2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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  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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,614 140 8.8 7.1-10.9 45 3.0 2.1- 4.2 452 27.5 24.8-30.4 977 60.7 57.6-63.8
Non-Hispanic Black 519 35 7.1 4.8-10.3 22 4.8 2.9- 7.9 95 14.7 11.4-18.7 367 73.4 68.5-77.8
Other 409 24 3.2 1.9- 5.4 17 4.5 2.5- 8.0 69 12.6 9.2-17.1 299 79.7 74.4-84.1
AGE
18-34 479 27 5.5 3.5- 8.4 21 4.9 3.1- 7.6 60 12.7 9.2-17.3 371 77.0 71.8-81.4
35-44 390 39 10.3 7.1-14.6 15 3.3 1.9- 5.9 67 18.3 14.0-23.5 269 68.1 62.2-73.5
45-54 379 47 12.5 9.0-17.0 12 4.6 2.4- 8.6 78 20.7 16.2-26.0 242 62.3 56.2-67.9
55-64 457 39 10.1 6.3-15.7 14 2.8 1.4- 5.4 134 29.9 25.0-35.3 270 57.2 51.3-62.9
65-74 486 41 6.6 4.5- 9.5 17 3.2 1.8- 5.7 153 31.2 25.8-37.1 275 59.0 52.8-64.9
75+ 323 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 36.6 30.1-43.6 191 61.3 54.3-68.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 25 13.9 8.0-23.1 14 7.9 4.4-13.7 49 18.5 13.3-25.3 134 59.7 50.7-68.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 64 10.0 7.5-13.2 25 3.8 2.4- 6.0 147 24.4 20.4-29.0 314 61.7 56.6-66.6
Some Post-H.S. 709 66 7.8 5.9-10.3 30 3.9 2.6- 6.0 204 27.1 23.2-31.5 409 61.1 56.5-65.5
College Graduate 1,088 47 3.8 2.7- 5.2 15 1.3 0.7- 2.4 224 18.3 15.8-21.0 802 76.7 73.7-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 20 12.6 7.7-19.8 *** *** *** 46 25.5 17.9-34.9 103 54.1 44.5-63.4
$15,000- 24,999 266 37 13.7 9.3-19.8 11 3.8 1.8- 7.9 64 17.8 13.3-23.4 154 64.6 57.2-71.3
$25,000- 34,999 280 35 11.0 7.4-16.0 14 5.1 2.8- 9.1 73 22.4 17.2-28.7 158 61.5 54.2-68.3
$35,000- 49,999 244 22 6.8 4.1-11.0 *** *** *** 56 19.9 14.6-26.4 156 70.2 62.9-76.5
$50,000- 74,999 294 22 8.0 4.5-14.0 12 4.9 2.6- 8.8 90 33.4 26.0-41.7 170 53.7 45.8-61.4
$75,000+ 700 27 3.5 2.3- 5.2 *** *** *** 152 21.3 17.9-25.1 515 73.8 69.8-77.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 860 93 10.5 8.3-13.3 42 5.3 3.7- 7.5 268 28.4 24.8-32.2 457 55.8 51.5-60.1
No 1,699 106 6.3 4.9- 8.2 40 2.6 1.8- 3.7 351 20.0 17.6-22.5 1,202 71.1 68.2-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,491 198 7.8 6.5- 9.3 83 3.6 2.8- 4.6 601 22.6 20.6-24.7 1,609 66.1 63.6-68.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 758 43 5.0 3.6- 6.8 20 2.5 1.5- 4.1 167 22.8 19.4-26.7 528 69.7 65.6-73.5
Regional City or Suburban County 687 50 8.0 5.7-11.1 23 4.1 2.6- 6.4 158 20.6 17.4-24.2 456 67.3 63.0-71.4
Rural 1,132 109 9.9 7.6-12.8 41 3.9 2.7- 5.8 299 24.2 20.9-27.8 683 61.9 57.9-65.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,249 97 7.3 5.7- 9.2 35 2.9 2.0- 4.3 253 20.1 17.4-23.1 864 69.7 66.4-72.8
Unemployed 139 17 11.2 6.6-18.4 *** *** *** 31 25.0 16.7-35.5 81 53.8 43.5-63.8
Retired 742 43 4.7 3.3- 6.6 17 2.1 1.2- 3.7 238 30.8 26.7-35.3 444 62.4 57.8-66.8
Unable to Work 190 33 21.2 14.5-29.8 12 6.0 3.1-11.3 61 29.6 22.5-37.9 84 43.3 34.6-52.4
Other not in Labor Force 240 11 6.6 2.7-15.0 *** *** *** 38 13.2 9.0-18.9 182 76.1 68.1-82.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 232 30 12.6 8.2-19.0 *** *** *** 62 23.3 17.1-30.9 133 61.0 52.7-68.7
101% to 150% 241 34 11.4 7.7-16.6 15 5.1 2.7- 9.6 65 22.3 16.9-28.8 127 61.2 53.6-68.3
151% to 200% 218 17 6.2 3.5-10.7 11 4.9 2.5- 9.5 47 16.5 11.7-22.7 143 72.4 64.9-78.8
More than 200% 1,191 70 5.7 4.2- 7.6 25 2.5 1.6- 3.9 298 25.2 22.2-28.6 798 66.5 63.0-69.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 760 70 9.9 6.9-14.0 25 3.4 2.1- 5.4 192 22.0 17.9-26.7 473 64.7 59.4-69.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 998 84 8.9 6.8-11.4 40 4.6 3.2- 6.6 251 23.7 20.6-27.1 623 62.9 59.0-66.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 819 48 5.1 3.7- 7.0 19 2.6 1.6- 4.2 181 22.1 19.0-25.6 571 70.2 66.4-73.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 766 50 5.9 4.2- 8.3 19 2.8 1.6- 4.7 186 23.6 20.2-27.4 511 67.7 63.5-71.6
2nd Quartile 645 52 7.7 5.6-10.4 21 3.1 1.9- 5.1 141 20.9 17.4-24.8 431 68.4 63.9-72.5
3rd Quartile 733 59 9.0 6.2-12.7 24 4.2 2.7- 6.5 186 23.1 19.7-26.9 464 63.7 59.1-68.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 433 41 9.8 6.6-14.3 20 5.2 2.9- 9.0 111 24.3 17.7-32.4 261 60.7 52.9-68.0

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*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 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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