2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Adults who are current smokers*

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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
-MALES 1,904 1,662 86.4 84.4-88.1 242 13.6 11.9-15.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,229 1,094 87.9 85.5-90.0 135 12.1 10.0-14.5
Non-Hispanic Black 270 230 86.2 81.0-90.2 40 13.8 9.8-19.0
Other 387 322 81.2 75.8-85.7 65 18.8 14.3-24.2
AGE
18-34 494 444 88.3 84.4-91.3 50 11.7 8.7-15.6
35-44 288 238 82.1 76.1-86.8 50 17.9 13.2-23.9
45-54 280 240 84.2 78.5-88.6 40 15.8 11.4-21.5
55-64 303 252 83.6 78.0-88.0 51 16.4 12.0-22.0
65-74 280 246 87.6 82.3-91.5 34 12.4 8.5-17.7
75+ 229 214 93.0 87.3-96.3 15 7.0 3.7-12.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 155 77.2 69.7-83.2 44 22.8 16.8-30.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 376 83.0 78.6-86.6 81 17.0 13.4-21.4
Some Post-H.S. 455 393 86.3 82.3-89.6 62 13.7 10.4-17.7
College Graduate 785 732 93.8 91.8-95.4 53 6.2 4.6- 8.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 85 75.8 66.2-83.4 31 24.2 16.6-33.8
$25,000- 34,999 132 104 76.3 65.9-84.3 28 23.7 15.7-34.1
$35,000- 49,999 235 204 86.5 79.9-91.2 31 13.5 8.8-20.1
$50,000- 74,999 215 194 88.3 82.0-92.6 21 11.7 7.4-18.0
$75,000+ 738 680 90.7 87.8-93.0 58 9.3 7.0-12.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 572 481 81.7 77.4-85.3 91 18.3 14.7-22.6
No 1,312 1,168 88.8 86.7-90.7 144 11.2 9.3-13.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 411 362 85.2 80.3-89.0 49 14.8 11.0-19.7
Non-Veteran 1,491 1,298 86.7 84.5-88.6 193 13.3 11.4-15.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 685 621 90.5 87.6-92.7 64 9.5 7.3-12.4
Regional City or Suburban County 576 504 87.8 84.3-90.5 72 12.2 9.5-15.7
Rural 643 537 80.7 76.5-84.3 106 19.3 15.7-23.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,176 1,044 88.2 85.8-90.2 132 11.8 9.8-14.2
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 453 406 89.4 85.4-92.4 47 10.6 7.6-14.6
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 52 91.5 81.7-96.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 81 76.1 66.7-83.5 30 23.9 16.5-33.3
101% to 150% 174 132 73.9 64.9-81.3 42 26.1 18.7-35.1
151% to 200% 89 80 89.1 77.8-95.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,062 969 90.1 87.7-92.1 93 9.9 7.9-12.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 386 325 83.4 78.4-87.4 61 16.6 12.6-21.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 584 488 83.4 79.5-86.6 96 16.6 13.4-20.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 934 849 89.9 87.1-92.0 85 10.1 8.0-12.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 672 616 90.9 87.7-93.3 56 9.1 6.7-12.3
2nd Quartile 628 541 85.5 81.9-88.4 87 14.5 11.6-18.1
3rd Quartile 449 375 83.8 79.5-87.3 74 16.2 12.7-20.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 130 81.8 72.7-88.3 25 18.2 11.7-27.3

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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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