2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Four-level smoker status: Everyday smoker, Someday smoker, Former smoker, Non-smoker*

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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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,422 114 8.4 6.8-10.4 30 2.1 1.4- 3.3 391 27.2 24.5-30.0 887 62.3 59.2-65.3
Non-Hispanic Black 426 31 7.2 4.5-11.2 *** *** *** 65 13.7 10.4-17.9 321 77.2 72.0-81.6
Other 385 21 5.9 3.6- 9.5 *** *** *** 52 15.1 10.7-20.9 306 77.8 71.7-82.8
AGE
18-34 426 15 4.2 2.4- 7.2 *** *** *** 50 13.6 10.1-18.0 354 80.6 75.6-84.7
35-44 340 31 10.5 7.0-15.5 *** *** *** 67 21.0 16.3-26.6 233 65.7 59.5-71.4
45-54 379 33 9.2 6.3-13.3 *** *** *** 80 21.6 17.2-26.9 258 67.1 61.3-72.3
55-64 386 46 13.4 9.4-18.7 *** *** *** 105 26.6 21.6-32.3 225 58.1 51.9-63.9
65-74 363 35 8.3 5.6-12.1 *** *** *** 109 33.0 27.3-39.2 212 57.3 51.0-63.3
75+ 324 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 24.1 18.8-30.3 222 72.1 65.4-77.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 13 8.3 4.4-15.2 *** *** *** 29 16.9 10.9-25.3 137 72.2 63.2-79.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 50 10.7 7.8-14.6 11 2.3 1.2- 4.3 103 21.1 17.0-25.9 275 65.9 60.4-71.0
Some Post-H.S. 646 68 9.5 7.1-12.6 18 2.5 1.4- 4.5 175 26.8 23.0-31.0 385 61.2 56.7-65.6
College Graduate 977 35 3.2 2.2- 4.7 11 0.9 0.5- 1.6 203 19.6 16.9-22.6 728 76.3 73.1-79.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 12 11.3 6.0-20.2 *** *** *** 19 19.3 11.7-30.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 21 15.1 9.3-23.6 *** *** *** 31 23.6 15.7-34.0 102 58.2 48.1-67.6
$25,000- 34,999 209 19 8.4 4.7-14.5 *** *** *** 49 20.4 14.8-27.5 136 69.5 61.6-76.5
$35,000- 49,999 273 28 9.5 6.1-14.5 *** *** *** 67 26.3 20.2-33.3 174 62.6 55.3-69.3
$50,000- 74,999 274 21 8.3 5.0-13.5 *** *** *** 58 21.5 16.1-28.1 188 67.8 60.7-74.1
$75,000+ 666 34 6.1 4.2- 8.8 *** *** *** 160 23.1 19.7-27.0 462 68.9 64.6-72.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 718 70 10.1 7.5-13.4 14 2.4 1.3- 4.6 201 28.2 24.3-32.6 433 59.3 54.6-63.8
No 1,511 98 6.7 5.3- 8.4 28 1.5 1.0- 2.3 307 19.4 17.2-21.8 1,078 72.4 69.6-75.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,177 162 7.8 6.5- 9.4 44 1.9 1.3- 2.8 488 21.7 19.6-23.8 1,483 68.6 66.1-70.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 769 47 6.1 4.4- 8.4 17 2.5 1.4- 4.5 159 19.0 16.1-22.4 546 72.4 68.5-75.9
Regional City or Suburban County 628 50 9.8 7.1-13.5 14 1.6 0.9- 2.9 143 23.1 19.3-27.3 421 65.5 60.8-69.9
Rural 857 71 7.5 5.6-10.0 14 1.5 0.8- 2.8 210 24.3 20.8-28.2 562 66.6 62.5-70.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,074 81 8.5 6.6-11.0 17 1.5 0.9- 2.6 217 20.5 17.7-23.6 759 69.5 66.0-72.7
Unemployed 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.2 7.1-20.3 73 77.0 66.9-84.7
Retired 678 44 6.5 4.5- 9.3 *** *** *** 198 29.5 25.4-33.9 426 62.6 57.9-67.1
Unable to Work 146 21 14.5 8.8-22.9 *** *** *** 46 31.6 23.3-41.1 72 50.4 40.8-60.0
Other not in Labor Force 229 11 3.6 1.7- 7.2 *** *** *** 31 14.2 9.6-20.5 180 79.1 72.0-84.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.0 7.8-26.8 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 20 12.1 7.3-19.4 *** *** *** 26 22.0 14.2-32.5 103 64.3 54.2-73.3
101% to 150% 244 29 13.6 8.7-20.5 *** *** *** 55 21.7 15.8-29.1 151 62.3 54.1-69.8
151% to 200% 117 12 8.7 4.4-16.6 *** *** *** 35 31.6 22.2-42.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,082 68 6.6 5.1- 8.7 18 1.9 1.1- 3.3 253 22.7 19.9-25.7 743 68.8 65.4-72.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 469 38 7.9 5.4-11.4 14 2.5 1.3- 4.5 93 17.9 14.1-22.5 324 71.7 66.5-76.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 735 74 10.6 8.1-13.8 *** *** *** 185 24.4 20.8-28.5 467 63.4 58.9-67.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,050 56 5.4 3.9- 7.4 22 1.9 1.2- 3.0 234 22.4 19.5-25.5 738 70.3 66.9-73.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 785 51 6.7 4.7- 9.4 18 2.0 1.2- 3.2 186 24.9 21.4-28.8 530 66.4 62.3-70.3
2nd Quartile 702 53 7.9 5.7-10.8 14 2.4 1.3- 4.5 169 22.8 19.3-26.7 466 66.9 62.5-71.0
3rd Quartile 553 42 8.8 6.1-12.4 *** *** *** 122 21.0 17.2-25.5 380 68.9 64.0-73.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 214 22 7.4 4.6-11.4 *** *** *** 35 13.4 9.0-19.4 153 77.7 70.9-83.2

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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 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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