2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,136 1,753 42.7 40.9-44.5 2,383 57.3 55.5-59.1
-Piedmont NC 2,238 902 40.6 38.2-43.0 1,336 59.4 57.0-61.8
GENDER
Male 1,028 474 47.7 44.1-51.3 554 52.3 48.7-55.9
Female 1,210 428 34.3 31.3-37.5 782 65.7 62.5-68.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,417 628 44.9 41.9-47.9 789 55.1 52.1-58.1
Non-Hispanic Black 462 176 36.3 31.5-41.5 286 63.7 58.5-68.5
Other 359 98 26.5 21.3-32.5 261 73.5 67.5-78.7
AGE
18-34 507 131 27.9 23.6-32.7 376 72.1 67.3-76.4
35-44 340 140 45.3 39.4-51.4 200 54.7 48.6-60.6
45-54 366 135 38.0 32.5-43.8 231 62.0 56.2-67.5
55-64 428 195 49.4 44.0-54.9 233 50.6 45.1-56.0
65-74 324 175 54.4 48.2-60.4 149 45.6 39.6-51.8
75+ 238 116 47.2 39.4-55.2 122 52.8 44.8-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 204 84 46.3 38.3-54.4 120 53.7 45.6-61.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 236 49.7 44.5-54.9 233 50.3 45.1-55.5
Some Post-H.S. 619 290 44.7 40.4-49.2 329 55.3 50.8-59.6
College Graduate 942 291 27.6 24.7-30.8 651 72.4 69.2-75.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 652 353 53.8 49.2-58.4 299 46.2 41.6-50.8
No 1,571 546 35.6 32.9-38.4 1,025 64.4 61.6-67.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 266 151 56.8 49.9-63.5 115 43.2 36.5-50.1
Non-Veteran 1,970 750 38.7 36.2-41.2 1,220 61.3 58.8-63.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,271 463 38.7 35.6-41.8 808 61.3 58.2-64.4
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 540 252 46.6 41.7-51.6 288 53.4 48.4-58.3
Unable to Work 166 109 68.2 59.8-75.5 57 31.8 24.5-40.2
Other not in Labor Force 159 32 18.8 12.7-26.8 127 81.2 73.2-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 62 48.5 38.5-58.5 66 51.5 41.5-61.5
$15,000- 24,999 253 126 48.2 41.1-55.4 127 51.8 44.6-58.9
$25,000- 34,999 195 101 54.4 46.3-62.2 94 45.6 37.8-53.7
$35,000- 49,999 233 102 42.4 35.3-49.9 131 57.6 50.1-64.7
$50,000- 74,999 262 104 39.6 32.8-46.9 158 60.4 53.1-67.2
$75,000+ 696 243 36.9 32.9-41.1 453 63.1 58.9-67.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 183 80 43.4 35.3-51.8 103 56.6 48.2-64.7
101% to 150% 222 123 56.1 48.2-63.6 99 43.9 36.4-51.8
151% to 200% 132 63 46.4 37.0-56.1 69 53.6 43.9-63.0
More than 200% 1,165 441 38.4 35.2-41.7 724 61.6 58.3-64.8
HOUSING
Own 1,386 560 41.6 38.6-44.7 826 58.4 55.3-61.4
Rent 678 279 40.9 36.7-45.2 399 59.1 54.8-63.3
Other arrangement 154 55 30.8 23.5-39.4 99 69.2 60.6-76.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,237 438 34.5 31.5-37.6 799 65.5 62.4-68.5
Regional City or Suburban County 557 255 46.0 41.2-50.9 302 54.0 49.1-58.8
Rural 444 209 50.7 45.3-56.1 235 49.3 43.9-54.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 130 64 50.9 41.2-60.6 66 49.1 39.4-58.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 814 356 45.8 41.8-49.9 458 54.2 50.1-58.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,294 482 36.3 33.4-39.3 812 63.7 60.7-66.6

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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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