2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Four-level smoker status: Everyday smoker, Someday smoker, Former smoker, Non-smoker*

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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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 2,254 168 7.7 6.4- 9.2 45 1.9 1.3- 2.7 512 22.1 20.1-24.3 1,529 68.3 65.9-70.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,674 283 8.1 7.1- 9.3 95 2.8 2.2- 3.5 1,005 26.7 25.1-28.5 2,291 62.4 60.5-64.3
No 409 44 12.3 8.7-17.0 22 4.9 3.1- 7.6 67 17.8 13.6-23.0 276 65.1 59.2-70.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,107 94 8.7 6.9-11.0 37 3.7 2.5- 5.4 257 21.9 19.1-24.9 719 65.7 62.2-69.0
Overweight 1,327 112 9.7 7.7-12.0 43 3.1 2.2- 4.4 365 26.5 23.8-29.4 807 60.7 57.5-63.8
Obese 1,335 98 7.5 6.0- 9.4 30 2.3 1.5- 3.3 398 31.0 28.1-34.0 809 59.3 56.1-62.4
Current Smoker
Yes 455 332 73.2 68.1-77.7 123 26.8 22.3-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,703 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,088 29.0 27.3-30.8 2,615 71.0 69.2-72.7
History of CVD**
Yes 435 58 13.4 9.9-17.8 16 4.6 2.6- 7.8 157 35.1 29.8-40.8 204 46.9 41.1-52.9
No 3,687 272 7.9 6.9- 9.1 106 2.9 2.4- 3.7 919 24.7 23.0-26.4 2,390 64.5 62.6-66.3
Binge Drinker
Yes 503 50 10.3 7.5-14.0 35 7.7 5.2-11.1 154 32.5 27.8-37.7 264 49.4 44.3-54.6
No 3,502 264 8.0 6.9- 9.2 80 2.3 1.8- 3.0 892 24.5 22.9-26.3 2,266 65.2 63.3-67.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 171 30 17.8 12.0-25.7 12 7.6 4.2-13.3 63 40.1 31.4-49.6 66 34.4 26.8-42.9
No 3,837 285 7.9 6.9- 9.0 104 2.9 2.3- 3.6 984 25.0 23.4-26.6 2,464 64.3 62.4-66.1
COPD
Yes 293 74 24.4 18.9-30.9 20 7.2 4.4-11.3 112 39.8 33.1-46.9 87 28.6 22.8-35.2
No 3,851 256 7.3 6.3- 8.4 103 2.8 2.2- 3.5 973 24.6 23.1-26.3 2,519 65.3 63.4-67.1
Current Asthma
Yes 394 43 10.3 7.3-14.3 15 6.0 3.4-10.3 111 27.8 22.8-33.3 225 56.0 50.0-61.8
No 3,742 288 8.3 7.2- 9.5 108 2.8 2.3- 3.5 970 25.5 23.8-27.2 2,376 63.4 61.6-65.3
Diabetes
Yes 561 61 10.4 7.8-13.8 *** *** *** 177 31.2 26.6-36.1 312 56.5 51.4-61.5
No 3,594 271 8.2 7.1- 9.4 112 3.3 2.6- 4.0 910 24.8 23.2-26.6 2,301 63.7 61.8-65.6
Functional Disability
Yes 1,290 141 11.8 9.8-14.3 34 3.4 2.3- 4.9 422 32.9 29.8-36.2 693 51.9 48.5-55.2
No 2,823 185 6.8 5.7- 8.0 85 2.9 2.3- 3.7 657 22.6 20.8-24.4 1,896 67.8 65.7-69.8
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,283 157 13.0 10.9-15.5 44 3.9 2.8- 5.5 426 33.5 30.4-36.8 656 49.5 46.1-52.9
No 2,875 175 6.6 5.6- 7.9 79 2.8 2.1- 3.5 662 22.6 20.8-24.4 1,959 68.0 66.0-70.0

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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.

^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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