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
-MALES 818 164 21.5 18.2-25.2 78 10.1 8.0-12.8 576 68.4 64.4-72.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 567 105 20.2 16.5-24.5 30 5.6 3.7- 8.3 432 74.2 69.6-78.3
Non-Hispanic Black 104 23 19.2 12.0-29.1 17 18.9 11.7-29.2 *** *** ***
Other 138 34 29.1 20.3-40.0 31 21.2 14.5-29.8 73 49.7 39.7-59.7
AGE
18-34 129 28 27.2 18.9-37.3 22 14.9 9.4-22.8 79 57.9 47.9-67.3
35-44 121 31 25.0 16.9-35.3 19 15.6 9.6-24.4 71 59.4 49.0-69.0
45-54 125 26 25.3 17.3-35.4 14 10.9 6.0-18.9 85 63.8 53.5-73.0
55-64 152 38 23.8 16.6-33.0 13 8.4 4.7-14.8 101 67.7 58.3-75.9
65-74 148 27 15.7 10.3-23.2 *** *** *** 114 78.7 70.3-85.2
75+ 134 12 8.0 4.0-15.5 *** *** *** 119 87.9 78.6-93.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 25 23.0 15.0-33.6 19 17.3 10.8-26.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 215 57 26.7 20.3-34.3 24 10.1 6.5-15.4 134 63.2 55.4-70.3
Some Post-H.S. 221 45 21.3 15.7-28.4 17 8.8 5.2-14.4 159 69.9 62.3-76.4
College Graduate 271 36 12.3 8.7-17.2 17 6.9 4.2-11.0 218 80.8 75.2-85.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** 13 15.9 8.8-26.8 75 75.6 64.2-84.3
$75,000+ 290 47 19.2 14.2-25.4 11 3.7 1.9- 7.1 232 77.1 70.8-82.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 312 71 24.5 19.1-30.8 20 7.9 5.0-12.3 221 67.7 61.1-73.6
No 494 87 18.4 14.7-22.9 57 11.7 8.8-15.5 350 69.8 64.8-74.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 210 33 17.3 11.9-24.5 16 11.9 7.2-18.9 161 70.8 62.7-77.8
Non-Veteran 608 131 22.9 19.0-27.3 62 9.6 7.3-12.5 415 67.6 62.9-71.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 235 33 15.0 10.4-21.3 31 13.5 9.2-19.3 171 71.5 64.4-77.7
Regional City or Suburban County 256 50 18.2 13.4-24.2 22 8.8 5.5-13.7 184 73.0 66.3-78.8
Rural 327 81 28.8 22.9-35.4 25 9.0 5.9-13.5 221 62.3 55.5-68.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 434 85 20.8 16.6-25.7 47 10.4 7.6-14.1 302 68.8 63.5-73.6
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 256 36 13.0 8.9-18.6 11 5.3 2.7-10.3 209 81.7 75.3-86.7
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 15 17.1 10.0-27.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** 15 15.9 9.0-26.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 442 70 17.6 13.7-22.3 23 5.6 3.6- 8.7 349 76.8 71.7-81.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 185 44 24.2 17.6-32.4 17 10.7 6.4-17.3 124 65.1 56.5-72.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 278 66 24.8 19.2-31.4 30 11.8 8.0-16.9 182 63.4 56.5-69.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 355 54 17.3 12.8-22.9 31 8.5 5.7-12.5 270 74.2 68.2-79.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 262 38 16.3 11.2-23.1 18 6.3 3.7-10.4 206 77.4 70.4-83.2
2nd Quartile 267 57 24.4 18.7-31.2 30 11.0 7.4-16.0 180 64.6 57.6-71.0
3rd Quartile 212 49 21.3 15.8-28.2 25 13.6 9.0-20.0 138 65.1 57.4-72.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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