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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,102 219 21.2 18.4-24.3 60 5.6 4.2- 7.5 823 73.2 69.9-76.3
GENDER
Male 567 105 20.2 16.5-24.5 30 5.6 3.7- 8.3 432 74.2 69.6-78.3
Female 535 114 22.3 18.2-27.0 30 5.6 3.6- 8.6 391 72.0 67.1-76.5
AGE
18-34 122 25 23.2 15.7-32.8 *** *** *** 85 66.9 56.8-75.7
35-44 145 34 24.8 17.3-34.2 14 9.3 5.3-15.9 97 65.9 56.4-74.3
45-54 166 41 26.8 19.8-35.2 *** *** *** 114 66.3 57.6-74.0
55-64 223 55 25.4 19.1-32.8 *** *** *** 158 71.4 63.9-77.9
65-74 232 47 17.0 12.4-23.0 *** *** *** 176 80.2 74.1-85.2
75+ 205 *** *** *** *** *** *** 185 89.5 82.3-94.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 258 70 27.5 21.6-34.3 18 7.5 4.5-12.0 170 65.0 58.0-71.4
Some Post-H.S. 353 76 20.9 16.4-26.4 19 5.6 3.2- 9.6 258 73.5 67.7-78.6
College Graduate 421 54 12.5 9.3-16.5 20 4.5 2.9- 7.0 347 83.0 78.7-86.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 133 30 21.4 14.0-31.1 *** *** *** 98 74.1 64.0-82.1
$50,000- 74,999 129 18 13.7 8.0-22.5 *** *** *** 98 74.8 64.7-82.8
$75,000+ 415 66 19.4 15.1-24.6 *** *** *** 332 76.2 70.7-80.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 438 100 24.1 19.5-29.4 15 4.4 2.4- 7.8 323 71.5 66.0-76.5
No 652 116 18.9 15.5-22.9 42 6.2 4.4- 8.8 494 74.9 70.6-78.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 187 30 17.5 11.6-25.5 *** *** *** 151 77.1 68.5-83.9
Non-Veteran 914 189 22.0 18.9-25.4 54 5.7 4.1- 7.7 671 72.4 68.7-75.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 279 43 15.6 11.3-21.2 20 7.7 4.5-12.8 216 76.7 70.2-82.1
Regional City or Suburban County 359 71 20.6 16.0-26.1 19 4.9 2.9- 8.2 269 74.5 68.8-79.5
Rural 464 105 25.3 20.6-30.7 21 4.9 3.0- 7.8 338 69.8 64.3-74.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 506 104 22.9 18.7-27.6 29 5.7 3.7- 8.5 373 71.5 66.6-75.9
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 423 63 14.2 10.6-18.7 14 2.8 1.6- 4.8 346 83.0 78.4-86.9
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 622 98 17.6 14.2-21.6 29 4.8 3.1- 7.4 495 77.6 73.3-81.3
HOUSING
Own 789 142 20.7 17.4-24.4 29 4.2 2.7- 6.4 618 75.1 71.2-78.6
Rent 241 57 22.8 17.4-29.2 23 10.5 6.8-15.7 161 66.8 59.7-73.2
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 211 47 24.2 17.9-31.9 *** *** *** 150 68.3 60.2-75.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 411 99 26.2 21.2-31.9 17 4.9 2.7- 8.6 295 68.9 63.0-74.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 480 73 15.4 11.9-19.6 29 5.4 3.7- 8.0 378 79.2 74.7-83.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 418 64 15.0 11.4-19.4 22 4.7 3.0- 7.2 332 80.4 75.6-84.4
2nd Quartile 339 71 24.6 19.3-30.9 22 6.2 3.8-10.2 246 69.1 62.7-74.9
3rd Quartile 270 63 24.1 18.5-30.7 *** *** *** 193 69.5 62.5-75.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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