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%)
North Carolina 4,162 1,547 37.3 35.5-39.0 2,615 62.7 61.0-64.5
-FEMALES 2,254 725 31.7 29.4-34.1 1,529 68.3 65.9-70.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,422 535 37.7 34.7-40.8 887 62.3 59.2-65.3
Non-Hispanic Black 426 105 22.8 18.4-28.0 321 77.2 72.0-81.6
Other 385 79 22.2 17.2-28.3 306 77.8 71.7-82.8
AGE
18-34 426 72 19.4 15.3-24.4 354 80.6 75.6-84.7
35-44 340 107 34.3 28.6-40.5 233 65.7 59.5-71.4
45-54 379 121 32.9 27.7-38.7 258 67.1 61.3-72.3
55-64 386 161 41.9 36.1-48.1 225 58.1 51.9-63.9
65-74 363 151 42.7 36.7-49.0 212 57.3 51.0-63.3
75+ 324 102 27.9 22.1-34.6 222 72.1 65.4-77.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 47 27.8 20.3-36.8 137 72.2 63.2-79.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 164 34.1 29.0-39.6 275 65.9 60.4-71.0
Some Post-H.S. 646 261 38.8 34.4-43.3 385 61.2 56.7-65.6
College Graduate 977 249 23.7 20.7-26.9 728 76.3 73.1-79.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 58 41.8 32.4-51.9 102 58.2 48.1-67.6
$25,000- 34,999 209 73 30.5 23.5-38.4 136 69.5 61.6-76.5
$35,000- 49,999 273 99 37.4 30.7-44.7 174 62.6 55.3-69.3
$50,000- 74,999 274 86 32.2 25.9-39.3 188 67.8 60.7-74.1
$75,000+ 666 204 31.1 27.1-35.4 462 68.9 64.6-72.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 718 285 40.7 36.2-45.4 433 59.3 54.6-63.8
No 1,511 433 27.6 25.0-30.4 1,078 72.4 69.6-75.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,177 694 31.4 29.1-33.9 1,483 68.6 66.1-70.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 769 223 27.6 24.1-31.5 546 72.4 68.5-75.9
Regional City or Suburban County 628 207 34.5 30.1-39.2 421 65.5 60.8-69.9
Rural 857 295 33.4 29.5-37.5 562 66.6 62.5-70.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,074 315 30.5 27.3-34.0 759 69.5 66.0-72.7
Unemployed 101 28 23.0 15.3-33.1 73 77.0 66.9-84.7
Retired 678 252 37.4 32.9-42.1 426 62.6 57.9-67.1
Unable to Work 146 74 49.6 40.0-59.2 72 50.4 40.8-60.0
Other not in Labor Force 229 49 20.9 15.1-28.0 180 79.1 72.0-84.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 48 35.7 26.7-45.8 103 64.3 54.2-73.3
101% to 150% 244 93 37.7 30.2-45.9 151 62.3 54.1-69.8
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,082 339 31.2 28.0-34.6 743 68.8 65.4-72.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 469 145 28.3 23.6-33.5 324 71.7 66.5-76.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 735 268 36.6 32.3-41.1 467 63.4 58.9-67.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,050 312 29.7 26.5-33.1 738 70.3 66.9-73.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 785 255 33.6 29.7-37.7 530 66.4 62.3-70.3
2nd Quartile 702 236 33.1 29.0-37.5 466 66.9 62.5-71.0
3rd Quartile 553 173 31.1 26.5-36.0 380 68.9 64.0-73.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 214 61 22.3 16.8-29.1 153 77.7 70.9-83.2

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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 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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