2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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 4,741 2,078 43.1 41.3-45.0 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.7
-Piedmont NC 1,923 744 39.5 36.9-42.2 1,179 60.5 57.8-63.1
GENDER
Male 867 384 45.1 41.2-49.0 483 54.9 51.0-58.8
Female 1,056 360 34.5 31.1-38.0 696 65.5 62.0-68.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,260 530 43.5 40.3-46.7 730 56.5 53.3-59.7
Non-Hispanic Black 381 137 35.0 29.5-40.9 244 65.0 59.1-70.5
Other 282 77 26.5 20.7-33.2 205 73.5 66.8-79.3
AGE
18-34 463 115 25.8 21.4-30.7 348 74.2 69.3-78.6
35-44 290 109 41.4 35.0-48.2 181 58.6 51.8-65.0
45-54 336 130 41.4 35.3-47.8 206 58.6 52.2-64.7
55-64 354 155 46.9 40.8-53.0 199 53.1 47.0-59.2
65-74 273 134 50.4 43.3-57.5 139 49.6 42.5-56.7
75+ 183 91 51.5 42.6-60.2 92 48.5 39.8-57.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 67 42.3 33.6-51.5 86 57.7 48.5-66.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 434 201 44.1 38.8-49.6 233 55.9 50.4-61.2
Some Post-H.S. 488 247 48.6 43.5-53.7 241 51.4 46.3-56.5
College Graduate 845 228 25.5 22.4-28.9 617 74.5 71.1-77.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 73 48.4 38.9-57.9 72 51.6 42.1-61.1
$15,000- 24,999 245 120 47.6 40.1-55.2 125 52.4 44.8-59.9
$25,000- 34,999 165 73 42.1 33.5-51.3 92 57.9 48.7-66.5
$35,000- 49,999 213 78 42.6 34.8-50.8 135 57.4 49.2-65.2
$50,000- 74,999 271 105 39.7 33.0-46.8 166 60.3 53.2-67.0
$75,000+ 573 198 36.9 32.3-41.7 375 63.1 58.3-67.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 488 267 54.0 48.5-59.4 221 46.0 40.6-51.5
No 1,427 473 34.8 32.0-37.8 954 65.2 62.2-68.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 212 134 64.9 57.2-71.8 78 35.1 28.2-42.8
Non-Veteran 1,710 609 36.8 34.1-39.6 1,101 63.2 60.4-65.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,125 389 35.7 32.4-39.1 736 64.3 60.9-67.6
Regional City or Suburban County 432 183 41.2 35.9-46.8 249 58.8 53.2-64.1
Rural 366 172 49.4 43.1-55.7 194 50.6 44.3-56.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,112 389 36.8 33.6-40.3 723 63.2 59.7-66.4
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 434 198 44.6 39.0-50.3 236 55.4 49.7-61.0
Unable to Work 135 86 67.1 57.3-75.5 49 32.9 24.5-42.7
Other not in Labor Force 167 41 27.5 20.2-36.3 126 72.5 63.7-79.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 58 44.1 34.0-54.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 213 110 50.0 41.9-58.2 103 50.0 41.8-58.1
151% to 200% 118 51 41.2 31.4-51.7 67 58.8 48.3-68.6
More than 200% 1,014 373 39.2 35.7-42.9 641 60.8 57.1-64.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 573 244 44.3 39.5-49.2 329 55.7 50.8-60.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,258 447 36.1 33.0-39.3 811 63.9 60.7-67.0

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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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