2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,158 3,703 88.5 87.2-89.6 455 11.5 10.4-12.8
-Non-Hispanic White 2,651 2,372 88.7 87.1-90.1 279 11.3 9.9-12.9
GENDER
Male 1,229 1,094 87.9 85.5-90.0 135 12.1 10.0-14.5
Female 1,422 1,278 89.5 87.3-91.3 144 10.5 8.7-12.7
AGE
18-34 457 420 90.0 86.1-92.9 37 10.0 7.1-13.9
35-44 338 290 84.6 79.3-88.7 48 15.4 11.3-20.7
45-54 373 321 84.7 79.9-88.5 52 15.3 11.5-20.1
55-64 489 424 86.7 82.7-89.9 65 13.3 10.1-17.3
65-74 494 438 89.9 86.5-92.5 56 10.1 7.5-13.5
75+ 474 454 95.6 92.4-97.5 20 4.4 2.5- 7.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 85 81.8 71.7-88.8 20 18.2 11.2-28.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 523 435 83.8 79.8-87.1 88 16.2 12.9-20.2
Some Post-H.S. 711 616 87.4 84.2-90.0 95 12.6 10.0-15.8
College Graduate 1,304 1,230 94.8 93.3-95.9 74 5.2 4.1- 6.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 100 75.7 65.9-83.5 32 24.3 16.5-34.1
$25,000- 34,999 173 150 88.4 81.4-93.0 23 11.6 7.0-18.6
$35,000- 49,999 281 246 88.2 82.9-92.0 35 11.8 8.0-17.1
$50,000- 74,999 335 304 89.4 84.4-92.9 31 10.6 7.1-15.6
$75,000+ 1,070 987 90.4 87.8-92.4 83 9.6 7.6-12.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 879 764 85.3 82.1-88.0 115 14.7 12.0-17.9
No 1,743 1,585 90.6 88.8-92.1 158 9.4 7.9-11.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 347 311 88.0 82.8-91.7 36 12.0 8.3-17.2
Non-Veteran 2,300 2,057 88.8 87.1-90.3 243 11.2 9.7-12.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 778 715 91.6 88.9-93.7 63 8.4 6.3-11.1
Regional City or Suburban County 812 722 88.4 85.4-90.8 90 11.6 9.2-14.6
Rural 1,061 935 86.6 83.8-89.1 126 13.4 10.9-16.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,324 1,191 88.7 86.4-90.6 133 11.3 9.4-13.6
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 929 852 92.0 89.7-93.9 77 8.0 6.1-10.3
Unable to Work 143 109 76.8 67.5-84.0 34 23.2 16.0-32.5
Other not in Labor Force 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 68 78.8 69.1-86.1 26 21.2 13.9-30.9
101% to 150% 229 178 77.2 69.8-83.3 51 22.8 16.7-30.2
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,578 1,451 90.9 88.9-92.5 127 9.1 7.5-11.1
HOUSING
Own 1,900 1,729 89.2 87.3-90.9 171 10.8 9.1-12.7
Rent 571 491 86.5 83.1-89.3 80 13.5 10.7-16.9
Other arrangement 158 131 86.4 80.0-91.0 27 13.6 9.0-20.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 484 423 86.5 82.3-89.8 61 13.5 10.2-17.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 931 815 86.1 83.0-88.7 116 13.9 11.3-17.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,236 1,134 91.7 89.7-93.3 102 8.3 6.7-10.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,045 959 91.8 89.6-93.5 86 8.2 6.5-10.4
2nd Quartile 798 705 86.9 83.6-89.6 93 13.1 10.4-16.4
3rd Quartile 628 551 87.0 83.5-89.9 77 13.0 10.1-16.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 180 157 87.6 80.5-92.3 23 12.4 7.7-19.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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