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%)
North Carolina 4,824 4,172 85.6 84.3-86.8 652 14.4 13.2-15.7
-FEMALES 2,577 2,291 88.8 87.1-90.3 286 11.2 9.7-12.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,614 1,429 88.2 86.0-90.1 185 11.8 9.9-14.0
Non-Hispanic Black 519 462 88.1 84.1-91.2 57 11.9 8.8-15.9
Other 409 368 92.3 88.5-94.9 41 7.7 5.1-11.5
AGE
18-34 479 431 89.7 86.0-92.4 48 10.3 7.6-14.0
35-44 390 336 86.4 81.8-89.9 54 13.6 10.1-18.2
45-54 379 320 82.9 77.7-87.2 59 17.1 12.8-22.3
55-64 457 404 87.1 81.4-91.2 53 12.9 8.8-18.6
65-74 486 428 90.2 86.7-92.8 58 9.8 7.2-13.3
75+ 323 312 97.9 95.9-99.0 11 2.1 1.0- 4.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 183 78.2 69.1-85.2 39 21.8 14.8-30.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 461 86.1 82.5-89.1 89 13.9 10.9-17.5
Some Post-H.S. 709 613 88.2 85.3-90.7 96 11.8 9.3-14.7
College Graduate 1,088 1,026 94.9 93.3-96.2 62 5.1 3.8- 6.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 149 79.6 70.7-86.3 30 20.4 13.7-29.3
$15,000- 24,999 266 218 82.4 75.9-87.5 48 17.6 12.5-24.1
$25,000- 34,999 280 231 83.9 78.2-88.3 49 16.1 11.7-21.8
$35,000- 49,999 244 212 90.1 85.3-93.4 32 9.9 6.6-14.7
$50,000- 74,999 294 260 87.1 80.8-91.5 34 12.9 8.5-19.2
$75,000+ 700 667 95.1 92.8-96.7 33 4.9 3.3- 7.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 860 725 84.2 81.0-87.0 135 15.8 13.0-19.0
No 1,699 1,553 91.1 89.1-92.8 146 8.9 7.2-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 77 92.9 83.6-97.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,491 2,210 88.6 86.9-90.2 281 11.4 9.8-13.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 758 695 92.5 90.3-94.3 63 7.5 5.7- 9.7
Regional City or Suburban County 687 614 87.9 84.4-90.7 73 12.1 9.3-15.6
Rural 1,132 982 86.1 83.0-88.8 150 13.9 11.2-17.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,249 1,117 89.8 87.6-91.7 132 10.2 8.3-12.4
Unemployed 139 112 78.7 69.2-85.9 27 21.3 14.1-30.8
Retired 742 682 93.2 90.9-94.9 60 6.8 5.1- 9.1
Unable to Work 190 145 72.9 64.0-80.2 45 27.1 19.8-36.0
Other not in Labor Force 240 220 89.3 81.4-94.1 20 10.7 5.9-18.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 232 195 84.3 77.5-89.3 37 15.7 10.7-22.5
101% to 150% 241 192 83.5 77.5-88.1 49 16.5 11.9-22.5
151% to 200% 218 190 88.9 83.2-92.8 28 11.1 7.2-16.8
More than 200% 1,191 1,096 91.8 89.6-93.5 95 8.2 6.5-10.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 760 665 86.7 82.5-90.0 95 13.3 10.0-17.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 998 874 86.6 83.6-89.1 124 13.4 10.9-16.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 819 752 92.3 90.0-94.1 67 7.7 5.9-10.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 766 697 91.3 88.5-93.5 69 8.7 6.5-11.5
2nd Quartile 645 572 89.2 86.1-91.7 73 10.8 8.3-13.9
3rd Quartile 733 650 86.8 82.8-90.0 83 13.2 10.0-17.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 433 372 85.0 79.7-89.2 61 15.0 10.8-20.3

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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 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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