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%)
North Carolina 1,543 332 22.7 20.2-25.4 123 8.3 6.8-10.1 1,088 69.0 66.1-71.7
-FEMALES 725 168 24.2 20.5-28.4 45 6.0 4.2- 8.4 512 69.8 65.4-73.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 535 114 22.3 18.2-27.0 30 5.6 3.6- 8.6 391 72.0 67.1-76.5
Non-Hispanic Black 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 121 33 28.0 19.7-38.2 *** *** *** 80 65.7 55.5-74.6
55-64 161 46 31.9 23.2-42.1 *** *** *** 105 63.4 53.4-72.4
65-74 151 35 19.4 13.3-27.5 *** *** *** 109 77.1 68.8-83.7
75+ 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 86.2 73.0-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 164 50 31.3 23.5-40.4 11 6.7 3.6-12.2 103 61.9 52.8-70.2
Some Post-H.S. 261 68 24.5 18.7-31.5 18 6.4 3.6-11.3 175 69.1 61.8-75.5
College Graduate 249 35 13.6 9.4-19.2 11 3.6 1.9- 6.8 203 82.8 76.9-87.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 28 25.3 16.5-36.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 204 34 19.6 13.8-27.1 *** *** *** 160 74.5 66.3-81.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 285 70 24.8 18.9-31.8 14 5.9 3.1-11.0 201 69.3 62.0-75.8
No 433 98 24.2 19.6-29.6 28 5.6 3.7- 8.3 307 70.2 64.7-75.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 694 162 24.9 21.1-29.2 44 6.1 4.3- 8.7 488 68.9 64.5-73.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 223 47 22.1 16.3-29.1 17 9.1 5.1-15.6 159 68.9 61.1-75.7
Regional City or Suburban County 207 50 28.4 21.1-37.0 14 4.7 2.6- 8.3 143 66.9 58.4-74.4
Rural 295 71 22.5 17.1-29.0 14 4.6 2.5- 8.2 210 72.9 66.1-78.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 315 81 27.9 22.0-34.5 17 5.1 3.0- 8.4 217 67.1 60.3-73.2
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 252 44 17.3 12.2-24.0 *** *** *** 198 78.8 71.9-84.3
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 68 21.3 16.5-26.9 18 6.0 3.4-10.5 253 72.7 66.6-78.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 145 38 27.9 19.8-37.8 14 8.7 4.8-15.4 93 63.4 53.3-72.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 268 74 29.0 22.6-36.3 *** *** *** 185 66.8 59.3-73.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 312 56 18.2 13.4-24.2 22 6.5 4.1-10.0 234 75.3 69.1-80.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 255 51 19.9 14.4-26.9 18 5.9 3.6- 9.4 186 74.2 67.1-80.2
2nd Quartile 236 53 23.9 17.8-31.3 14 7.2 3.8-13.2 169 68.9 61.1-75.8
3rd Quartile 173 42 28.2 20.4-37.6 *** *** *** 122 67.6 58.2-75.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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