2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,238 828 22.9 21.3-24.6 3,410 77.1 75.4-78.7
-FEMALES 2,316 377 19.3 17.2-21.6 1,939 80.7 78.4-82.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,435 262 20.9 18.2-23.9 1,173 79.1 76.1-81.8
Non-Hispanic Black 489 56 15.8 11.8-20.8 433 84.2 79.2-88.2
Other 361 54 18.9 13.5-25.9 307 81.1 74.1-86.5
AGE
18-34 371 126 36.0 30.3-42.2 245 64.0 57.8-69.7
35-44 353 79 23.2 18.1-29.1 274 76.8 70.9-81.9
45-54 354 59 16.9 12.8-22.1 295 83.1 77.9-87.2
55-64 416 60 16.0 11.3-22.1 356 84.0 77.9-88.7
65-74 460 37 7.2 4.7-10.9 423 92.8 89.1-95.3
75+ 304 *** *** *** 296 96.9 93.6-98.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 37 23.0 15.5-32.9 171 77.0 67.1-84.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 92 23.0 18.4-28.3 402 77.0 71.7-81.6
Some Post-H.S. 646 129 21.8 18.0-26.1 517 78.2 73.9-82.0
College Graduate 961 119 12.8 10.5-15.6 842 87.2 84.4-89.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 160 28 24.2 16.3-34.3 132 75.8 65.7-83.7
$15,000- 24,999 236 39 22.9 15.8-32.0 197 77.1 68.0-84.2
$25,000- 34,999 254 58 24.1 18.2-31.3 196 75.9 68.7-81.8
$35,000- 49,999 206 43 24.3 17.1-33.4 163 75.7 66.6-82.9
$50,000- 74,999 266 47 20.1 14.2-27.6 219 79.9 72.4-85.8
$75,000+ 629 92 16.3 13.1-20.2 537 83.7 79.8-86.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 778 156 24.2 20.4-28.4 622 75.8 71.6-79.6
No 1,521 216 16.9 14.4-19.7 1,305 83.1 80.3-85.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** 61 88.4 76.4-94.7
Non-Veteran 2,244 369 19.6 17.4-21.9 1,875 80.4 78.1-82.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 652 98 16.9 13.5-20.9 554 83.1 79.1-86.5
Regional City or Suburban County 614 106 20.1 16.3-24.5 508 79.9 75.5-83.7
Rural 1,050 173 20.7 17.3-24.7 877 79.3 75.3-82.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,113 220 21.6 18.6-24.9 893 78.4 75.1-81.4
Unemployed 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 695 37 4.7 3.2- 6.8 658 95.3 93.2-96.8
Unable to Work 176 47 31.6 23.4-41.1 129 68.4 58.9-76.6
Other not in Labor Force 199 43 27.9 19.6-38.0 156 72.1 62.0-80.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 41 26.0 18.6-34.9 168 74.0 65.1-81.4
101% to 150% 221 51 26.2 19.3-34.5 170 73.8 65.5-80.7
151% to 200% 182 36 22.8 15.3-32.6 146 77.2 67.4-84.7
More than 200% 1,069 167 17.4 14.7-20.5 902 82.6 79.5-85.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 714 108 19.5 15.2-24.8 606 80.5 75.2-84.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 907 169 23.0 19.5-26.9 738 77.0 73.1-80.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 695 100 15.2 12.3-18.7 595 84.8 81.3-87.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 665 111 18.2 14.9-22.2 554 81.8 77.8-85.1
2nd Quartile 558 91 17.3 13.8-21.6 467 82.7 78.4-86.2
3rd Quartile 673 117 22.3 18.0-27.2 556 77.7 72.8-82.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 420 58 20.5 14.5-28.3 362 79.5 71.7-85.5

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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