2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

How long has it been since you last smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 1 year ago 1 to 5 years ago 5 to 10 years ago 10 or more years ago
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,053 113 13.2 10.8-16.0 164 18.3 15.6-21.3 134 12.8 10.6-15.4 642 55.7 52.1-59.3
-Piedmont NC 552 51 11.2 8.3-15.0 90 18.9 15.2-23.1 72 13.7 10.6-17.5 339 56.3 51.4-61.0
GENDER
Male 300 26 10.3 6.7-15.5 56 22.7 17.4-29.0 37 13.7 9.6-19.1 181 53.3 46.7-59.8
Female 252 25 12.3 7.9-18.5 34 14.0 9.7-19.8 35 13.7 9.6-19.3 158 60.0 52.7-66.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 415 29 8.5 5.7-12.4 67 18.8 14.6-23.7 48 12.6 9.4-16.8 271 60.1 54.5-65.5
Non-Hispanic Black 87 *** *** *** 15 18.4 10.9-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 72 *** *** *** 11 16.3 8.9-28.1 13 15.2 8.6-25.4 *** *** ***
55-64 108 *** *** *** 16 16.3 9.5-26.6 *** *** *** 73 69.5 58.7-78.6
65-74 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.5 6.0-17.9 104 79.3 70.8-85.9
75+ 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 *** *** *** 20 19.4 12.2-29.3 18 13.9 8.3-22.4 70 57.6 47.2-67.4
Some Post-H.S. 166 17 12.2 7.1-20.1 25 15.5 10.3-22.7 21 14.0 8.7-21.8 103 58.3 49.4-66.6
College Graduate 223 20 11.4 7.3-17.4 37 20.1 14.6-27.1 27 14.2 9.6-20.5 139 54.2 46.8-61.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 210 16 7.7 4.4-13.1 30 17.8 12.2-25.4 19 10.4 6.5-16.3 145 64.0 55.9-71.4
No 341 35 13.1 9.2-18.4 60 19.5 15.0-24.9 53 15.5 11.5-20.6 193 51.9 45.8-58.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 *** *** *** 15 14.9 8.6-24.4 *** *** *** 82 67.6 56.9-76.7
Non-Veteran 436 41 11.4 8.1-15.8 75 19.8 15.7-24.7 64 15.2 11.6-19.6 256 53.6 48.1-59.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 264 31 14.3 9.7-20.4 56 24.4 18.8-31.0 45 17.2 12.5-23.2 132 44.2 37.5-51.1
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 207 *** *** *** 15 6.7 3.9-11.5 15 7.0 4.0-12.0 171 84.2 78.1-88.9
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 171 15 10.4 6.0-17.4 29 19.1 13.1-27.0 26 16.1 10.8-23.4 101 54.4 45.8-62.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 311 29 11.4 7.6-16.6 47 17.1 12.7-22.8 46 16.2 12.0-21.6 189 55.3 48.8-61.6
HOUSING
Own 401 24 7.5 4.7-11.7 50 15.6 11.7-20.6 51 13.3 9.8-17.7 276 63.6 57.8-69.0
Rent 125 24 25.3 16.9-36.0 32 28.3 20.0-38.2 19 17.4 10.8-26.9 50 29.1 21.4-38.2
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 281 25 11.4 7.6-16.9 49 18.7 14.1-24.5 40 15.5 11.0-21.4 167 54.3 47.5-60.9
Regional City or Suburban County 155 17 13.3 7.5-22.3 23 19.3 12.6-28.3 19 13.8 8.6-21.4 96 53.7 44.3-62.8
Rural 116 *** *** *** 18 18.5 11.3-28.9 13 9.4 5.1-16.5 76 64.5 53.8-73.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 204 17 10.9 6.3-17.9 39 23.0 16.7-30.8 23 12.3 8.0-18.6 125 53.8 45.6-61.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 317 31 11.7 8.0-16.9 49 17.5 13.0-23.0 43 14.7 10.6-20.1 194 56.1 49.7-62.3

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*This question was asked of those who reported smoking 100+ cigarettes, but no longer smoke.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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