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%)
North Carolina 4,824 1,924 39.7 38.0-41.5 2,900 60.3 58.5-62.0
-FEMALES 2,577 910 33.9 31.6-36.3 1,667 66.1 63.7-68.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,614 637 39.3 36.2-42.4 977 60.7 57.6-63.8
Non-Hispanic Black 519 152 26.6 22.2-31.5 367 73.4 68.5-77.8
Other 409 110 20.3 15.9-25.6 299 79.7 74.4-84.1
AGE
18-34 479 108 23.0 18.6-28.2 371 77.0 71.8-81.4
35-44 390 121 31.9 26.5-37.8 269 68.1 62.2-73.5
45-54 379 137 37.7 32.1-43.8 242 62.3 56.2-67.9
55-64 457 187 42.8 37.1-48.7 270 57.2 51.3-62.9
65-74 486 211 41.0 35.1-47.2 275 59.0 52.8-64.9
75+ 323 132 38.7 32.0-45.7 191 61.3 54.3-68.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 88 40.3 32.0-49.3 134 59.7 50.7-68.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 236 38.3 33.4-43.4 314 61.7 56.6-66.6
Some Post-H.S. 709 300 38.9 34.5-43.5 409 61.1 56.5-65.5
College Graduate 1,088 286 23.3 20.6-26.3 802 76.7 73.7-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 179 76 45.9 36.6-55.5 103 54.1 44.5-63.4
$15,000- 24,999 266 112 35.4 28.7-42.8 154 64.6 57.2-71.3
$25,000- 34,999 280 122 38.5 31.7-45.8 158 61.5 54.2-68.3
$35,000- 49,999 244 88 29.8 23.5-37.1 156 70.2 62.9-76.5
$50,000- 74,999 294 124 46.3 38.6-54.2 170 53.7 45.8-61.4
$75,000+ 700 185 26.2 22.5-30.2 515 73.8 69.8-77.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 860 403 44.2 39.9-48.5 457 55.8 51.5-60.1
No 1,699 497 28.9 26.1-31.8 1,202 71.1 68.2-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,491 882 33.9 31.6-36.4 1,609 66.1 63.6-68.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 758 230 30.3 26.5-34.4 528 69.7 65.6-73.5
Regional City or Suburban County 687 231 32.7 28.6-37.0 456 67.3 63.0-71.4
Rural 1,132 449 38.1 34.1-42.1 683 61.9 57.9-65.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,249 385 30.3 27.2-33.6 864 69.7 66.4-72.8
Unemployed 139 58 46.2 36.2-56.5 81 53.8 43.5-63.8
Retired 742 298 37.6 33.2-42.2 444 62.4 57.8-66.8
Unable to Work 190 106 56.7 47.6-65.4 84 43.3 34.6-52.4
Other not in Labor Force 240 58 23.9 17.4-31.9 182 76.1 68.1-82.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 232 99 39.0 31.3-47.3 133 61.0 52.7-68.7
101% to 150% 241 114 38.8 31.7-46.4 127 61.2 53.6-68.3
151% to 200% 218 75 27.6 21.2-35.1 143 72.4 64.9-78.8
More than 200% 1,191 393 33.5 30.1-37.0 798 66.5 63.0-69.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 760 287 35.3 30.4-40.6 473 64.7 59.4-69.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 998 375 37.1 33.4-41.0 623 62.9 59.0-66.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 819 248 29.8 26.3-33.6 571 70.2 66.4-73.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 766 255 32.3 28.4-36.5 511 67.7 63.5-71.6
2nd Quartile 645 214 31.6 27.5-36.1 431 68.4 63.9-72.5
3rd Quartile 733 269 36.3 31.9-40.9 464 63.7 59.1-68.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 433 172 39.3 32.0-47.1 261 60.7 52.9-68.0

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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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