2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,247 252 11.9 10.3-13.6 114 6.0 4.7- 7.5 648 28.2 25.9-30.5 1,233 54.0 51.4-56.5
Female 2,577 202 7.7 6.5- 9.2 84 3.5 2.7- 4.5 624 22.7 20.7-24.8 1,667 66.1 63.7-68.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,063 315 11.0 9.6-12.5 94 3.5 2.8- 4.3 917 30.1 28.1-32.2 1,737 55.4 53.2-57.6
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 24 17.7 10.1-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 77 12 11.4 6.0-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.3 5.5-18.7 84 82.7 73.0-89.5
Hispanic 467 13 2.8 1.5- 5.2 30 5.7 3.7- 8.7 73 13.2 10.1-16.9 351 78.3 73.7-82.3
AGE
18-34 1,006 72 7.6 5.9- 9.8 56 6.3 4.7- 8.5 139 13.6 11.2-16.6 739 72.4 68.8-75.7
35-44 726 92 13.6 10.8-17.0 43 6.4 4.4- 9.2 143 20.7 17.3-24.5 448 59.4 54.9-63.7
45-54 758 97 13.0 10.4-16.2 30 5.0 3.2- 7.6 168 22.0 18.7-25.7 463 60.0 55.7-64.1
55-64 811 93 11.6 8.9-15.0 34 4.2 2.8- 6.2 240 32.3 28.3-36.5 444 51.9 47.6-56.2
65-74 872 81 9.1 7.0-11.8 28 2.8 1.8- 4.3 326 38.1 33.9-42.4 437 50.0 45.6-54.4
75+ 543 14 2.6 1.4- 4.9 *** *** *** 235 44.9 39.5-50.4 288 51.8 46.3-57.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 437 71 17.6 13.1-23.1 33 9.2 6.0-13.8 101 21.5 17.1-26.6 232 51.8 45.7-57.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,128 156 12.6 10.5-15.0 66 6.1 4.5- 8.1 330 28.4 25.2-31.7 576 53.0 49.3-56.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,285 138 9.5 7.9-11.4 69 4.7 3.5- 6.2 402 29.1 26.2-32.2 676 56.7 53.4-60.0
College Graduate 1,954 89 4.3 3.4- 5.4 30 1.6 1.1- 2.4 435 19.8 18.0-21.9 1,400 74.3 72.0-76.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,506 197 12.6 10.8-14.8 81 5.8 4.4- 7.6 504 32.0 29.1-35.1 724 49.5 46.2-52.8
No 3,284 253 8.4 7.2- 9.8 114 4.1 3.3- 5.2 758 22.4 20.6-24.2 2,159 65.1 63.0-67.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 629 63 10.1 7.7-13.3 24 5.5 3.3- 8.9 241 39.1 34.6-43.8 301 45.3 40.6-50.0
Non-Veteran 4,181 391 9.7 8.6-10.9 173 4.6 3.8- 5.5 1,030 23.5 21.9-25.1 2,587 62.3 60.4-64.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,611 240 9.7 8.4-11.2 108 4.7 3.7- 5.9 569 21.7 19.8-23.7 1,694 63.9 61.6-66.1
Unemployed 246 37 12.6 8.8-17.7 20 10.3 6.0-17.2 59 25.8 19.3-33.6 130 51.3 43.5-59.0
Retired 1,291 91 7.0 5.5- 8.9 31 2.1 1.3- 3.3 493 38.6 35.3-42.1 676 52.2 48.7-55.8
Unable to Work 338 71 21.5 16.6-27.3 26 9.1 5.7-14.3 104 32.0 25.6-39.2 137 37.3 31.0-44.1
Other not in Labor Force 302 13 5.8 2.6-12.2 11 3.6 1.9- 6.8 41 10.5 7.3-14.9 237 80.1 73.6-85.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 269 43 15.4 10.9-21.3 19 7.9 4.6-13.5 64 28.3 20.7-37.3 143 48.4 40.4-56.5
$15,000- 24,999 448 69 15.8 12.0-20.5 32 8.4 5.3-13.2 107 20.2 16.1-25.0 240 55.6 49.5-61.5
$25,000- 34,999 498 64 13.6 10.1-17.9 31 6.2 4.0- 9.5 139 26.4 22.0-31.4 264 53.8 48.2-59.3
$35,000- 49,999 516 57 10.6 7.9-14.2 23 3.5 2.2- 5.5 145 24.9 20.7-29.6 291 61.0 55.8-66.0
$50,000-74,999 604 55 10.4 7.6-14.2 23 4.9 3.0- 7.8 205 35.6 30.7-40.8 321 49.1 44.0-54.2
$75,000-100,000 488 29 5.5 3.6- 8.3 12 3.5 1.9- 6.4 136 26.9 22.5-31.9 311 64.0 58.7-68.9
$100,000-150,000 527 28 5.7 3.8- 8.4 *** *** *** 142 25.0 21.0-29.4 352 68.3 63.6-72.7
$150,000+ 424 23 5.8 3.7- 8.9 *** *** *** 79 19.3 15.2-24.1 315 71.5 66.0-76.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,050 86 8.6 6.5-11.2 46 5.0 3.5- 7.0 255 22.1 19.2-25.3 663 64.4 60.6-68.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 17 19.1 11.5-30.1 *** *** *** 13 11.7 5.7-22.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 390 70 15.4 11.6-20.1 24 7.9 4.6-13.3 95 26.2 20.3-33.1 201 50.4 43.7-57.1
101% to 150% 401 52 12.8 9.2-17.6 28 5.5 3.5- 8.6 105 22.2 17.8-27.3 216 59.4 53.3-65.3
151% to 200% 404 41 10.1 7.1-14.2 27 5.9 3.8- 9.1 111 25.6 20.8-31.0 225 58.3 52.3-64.2
More than 200% 2,445 185 8.2 6.9- 9.7 64 3.4 2.5- 4.6 687 27.6 25.5-29.8 1,509 60.8 58.4-63.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,050 86 8.6 6.5-11.2 46 5.0 3.5- 7.0 255 22.1 19.2-25.3 663 64.4 60.6-68.0
HOUSING
Own 3,143 241 8.4 7.2- 9.8 92 3.6 2.8- 4.6 929 29.0 27.1-31.1 1,881 58.9 56.7-61.1
Rent 1,302 168 13.4 11.3-15.9 84 7.7 5.9- 9.9 268 18.1 15.8-20.7 782 60.8 57.4-64.0
Other arrangement 327 44 10.9 7.6-15.3 21 5.5 3.2- 9.1 64 15.3 11.3-20.4 198 68.3 62.0-74.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,487 98 6.3 5.1- 7.8 53 4.2 3.0- 5.9 351 23.3 20.8-25.9 985 66.2 63.3-69.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,293 114 9.4 7.5-11.6 58 5.6 4.1- 7.5 332 24.6 21.9-27.5 789 60.4 57.1-63.7
Rural 2,044 242 13.2 11.3-15.3 87 4.4 3.4- 5.7 589 27.7 25.2-30.4 1,126 54.7 51.7-57.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,310 159 13.0 10.6-15.8 67 5.6 4.1- 7.7 343 24.6 21.4-28.1 741 56.8 52.9-60.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,914 184 10.5 8.9-12.4 74 4.4 3.3- 5.7 536 26.5 24.2-29.0 1,120 58.6 55.8-61.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,600 111 7.0 5.7- 8.7 57 4.4 3.2- 6.1 393 24.5 22.1-27.1 1,039 64.0 61.2-66.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,486 106 7.3 5.8- 9.1 47 3.7 2.7- 5.1 410 28.0 25.2-30.9 923 61.0 57.9-64.1
2nd Quartile 1,263 117 9.5 7.8-11.6 51 4.9 3.5- 6.7 318 23.5 20.9-26.4 777 62.1 58.8-65.2
3rd Quartile 1,365 148 11.5 9.4-14.0 58 5.0 3.7- 6.8 356 24.8 22.2-27.7 803 58.6 55.3-61.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 710 83 13.0 9.9-16.9 42 6.3 4.3- 9.2 188 24.2 19.5-29.5 397 56.5 51.0-61.8

Back to Derived Variables and Risk Factors.

*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 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 19AUG22.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts