2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,748 470 30.2 27.6-32.9 211 13.2 11.3-15.3 1,067 56.7 53.8-59.5
-Piedmont NC 900 216 27.3 23.8-31.0 122 14.4 11.8-17.3 562 58.4 54.5-62.2
GENDER
Male 474 103 26.0 21.4-31.2 65 14.6 11.2-18.8 306 59.4 54.0-64.6
Female 426 113 28.9 23.9-34.4 57 14.0 10.5-18.6 256 57.1 51.4-62.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 626 136 25.9 21.8-30.3 67 11.6 8.9-15.0 423 62.5 57.9-66.9
Non-Hispanic Black 176 53 31.6 24.2-40.2 35 19.7 13.7-27.4 88 48.7 40.1-57.4
Other 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 131 39 34.3 25.5-44.3 36 26.7 19.0-36.2 56 39.0 30.3-48.5
35-44 140 42 32.2 24.0-41.8 22 15.2 9.7-22.9 76 52.6 43.2-61.8
45-54 134 46 32.5 24.4-41.8 14 10.6 6.0-18.0 74 56.9 47.4-65.9
55-64 194 55 32.2 24.7-40.6 30 13.6 9.2-19.7 109 54.2 45.9-62.3
65-74 175 26 15.2 9.9-22.7 15 7.6 4.3-13.1 134 77.2 69.2-83.6
75+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** 13 16.4 9.1-27.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 235 78 35.5 28.7-42.9 36 14.8 10.4-20.6 121 49.8 42.5-57.0
Some Post-H.S. 289 76 25.8 20.4-32.0 44 15.4 11.1-21.0 169 58.8 52.1-65.2
College Graduate 291 36 12.8 9.0-17.7 29 10.9 7.4-15.8 226 76.3 70.4-81.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 351 89 26.8 21.6-32.7 49 17.4 12.9-23.2 213 55.7 49.5-61.8
No 546 125 27.2 22.8-32.1 73 12.6 9.8-16.2 348 60.2 55.2-65.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 151 25 17.7 11.2-26.9 *** *** *** 118 76.2 66.7-83.7
Non-Veteran 748 191 29.0 25.2-33.1 114 15.8 12.9-19.2 443 55.2 51.0-59.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 463 122 29.2 24.5-34.4 70 15.6 12.1-19.8 271 55.3 49.9-60.5
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 252 29 11.9 7.8-17.7 14 4.5 2.6- 7.7 209 83.6 77.6-88.2
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** 22 20.1 12.4-30.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 41 34.8 25.7-45.2 28 21.0 14.0-30.4 56 44.2 34.5-54.3
$25,000- 34,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 17 14.6 8.7-23.3 *** *** *** 76 77.8 67.8-85.4
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 243 40 20.4 14.8-27.4 28 13.3 9.1-19.2 175 66.3 58.9-73.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** 19 21.9 13.4-33.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 122 32 29.5 20.6-40.2 30 23.7 16.0-33.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 440 80 22.2 17.7-27.6 45 11.5 8.3-15.6 315 66.3 60.7-71.5
HOUSING
Own 558 104 22.4 18.4-27.1 46 9.7 7.1-13.2 408 67.9 62.9-72.4
Rent 279 91 37.2 30.7-44.3 62 23.4 17.9-29.9 126 39.3 33.0-46.1
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 437 93 23.6 19.0-28.8 58 15.2 11.5-19.7 286 61.3 55.7-66.6
Regional City or Suburban County 255 64 28.5 22.4-35.7 33 13.1 8.8-19.2 158 58.3 51.0-65.3
Rural 208 59 33.0 25.6-41.4 31 14.3 9.6-20.7 118 52.7 44.7-60.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 355 100 31.2 25.6-37.4 47 13.5 9.7-18.5 208 55.4 49.1-61.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 481 95 22.7 18.4-27.6 63 14.7 11.3-19.0 323 62.6 57.3-67.6

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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