2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,942 1,510 37.2 35.1-39.4 2,432 62.8 60.6-64.9
Non-Hispanic White 2,360 965 42.5 39.7-45.3 1,395 57.5 54.7-60.3
GENDER
Male 1,042 476 48.5 44.4-52.7 566 51.5 47.3-55.6
Female 1,318 489 36.9 33.5-40.5 829 63.1 59.5-66.5
AGE
18-34 423 111 30.1 24.6-36.2 312 69.9 63.8-75.4
35-44 279 119 45.9 39.0-53.0 160 54.1 47.0-61.0
45-54 333 126 38.1 31.2-45.5 207 61.9 54.5-68.8
55-64 429 191 49.8 42.9-56.7 238 50.2 43.3-57.1
65-74 467 211 47.4 41.3-53.7 256 52.6 46.3-58.7
75+ 404 201 51.6 44.5-58.6 203 48.4 41.4-55.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 449 230 48.7 43.0-54.4 219 51.3 45.6-57.0
Some Post-H.S. 657 325 47.0 42.1-51.9 332 53.0 48.1-57.9
College Graduate 1,166 354 28.8 25.7-32.1 812 71.2 67.9-74.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 180 97 61.4 51.5-70.5 83 38.6 29.5-48.5
$35,000- 49,999 250 104 46.1 38.0-54.4 146 53.9 45.6-62.0
$50,000- 74,999 333 137 40.1 33.7-46.8 196 59.9 53.2-66.3
$75,000+ 927 332 36.6 32.7-40.7 595 63.4 59.3-67.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 770 405 55.8 51.0-60.6 365 44.2 39.4-49.0
No 1,568 552 36.0 32.8-39.4 1,016 64.0 60.6-67.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 330 174 56.0 49.2-62.6 156 44.0 37.4-50.8
Non-Veteran 2,028 790 40.5 37.5-43.5 1,238 59.5 56.5-62.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 688 246 37.4 32.8-42.2 442 62.6 57.8-67.2
Regional City or Suburban County 654 289 44.9 39.5-50.4 365 55.1 49.6-60.5
Rural 1,018 430 44.1 40.0-48.4 588 55.9 51.6-60.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,202 428 37.4 33.9-41.1 774 62.6 58.9-66.1
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 818 396 52.1 46.9-57.3 422 47.9 42.7-53.1
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 124 31 21.1 14.1-30.5 93 78.9 69.5-85.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 92 58.1 48.8-66.8 76 41.9 33.2-51.2
More than 200% 1,480 555 38.3 35.1-41.6 925 61.7 58.4-64.9
HOUSING
Own 1,725 710 43.6 40.3-46.9 1,015 56.4 53.1-59.7
Rent 486 198 41.6 36.1-47.2 288 58.4 52.8-63.9
Other arrangement 132 49 28.8 20.7-38.4 83 71.2 61.6-79.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 580 260 46.3 40.8-51.8 320 53.7 48.2-59.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 768 324 43.1 38.2-48.2 444 56.9 51.8-61.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,012 381 40.0 36.0-44.2 631 60.0 55.8-64.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 884 347 40.4 36.1-44.9 537 59.6 55.1-63.9
2nd Quartile 657 252 41.2 36.0-46.6 405 58.8 53.4-64.0
3rd Quartile 607 278 47.7 42.5-53.0 329 52.3 47.0-57.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 212 88 40.1 31.5-49.4 124 59.9 50.6-68.5

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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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