9 13.8-22.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 768 682 86.4 81.6-90.1 86 13.6 9.9-18.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,009 934 90.0 86.6-92.6 75 10.0 7.4-13.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 881 810 90.1 87.0-92.5 71 9.9 7.5-13.0
2nd Quartile 657 592 86.7 81.1-90.8 65 13.3 9.2-18.9
3rd Quartile 607 527 84.7 80.2-88.3 80 15.3 11.7-19.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 212 174 80.8 71.8-87.4 38 19.2 12.6-28.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2

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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