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%)
North Carolina 4,158 3,703 88.5 87.2-89.6 455 11.5 10.4-12.8
-FEMALES 2,254 2,041 90.4 88.8-91.8 213 9.6 8.2-11.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,422 1,278 89.5 87.3-91.3 144 10.5 8.7-12.7
Non-Hispanic Black 426 386 90.9 86.7-93.9 40 9.1 6.1-13.3
Other 385 358 92.9 89.2-95.4 27 7.1 4.6-10.8
AGE
18-34 426 404 94.1 90.7-96.4 22 5.9 3.6- 9.3
35-44 340 300 86.7 81.5-90.6 40 13.3 9.4-18.5
45-54 379 338 88.7 84.5-91.9 41 11.3 8.1-15.5
55-64 386 330 84.7 79.3-88.8 56 15.3 11.2-20.7
65-74 363 321 90.2 86.3-93.1 42 9.8 6.9-13.7
75+ 324 313 96.2 91.7-98.3 11 3.8 1.7- 8.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 166 89.1 82.1-93.6 18 10.9 6.4-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 378 87.0 83.0-90.2 61 13.0 9.8-17.0
Some Post-H.S. 646 560 88.0 84.6-90.7 86 12.0 9.3-15.4
College Graduate 977 931 95.9 94.4-97.1 46 4.1 2.9- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 70 86.3 77.0-92.2 16 13.7 7.8-23.0
$15,000- 24,999 160 133 81.8 73.2-88.1 27 18.2 11.9-26.8
$25,000- 34,999 209 185 90.0 83.8-94.0 24 10.0 6.0-16.2
$35,000- 49,999 273 241 88.8 83.5-92.6 32 11.2 7.4-16.5
$50,000- 74,999 274 246 89.3 84.0-93.0 28 10.7 7.0-16.0
$75,000+ 666 622 92.1 89.0-94.3 44 7.9 5.7-11.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 718 634 87.5 83.9-90.4 84 12.5 9.6-16.1
No 1,511 1,385 91.8 89.9-93.3 126 8.2 6.7-10.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 68 94.8 88.5-97.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,177 1,971 90.2 88.6-91.7 206 9.8 8.3-11.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 769 705 91.4 88.7-93.5 64 8.6 6.5-11.3
Regional City or Suburban County 628 564 88.6 84.9-91.5 64 11.4 8.5-15.1
Rural 857 772 91.0 88.3-93.0 85 9.0 7.0-11.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,074 976 89.9 87.4-92.0 98 10.1 8.0-12.6
Unemployed 101 89 89.2 80.7-94.2 12 10.8 5.8-19.3
Retired 678 624 92.1 89.1-94.3 54 7.9 5.7-10.9
Unable to Work 146 118 82.0 73.4-88.2 28 18.0 11.8-26.6
Other not in Labor Force 229 211 93.3 88.0-96.4 18 6.7 3.6-12.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 58 90.2 80.6-95.4 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 129 86.3 78.8-91.5 22 13.7 8.5-21.2
101% to 150% 244 206 84.0 77.1-89.1 38 16.0 10.9-22.9
151% to 200% 117 102 88.6 80.1-93.8 15 11.4 6.2-19.9
More than 200% 1,082 996 91.5 89.2-93.3 86 8.5 6.7-10.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 469 417 89.6 85.9-92.5 52 10.4 7.5-14.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 735 652 87.8 84.4-90.6 83 12.2 9.4-15.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,050 972 92.7 90.5-94.4 78 7.3 5.6- 9.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 785 716 91.3 88.6-93.5 69 8.7 6.5-11.4
2nd Quartile 702 635 89.7 86.5-92.2 67 10.3 7.8-13.5
3rd Quartile 553 502 90.0 86.3-92.7 51 10.0 7.3-13.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 214 188 91.1 86.6-94.1 26 8.9 5.9-13.4

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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 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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