2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,131 3,450 81.5 80.0-83.0 681 18.5 17.0-20.0
-Piedmont NC 2,236 1,898 83.1 81.1-84.9 338 16.9 15.1-18.9
GENDER
Male 1,028 860 80.7 77.5-83.5 168 19.3 16.5-22.5
Female 1,208 1,038 85.3 82.7-87.6 170 14.7 12.4-17.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,415 1,212 83.2 80.7-85.5 203 16.8 14.5-19.3
Non-Hispanic Black 462 374 81.4 77.0-85.1 88 18.6 14.9-23.0
Other 359 312 85.8 80.2-90.0 47 14.2 10.0-19.8
AGE
18-34 507 432 83.0 78.6-86.6 75 17.0 13.4-21.4
35-44 340 276 78.5 72.9-83.3 64 21.5 16.7-27.1
45-54 365 305 83.7 79.0-87.5 60 16.3 12.5-21.0
55-64 427 342 77.4 72.2-81.9 85 22.6 18.1-27.8
65-74 324 283 87.6 82.8-91.2 41 12.4 8.8-17.2
75+ 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 165 75.5 67.4-82.1 39 24.5 17.9-32.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 468 354 75.1 70.3-79.4 114 24.9 20.6-29.7
Some Post-H.S. 618 498 81.6 77.9-84.8 120 18.4 15.2-22.1
College Graduate 942 877 93.5 91.5-95.0 65 6.5 5.0- 8.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 650 512 76.2 72.0-80.0 138 23.8 20.0-28.0
No 1,571 1,373 85.8 83.6-87.8 198 14.2 12.2-16.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 266 233 86.5 80.4-90.9 33 13.5 9.1-19.6
Non-Veteran 1,968 1,663 82.7 80.6-84.7 305 17.3 15.3-19.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,271 1,079 82.7 80.0-85.1 192 17.3 14.9-20.0
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 540 497 92.3 89.3-94.6 43 7.7 5.4-10.7
Unable to Work 164 98 56.9 47.9-65.4 66 43.1 34.6-52.1
Other not in Labor Force 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 91 69.0 58.9-77.6 37 31.0 22.4-41.1
$15,000- 24,999 252 183 73.2 66.3-79.1 69 26.8 20.9-33.7
$25,000- 34,999 195 154 74.9 66.5-81.8 41 25.1 18.2-33.5
$35,000- 49,999 232 207 90.7 85.9-93.9 25 9.3 6.1-14.1
$50,000- 74,999 262 225 82.3 75.4-87.7 37 17.7 12.3-24.6
$75,000+ 696 628 87.6 84.1-90.3 68 12.4 9.7-15.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 137 73.6 65.5-80.4 46 26.4 19.6-34.5
101% to 150% 221 159 70.2 62.5-77.0 62 29.8 23.0-37.5
151% to 200% 132 106 80.5 71.4-87.2 26 19.5 12.8-28.6
More than 200% 1,164 1,039 87.1 84.4-89.3 125 12.9 10.7-15.6
HOUSING
Own 1,384 1,234 86.6 84.2-88.8 150 13.4 11.2-15.8
Rent 678 525 75.2 71.1-78.9 153 24.8 21.1-28.9
Other arrangement 154 121 79.7 71.7-85.9 33 20.3 14.1-28.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,236 1,085 86.7 84.2-88.8 151 13.3 11.2-15.8
Regional City or Suburban County 557 460 80.8 76.5-84.5 97 19.2 15.5-23.5
Rural 443 353 76.1 70.7-80.7 90 23.9 19.3-29.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 130 97 72.1 62.0-80.3 33 27.9 19.7-38.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 813 666 79.6 75.9-82.8 147 20.4 17.2-24.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,293 1,135 86.4 84.0-88.6 158 13.6 11.4-16.0

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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