2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 4,824 1,924 39.7 38.0-41.5 2,900 60.3 58.5-62.0
-Non-Hispanic Black 885 321 35.3 31.4-39.4 564 64.7 60.6-68.6
GENDER
Male 366 169 45.9 39.5-52.5 197 54.1 47.5-60.5
Female 519 152 26.6 22.2-31.5 367 73.4 68.5-77.8
AGE
18-34 153 35 25.3 17.8-34.7 118 74.7 65.3-82.2
35-44 142 45 38.4 28.8-48.9 97 61.6 51.1-71.2
45-54 152 41 25.1 17.9-34.0 111 74.9 66.0-82.1
55-64 172 76 45.8 36.9-54.9 96 54.2 45.1-63.1
65-74 157 75 48.3 38.4-58.3 82 51.7 41.7-61.6
75+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 248 111 42.7 35.0-50.6 137 57.3 49.4-65.0
Some Post-H.S. 266 106 35.8 29.1-43.1 160 64.2 56.9-70.9
College Graduate 291 60 17.0 12.8-22.1 231 83.0 77.9-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 160 35 22.6 15.4-31.9 125 77.4 68.1-84.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 171 46.7 39.9-53.6 163 53.3 46.4-60.1
No 546 149 29.7 25.0-34.8 397 70.3 65.2-75.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 748 261 33.6 29.4-38.0 487 66.4 62.0-70.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 303 96 30.8 24.9-37.5 207 69.2 62.5-75.1
Regional City or Suburban County 244 91 37.7 30.2-45.9 153 62.3 54.1-69.8
Rural 338 134 38.8 32.4-45.6 204 61.2 54.4-67.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 440 121 29.0 24.1-34.5 319 71.0 65.5-75.9
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 233 113 46.0 37.9-54.3 120 54.0 45.7-62.1
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 356 101 27.9 22.4-34.2 255 72.1 65.8-77.6
HOUSING
Own 487 169 35.0 29.7-40.6 318 65.0 59.4-70.3
Rent 323 129 38.4 31.9-45.3 194 61.6 54.7-68.1
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 335 143 43.0 36.2-50.1 192 57.0 49.9-63.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 94 30.3 24.2-37.1 205 69.7 62.9-75.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 251 84 34.0 27.2-41.4 167 66.0 58.6-72.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 43 30.6 22.1-40.6 102 69.4 59.4-77.9
2nd Quartile 212 63 31.1 24.2-38.9 149 68.9 61.1-75.8
3rd Quartile 326 137 41.8 35.2-48.7 189 58.2 51.3-64.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 202 78 37.4 29.2-46.4 124 62.6 53.6-70.8

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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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