2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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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
-MALES 1,904 164 9.3 7.8-11.0 78 4.4 3.4- 5.6 576 29.5 27.1-31.9 1,086 56.9 54.3-59.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,229 105 9.5 7.6-11.7 30 2.6 1.7- 3.9 432 34.8 31.8-38.0 662 53.1 49.8-56.3
Non-Hispanic Black 270 23 6.9 4.3-11.1 17 6.9 4.1-11.1 64 22.4 17.3-28.6 166 63.8 57.0-70.0
Other 387 34 10.9 7.3-16.0 31 7.9 5.4-11.5 73 18.5 14.3-23.6 249 62.7 56.7-68.4
AGE
18-34 494 28 7.6 5.1-11.1 22 4.2 2.6- 6.6 79 16.1 12.7-20.2 365 72.2 67.3-76.6
35-44 288 31 11.0 7.3-16.4 19 6.9 4.2-11.1 71 26.2 20.9-32.4 167 55.8 49.2-62.2
45-54 280 26 11.0 7.3-16.3 14 4.7 2.6- 8.5 85 27.8 22.4-33.9 155 56.4 49.8-62.9
55-64 303 38 12.1 8.3-17.4 13 4.3 2.4- 7.7 101 34.5 28.4-41.1 151 49.1 42.5-55.7
65-74 280 27 9.1 6.0-13.7 *** *** *** 114 45.9 39.1-52.8 132 41.7 35.3-48.4
75+ 229 12 4.6 2.3- 9.1 *** *** *** 119 50.7 42.1-59.2 95 42.3 34.0-51.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 25 13.0 8.4-19.7 19 9.8 6.1-15.5 62 33.8 26.5-41.9 93 43.4 35.8-51.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 457 57 12.3 9.2-16.4 24 4.7 3.0- 7.3 134 29.2 24.6-34.2 242 53.8 48.5-59.0
Some Post-H.S. 455 45 9.7 7.0-13.2 17 4.0 2.4- 6.7 159 31.6 27.1-36.5 234 54.7 49.5-59.8
College Graduate 785 36 4.0 2.8- 5.6 17 2.2 1.3- 3.6 218 26.0 22.7-29.5 514 67.9 64.1-71.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 21 16.4 10.2-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 132 16 14.2 7.8-24.4 12 9.5 5.1-17.0 37 24.8 16.9-34.9 67 51.5 41.2-61.7
$35,000- 49,999 235 24 10.0 5.9-16.2 *** *** *** 72 26.4 20.4-33.5 132 60.1 52.4-67.4
$50,000- 74,999 215 *** *** *** 13 7.6 4.2-13.5 75 36.4 29.2-44.2 119 51.9 44.2-59.6
$75,000+ 738 47 7.8 5.6-10.6 11 1.5 0.8- 2.9 232 31.2 27.5-35.2 448 59.5 55.4-63.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 572 71 13.9 10.7-17.8 20 4.5 2.8- 7.0 221 38.4 33.7-43.3 260 43.3 38.5-48.2
No 1,312 87 6.8 5.3- 8.7 57 4.3 3.2- 5.8 350 25.8 23.2-28.6 818 63.0 59.9-66.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 411 33 8.8 6.0-12.8 16 6.0 3.6- 9.9 161 36.0 30.9-41.5 201 49.1 43.5-54.7
Non-Veteran 1,491 131 9.4 7.7-11.4 62 3.9 3.0- 5.2 415 27.7 25.1-30.5 883 59.0 56.0-61.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 685 33 5.0 3.4- 7.3 31 4.5 3.0- 6.6 171 23.9 20.5-27.7 450 66.6 62.4-70.5
Regional City or Suburban County 576 50 8.2 6.0-11.2 22 4.0 2.5- 6.3 184 33.1 28.7-38.0 320 54.6 49.8-59.4
Rural 643 81 14.7 11.4-18.7 25 4.6 3.0- 7.0 221 31.8 27.8-36.1 316 48.9 44.4-53.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,176 85 7.9 6.2- 9.9 47 4.0 2.9- 5.4 302 26.1 23.3-29.1 742 62.1 58.8-65.3
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 19.0 12.0-28.9 *** *** ***
Retired 453 36 7.6 5.2-10.9 11 3.1 1.5- 6.0 209 47.4 41.7-53.1 197 42.0 36.5-47.7
Unable to Work 107 23 21.8 13.6-33.2 11 13.3 7.2-23.1 35 29.9 21.1-40.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 85.0 72.2-92.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 15 11.0 6.4-18.1 15 13.0 7.6-21.4 *** *** *** 41 35.9 26.6-46.4
101% to 150% 174 27 17.8 11.5-26.6 15 8.2 4.6-14.1 46 25.6 18.5-34.3 86 48.3 39.4-57.4
151% to 200% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.4 11.0-29.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,062 70 7.5 5.7- 9.7 23 2.4 1.5- 3.8 349 32.7 29.5-36.1 620 57.4 53.9-60.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 386 44 11.5 8.2-15.9 17 5.1 3.0- 8.5 124 30.9 25.9-36.4 201 52.5 46.7-58.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 584 66 11.3 8.6-14.7 30 5.3 3.6- 7.9 182 28.9 24.8-33.3 306 54.5 49.7-59.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 934 54 6.8 5.0- 9.2 31 3.4 2.2- 5.0 270 29.2 25.8-32.7 579 60.7 56.9-64.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 672 38 6.6 4.4- 9.6 18 2.5 1.5- 4.3 206 31.3 27.1-35.7 410 59.6 55.0-64.0
2nd Quartile 628 57 10.0 7.5-13.2 30 4.5 3.0- 6.7 180 26.5 22.8-30.6 361 59.0 54.5-63.3
3rd Quartile 449 49 9.9 7.3-13.4 25 6.3 4.1- 9.5 138 30.2 25.6-35.3 237 53.5 48.2-58.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 20 13.6 8.0-22.2 *** *** *** 52 32.9 25.0-41.9 78 48.9 39.8-58.1

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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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