BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Current Smoker*)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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	Total Respond.^	No	Yes
North Carolina	6,499	5,411	81.0	79.7-82.2	1,088	19.0	17.8-20.3
-Piedmont	3,269	2,768	82.8	81.1-84.3	501	17.2	15.7-18.9
GENDER
Male	1,390	1,135	79.5	76.8-82.0	255	20.5	18.0-23.2
Female	1,879	1,633	85.7	83.7-87.5	246	14.3	12.5-16.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	2,113	1,793	82.5	80.4-84.4	320	17.5	15.6-19.6
Non-Hispanic Black	668	543	79.3	75.3-82.7	125	20.7	17.3-24.7
Other	440	386	88.4	84.5-91.5	54	11.6	8.5-15.5
AGE
18-34	665	552	81.3	77.6-84.5	113	18.7	15.5-22.4
35-44	505	414	80.7	76.4-84.4	91	19.3	15.6-23.6
45-54	614	506	80.9	77.0-84.2	108	19.1	15.8-23.0
55-64	601	489	79.8	75.7-83.4	112	20.2	16.6-24.3
65-74	507	449	87.7	83.5-90.9	58	12.3	9.1-16.5
75+	331	313	94.4	90.9-96.6	18	5.6	3.4- 9.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	334	246	72.7	66.6-78.0	88	27.3	22.0-33.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	809	628	76.0	72.4-79.3	181	24.0	20.7-27.6
Some Post-H.S.	856	694	81.5	78.4-84.3	162	18.5	15.7-21.6
College Graduate	1,250	1,181	94.7	93.1-95.9	69	5.3	4.1- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	187	69.1	62.1-75.3	82	30.9	24.7-37.9
$15,000- 24,999	499	396	78.9	74.5-82.7	103	21.1	17.3-25.5
$25,000- 34,999	276	221	76.8	69.9-82.5	55	23.2	17.5-30.1
$35,000- 49,999	349	300	82.9	77.0-87.5	49	17.1	12.5-23.0
$50,000- 74,999	385	332	85.2	80.7-88.8	53	14.8	11.2-19.3
$75,000+	824	767	91.8	89.2-93.8	57	8.2	6.2-10.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	740	580	76.5	72.6-80.0	160	23.5	20.0-27.4
No	2,516	2,178	84.5	82.6-86.1	338	15.5	13.9-17.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	364	313	86.2	81.6-89.8	51	13.8	10.2-18.4
Non-Veteran	2,893	2,443	82.3	80.5-83.9	450	17.7	16.1-19.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,756	1,530	85.1	82.9-87.0	226	14.9	13.0-17.1
Regional City or Suburban	869	717	81.5	78.2-84.3	152	18.5	15.7-21.8
Rural	644	521	78.3	74.0-82.1	123	21.7	17.9-26.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,499

5,411

81.0

79.7-82.2

1,088

19.0

17.8-20.3

-Piedmont

3,269

2,768

82.8

81.1-84.3

501

17.2

15.7-18.9

GENDER

Male

1,390

1,135

79.5

76.8-82.0

255

20.5

18.0-23.2

Female

1,879

1,633

85.7

83.7-87.5

246

14.3

12.5-16.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

2,113

1,793

82.5

80.4-84.4

320

17.5

15.6-19.6

Non-Hispanic Black

668

543

79.3

75.3-82.7

125

20.7

17.3-24.7

Other

440

386

88.4

84.5-91.5

11.6

8.5-15.5

AGE

18-34

665

552

81.3

77.6-84.5

113

18.7

15.5-22.4

35-44

505

414

80.7

76.4-84.4

19.3

15.6-23.6

45-54

614

506

80.9

77.0-84.2

108

19.1

15.8-23.0

55-64

601

489

79.8

75.7-83.4

112

20.2

16.6-24.3

65-74

507

449

87.7

83.5-90.9

12.3

9.1-16.5

75+

331

313

94.4

90.9-96.6

5.6

3.4- 9.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

334

246

72.7

66.6-78.0

27.3

22.0-33.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

809

628

76.0

72.4-79.3

181

24.0

20.7-27.6

Some Post-H.S.

856

694

81.5

78.4-84.3

162

18.5

15.7-21.6

College Graduate

1,250

1,181

94.7

93.1-95.9

5.3

4.1- 6.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

187

69.1

62.1-75.3

30.9

24.7-37.9

$15,000- 24,999

499

396

78.9

74.5-82.7

103

21.1

17.3-25.5

$25,000- 34,999

276

221

76.8

69.9-82.5

23.2

17.5-30.1

$35,000- 49,999

349

300

82.9

77.0-87.5

17.1

12.5-23.0

$50,000- 74,999

385

332

85.2

80.7-88.8

14.8

11.2-19.3

$75,000+

824

767

91.8

89.2-93.8

8.2

6.2-10.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

740

580

76.5

72.6-80.0

160

23.5

20.0-27.4

2,516

2,178

84.5

82.6-86.1

338

15.5

13.9-17.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

364

313

86.2

81.6-89.8

13.8

10.2-18.4

Non-Veteran

2,893

2,443

82.3

80.5-83.9

450

17.7

16.1-19.5

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,756

1,530

85.1

82.9-87.0

226

14.9

13.0-17.1

Regional City or Suburban

869

717

81.5

78.2-84.3

152

18.5

15.7-21.8

Rural

644

521

78.3

74.0-82.1

123

21.7

17.9-26.0

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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 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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