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
Non-Hispanic White 2,357 190 9.1 7.6-10.9 64 3.9 2.6- 5.8 708 29.4 26.9-31.9 1,395 57.6 54.8-60.4
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,315 102 8.5 6.7-10.8 33 2.7 1.7- 4.1 351 25.6 22.5-28.9 829 63.2 59.7-66.6
AGE
18-34 422 17 4.5 2.7- 7.5 *** *** *** 81 23.0 17.8-29.1 312 70.0 63.9-75.5
35-44 279 36 14.8 10.1-21.1 *** *** *** 75 28.5 22.5-35.3 160 54.1 47.0-61.0
45-54 332 35 10.9 6.5-17.6 *** *** *** 80 23.0 17.6-29.4 207 62.0 54.6-68.9
55-64 429 52 14.3 10.1-19.9 *** *** *** 124 28.5 23.0-34.7 238 50.2 43.3-57.1
65-74 467 36 7.2 4.5-11.1 *** *** *** 163 34.9 29.3-40.8 256 52.6 46.3-58.7
75+ 403 *** *** *** *** *** *** 179 43.3 36.4-50.5 203 48.7 41.7-55.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 449 55 11.9 8.6-16.2 22 4.5 2.7- 7.6 153 32.3 27.2-37.9 219 51.3 45.6-57.0
Some Post-H.S. 655 80 11.1 8.5-14.3 24 3.8 2.2- 6.4 219 31.9 27.5-36.7 332 53.2 48.2-58.1
College Graduate 1,165 37 3.0 2.0- 4.4 *** *** *** 306 24.9 21.9-28.1 812 71.3 67.9-74.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 20 11.0 6.2-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 179 31 21.2 13.0-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 38.7 29.5-48.7
$35,000- 49,999 250 19 9.6 5.3-16.7 *** *** *** 78 31.9 24.8-39.9 146 53.9 45.6-62.0
$50,000- 74,999 333 24 8.9 5.6-13.8 *** *** *** 105 27.6 22.2-33.8 196 59.9 53.2-66.3
$75,000+ 927 50 5.8 4.0- 8.2 17 2.3 1.3- 4.0 265 28.5 24.9-32.4 595 63.4 59.3-67.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 91 15.2 11.7-19.5 23 3.2 1.9- 5.6 290 37.4 32.7-42.4 365 44.2 39.4-49.1
No 1,566 99 6.2 4.8- 8.0 38 4.0 2.3- 6.8 413 25.7 23.0-28.6 1,016 64.1 60.8-67.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 330 24 10.1 6.3-15.9 *** *** *** 138 40.2 33.7-47.1 156 44.0 37.4-50.8
Non-Veteran 2,025 166 8.9 7.3-10.9 52 3.7 2.3- 5.7 569 27.8 25.2-30.5 1,238 59.6 56.6-62.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 686 31 5.6 3.6- 8.7 *** *** *** 202 29.8 25.5-34.5 442 62.8 58.0-67.4
Regional City or Suburban County 653 69 12.6 9.3-16.9 *** *** *** 204 28.1 23.6-32.9 365 55.1 49.6-60.6
Rural 1,018 90 8.7 6.7-11.3 38 5.3 3.5- 7.9 302 30.1 26.4-34.1 588 55.9 51.6-60.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,201 92 8.1 6.3-10.4 33 3.1 2.1- 4.6 302 26.2 23.0-29.7 774 62.6 58.9-66.1
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 817 52 7.6 5.2-10.9 *** *** *** 327 39.1 34.4-44.0 422 48.0 42.9-53.3
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 9.5 5.3-16.7 93 78.9 69.5-85.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 25 17.2 10.7-26.6 *** *** *** 61 35.7 27.4-45.1 76 41.9 33.2-51.2
More than 200% 1,480 90 6.8 5.2- 8.8 32 3.1 2.0- 4.7 433 28.4 25.6-31.5 925 61.7 58.4-64.9
HOUSING
Own 1,725 114 8.3 6.5-10.5 40 4.1 2.5- 6.6 556 31.1 28.2-34.2 1,015 56.4 53.1-59.7
Rent 484 58 12.5 9.3-16.6 18 3.7 2.2- 6.1 120 25.2 20.4-30.8 288 58.6 53.0-64.0
Other arrangement 132 18 10.5 5.8-18.2 *** *** *** 28 17.3 11.2-25.6 83 71.2 61.6-79.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 580 66 11.0 8.1-14.7 27 6.9 4.1-11.3 167 28.4 23.7-33.5 320 53.7 48.2-59.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 768 67 9.4 7.1-12.4 *** *** *** 238 29.5 25.3-34.0 444 56.9 51.8-61.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,009 57 7.8 5.5-11.1 18 2.2 1.3- 3.7 303 29.8 26.1-33.8 631 60.2 55.9-64.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 881 54 7.2 5.2-10.0 17 2.7 1.5- 4.6 273 30.3 26.3-34.7 537 59.8 55.3-64.1
2nd Quartile 657 51 9.5 6.5-13.6 *** *** *** 187 27.9 23.7-32.6 405 58.8 53.4-64.0
3rd Quartile 607 59 9.7 7.2-12.9 21 5.6 3.2- 9.8 198 32.4 27.6-37.6 329 52.3 47.0-57.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 212 26 14.5 8.5-23.5 *** *** *** 50 20.9 15.0-28.4 124 59.9 50.6-68.5

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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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