2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Adults who are current smokers*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,158 3,703 88.5 87.2-89.6 455 11.5 10.4-12.8
-Non-Hispanic Black 696 616 88.8 85.6-91.3 80 11.2 8.7-14.4
GENDER
Male 270 230 86.2 81.0-90.2 40 13.8 9.8-19.0
Female 426 386 90.9 86.7-93.9 40 9.1 6.1-13.3
AGE
18-34 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 119 102 84.5 75.3-90.7 17 15.5 9.3-24.7
45-54 123 109 87.6 78.3-93.2 14 12.4 6.8-21.7
55-64 121 96 80.3 69.6-87.9 25 19.7 12.1-30.4
65-74 108 93 86.0 76.4-92.1 15 14.0 7.9-23.6
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 170 149 88.9 82.4-93.2 21 11.1 6.8-17.6
Some Post-H.S. 232 200 87.0 80.9-91.4 32 13.0 8.6-19.1
College Graduate 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 88 86.3 76.5-92.4 15 13.7 7.6-23.5
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 186 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 202 171 83.5 75.7-89.1 31 16.5 10.9-24.3
No 488 440 90.7 87.3-93.3 48 9.3 6.7-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 71 83.2 72.1-90.5 13 16.8 9.5-27.9
Non-Veteran 612 545 89.6 86.3-92.2 67 10.4 7.8-13.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 303 273 89.5 84.9-92.9 30 10.5 7.1-15.1
Regional City or Suburban County 184 164 88.2 80.4-93.1 20 11.8 6.9-19.6
Rural 209 179 88.2 82.1-92.4 30 11.8 7.6-17.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 394 362 92.1 87.9-94.9 32 7.9 5.1-12.1
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 148 132 87.3 79.0-92.7 16 12.7 7.3-21.0
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 334 304 91.5 87.5-94.3 30 8.5 5.7-12.5
HOUSING
Own 339 307 90.2 85.6-93.4 32 9.8 6.6-14.4
Rent 290 250 85.2 79.8-89.4 40 14.8 10.6-20.2
Other arrangement 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 211 183 88.7 83.2-92.6 28 11.3 7.4-16.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 173 147 86.7 79.8-91.5 26 13.3 8.5-20.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 312 286 90.1 84.6-93.7 26 9.9 6.3-15.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 146 127 85.4 75.3-91.9 19 14.6 8.1-24.7
2nd Quartile 254 230 90.7 85.8-94.1 24 9.3 5.9-14.2
3rd Quartile 197 173 87.5 80.9-92.0 24 12.5 8.0-19.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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