2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,131 470 12.9 11.6-14.2 211 5.6 4.8- 6.6 1,067 24.1 22.7-25.7 2,383 57.4 55.6-59.2
-Piedmont NC 2,236 216 11.1 9.5-12.8 122 5.8 4.7- 7.1 562 23.7 21.7-25.7 1,336 59.5 57.1-61.8
GENDER
Male 1,028 103 12.4 10.0-15.2 65 7.0 5.3- 9.1 306 28.3 25.3-31.6 554 52.3 48.7-55.9
Female 1,208 113 9.9 8.0-12.1 57 4.8 3.5- 6.5 256 19.5 17.1-22.2 782 65.8 62.6-68.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,415 136 11.6 9.6-13.9 67 5.2 4.0- 6.8 423 28.0 25.5-30.8 789 55.2 52.2-58.2
Non-Hispanic Black 462 53 11.5 8.6-15.3 35 7.1 4.9-10.3 88 17.7 14.0-22.1 286 63.7 58.5-68.5
Other 359 27 7.7 4.7-12.2 20 6.6 3.8-11.2 51 12.3 9.0-16.6 261 73.5 67.5-78.7
AGE
18-34 507 39 9.6 6.8-13.3 36 7.5 5.2-10.7 56 10.9 8.3-14.2 376 72.1 67.3-76.4
35-44 340 42 14.6 10.6-19.8 22 6.9 4.4-10.7 76 23.8 19.0-29.5 200 54.7 48.6-60.6
45-54 365 46 12.3 9.0-16.6 14 4.0 2.3- 7.0 74 21.5 17.0-26.8 231 62.2 56.3-67.7
55-64 427 55 15.9 11.9-20.8 30 6.7 4.5- 9.9 109 26.7 22.1-32.0 233 50.7 45.2-56.1
65-74 324 26 8.3 5.3-12.6 15 4.1 2.3- 7.2 134 42.0 36.1-48.2 149 45.6 39.6-51.8
75+ 238 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 43.9 36.2-51.9 122 52.8 44.8-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 26 16.9 11.3-24.5 *** *** *** 45 21.8 16.0-28.9 120 53.7 45.6-61.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 468 78 17.6 13.9-22.0 36 7.3 5.1-10.4 121 24.7 20.6-29.3 233 50.4 45.2-55.6
Some Post-H.S. 618 76 11.5 9.0-14.7 44 6.9 4.9- 9.6 169 26.3 22.5-30.3 329 55.3 50.9-59.7
College Graduate 942 36 3.5 2.5- 5.0 29 3.0 2.0- 4.5 226 21.1 18.5-24.0 651 72.4 69.2-75.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 650 89 14.4 11.4-18.0 49 9.4 6.8-12.7 213 29.9 26.0-34.2 299 46.3 41.7-51.0
No 1,571 125 9.7 7.9-11.7 73 4.5 3.4- 5.8 348 21.4 19.2-23.8 1,025 64.4 61.6-67.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 266 25 10.1 6.3-15.8 *** *** *** 118 43.3 36.6-50.2 115 43.2 36.5-50.1
Non-Veteran 1,968 191 11.2 9.6-13.0 114 6.1 4.9- 7.5 443 21.3 19.3-23.5 1,220 61.4 58.8-63.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,271 122 11.3 9.3-13.6 70 6.0 4.6- 7.8 271 21.4 18.9-24.1 808 61.3 58.2-64.4
Unemployed 80 15 18.2 10.1-30.5 *** *** *** 15 13.3 7.6-22.2 *** *** ***
Retired 540 29 5.5 3.6- 8.4 14 2.1 1.2- 3.6 209 39.0 34.2-43.9 288 53.4 48.4-58.3
Unable to Work 164 44 29.5 21.9-38.4 22 13.6 8.3-21.5 41 24.7 18.0-33.0 57 32.2 24.7-40.6
Other not in Labor Force 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 11.2 7.0-17.5 127 81.2 73.2-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 23 19.2 12.4-28.4 14 11.8 6.6-20.3 25 17.5 11.1-26.6 66 51.5 41.5-61.5
$15,000- 24,999 252 41 16.7 11.9-22.9 28 10.1 6.6-15.2 56 21.2 16.1-27.4 127 52.0 44.7-59.1
$25,000- 34,999 195 29 18.0 12.1-26.0 *** *** *** 60 29.3 22.6-37.0 94 45.6 37.8-53.7
$35,000- 49,999 232 17 6.1 3.7-10.1 *** *** *** 76 32.8 26.1-40.3 131 57.8 50.4-65.0
$50,000- 74,999 262 24 12.4 7.9-18.9 *** *** *** 67 21.9 16.9-28.0 158 60.4 53.1-67.2
$75,000+ 696 40 7.5 5.3-10.5 28 4.9 3.3- 7.3 175 24.5 21.1-28.2 453 63.1 58.9-67.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 27 16.9 11.3-24.5 19 9.5 5.7-15.3 34 17.0 11.6-24.2 103 56.6 48.2-64.7
101% to 150% 221 32 16.5 11.3-23.5 30 13.3 8.8-19.6 60 26.2 20.1-33.4 99 44.1 36.5-51.9
151% to 200% 132 21 14.7 9.1-22.9 *** *** *** 37 26.9 19.4-35.9 69 53.6 43.9-63.0
More than 200% 1,164 80 8.5 6.6-10.9 45 4.4 3.2- 6.1 315 25.4 22.7-28.3 724 61.7 58.4-64.9
HOUSING
Own 1,384 104 9.3 7.5-11.5 46 4.0 2.9- 5.6 408 28.2 25.6-31.0 826 58.4 55.4-61.4
Rent 678 91 15.2 12.2-18.8 62 9.6 7.2-12.6 126 16.1 13.3-19.4 399 59.1 54.8-63.3
Other arrangement 154 19 11.3 7.0-17.7 *** *** *** 22 10.5 6.6-16.3 99 69.2 60.6-76.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,236 93 8.1 6.4-10.2 58 5.2 3.9- 6.9 286 21.1 18.7-23.8 799 65.6 62.4-68.5
Regional City or Suburban County 557 64 13.1 10.1-16.9 33 6.0 4.0- 9.0 158 26.8 22.8-31.3 302 54.0 49.1-58.8
Rural 443 59 16.7 12.6-21.8 31 7.2 4.8-10.7 118 26.7 22.2-31.7 235 49.4 44.0-54.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 130 21 19.5 12.4-29.3 *** *** *** 31 23.0 15.9-32.2 66 49.1 39.4-58.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 813 100 14.3 11.5-17.6 47 6.2 4.4- 8.6 208 25.3 21.9-29.0 458 54.3 50.1-58.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,293 95 8.2 6.5-10.3 63 5.3 4.0- 7.0 323 22.7 20.3-25.3 812 63.7 60.7-66.7

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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