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
-MALES 1,908 822 43.2 40.6-45.8 1,086 56.8 54.2-59.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,232 570 47.0 43.8-50.3 662 53.0 49.7-56.2
Non-Hispanic Black 270 104 36.2 30.0-43.0 166 63.8 57.0-70.0
Other 387 138 37.3 31.6-43.3 249 62.7 56.7-68.4
AGE
18-34 494 129 27.8 23.4-32.7 365 72.2 67.3-76.6
35-44 289 122 44.3 37.9-50.9 167 55.7 49.1-62.1
45-54 281 126 43.7 37.2-50.3 155 56.3 49.7-62.8
55-64 304 153 51.0 44.4-57.6 151 49.0 42.4-55.6
65-74 280 148 58.3 51.6-64.7 132 41.7 35.3-48.4
75+ 229 134 57.7 48.9-66.0 95 42.3 34.0-51.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 106 56.6 48.7-64.2 93 43.4 35.8-51.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 458 216 46.2 41.0-51.5 242 53.8 48.5-59.0
Some Post-H.S. 456 222 45.4 40.3-50.6 234 54.6 49.4-59.7
College Graduate 787 273 32.3 28.8-36.1 514 67.7 63.9-71.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 132 65 48.5 38.3-58.8 67 51.5 41.2-61.7
$35,000- 49,999 236 104 40.0 32.8-47.8 132 60.0 52.2-67.2
$50,000- 74,999 215 96 48.1 40.4-55.8 119 51.9 44.2-59.6
$75,000+ 740 292 40.6 36.6-44.8 448 59.4 55.2-63.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 573 313 56.8 51.8-61.6 260 43.2 38.4-48.2
No 1,315 497 37.1 34.1-40.2 818 62.9 59.8-65.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 412 211 50.9 45.3-56.5 201 49.1 43.5-54.7
Non-Veteran 1,494 611 41.1 38.2-44.1 883 58.9 55.9-61.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 687 237 33.6 29.7-37.7 450 66.4 62.3-70.3
Regional City or Suburban County 577 257 45.5 40.7-50.3 320 54.5 49.7-59.3
Rural 644 328 51.1 46.6-55.7 316 48.9 44.3-53.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,179 437 38.0 34.9-41.3 742 62.0 58.7-65.1
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 453 256 58.0 52.3-63.5 197 42.0 36.5-47.7
Unable to Work 108 70 65.2 54.3-74.7 38 34.8 25.3-45.7
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** 49 85.0 72.2-92.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 70 64.1 53.6-73.4 41 35.9 26.6-46.4
101% to 150% 174 88 51.7 42.6-60.6 86 48.3 39.4-57.4
151% to 200% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,065 445 42.7 39.3-46.2 620 57.3 53.8-60.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 386 185 47.5 41.8-53.3 201 52.5 46.7-58.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 584 278 45.5 40.8-50.3 306 54.5 49.7-59.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 938 359 39.5 35.9-43.3 579 60.5 56.7-64.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 676 266 40.7 36.3-45.3 410 59.3 54.7-63.7
2nd Quartile 628 267 41.0 36.7-45.5 361 59.0 54.5-63.3
3rd Quartile 449 212 46.5 41.2-51.8 237 53.5 48.2-58.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 77 51.1 41.9-60.2 78 48.9 39.8-58.1

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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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