2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,158 3,703 88.5 87.2-89.6 455 11.5 10.4-12.8
GENDER
Male 1,904 1,662 86.4 84.4-88.1 242 13.6 11.9-15.6
Female 2,254 2,041 90.4 88.8-91.8 213 9.6 8.2-11.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,651 2,372 88.7 87.1-90.1 279 11.3 9.9-12.9
Non-Hispanic Black 696 616 88.8 85.6-91.3 80 11.2 8.7-14.4
Non-Hispanic Other 225 183 82.5 76.1-87.5 42 17.5 12.5-23.9
Hispanic 547 497 90.9 87.8-93.2 50 9.1 6.8-12.2
AGE
18-34 920 848 91.1 88.6-93.1 72 8.9 6.9-11.4
35-44 628 538 84.4 80.6-87.6 90 15.6 12.4-19.4
45-54 659 578 86.6 83.1-89.4 81 13.4 10.6-16.9
55-64 689 582 84.1 80.5-87.2 107 15.9 12.8-19.5
65-74 643 567 89.0 85.9-91.5 76 11.0 8.5-14.1
75+ 553 527 94.9 91.7-96.9 26 5.1 3.1- 8.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 383 321 82.5 77.5-86.6 62 17.5 13.4-22.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 896 754 84.8 81.9-87.4 142 15.2 12.6-18.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,101 953 87.3 84.7-89.4 148 12.7 10.6-15.3
College Graduate 1,762 1,663 95.0 93.8-96.0 99 5.0 4.0- 6.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,290 1,115 84.8 82.1-87.1 175 15.2 12.9-17.9
No 2,823 2,553 90.3 88.9-91.6 270 9.7 8.4-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 486 430 86.6 82.4-90.0 56 13.4 10.0-17.6
Non-Veteran 3,668 3,269 88.7 87.4-89.9 399 11.3 10.1-12.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,250 2,020 89.0 87.3-90.5 230 11.0 9.5-12.7
Unemployed 197 162 79.2 70.9-85.6 35 20.8 14.4-29.1
Retired 1,131 1,030 90.9 88.6-92.8 101 9.1 7.2-11.4
Unable to Work 253 191 74.2 67.0-80.2 62 25.8 19.8-33.0
Other not in Labor Force 287 263 92.9 88.5-95.7 24 7.1 4.3-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 113 80.9 73.2-86.8 33 19.1 13.2-26.8
$15,000- 24,999 276 218 79.0 72.8-84.1 58 21.0 15.9-27.2
$25,000- 34,999 341 289 84.4 78.9-88.7 52 15.6 11.3-21.1
$35,000- 49,999 508 445 87.7 83.7-90.9 63 12.3 9.1-16.3
$50,000-74,999 489 440 88.8 84.9-91.8 49 11.2 8.2-15.1
$75,000-100,000 464 415 86.6 82.0-90.2 49 13.4 9.8-18.0
$100,000-150,000 439 404 90.3 86.2-93.2 35 9.7 6.8-13.8
$150,000+ 501 483 96.9 94.9-98.1 18 3.1 1.9- 5.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 994 896 89.4 86.6-91.6 98 10.6 8.4-13.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 91 88.4 80.8-93.2 16 11.6 6.8-19.2
50% to 100% 262 210 81.8 76.1-86.4 52 18.2 13.6-23.9
101% to 150% 418 338 79.5 74.0-84.0 80 20.5 16.0-26.0
151% to 200% 206 182 88.9 82.4-93.1 24 11.1 6.9-17.6
More than 200% 2,144 1,965 90.8 89.1-92.2 179 9.2 7.8-10.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 994 896 89.4 86.6-91.6 98 10.6 8.4-13.4
HOUSING
Own 2,559 2,327 89.6 88.0-91.0 232 10.4 9.0-12.0
Rent 1,288 1,113 86.0 83.7-88.0 175 14.0 12.0-16.3
Other arrangement 281 235 85.5 80.1-89.6 46 14.5 10.4-19.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,454 1,326 90.9 89.0-92.5 128 9.1 7.5-11.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,204 1,068 88.2 85.7-90.2 136 11.8 9.8-14.3
Rural 1,500 1,309 86.2 83.8-88.3 191 13.8 11.7-16.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 855 742 86.6 83.5-89.1 113 13.4 10.9-16.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,319 1,140 85.7 83.2-87.9 179 14.3 12.1-16.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,984 1,821 91.3 89.6-92.7 163 8.7 7.3-10.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,457 1,332 91.1 89.1-92.8 125 8.9 7.2-10.9
2nd Quartile 1,330 1,176 87.6 85.3-89.6 154 12.4 10.4-14.7
3rd Quartile 1,002 877 87.0 84.3-89.3 125 13.0 10.7-15.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 369 318 86.7 81.9-90.5 51 13.3 9.5-18.1

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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 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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