2024 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%)
TOTAL 1,543 332 22.7 20.2-25.4 123 8.3 6.8-10.1 1,088 69.0 66.1-71.7
GENDER
Male 818 164 21.5 18.2-25.2 78 10.1 8.0-12.8 576 68.4 64.4-72.1
Female 725 168 24.2 20.5-28.4 45 6.0 4.2- 8.4 512 69.8 65.4-73.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,102 219 21.2 18.4-24.3 60 5.6 4.2- 7.5 823 73.2 69.9-76.3
Non-Hispanic Black 209 54 24.4 18.0-32.3 26 14.4 9.6-21.2 129 61.2 52.9-68.8
Non-Hispanic Other 79 *** *** *** 12 11.5 6.2-20.3 *** *** ***
Hispanic 138 25 16.6 11.1-24.1 25 19.6 13.1-28.3 88 63.8 54.6-72.2
AGE
18-34 201 43 25.0 18.6-32.7 29 12.4 8.1-18.4 129 62.6 54.7-70.0
35-44 228 62 27.5 21.0-35.0 28 12.4 8.3-18.1 138 60.2 52.5-67.4
45-54 246 59 26.5 20.5-33.5 22 8.8 5.6-13.7 165 64.7 57.4-71.3
55-64 313 84 27.6 21.9-34.2 23 6.7 4.2-10.4 206 65.7 59.0-71.8
65-74 299 62 17.4 13.1-22.7 14 4.6 2.5- 8.4 223 78.0 72.2-82.8
75+ 236 20 8.3 4.7-14.5 *** *** *** 210 87.2 80.1-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 38 25.0 17.7-34.0 24 15.1 9.8-22.4 91 60.0 50.6-68.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 379 107 28.5 23.4-34.2 35 8.8 6.1-12.5 237 62.7 56.8-68.2
Some Post-H.S. 482 113 23.0 18.8-27.8 35 7.6 5.1-11.0 334 69.5 64.3-74.2
College Graduate 520 71 12.9 10.0-16.5 28 5.4 3.6- 7.8 421 81.7 77.8-85.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 597 141 24.6 20.6-29.1 34 7.0 4.8-10.1 422 68.4 63.6-72.8
No 927 185 21.0 17.9-24.3 85 9.0 7.1-11.4 657 70.0 66.3-73.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 39 16.5 11.5-23.0 17 10.9 6.7-17.2 184 72.6 65.2-79.0
Non-Veteran 1,302 293 23.9 21.1-26.9 106 7.8 6.3- 9.7 903 68.2 65.1-71.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 749 166 23.6 20.1-27.5 64 8.3 6.3-10.8 519 68.1 64.0-72.0
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 508 80 15.0 11.7-19.2 21 4.6 2.8- 7.6 407 80.3 75.8-84.2
Unable to Work 143 44 31.5 22.9-41.6 18 14.1 8.6-22.3 81 54.4 44.6-63.9
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** 11 13.5 7.0-24.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 124 42 32.0 23.2-42.3 16 10.9 6.4-17.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 138 35 28.4 19.5-39.5 17 12.8 7.5-20.9 86 58.8 48.0-68.8
$35,000- 49,999 202 52 25.1 18.3-33.4 11 6.6 3.4-12.4 139 68.2 59.7-75.7
$50,000-74,999 182 29 16.0 10.6-23.3 20 12.2 7.5-19.1 133 71.8 63.5-78.9
$75,000-100,000 187 36 23.2 16.6-31.5 13 7.8 4.0-14.8 138 69.0 60.3-76.5
$100,000-150,000 151 31 24.5 17.2-33.7 *** *** *** 116 73.5 64.3-81.1
$150,000+ 156 14 7.5 4.2-12.9 *** *** *** 138 89.4 83.1-93.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 331 71 23.9 18.3-30.4 27 9.3 6.2-13.9 233 66.8 60.1-72.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 35 24.1 16.7-33.4 17 13.7 8.3-21.9 66 62.2 51.9-71.6
101% to 150% 181 56 35.2 26.7-44.8 24 11.4 7.2-17.6 101 53.3 44.1-62.4
151% to 200% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 781 138 19.0 15.9-22.6 41 5.8 4.1- 8.2 602 75.2 71.3-78.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 331 71 23.9 18.3-30.4 27 9.3 6.2-13.9 233 66.8 60.1-72.9
HOUSING
Own 988 178 20.4 17.4-23.7 54 6.3 4.7- 8.5 756 73.3 69.8-76.5
Rent 448 118 26.4 22.0-31.3 57 14.7 11.3-19.0 273 58.9 53.5-64.0
Other arrangement 98 *** *** *** 11 11.1 5.8-20.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 458 80 18.3 14.5-22.8 48 11.4 8.3-15.5 330 70.3 65.1-75.0
Regional City or Suburban County 463 100 22.5 18.2-27.5 36 7.1 4.9-10.1 327 70.4 65.2-75.2
Rural 622 152 26.1 21.9-30.7 39 7.1 5.0-10.0 431 66.9 62.0-71.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 330 82 25.6 20.3-31.8 31 10.0 6.7-14.5 217 64.4 58.0-70.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 546 140 26.8 22.5-31.6 39 8.2 5.7-11.5 367 65.0 60.0-69.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 667 110 17.7 14.4-21.6 53 7.6 5.6-10.2 504 74.7 70.5-78.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 517 89 18.0 14.2-22.6 36 6.1 4.2- 8.6 392 75.9 71.1-80.1
2nd Quartile 503 110 24.2 19.9-29.0 44 9.3 6.7-12.9 349 66.5 61.4-71.3
3rd Quartile 385 91 24.2 19.5-29.7 34 9.6 6.7-13.7 260 66.2 60.3-71.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 138 42 28.7 20.4-38.8 *** *** *** 87 62.9 52.6-72.1

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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 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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