2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,924 454 24.5 22.1-27.0 198 11.8 10.0-13.9 1,272 63.7 60.9-66.4
GENDER
Male 1,014 252 25.8 22.7-29.3 114 13.0 10.4-16.1 648 61.2 57.4-64.9
Female 910 202 22.7 19.3-26.6 84 10.4 8.1-13.2 624 66.9 62.7-70.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,326 315 24.7 21.8-27.7 94 7.8 6.2- 9.7 917 67.6 64.3-70.7
Non-Hispanic Black 321 76 25.2 19.8-31.6 55 23.2 17.1-30.6 190 51.6 44.6-58.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 116 13 12.8 6.9-22.5 30 26.4 17.8-37.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 267 72 27.6 21.7-34.4 56 23.0 17.4-29.8 139 49.4 42.1-56.7
35-44 278 92 33.5 27.1-40.5 43 15.7 10.9-22.0 143 50.9 43.8-57.9
45-54 295 97 32.5 26.6-39.2 30 12.4 8.2-18.4 168 55.1 48.2-61.7
55-64 367 93 24.1 18.8-30.5 34 8.7 5.8-12.8 240 67.2 60.7-73.1
65-74 435 81 18.3 14.2-23.2 28 5.6 3.6- 8.5 326 76.2 71.0-80.7
75+ 255 14 5.5 3.0- 9.9 *** *** *** 235 93.1 88.6-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 71 36.4 28.1-45.6 33 19.1 12.7-27.5 101 44.6 36.1-53.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 552 156 26.7 22.5-31.4 66 13.0 9.8-17.0 330 60.3 55.2-65.2
Some Post-H.S. 609 138 22.0 18.4-26.0 69 10.9 8.2-14.2 402 67.2 62.6-71.4
College Graduate 554 89 16.6 13.3-20.5 30 6.3 4.3- 9.2 435 77.1 72.7-81.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 782 197 25.1 21.6-28.9 81 11.5 8.8-14.8 504 63.5 59.1-67.6
No 1,125 253 24.1 21.0-27.6 114 11.9 9.5-14.6 758 64.0 60.3-67.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 328 63 18.5 14.1-24.0 24 10.0 6.1-15.9 241 71.5 64.9-77.2
Non-Veteran 1,594 391 25.6 23.0-28.5 173 12.1 10.2-14.4 1,030 62.2 59.1-65.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 917 240 26.9 23.5-30.6 108 13.0 10.5-16.1 569 60.1 56.1-63.9
Unemployed 116 37 25.8 17.9-35.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 615 91 14.7 11.6-18.5 31 4.4 2.8- 6.8 493 80.9 76.8-84.4
Unable to Work 201 71 34.3 26.7-42.7 26 14.6 9.2-22.3 104 51.1 42.1-60.0
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 43 29.9 21.0-40.6 19 15.4 8.8-25.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 208 69 35.6 27.7-44.3 32 19.0 12.3-28.2 107 45.4 37.0-54.1
$25,000- 34,999 234 64 29.4 22.5-37.3 31 13.4 8.8-19.9 139 57.2 49.2-64.9
$35,000- 49,999 225 57 27.3 20.7-35.0 23 8.9 5.6-13.8 145 63.8 55.9-71.0
$50,000-74,999 283 55 20.5 15.0-27.3 23 9.6 5.9-15.1 205 69.9 62.5-76.4
$75,000-100,000 177 29 15.4 10.2-22.5 12 9.9 5.4-17.2 136 74.8 66.4-81.7
$100,000-150,000 175 28 17.9 12.1-25.6 *** *** *** 142 78.9 70.9-85.2
$150,000+ 109 23 20.4 13.2-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 387 86 24.0 18.6-30.4 46 14.0 10.1-19.1 255 62.0 55.4-68.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 70 31.1 23.4-39.9 24 16.0 9.5-25.8 95 52.9 43.0-62.6
101% to 150% 185 52 31.6 23.6-40.9 28 13.6 8.7-20.6 105 54.8 45.7-63.5
151% to 200% 179 41 24.3 17.5-32.8 27 14.2 9.3-21.2 111 61.5 52.6-69.6
More than 200% 936 185 20.9 17.8-24.3 64 8.7 6.5-11.5 687 70.4 66.6-74.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 387 86 24.0 18.6-30.4 46 14.0 10.1-19.1 255 62.0 55.4-68.1
HOUSING
Own 1,262 241 20.6 17.8-23.6 92 8.7 6.8-11.1 929 70.7 67.3-73.9
Rent 520 168 34.2 29.4-39.4 84 19.6 15.4-24.7 268 46.1 41.0-51.4
Other arrangement 129 44 34.3 25.0-45.0 21 17.3 10.5-27.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 502 98 18.6 15.1-22.8 53 12.4 9.0-17.0 351 68.9 63.8-73.6
Regional City or Suburban County 504 114 23.7 19.3-28.7 58 14.1 10.5-18.6 332 62.2 56.8-67.3
Rural 918 242 29.0 25.2-33.1 87 9.8 7.6-12.5 589 61.2 56.9-65.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 569 159 30.0 24.9-35.6 67 13.1 9.7-17.5 343 56.9 51.1-62.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 794 184 25.4 21.8-29.3 74 10.5 8.1-13.6 536 64.1 59.9-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 561 111 19.5 16.0-23.7 57 12.3 9.1-16.5 393 68.1 63.3-72.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 563 106 18.7 15.1-23.0 47 9.5 6.9-13.0 410 71.8 66.9-76.1
2nd Quartile 486 117 25.1 20.8-30.0 51 12.8 9.3-17.3 318 62.1 56.7-67.2
3rd Quartile 562 148 27.8 23.3-32.9 58 12.1 9.0-16.2 356 60.1 54.8-65.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 313 83 29.8 23.0-37.7 42 14.6 10.0-20.9 188 55.6 47.2-63.6

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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