2024 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%)
TOTAL 4,158 332 8.4 7.4- 9.6 123 3.1 2.5- 3.8 1,088 25.7 24.1-27.3 2,615 62.8 61.0-64.5
GENDER
Male 1,904 164 9.3 7.8-11.0 78 4.4 3.4- 5.6 576 29.5 27.1-31.9 1,086 56.9 54.3-59.5
Female 2,254 168 7.7 6.4- 9.2 45 1.9 1.3- 2.7 512 22.1 20.1-24.3 1,529 68.3 65.9-70.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,651 219 8.9 7.7-10.4 60 2.4 1.8- 3.2 823 30.9 28.9-33.0 1,549 57.8 55.5-60.0
Non-Hispanic Black 696 54 7.1 5.1- 9.8 26 4.2 2.7- 6.3 129 17.7 14.6-21.3 487 71.1 66.9-74.9
Non-Hispanic Other 225 30 13.5 9.0-19.7 12 4.0 2.2- 7.3 37 17.7 12.2-24.9 146 64.8 56.9-72.0
Hispanic 547 25 4.2 2.8- 6.3 25 4.9 3.2- 7.5 88 16.1 13.0-19.9 409 74.7 70.5-78.6
AGE
18-34 920 43 5.9 4.3- 8.1 29 2.9 1.9- 4.5 129 14.9 12.4-17.8 719 76.2 72.8-79.4
35-44 628 62 10.8 8.1-14.2 28 4.9 3.2- 7.2 138 23.6 20.0-27.7 400 60.8 56.3-65.1
45-54 659 59 10.1 7.6-13.2 22 3.4 2.1- 5.3 165 24.6 21.0-28.5 413 62.0 57.6-66.1
55-64 689 84 12.8 9.9-16.3 23 3.1 1.9- 4.9 206 30.4 26.4-34.7 376 53.8 49.3-58.2
65-74 643 62 8.7 6.5-11.5 14 2.3 1.3- 4.2 223 39.0 34.5-43.7 344 50.0 45.4-54.6
75+ 553 20 3.4 1.9- 6.0 *** *** *** 210 35.2 30.1-40.5 317 59.7 54.1-65.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 383 38 10.9 7.6-15.4 24 6.6 4.3-10.0 91 26.2 21.1-32.0 230 56.3 50.3-62.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 896 107 11.6 9.3-14.3 35 3.6 2.5- 5.1 237 25.5 22.3-29.0 517 59.3 55.5-63.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,101 113 9.6 7.7-11.8 35 3.2 2.1- 4.7 334 28.9 26.0-32.1 619 58.3 54.9-61.7
College Graduate 1,762 71 3.6 2.7- 4.6 28 1.5 1.0- 2.2 421 22.5 20.4-24.8 1,242 72.5 70.1-74.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,290 141 11.8 9.8-14.3 34 3.4 2.3- 4.9 422 32.9 29.8-36.2 693 51.9 48.5-55.2
No 2,823 185 6.8 5.7- 8.0 85 2.9 2.3- 3.7 657 22.6 20.8-24.4 1,896 67.8 65.7-69.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 486 39 8.1 5.6-11.5 17 5.3 3.2- 8.6 184 35.5 30.8-40.6 246 51.1 45.9-56.3
Non-Veteran 3,668 293 8.5 7.4- 9.7 106 2.8 2.2- 3.5 903 24.3 22.7-26.0 2,366 64.4 62.5-66.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,250 166 8.2 6.8- 9.7 64 2.9 2.2- 3.8 519 23.5 21.5-25.7 1,501 65.4 63.1-67.7
Unemployed 197 26 16.4 10.6-24.6 *** *** *** 39 15.9 11.1-22.1 123 63.3 54.9-71.0
Retired 1,131 80 6.9 5.3- 9.0 21 2.1 1.3- 3.5 407 37.1 33.6-40.7 623 53.8 50.2-57.5
Unable to Work 253 44 17.8 12.6-24.5 18 8.0 4.8-12.9 81 30.8 24.6-37.8 110 43.4 36.3-50.7
Other not in Labor Force 287 15 4.2 2.3- 7.3 *** *** *** 34 12.4 8.5-17.7 229 80.5 74.5-85.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 22 12.8 8.2-19.5 11 6.3 3.3-11.8 39 27.6 19.6-37.3 74 53.3 43.5-62.8
$15,000- 24,999 276 42 15.7 11.2-21.5 16 5.3 3.1- 8.9 66 28.0 21.6-35.5 152 50.9 43.7-58.2
$25,000- 34,999 341 35 10.7 7.1-16.0 17 4.8 2.8- 8.2 86 22.2 17.4-27.9 203 62.2 55.7-68.3
$35,000- 49,999 508 52 9.7 6.9-13.4 11 2.6 1.3- 4.9 139 26.3 21.9-31.2 306 61.4 56.1-66.4
$50,000-74,999 489 29 6.3 4.2- 9.5 20 4.8 2.9- 7.8 133 28.5 23.9-33.6 307 60.4 55.1-65.4
$75,000-100,000 464 36 10.0 7.0-14.1 13 3.4 1.7- 6.6 138 29.8 25.1-35.0 277 56.8 51.3-62.2
$100,000-150,000 439 31 9.0 6.1-13.0 *** *** *** 116 27.0 22.4-32.1 288 63.3 57.8-68.4
$150,000+ 501 14 2.2 1.2- 3.9 *** *** *** 138 26.2 22.2-30.6 345 70.7 66.1-74.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 994 71 7.6 5.7-10.1 27 3.0 2.0- 4.5 233 21.4 18.5-24.6 663 68.0 64.3-71.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 11 8.7 4.6-15.7 *** *** *** 22 19.0 11.4-29.9 69 69.4 58.2-78.6
50% to 100% 262 35 11.6 8.0-16.5 17 6.6 4.0-10.8 66 30.0 23.4-37.4 144 51.9 44.7-58.9
101% to 150% 418 56 15.5 11.4-20.8 24 5.0 3.2- 7.9 101 23.5 18.7-29.0 237 56.0 49.9-61.9
151% to 200% 206 19 8.0 4.6-13.4 *** *** *** 56 25.3 18.9-33.0 126 63.5 55.3-71.0
More than 200% 2,144 138 7.1 5.9- 8.5 41 2.2 1.5- 3.1 602 28.0 25.8-30.2 1,363 62.8 60.4-65.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 994 71 7.6 5.7-10.1 27 3.0 2.0- 4.5 233 21.4 18.5-24.6 663 68.0 64.3-71.4
HOUSING
Own 2,559 178 8.0 6.7- 9.4 54 2.5 1.8- 3.4 756 28.6 26.6-30.7 1,571 61.0 58.7-63.2
Rent 1,288 118 9.0 7.4-10.9 57 5.0 3.8- 6.6 273 20.1 17.7-22.7 840 65.9 62.8-68.8
Other arrangement 281 35 11.2 7.6-16.4 11 3.3 1.7- 6.1 52 14.8 10.5-20.6 183 70.6 63.9-76.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,454 80 5.6 4.4- 7.1 48 3.5 2.5- 4.8 330 21.4 19.1-23.9 996 69.5 66.7-72.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,204 100 9.0 7.2-11.3 36 2.8 1.9- 4.1 327 28.2 25.2-31.4 741 60.0 56.6-63.3
Rural 1,500 152 10.8 8.9-13.1 39 2.9 2.1- 4.2 431 27.8 25.1-30.6 878 58.5 55.3-61.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 855 82 9.7 7.5-12.4 31 3.8 2.5- 5.6 217 24.3 21.1-27.9 525 62.2 58.3-66.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,319 140 10.9 9.0-13.2 39 3.3 2.3- 4.8 367 26.5 23.8-29.5 773 59.2 55.9-62.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,984 110 6.1 4.9- 7.6 53 2.6 1.9- 3.5 504 25.7 23.5-28.0 1,317 65.6 63.1-68.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,457 89 6.6 5.2- 8.5 36 2.2 1.6- 3.2 392 27.9 25.2-30.9 940 63.2 60.1-66.1
2nd Quartile 1,330 110 8.9 7.2-11.0 44 3.4 2.4- 4.8 349 24.6 22.1-27.4 827 63.0 59.8-66.0
3rd Quartile 1,002 91 9.3 7.4-11.7 34 3.7 2.5- 5.4 260 25.5 22.4-28.8 617 61.5 57.9-65.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 369 42 10.3 7.0-14.7 *** *** *** 87 22.4 17.9-27.8 231 64.3 58.2-70.0

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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