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%)
TOTAL 4,824 4,172 85.6 84.3-86.8 652 14.4 13.2-15.7
GENDER
Male 2,247 1,881 82.2 80.0-84.1 366 17.8 15.9-20.0
Female 2,577 2,291 88.8 87.1-90.3 286 11.2 9.7-12.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,063 2,654 85.6 83.9-87.1 409 14.4 12.9-16.1
Non-Hispanic Black 885 754 82.9 79.3-86.0 131 17.1 14.0-20.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 77 64 87.3 77.9-93.1 13 12.7 6.9-22.1
Non-Hispanic Other 106 97 93.1 85.0-96.9 *** *** ***
Hispanic 467 424 91.5 88.0-94.0 43 8.5 6.0-12.0
AGE
18-34 1,006 878 86.0 83.2-88.4 128 14.0 11.6-16.8
35-44 726 591 80.0 76.1-83.5 135 20.0 16.5-23.9
45-54 758 631 82.0 78.4-85.2 127 18.0 14.8-21.6
55-64 811 684 84.2 80.6-87.3 127 15.8 12.7-19.4
65-74 872 763 88.1 85.2-90.5 109 11.9 9.5-14.8
75+ 543 523 96.7 94.4-98.0 20 3.3 2.0- 5.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 437 333 73.3 67.2-78.6 104 26.7 21.4-32.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,128 906 81.3 78.4-83.9 222 18.7 16.1-21.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,285 1,078 85.8 83.5-87.8 207 14.2 12.2-16.5
College Graduate 1,954 1,835 94.1 92.8-95.2 119 5.9 4.8- 7.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,506 1,228 81.6 79.0-83.9 278 18.4 16.1-21.0
No 3,284 2,917 87.4 85.8-88.9 367 12.6 11.1-14.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 629 542 84.4 80.3-87.8 87 15.6 12.2-19.7
Non-Veteran 4,181 3,617 85.8 84.3-87.1 564 14.2 12.9-15.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,611 2,263 85.6 83.8-87.2 348 14.4 12.8-16.2
Unemployed 246 189 77.1 69.9-83.0 57 22.9 17.0-30.1
Retired 1,291 1,169 90.9 88.8-92.6 122 9.1 7.4-11.2
Unable to Work 338 241 69.4 62.8-75.2 97 30.6 24.8-37.2
Other not in Labor Force 302 278 90.6 84.4-94.5 24 9.4 5.5-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 269 207 76.6 69.7-82.4 62 23.4 17.6-30.3
$15,000- 24,999 448 347 75.8 70.1-80.7 101 24.2 19.3-29.9
$25,000- 34,999 498 403 80.2 75.4-84.3 95 19.8 15.7-24.6
$35,000- 49,999 516 436 85.9 82.0-89.0 80 14.1 11.0-18.0
$50,000-74,999 604 526 84.7 80.4-88.2 78 15.3 11.8-19.6
$75,000-100,000 488 447 90.9 87.4-93.5 41 9.1 6.5-12.6
$100,000-150,000 527 494 93.3 90.4-95.4 33 6.7 4.6- 9.6
$150,000+ 424 394 90.8 86.2-94.0 30 9.2 6.0-13.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,050 918 86.5 83.4-89.0 132 13.5 11.0-16.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 390 296 76.7 70.7-81.7 94 23.3 18.3-29.3
101% to 150% 401 321 81.7 76.5-85.9 80 18.3 14.1-23.5
151% to 200% 404 336 83.9 79.2-87.8 68 16.1 12.2-20.8
More than 200% 2,445 2,196 88.4 86.7-90.0 249 11.6 10.0-13.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,050 918 86.5 83.4-89.0 132 13.5 11.0-16.6
HOUSING
Own 3,143 2,810 88.0 86.4-89.4 333 12.0 10.6-13.6
Rent 1,302 1,050 78.9 75.9-81.6 252 21.1 18.4-24.1
Other arrangement 327 262 83.6 78.5-87.7 65 16.4 12.3-21.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,487 1,336 89.5 87.4-91.3 151 10.5 8.7-12.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,293 1,121 85.0 82.3-87.4 172 15.0 12.6-17.7
Rural 2,044 1,715 82.4 80.1-84.5 329 17.6 15.5-19.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,310 1,084 81.4 78.2-84.2 226 18.6 15.8-21.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,914 1,656 85.1 83.0-87.0 258 14.9 13.0-17.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,600 1,432 88.5 86.4-90.4 168 11.5 9.6-13.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,486 1,333 89.0 86.8-90.8 153 11.0 9.2-13.2
2nd Quartile 1,263 1,095 85.6 83.1-87.9 168 14.4 12.1-16.9
3rd Quartile 1,365 1,159 83.5 80.7-85.9 206 16.5 14.1-19.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 710 585 80.7 76.3-84.4 125 19.3 15.6-23.7

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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 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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