2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,737 537 11.9 10.7-13.3 228 5.3 4.4- 6.2 1,309 25.9 24.3-27.5 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.8
-Piedmont NC 1,921 177 9.9 8.4-11.7 74 4.1 3.2- 5.3 491 25.4 23.2-27.8 1,179 60.5 57.9-63.1
GENDER
Male 866 96 11.7 9.4-14.6 32 3.9 2.7- 5.8 255 29.4 26.0-33.0 483 55.0 51.0-58.8
Female 1,055 81 8.3 6.4-10.7 42 4.2 3.0- 6.0 236 21.9 19.1-25.0 696 65.5 62.0-68.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,258 114 10.2 8.3-12.5 39 3.4 2.4- 4.9 375 29.8 26.9-32.8 730 56.5 53.3-59.7
Non-Hispanic Black 381 48 12.2 8.9-16.6 24 6.1 3.8- 9.6 65 16.7 12.7-21.7 244 65.0 59.1-70.5
Other 282 *** *** *** *** *** *** 51 18.2 13.4-24.3 205 73.5 66.8-79.3
AGE
18-34 463 35 7.7 5.3-11.0 21 4.5 2.8- 7.2 59 13.6 10.4-17.6 348 74.2 69.3-78.6
35-44 290 26 11.1 7.1-17.0 *** *** *** 70 25.5 20.2-31.6 181 58.6 51.8-65.0
45-54 335 42 14.6 10.6-19.9 *** *** *** 69 21.9 17.0-27.6 206 58.7 52.2-64.8
55-64 354 39 11.6 8.2-16.3 *** *** *** 106 32.3 26.8-38.4 199 53.1 47.0-59.2
65-74 272 26 8.6 5.5-13.3 *** *** *** 99 37.4 30.7-44.5 139 49.7 42.6-56.8
75+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 44.3 35.8-53.2 92 48.5 39.8-57.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 21 16.0 10.2-24.3 *** *** *** 40 22.4 15.9-30.5 86 57.7 48.5-66.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 73 16.4 12.8-20.8 24 4.6 2.9- 7.3 104 23.0 18.9-27.8 233 55.9 50.4-61.2
Some Post-H.S. 487 58 10.2 7.6-13.6 30 6.3 4.2- 9.2 158 32.0 27.6-36.9 241 51.4 46.4-56.5
College Graduate 844 25 2.1 1.3- 3.3 *** *** *** 188 21.8 18.9-25.1 617 74.5 71.1-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 28 20.5 13.6-29.7 *** *** *** 34 19.8 13.6-28.0 72 51.6 42.1-61.1
$15,000- 24,999 245 39 16.4 11.5-22.8 *** *** *** 68 26.6 20.7-33.4 125 52.4 44.8-59.9
$25,000- 34,999 165 *** *** *** 15 10.0 5.6-17.3 43 24.2 17.4-32.5 92 57.9 48.7-66.5
$35,000- 49,999 213 20 11.6 6.8-19.0 *** *** *** 49 24.2 18.2-31.6 135 57.4 49.2-65.2
$50,000- 74,999 270 23 9.9 6.3-15.1 *** *** *** 76 28.4 22.4-35.2 166 60.4 53.3-67.1
$75,000+ 573 29 5.9 3.9- 8.9 *** *** *** 157 29.0 24.8-33.5 375 63.1 58.3-67.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 486 75 17.8 13.7-22.6 28 5.4 3.5- 8.2 162 30.8 26.2-35.8 221 46.1 40.7-51.5
No 1,427 99 7.3 5.9- 9.1 46 3.7 2.7- 5.1 328 23.8 21.3-26.5 954 65.2 62.2-68.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 27 12.2 7.9-18.4 *** *** *** 97 47.5 39.9-55.3 78 35.2 28.3-42.9
Non-Veteran 1,709 150 9.7 8.1-11.6 65 4.0 3.0- 5.3 393 23.1 20.8-25.5 1,101 63.2 60.5-65.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,124 79 7.3 5.6- 9.4 41 3.9 2.8- 5.5 268 24.4 21.6-27.5 736 64.3 60.9-67.6
Regional City or Suburban County 431 48 11.4 8.2-15.7 17 3.6 2.1- 6.0 117 26.2 21.7-31.2 249 58.8 53.2-64.1
Rural 366 50 16.4 12.1-21.8 16 5.4 3.0- 9.5 106 27.6 22.6-33.4 194 50.6 44.3-56.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,111 96 9.7 7.8-12.1 42 3.8 2.7- 5.3 250 23.3 20.5-26.4 723 63.2 59.8-66.5
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.3 9.3-29.7 *** *** ***
Retired 433 29 5.7 3.6- 8.8 *** *** *** 158 36.6 31.3-42.2 236 55.5 49.8-61.1
Unable to Work 135 31 25.9 17.6-36.3 *** *** *** 43 31.8 23.3-41.6 49 32.9 24.5-42.7
Other not in Labor Force 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 16.6 11.0-24.4 126 72.5 63.7-79.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 14 12.5 7.0-21.5 13 8.8 4.8-15.5 31 22.8 15.6-32.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 213 40 18.0 12.4-25.4 *** *** *** 57 24.4 18.5-31.5 103 50.0 41.8-58.1
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 25.2 17.4-34.9 67 58.8 48.3-68.6
More than 200% 1,013 70 8.0 6.1-10.3 26 2.8 1.8- 4.3 276 28.4 25.2-31.8 641 60.8 57.2-64.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 16 17.3 10.0-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 572 68 13.5 10.3-17.4 26 4.9 3.1- 7.4 149 26.0 22.0-30.4 329 55.7 50.8-60.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,257 93 7.9 6.2- 9.9 42 3.4 2.4- 4.8 311 24.8 22.1-27.7 811 63.9 60.7-67.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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