2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes everyday, 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 2,074 537 27.7 25.2-30.4 228 12.2 10.4-14.3 1,309 60.1 57.2-62.9
-Piedmont NC 742 177 25.2 21.6-29.1 74 10.4 8.1-13.3 491 64.4 60.2-68.4
GENDER
Male 383 96 26.0 21.1-31.6 32 8.7 5.9-12.7 255 65.2 59.4-70.6
Female 359 81 24.2 19.1-30.1 42 12.3 8.8-17.0 236 63.5 57.3-69.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 528 114 23.6 19.4-28.3 39 7.9 5.6-11.1 375 68.5 63.6-73.0
Non-Hispanic Black 137 48 34.8 26.1-44.7 24 17.3 11.0-26.2 65 47.8 38.1-57.8
Other 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 115 35 29.7 21.2-39.9 21 17.5 11.2-26.4 59 52.8 42.6-62.8
35-44 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 42 35.4 26.3-45.7 18 11.7 6.5-20.1 69 52.9 42.8-62.8
55-64 155 39 24.8 17.7-33.5 *** *** *** 106 68.9 59.9-76.6
65-74 133 26 17.2 11.1-25.6 *** *** *** 99 74.3 64.7-82.0
75+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 201 73 37.3 29.9-45.2 24 10.5 6.7-16.1 104 52.2 44.4-60.0
Some Post-H.S. 246 58 21.1 16.0-27.3 30 12.9 8.8-18.5 158 66.0 59.1-72.3
College Graduate 227 25 8.3 5.3-12.8 14 6.0 3.4-10.5 188 85.7 80.1-89.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 120 39 34.4 25.0-45.1 13 9.9 5.4-17.3 68 55.8 45.2-65.8
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 23 25.0 16.4-36.0 *** *** *** 76 71.6 60.6-80.5
$75,000+ 198 29 16.1 10.8-23.3 *** *** *** 157 78.5 71.0-84.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 265 75 32.9 26.2-40.5 28 10.0 6.5-15.0 162 57.1 49.7-64.2
No 473 99 21.0 17.1-25.6 46 10.6 7.8-14.4 328 68.3 63.2-73.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 133 27 18.8 12.3-27.7 *** *** *** 97 73.3 63.7-81.2
Non-Veteran 608 150 26.4 22.4-30.9 65 10.9 8.3-14.1 393 62.7 58.0-67.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 388 79 20.4 16.1-25.6 41 11.0 7.9-15.3 268 68.5 62.8-73.7
Regional City or Suburban County 182 48 27.8 20.6-36.3 17 8.7 5.2-14.2 117 63.5 54.9-71.3
Rural 172 50 33.2 25.2-42.2 16 10.9 6.1-18.7 106 56.0 46.9-64.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 388 96 26.5 21.6-32.0 42 10.2 7.3-14.2 250 63.3 57.6-68.7
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 29 12.8 8.3-19.2 *** *** *** 158 82.2 75.3-87.5
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** 13 15.2 8.3-26.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 372 70 20.3 15.8-25.7 26 7.2 4.7-10.9 276 72.5 66.8-77.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 68 30.4 23.8-37.9 26 11.0 7.1-16.5 149 58.7 51.1-65.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 446 93 21.8 17.5-26.7 42 9.5 6.8-13.2 311 68.7 63.4-73.6

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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 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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