2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Smoking Cessation

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 547 273 48.8 43.5-54.1 274 51.2 45.9-56.5
GENDER
Male 293 137 44.7 37.9-51.8 156 55.3 48.2-62.1
Female 254 136 53.9 45.7-61.9 118 46.1 38.1-54.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 336 142 42.3 35.9-49.0 194 57.7 51.0-64.1
Non-Hispanic Black 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 182 93 52.0 43.2-60.7 89 48.0 39.3-56.8
Some Post-H.S. 175 84 48.3 39.7-57.1 91 51.7 42.9-60.3
College Graduate 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 230 130 54.1 46.3-61.7 100 45.9 38.3-53.7
No 313 141 45.5 38.5-52.6 172 54.5 47.4-61.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 484 247 50.4 44.7-56.1 237 49.6 43.9-55.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 291 139 49.7 42.7-56.7 152 50.3 43.3-57.3
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 206 90 44.5 36.5-52.7 116 55.5 47.3-63.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 289 126 45.1 37.9-52.4 163 54.9 47.6-62.1
Rent 202 114 54.1 45.4-62.6 88 45.9 37.4-54.6
Other arrangement 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 112 *** *** *** 54 45.2 35.0-55.9
Regional City or Suburban County 142 70 49.7 39.5-59.9 72 50.3 40.1-60.5
Rural 293 145 45.8 38.6-53.2 148 54.2 46.8-61.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 203 106 46.2 37.1-55.5 97 53.8 44.5-62.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 227 106 46.3 38.6-54.1 121 53.7 45.9-61.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 128 61 53.8 43.7-63.6 67 46.2 36.4-56.3
3rd Quartile 186 102 50.1 40.8-59.3 84 49.9 40.7-59.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of current smokers.

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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