2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,824 4,172 85.6 84.3-86.8 652 14.4 13.2-15.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 885 754 82.9 79.3-86.0 131 17.1 14.0-20.7
GENDER
Male 366 292 76.6 70.2-82.0 74 23.4 18.0-29.8
Female 519 462 88.1 84.1-91.2 57 11.9 8.8-15.9
AGE
18-34 153 125 79.3 70.3-86.1 28 20.7 13.9-29.7
35-44 142 114 75.9 65.2-84.1 28 24.1 15.9-34.8
45-54 152 127 83.2 74.5-89.3 25 16.8 10.7-25.5
55-64 172 144 82.7 74.7-88.6 28 17.3 11.4-25.3
65-74 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 248 200 79.7 72.3-85.4 48 20.3 14.6-27.7
Some Post-H.S. 266 215 80.7 74.3-85.8 51 19.3 14.2-25.7
College Graduate 291 274 94.6 91.1-96.8 17 5.4 3.2- 8.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 68 81.8 70.1-89.7 19 18.2 10.3-29.9
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 99 76.9 65.9-85.2 26 23.1 14.8-34.1
$35,000- 49,999 100 85 84.7 74.2-91.4 15 15.3 8.6-25.8
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 267 79.2 72.9-84.4 67 20.8 15.6-27.1
No 546 483 84.9 80.3-88.6 63 15.1 11.4-19.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 117 82.3 70.9-89.9 19 17.7 10.1-29.1
Non-Veteran 748 636 83.0 79.2-86.3 112 17.0 13.7-20.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 303 263 85.8 79.7-90.2 40 14.2 9.8-20.3
Regional City or Suburban County 244 207 79.5 71.6-85.7 37 20.5 14.3-28.4
Rural 338 284 82.5 76.6-87.1 54 17.5 12.9-23.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 440 378 82.5 77.3-86.7 62 17.5 13.3-22.7
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 233 212 92.7 87.4-95.9 21 7.3 4.1-12.6
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 81 76.7 65.3-85.3 22 23.3 14.7-34.7
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 356 322 87.8 82.0-92.0 34 12.2 8.0-18.0
HOUSING
Own 487 438 87.0 82.1-90.7 49 13.0 9.3-17.9
Rent 323 251 74.1 67.3-79.9 72 25.9 20.1-32.7
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 335 282 80.5 73.7-85.9 53 19.5 14.1-26.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 263 85.8 79.9-90.2 36 14.2 9.8-20.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 251 209 82.1 75.2-87.4 42 17.9 12.6-24.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 128 88.8 81.1-93.6 17 11.2 6.4-18.9
2nd Quartile 212 185 83.5 76.2-88.9 27 16.5 11.1-23.8
3rd Quartile 326 268 79.0 72.4-84.4 58 21.0 15.6-27.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 202 173 82.9 74.7-88.9 29 17.1 11.1-25.3

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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 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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