2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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 4,824 454 9.7 8.7-10.8 198 4.7 3.9- 5.6 1,272 25.3 23.8-26.9 2,900 60.3 58.5-62.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 885 76 8.9 6.9-11.5 55 8.2 5.8-11.3 190 18.2 15.4-21.5 564 64.7 60.6-68.6
GENDER
Male 366 41 11.1 7.8-15.5 33 12.3 8.0-18.4 95 22.5 17.8-28.0 197 54.1 47.5-60.5
Female 519 35 7.1 4.8-10.3 22 4.8 2.9- 7.9 95 14.7 11.4-18.7 367 73.4 68.5-77.8
AGE
18-34 153 16 10.1 6.0-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 118 74.7 65.3-82.2
35-44 142 20 14.8 9.1-23.3 *** *** *** 17 14.3 8.7-22.7 97 61.6 51.1-71.2
45-54 152 14 7.5 4.1-13.1 *** *** *** 16 8.3 4.8-13.8 111 74.9 66.0-82.1
55-64 172 *** *** *** 15 9.3 5.2-16.1 48 28.5 20.9-37.5 96 54.2 45.1-63.1
65-74 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 40.9 31.4-51.2 82 51.7 41.7-61.6
75+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 25.2 16.2-36.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 248 27 11.0 7.1-16.6 21 9.3 5.3-16.0 63 22.3 16.6-29.3 137 57.3 49.4-65.0
Some Post-H.S. 266 28 10.5 6.9-15.5 23 8.9 5.4-14.1 55 16.5 11.8-22.5 160 64.2 56.9-70.9
College Graduate 291 14 4.0 2.2- 7.0 *** *** *** 43 11.6 8.3-16.1 231 83.0 77.9-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 15 14.5 8.0-25.0 *** *** *** 25 17.1 10.4-26.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 16.7 10.2-26.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.6 9.5-24.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 21.2 13.3-32.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 11.0 6.7-17.3 125 77.4 68.1-84.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 36 10.0 6.7-14.7 31 10.7 6.9-16.4 104 25.9 20.6-32.0 163 53.3 46.4-60.1
No 546 40 8.4 6.0-11.7 23 6.7 4.0-10.9 86 14.5 11.3-18.5 397 70.3 65.2-75.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 28.4 20.1-38.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 748 64 9.1 6.8-11.9 48 7.9 5.5-11.2 149 16.6 13.6-20.0 487 66.4 62.0-70.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 303 24 6.7 4.3-10.2 *** *** *** 56 16.6 12.3-22.0 207 69.2 62.5-75.1
Regional City or Suburban County 244 18 8.8 5.1-14.8 19 11.7 6.9-19.0 54 17.3 12.3-23.7 153 62.3 54.1-69.8
Rural 338 34 11.8 8.0-17.2 20 5.7 3.3- 9.7 80 21.2 16.3-27.1 204 61.2 54.4-67.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 440 39 9.9 7.0-13.8 23 7.6 4.6-12.2 59 11.5 8.6-15.2 319 71.0 65.5-75.9
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 233 *** *** *** *** *** *** 92 38.7 30.9-47.0 120 54.0 45.7-62.1
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.7 13.3-30.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 13 15.0 8.3-25.6 *** *** *** 20 12.9 7.5-21.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 356 21 6.3 3.9-10.1 *** *** *** 67 15.8 12.0-20.5 255 72.1 65.8-77.6
HOUSING
Own 487 27 6.4 4.2- 9.7 22 6.6 3.8-11.2 120 21.9 17.8-26.8 318 65.0 59.4-70.3
Rent 323 43 14.0 9.9-19.4 29 11.9 7.7-18.0 57 12.5 9.2-16.8 194 61.6 54.7-68.1
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 335 29 10.5 6.8-15.9 24 9.0 5.2-15.0 90 23.5 18.5-29.5 192 57.0 49.9-63.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 20 8.1 4.9-13.1 16 6.1 3.4-10.7 58 16.1 11.8-21.6 205 69.7 62.9-75.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 251 27 8.4 5.5-12.6 15 9.5 5.3-16.4 42 16.1 11.4-22.2 167 66.0 58.6-72.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 19.4 12.4-29.0 102 69.4 59.4-77.9
2nd Quartile 212 16 7.3 4.4-12.1 *** *** *** 36 14.6 10.0-20.8 149 68.9 61.1-75.8
3rd Quartile 326 34 11.7 7.9-17.1 24 9.3 5.5-15.1 79 20.8 16.2-26.3 189 58.2 51.3-64.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 202 16 11.6 6.6-19.5 *** *** *** 49 20.3 14.5-27.8 124 62.6 53.6-70.8

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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