2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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How old were you when you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 24 years old 25 to 34 years old 35 to 44 years old 45 to 54 years old 55+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,329 164 15.3 12.9-17.9 278 22.1 19.6-24.9 286 22.7 20.1-25.5 260 18.0 15.7-20.5 341 22.0 19.5-24.6
-Piedmont NC 673 91 15.4 12.3-19.0 152 24.3 20.7-28.3 141 22.7 19.1-26.7 123 16.8 13.8-20.3 166 20.9 17.7-24.4
GENDER
Male 357 61 18.0 13.7-23.4 81 24.7 19.8-30.4 78 24.4 19.4-30.2 59 14.9 11.1-19.6 78 18.0 14.1-22.6
Female 316 30 12.1 8.2-17.5 71 23.8 18.7-29.7 63 20.6 15.9-26.2 64 19.2 14.6-24.7 88 24.4 19.4-30.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 469 67 15.8 12.2-20.2 111 25.2 20.9-30.1 90 19.7 15.8-24.1 84 17.9 14.1-22.3 117 21.5 17.7-25.9
Non-Hispanic Black 134 *** *** *** 21 19.3 12.2-29.3 36 32.2 23.3-42.6 31 16.6 11.2-23.9 38 23.2 16.4-31.7
Other 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 98 *** *** *** 28 26.1 17.6-36.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 104 12 12.4 6.9-21.5 14 13.7 7.8-23.0 19 18.2 11.4-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 159 *** *** *** 18 10.8 6.4-17.7 22 11.8 7.5-18.1 28 19.8 13.1-28.6 79 47.7 38.8-56.8
65-74 139 19 12.6 7.8-19.5 24 19.6 13.1-28.5 15 12.9 7.5-21.5 21 11.9 7.5-18.3 60 43.0 33.9-52.5
75+ 87 *** *** *** 20 23.0 14.3-34.7 20 22.3 13.9-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.8 8.3-24.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 22 19.7 13.0-28.7 30 17.1 11.7-24.2 30 21.3 14.9-29.4 29 14.8 10.0-21.4 56 27.1 20.4-35.1
Some Post-H.S. 224 23 12.0 7.8-18.1 55 29.9 23.2-37.5 45 21.8 16.2-28.7 37 13.1 9.2-18.3 64 23.3 17.9-29.7
College Graduate 212 37 18.5 13.3-25.1 53 27.3 21.0-34.6 49 24.6 18.5-31.8 41 16.6 12.0-22.4 32 13.1 9.1-18.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 274 29 11.0 7.3-16.3 58 23.6 18.0-30.2 49 20.0 14.9-26.2 51 18.1 13.3-24.2 87 27.4 22.0-33.5
No 396 62 18.2 14.0-23.4 93 24.8 20.2-30.1 92 24.6 19.9-29.9 71 15.9 12.2-20.4 78 16.5 12.8-21.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 15 12.4 7.1-20.7 29 27.9 19.5-38.2 17 16.7 9.9-26.9 21 14.1 8.7-22.2 36 28.9 19.9-39.9
Non-Veteran 554 76 15.9 12.5-20.1 123 23.6 19.7-28.1 124 23.8 19.9-28.3 101 17.2 13.9-21.2 130 19.4 16.1-23.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 334 55 19.5 14.8-25.3 90 28.0 22.7-33.9 91 27.9 22.6-33.9 56 14.3 10.6-19.0 42 10.3 7.4-14.1
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 194 19 7.9 4.8-12.6 39 22.3 16.1-29.9 32 18.3 12.7-25.7 32 16.6 11.0-24.4 72 34.9 27.7-43.0
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** 15 16.5 9.4-27.3 13 14.7 8.4-24.3 18 19.0 11.4-30.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** 18 18.6 11.3-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 23.3 14.9-34.5
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.9 6.5-20.6
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 182 33 19.0 13.3-26.4 43 25.2 18.7-33.0 45 25.3 18.7-33.3 41 19.4 14.0-26.4 20 11.0 6.8-17.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 19.8 11.6-31.6 15 14.7 8.3-24.6 29 25.2 16.8-35.8
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 326 51 17.1 12.7-22.6 83 26.9 21.7-32.9 72 22.9 18.0-28.6 69 18.9 14.6-24.2 51 14.1 10.4-19.0
HOUSING
Own 437 51 12.6 9.3-16.9 102 24.5 20.1-29.6 94 23.1 18.8-28.1 80 17.5 13.7-22.1 110 22.3 18.2-26.9
Rent 188 29 21.3 14.5-30.1 41 23.6 17.2-31.4 38 22.6 16.0-30.8 37 16.0 11.2-22.3 43 16.6 11.9-22.7
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 321 46 14.7 10.7-19.7 74 24.2 19.2-30.1 75 25.3 20.0-31.4 56 15.8 11.8-20.8 70 20.0 15.5-25.5
Regional City or Suburban County 190 33 22.8 15.9-31.5 39 21.0 15.0-28.8 32 16.5 11.3-23.4 41 22.0 15.7-30.0 45 17.7 12.7-24.1
Rural 162 *** *** *** 39 28.4 20.9-37.4 34 25.3 18.1-34.1 26 12.2 7.8-18.6 51 26.5 19.8-34.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 276 29 10.4 6.8-15.5 63 26.0 20.3-32.7 64 22.5 17.5-28.6 49 19.0 14.0-25.3 71 22.0 16.9-28.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 346 58 20.5 15.7-26.4 73 21.4 16.8-26.9 71 23.2 18.3-29.1 66 15.7 12.0-20.3 78 19.1 15.1-23.9

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*Asked of respondents that have smoked in the past or are currently smoking.
Regularly is at least one cigarette or more on days that a respondent smokes (either every day or some days) or smoked (not at all).

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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