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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,654 1,105 42.3 40.1-44.5 1,549 57.7 55.5-59.9
GENDER
Male 1,232 570 47.0 43.8-50.3 662 53.0 49.7-56.2
Female 1,422 535 37.7 34.7-40.8 887 62.3 59.2-65.3
AGE
18-34 457 122 30.1 25.5-35.2 335 69.9 64.8-74.5
35-44 339 146 45.3 39.5-51.3 193 54.7 48.7-60.5
45-54 373 166 45.4 39.8-51.2 207 54.6 48.8-60.2
55-64 490 224 46.6 41.5-51.8 266 53.4 48.2-58.5
65-74 494 232 51.1 45.9-56.3 262 48.9 43.7-54.1
75+ 474 205 41.8 36.0-47.9 269 58.2 52.1-64.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 523 258 46.5 41.5-51.4 265 53.5 48.6-58.5
Some Post-H.S. 712 354 47.7 43.6-52.0 358 52.3 48.0-56.4
College Graduate 1,306 423 31.0 28.2-33.8 883 69.0 66.2-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** 65 44.0 34.0-54.5
$25,000- 34,999 173 85 43.6 35.1-52.5 88 56.4 47.5-64.9
$35,000- 49,999 281 133 45.5 38.5-52.7 148 54.5 47.3-61.5
$50,000- 74,999 335 129 42.3 36.1-48.8 206 57.7 51.2-63.9
$75,000+ 1,072 417 40.4 37.1-43.9 655 59.6 56.1-62.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 879 438 51.5 47.4-55.6 441 48.5 44.4-52.6
No 1,746 655 37.6 34.9-40.2 1,091 62.4 59.8-65.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 347 187 52.5 46.3-58.6 160 47.5 41.4-53.7
Non-Veteran 2,303 917 40.7 38.3-43.1 1,386 59.3 56.9-61.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 780 281 36.2 32.4-40.2 499 63.8 59.8-67.6
Regional City or Suburban County 813 360 45.7 41.6-49.8 453 54.3 50.2-58.4
Rural 1,061 464 44.2 40.6-47.9 597 55.8 52.1-59.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,327 509 39.8 36.8-42.9 818 60.2 57.1-63.2
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 929 423 47.0 43.0-51.1 506 53.0 48.9-57.0
Unable to Work 143 83 59.6 49.7-68.8 60 40.4 31.2-50.3
Other not in Labor Force 140 36 27.2 19.3-36.9 104 72.8 63.1-80.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 229 119 51.3 43.4-59.0 110 48.7 41.0-56.6
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,580 624 40.8 38.0-43.7 956 59.2 56.3-62.0
HOUSING
Own 1,903 792 43.4 40.8-46.1 1,111 56.6 53.9-59.2
Rent 571 241 40.6 36.0-45.4 330 59.4 54.6-64.0
Other arrangement 158 64 32.5 24.6-41.5 94 67.5 58.5-75.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 484 211 42.6 37.5-47.9 273 57.4 52.1-62.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 931 411 44.7 40.9-48.7 520 55.3 51.3-59.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,239 483 40.1 37.0-43.4 756 59.9 56.6-63.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,048 421 42.1 38.6-45.7 627 57.9 54.3-61.4
2nd Quartile 798 339 42.5 38.5-46.7 459 57.5 53.3-61.5
3rd Quartile 628 270 42.5 38.0-47.2 358 57.5 52.8-62.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 180 75 40.9 32.7-49.7 105 59.1 50.3-67.3

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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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