2024 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%)
TOTAL 4,162 1,547 37.3 35.5-39.0 2,615 62.7 61.0-64.5
GENDER
Male 1,908 822 43.2 40.6-45.8 1,086 56.8 54.2-59.4
Female 2,254 725 31.7 29.4-34.1 1,529 68.3 65.9-70.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,654 1,105 42.3 40.1-44.5 1,549 57.7 55.5-59.9
Non-Hispanic Black 696 209 28.9 25.1-33.1 487 71.1 66.9-74.9
Non-Hispanic Other 225 79 35.2 28.0-43.1 146 64.8 56.9-72.0
Hispanic 547 138 25.3 21.4-29.5 409 74.7 70.5-78.6
AGE
18-34 920 201 23.8 20.6-27.2 719 76.2 72.8-79.4
35-44 629 229 39.3 35.0-43.8 400 60.7 56.2-65.0
45-54 660 247 38.1 33.9-42.5 413 61.9 57.5-66.1
55-64 690 314 46.3 41.9-50.8 376 53.7 49.2-58.1
65-74 643 299 50.0 45.4-54.6 344 50.0 45.4-54.6
75+ 553 236 40.3 35.0-45.9 317 59.7 54.1-65.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 383 153 43.7 37.9-49.7 230 56.3 50.3-62.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 897 380 40.7 36.9-44.6 517 59.3 55.4-63.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,102 483 41.7 38.4-45.1 619 58.3 54.9-61.6
College Graduate 1,764 522 27.6 25.3-30.0 1,242 72.4 70.0-74.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,291 598 48.2 44.8-51.6 693 51.8 48.4-55.2
No 2,826 930 32.3 30.3-34.4 1,896 67.7 65.6-69.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 487 241 48.9 43.8-54.1 246 51.1 45.9-56.2
Non-Veteran 3,671 1,305 35.6 33.8-37.5 2,366 64.4 62.5-66.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,253 752 34.6 32.3-37.0 1,501 65.4 63.0-67.7
Unemployed 197 74 36.7 29.0-45.1 123 63.3 54.9-71.0
Retired 1,131 508 46.2 42.5-49.8 623 53.8 50.2-57.5
Unable to Work 254 144 56.7 49.4-63.8 110 43.3 36.2-50.6
Other not in Labor Force 287 58 19.5 14.6-25.5 229 80.5 74.5-85.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 72 46.7 37.2-56.5 74 53.3 43.5-62.8
$15,000- 24,999 276 124 49.1 41.8-56.3 152 50.9 43.7-58.2
$25,000- 34,999 341 138 37.8 31.7-44.3 203 62.2 55.7-68.3
$35,000- 49,999 509 203 38.7 33.6-43.9 306 61.3 56.1-66.4
$50,000-74,999 489 182 39.6 34.6-44.9 307 60.4 55.1-65.4
$75,000-100,000 464 187 43.2 37.8-48.7 277 56.8 51.3-62.2
$100,000-150,000 441 153 37.0 31.8-42.4 288 63.0 57.6-68.2
$150,000+ 501 156 29.3 25.1-33.9 345 70.7 66.1-74.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 995 332 32.1 28.6-35.7 663 67.9 64.3-71.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 38 30.6 21.4-41.8 69 69.4 58.2-78.6
50% to 100% 262 118 48.1 41.1-55.3 144 51.9 44.7-58.9
101% to 150% 418 181 44.0 38.1-50.1 237 56.0 49.9-61.9
151% to 200% 206 80 36.5 29.0-44.7 126 63.5 55.3-71.0
More than 200% 2,147 784 37.3 34.9-39.7 1,363 62.7 60.3-65.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 995 332 32.1 28.6-35.7 663 67.9 64.3-71.4
HOUSING
Own 2,562 991 39.1 36.9-41.4 1,571 60.9 58.6-63.1
Rent 1,289 449 34.2 31.3-37.2 840 65.8 62.8-68.7
Other arrangement 281 98 29.4 23.4-36.1 183 70.6 63.9-76.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,456 460 30.5 27.9-33.3 996 69.5 66.7-72.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,205 464 40.1 36.7-43.5 741 59.9 56.5-63.3
Rural 1,501 623 41.6 38.5-44.7 878 58.4 55.3-61.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 855 330 37.8 34.0-41.7 525 62.2 58.3-66.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,319 546 40.8 37.6-44.1 773 59.2 55.9-62.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,988 671 34.5 32.1-37.0 1,317 65.5 63.0-67.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,461 521 37.0 34.0-40.0 940 63.0 60.0-66.0
2nd Quartile 1,330 503 37.0 34.0-40.2 827 63.0 59.8-66.0
3rd Quartile 1,002 385 38.5 35.0-42.1 617 61.5 57.9-65.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 369 138 35.7 30.0-41.8 231 64.3 58.2-70.0

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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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