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%)
TOTAL 4,824 1,924 39.7 38.0-41.5 2,900 60.3 58.5-62.0
GENDER
Male 2,247 1,014 46.0 43.5-48.6 1,233 54.0 51.4-56.5
Female 2,577 910 33.9 31.6-36.3 1,667 66.1 63.7-68.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,063 1,326 44.6 42.4-46.8 1,737 55.4 53.2-57.6
Non-Hispanic Black 885 321 35.3 31.4-39.4 564 64.7 60.6-68.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 106 22 17.3 10.5-27.0 84 82.7 73.0-89.5
Hispanic 467 116 21.7 17.7-26.3 351 78.3 73.7-82.3
AGE
18-34 1,006 267 27.6 24.3-31.2 739 72.4 68.8-75.7
35-44 726 278 40.6 36.3-45.1 448 59.4 54.9-63.7
45-54 758 295 40.0 35.9-44.3 463 60.0 55.7-64.1
55-64 811 367 48.1 43.8-52.4 444 51.9 47.6-56.2
65-74 872 435 50.0 45.6-54.4 437 50.0 45.6-54.4
75+ 543 255 48.2 42.8-53.7 288 51.8 46.3-57.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 437 205 48.2 42.2-54.3 232 51.8 45.7-57.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,128 552 47.0 43.4-50.7 576 53.0 49.3-56.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,285 609 43.3 40.0-46.6 676 56.7 53.4-60.0
College Graduate 1,954 554 25.7 23.6-28.0 1,400 74.3 72.0-76.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,506 782 50.5 47.2-53.8 724 49.5 46.2-52.8
No 3,284 1,125 34.9 32.9-37.0 2,159 65.1 63.0-67.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 629 328 54.7 50.0-59.4 301 45.3 40.6-50.0
Non-Veteran 4,181 1,594 37.7 35.9-39.6 2,587 62.3 60.4-64.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,611 917 36.1 33.9-38.4 1,694 63.9 61.6-66.1
Unemployed 246 116 48.7 41.0-56.5 130 51.3 43.5-59.0
Retired 1,291 615 47.8 44.2-51.3 676 52.2 48.7-55.8
Unable to Work 338 201 62.7 55.9-69.0 137 37.3 31.0-44.1
Other not in Labor Force 302 65 19.9 14.7-26.4 237 80.1 73.6-85.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 269 126 51.6 43.5-59.6 143 48.4 40.4-56.5
$15,000- 24,999 448 208 44.4 38.5-50.5 240 55.6 49.5-61.5
$25,000- 34,999 498 234 46.2 40.7-51.8 264 53.8 48.2-59.3
$35,000- 49,999 516 225 39.0 34.0-44.2 291 61.0 55.8-66.0
$50,000-74,999 604 283 50.9 45.8-56.0 321 49.1 44.0-54.2
$75,000-100,000 488 177 36.0 31.1-41.3 311 64.0 58.7-68.9
$100,000-150,000 527 175 31.7 27.3-36.4 352 68.3 63.6-72.7
$150,000+ 424 109 28.5 23.5-34.0 315 71.5 66.0-76.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,050 387 35.6 32.0-39.4 663 64.4 60.6-68.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 390 189 49.6 42.9-56.3 201 50.4 43.7-57.1
101% to 150% 401 185 40.6 34.7-46.7 216 59.4 53.3-65.3
151% to 200% 404 179 41.7 35.8-47.7 225 58.3 52.3-64.2
More than 200% 2,445 936 39.2 36.8-41.6 1,509 60.8 58.4-63.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,050 387 35.6 32.0-39.4 663 64.4 60.6-68.0
HOUSING
Own 3,143 1,262 41.1 38.9-43.3 1,881 58.9 56.7-61.1
Rent 1,302 520 39.2 36.0-42.6 782 60.8 57.4-64.0
Other arrangement 327 129 31.7 25.9-38.0 198 68.3 62.0-74.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,487 502 33.8 30.9-36.7 985 66.2 63.3-69.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,293 504 39.6 36.3-42.9 789 60.4 57.1-63.7
Rural 2,044 918 45.3 42.4-48.3 1,126 54.7 51.7-57.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,310 569 43.2 39.4-47.1 741 56.8 52.9-60.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,914 794 41.4 38.6-44.2 1,120 58.6 55.8-61.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,600 561 36.0 33.2-38.8 1,039 64.0 61.2-66.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,486 563 39.0 35.9-42.1 923 61.0 57.9-64.1
2nd Quartile 1,263 486 37.9 34.8-41.2 777 62.1 58.8-65.2
3rd Quartile 1,365 562 41.4 38.1-44.7 803 58.6 55.3-61.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 710 313 43.5 38.2-49.0 397 56.5 51.0-61.8

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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 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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