2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,737 3,972 82.8 81.3-84.2 765 17.2 15.8-18.7
-Piedmont NC 1,921 1,670 86.0 83.9-87.8 251 14.0 12.2-16.1
GENDER
Male 866 738 84.3 81.2-87.0 128 15.7 13.0-18.8
Female 1,055 932 87.4 84.7-89.7 123 12.6 10.3-15.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,258 1,105 86.3 83.8-88.5 153 13.7 11.5-16.2
Non-Hispanic Black 381 309 81.7 76.7-85.9 72 18.3 14.1-23.3
Other 282 256 91.7 87.0-94.8 26 8.3 5.2-13.0
AGE
18-34 463 407 87.8 84.0-90.9 56 12.2 9.1-16.0
35-44 290 251 84.1 77.9-88.8 39 15.9 11.2-22.1
45-54 335 275 80.5 74.8-85.2 60 19.5 14.8-25.2
55-64 354 305 85.4 80.5-89.2 49 14.6 10.8-19.5
65-74 272 238 87.1 81.6-91.1 34 12.9 8.9-18.4
75+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 126 80.1 71.5-86.6 27 19.9 13.4-28.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 337 78.9 74.2-83.0 97 21.1 17.0-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 487 399 83.5 79.5-86.8 88 16.5 13.2-20.5
College Graduate 844 805 96.3 94.8-97.4 39 3.7 2.6- 5.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 106 71.5 61.7-79.5 39 28.5 20.5-38.3
$15,000- 24,999 245 193 78.9 72.2-84.4 52 21.1 15.6-27.8
$25,000- 34,999 165 135 82.1 74.0-88.1 30 17.9 11.9-26.0
$35,000- 49,999 213 184 81.7 73.7-87.6 29 18.3 12.4-26.3
$50,000- 74,999 270 242 88.7 83.5-92.5 28 11.3 7.5-16.5
$75,000+ 573 532 92.1 88.9-94.4 41 7.9 5.6-11.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 486 383 76.9 71.8-81.3 103 23.1 18.7-28.2
No 1,427 1,282 89.0 86.9-90.8 145 11.0 9.2-13.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 175 82.7 75.8-88.0 36 17.3 12.0-24.2
Non-Veteran 1,709 1,494 86.3 84.2-88.2 215 13.7 11.8-15.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,124 1,004 88.8 86.4-90.8 120 11.2 9.2-13.6
Regional City or Suburban County 431 366 85.0 80.5-88.6 65 15.0 11.4-19.5
Rural 366 300 78.2 72.3-83.2 66 21.8 16.8-27.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,111 973 86.5 83.9-88.7 138 13.5 11.3-16.1
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 433 394 92.1 88.7-94.5 39 7.9 5.5-11.3
Unable to Work 135 92 64.7 54.2-74.0 43 35.3 26.0-45.8
Other not in Labor Force 167 151 89.1 81.9-93.7 16 10.9 6.3-18.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 94 78.7 69.2-85.9 27 21.3 14.1-30.8
101% to 150% 213 160 74.4 66.3-81.1 53 25.6 18.9-33.7
151% to 200% 118 99 84.0 74.7-90.3 19 16.0 9.7-25.3
More than 200% 1,013 917 89.2 86.6-91.4 96 10.8 8.6-13.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 572 478 81.7 77.4-85.3 94 18.3 14.7-22.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,257 1,122 88.7 86.4-90.7 135 11.3 9.3-13.6

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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 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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