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%)
North Carolina 1,924 454 24.5 22.1-27.0 198 11.8 10.0-13.9 1,272 63.7 60.9-66.4
-FEMALES 910 202 22.7 19.3-26.6 84 10.4 8.1-13.2 624 66.9 62.7-70.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 637 140 22.4 18.4-27.0 45 7.6 5.4-10.5 452 70.0 65.1-74.5
Non-Hispanic Black 152 35 26.7 18.7-36.6 22 18.1 11.2-27.9 95 55.2 45.0-65.0
Other 110 24 16.0 9.5-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 108 27 23.8 15.6-34.6 21 21.1 13.5-31.4 *** *** ***
35-44 121 39 32.3 23.2-43.0 15 10.4 5.9-17.8 *** *** ***
45-54 137 47 33.0 24.4-42.9 12 12.1 6.5-21.6 78 54.8 44.7-64.5
55-64 187 39 23.6 15.4-34.4 14 6.6 3.4-12.4 134 69.8 59.4-78.5
65-74 211 41 16.1 11.2-22.7 17 7.9 4.5-13.5 153 76.0 68.5-82.2
75+ 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 94.6 89.7-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 236 64 26.2 20.1-33.3 25 10.0 6.4-15.3 147 63.8 56.3-70.7
Some Post-H.S. 300 66 20.1 15.3-25.9 30 10.1 6.7-15.1 204 69.8 63.1-75.7
College Graduate 286 47 16.2 11.9-21.6 15 5.7 3.1-10.1 224 78.2 72.1-83.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 *** *** *** 11 10.8 5.2-21.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 122 35 28.6 20.0-39.1 14 13.2 7.4-22.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 22 22.8 14.2-34.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 124 22 17.4 9.7-29.0 12 10.5 5.6-18.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 185 27 13.2 8.7-19.5 *** *** *** 152 81.4 73.7-87.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 403 93 23.8 19.0-29.3 42 11.9 8.5-16.6 268 64.3 58.3-69.8
No 497 106 21.9 17.2-27.5 40 8.9 6.2-12.7 351 69.2 63.3-74.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 882 198 22.9 19.4-26.9 83 10.6 8.2-13.4 601 66.5 62.3-70.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 230 43 16.3 11.9-22.1 20 8.3 5.1-13.3 167 75.4 68.7-81.0
Regional City or Suburban County 231 50 24.5 17.9-32.4 23 12.5 8.0-19.0 158 63.0 54.9-70.4
Rural 449 109 26.1 20.5-32.5 41 10.4 7.1-14.9 299 63.5 56.9-69.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 385 97 24.0 19.1-29.7 35 9.5 6.5-13.8 253 66.4 60.3-72.1
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 298 43 12.5 8.9-17.4 17 5.6 3.2- 9.6 238 81.9 76.3-86.4
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** 12 10.5 5.5-19.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 114 34 29.5 20.6-40.2 15 13.2 7.0-23.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 393 70 17.0 12.8-22.3 25 7.6 4.9-11.5 298 75.4 69.6-80.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 287 70 28.1 20.3-37.5 25 9.5 5.9-15.1 192 62.4 53.1-70.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 375 84 23.9 18.8-29.8 40 12.3 8.6-17.3 251 63.8 57.5-69.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 248 48 17.2 12.7-23.0 19 8.7 5.3-13.9 181 74.1 67.4-79.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 255 50 18.3 13.2-24.8 19 8.6 5.2-14.1 186 73.1 65.9-79.2
2nd Quartile 214 52 24.3 18.1-31.7 21 9.8 5.9-15.6 141 66.0 58.0-73.1
3rd Quartile 269 59 24.7 17.9-33.1 24 11.6 7.4-17.5 186 63.7 55.5-71.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 172 41 24.9 16.5-35.6 20 13.2 7.4-22.4 *** *** ***

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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 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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