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%)
TOTAL 1,543 332 22.7 20.2-25.4 123 8.3 6.8-10.1 1,088 69.0 66.1-71.7
GENDER
Male 818 164 21.5 18.2-25.2 78 10.1 8.0-12.8 576 68.4 64.4-72.1
Female 725 168 24.2 20.5-28.4 45 6.0 4.2- 8.4 512 69.8 65.4-73.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,383 283 21.5 19.0-24.4 95 7.3 5.9- 9.1 1,005 71.1 68.1-73.9
No 133 44 35.1 25.8-45.7 22 13.9 8.8-21.3 *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 388 94 25.4 20.5-31.1 37 10.9 7.5-15.5 257 63.7 57.6-69.4
Overweight 520 112 24.5 20.1-29.7 43 7.9 5.6-11.1 365 67.5 62.3-72.4
Obese 526 98 18.4 14.8-22.6 30 5.6 3.8- 8.2 398 76.0 71.5-80.0
Current Smoker
Yes 455 332 73.2 68.1-77.7 123 26.8 22.3-31.9 *** *** ***
No 1,088 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,088 100 . - .
History of CVD**
Yes 231 58 25.2 19.0-32.7 16 8.6 5.0-14.4 157 66.2 58.4-73.2
No 1,297 272 22.3 19.6-25.2 106 8.3 6.7-10.3 919 69.4 66.3-72.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 239 50 20.4 15.1-27.1 35 15.2 10.5-21.6 154 64.4 56.8-71.2
No 1,236 264 22.8 20.0-25.9 80 6.7 5.2- 8.5 892 70.5 67.3-73.5
Heavy Drinker
Yes 105 30 27.2 18.3-38.3 12 11.6 6.4-20.0 *** *** ***
No 1,373 285 22.0 19.4-24.9 104 8.0 6.4- 9.9 984 69.9 66.9-72.8
COPD
Yes 206 74 34.2 26.8-42.5 20 10.0 6.2-15.7 112 55.8 47.4-63.8
No 1,332 256 21.0 18.3-23.8 103 8.1 6.5-10.0 973 70.9 67.8-73.8
Current Asthma
Yes 169 43 23.4 16.9-31.4 15 13.6 7.9-22.4 111 63.0 53.9-71.3
No 1,366 288 22.7 20.0-25.6 108 7.7 6.2- 9.5 970 69.6 66.6-72.5
Diabetes
Yes 249 61 23.9 18.1-30.8 *** *** *** 177 71.6 64.5-77.9
No 1,293 271 22.5 19.8-25.4 112 9.0 7.3-11.1 910 68.5 65.3-71.5
Functional Disability
Yes 597 141 24.6 20.6-29.1 34 7.0 4.8-10.1 422 68.4 63.6-72.8
No 927 185 21.0 17.9-24.3 85 9.0 7.1-11.4 657 70.0 66.3-73.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 627 157 25.8 21.8-30.3 44 7.8 5.6-10.8 426 66.4 61.7-70.8
No 916 175 20.7 17.6-24.2 79 8.6 6.8-11.0 662 70.6 66.9-74.1

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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.

^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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