2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 763 454 59.0 54.2-63.6 309 41.0 36.4-45.8
-Piedmont NC 250 154 61.7 54.2-68.6 96 38.3 31.4-45.8
GENDER
Male 127 72 59.2 48.9-68.8 55 40.8 31.2-51.1
Female 123 *** *** *** 41 35.6 26.0-46.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 153 88 57.5 48.0-66.4 65 42.5 33.6-52.0
Non-Hispanic Black 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 144 96 69.4 60.3-77.2 48 30.6 22.8-39.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 214 136 63.0 54.9-70.4 78 37.0 29.6-45.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 119 76 65.1 54.3-74.5 43 34.9 25.5-45.7
Regional City or Suburban County 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 137 92 67.2 57.4-75.7 45 32.8 24.3-42.6
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 135 84 62.7 52.7-71.8 51 37.3 28.2-47.3

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life
and currently smoking every day or on some days.

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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