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
Non-Hispanic White 962 190 21.4 18.0-25.4 64 9.3 6.3-13.4 708 69.3 64.7-73.6
GENDER
Male 476 88 20.0 15.2-25.9 31 10.9 6.3-18.3 357 69.1 61.9-75.4
Female 486 102 23.2 18.5-28.6 33 7.3 4.8-10.9 351 69.6 63.8-74.8
AGE
18-34 110 17 15.1 8.9-24.4 *** *** *** 81 76.7 66.5-84.5
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 75 62.0 51.0-71.9
45-54 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 191 52 28.7 20.3-38.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 211 36 15.1 9.7-22.8 *** *** *** 163 73.5 63.3-81.7
75+ 200 *** *** *** *** *** *** 179 84.5 74.9-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 230 55 24.4 17.9-32.3 22 9.3 5.5-15.2 153 66.3 58.1-73.7
Some Post-H.S. 323 80 23.7 18.4-29.9 24 8.1 4.8-13.3 219 68.2 61.3-74.4
College Graduate 353 37 10.3 7.0-15.0 *** *** *** 306 86.5 81.5-90.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 137 24 22.3 14.5-32.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 332 50 15.8 11.2-21.9 17 6.3 3.6-10.8 265 77.9 71.3-83.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 404 91 27.2 21.2-34.1 23 5.8 3.4- 9.9 290 67.0 60.0-73.4
No 550 99 17.4 13.6-21.9 38 11.1 6.6-18.0 413 71.6 65.2-77.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 174 24 18.0 11.4-27.4 *** *** *** 138 71.8 61.0-80.6
Non-Veteran 787 166 22.2 18.3-26.6 52 9.1 5.8-13.8 569 68.8 63.6-73.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 244 31 15.1 9.8-22.5 *** *** *** 202 80.2 72.4-86.2
Regional City or Suburban County 288 69 28.2 21.0-36.7 *** *** *** 204 62.5 53.0-71.2
Rural 430 90 19.8 15.3-25.1 38 12.0 8.0-17.5 302 68.3 61.9-74.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 427 92 21.7 17.1-27.2 33 8.3 5.7-12.1 302 70.0 64.1-75.2
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 395 52 14.6 10.0-20.7 *** *** *** 327 75.3 65.7-82.8
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 555 90 17.7 13.8-22.5 32 8.0 5.2-12.1 433 74.3 68.9-79.0
HOUSING
Own 710 114 19.1 15.2-23.7 40 9.5 5.9-14.8 556 71.4 65.8-76.5
Rent 196 58 30.3 22.8-38.9 18 8.8 5.2-14.6 120 60.9 51.9-69.2
Other arrangement 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 260 66 23.7 17.7-31.0 27 14.9 9.1-23.5 167 61.4 52.9-69.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 324 67 21.9 16.5-28.4 *** *** *** 238 68.4 59.6-76.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 378 57 19.7 14.1-26.9 18 5.5 3.1- 9.3 303 74.9 67.6-80.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 344 54 18.0 13.1-24.3 17 6.6 3.8-11.3 273 75.3 68.6-81.1
2nd Quartile 252 51 23.0 16.1-31.8 *** *** *** 187 67.7 57.4-76.5
3rd Quartile 278 59 20.3 15.2-26.6 21 11.8 6.7-19.8 198 67.9 59.9-75.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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