2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
-MALES 2,247 252 11.9 10.3-13.6 114 6.0 4.7- 7.5 648 28.2 25.9-30.5 1,233 54.0 51.4-56.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,449 175 13.4 11.4-15.7 49 4.0 2.9- 5.4 465 33.0 30.1-36.0 760 49.7 46.6-52.7
Non-Hispanic Black 366 41 11.1 7.8-15.5 33 12.3 8.0-18.4 95 22.5 17.8-28.0 197 54.1 47.5-60.5
Other 383 31 7.1 4.6-10.9 29 6.2 4.0- 9.6 81 17.6 13.4-22.9 242 69.1 63.0-74.6
AGE
18-34 527 45 9.7 7.1-13.2 35 7.8 5.3-11.5 79 14.6 11.4-18.5 368 67.9 62.8-72.6
35-44 336 53 17.1 12.7-22.7 28 9.6 6.0-15.0 76 23.3 18.4-29.0 179 50.0 43.6-56.4
45-54 379 50 13.6 10.0-18.2 18 5.4 3.0- 9.4 90 23.4 18.8-28.7 221 57.6 51.6-63.4
55-64 354 54 13.3 9.8-17.8 20 5.7 3.4- 9.3 106 35.0 28.8-41.7 174 46.1 39.8-52.5
65-74 386 40 12.1 8.5-16.9 11 2.3 1.2- 4.3 173 46.0 40.1-52.2 162 39.6 34.0-45.6
75+ 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 114 56.5 48.2-64.5 97 38.4 30.8-46.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 46 21.2 15.3-28.5 19 10.5 5.7-18.3 52 24.4 18.0-32.2 98 44.0 35.9-52.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 578 92 14.7 11.6-18.4 41 8.0 5.6-11.4 183 31.6 27.2-36.5 262 45.7 40.8-50.7
Some Post-H.S. 576 72 11.5 9.0-14.7 39 5.6 3.8- 8.2 198 31.4 27.2-35.9 267 51.4 46.6-56.2
College Graduate 866 42 4.9 3.5- 6.9 15 2.0 1.2- 3.4 211 21.9 19.0-25.1 598 71.2 67.7-74.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 23 21.1 12.7-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 32 18.6 12.5-26.7 21 14.7 8.4-24.5 43 23.4 16.4-32.2 86 43.3 33.9-53.2
$25,000- 34,999 218 29 16.8 11.0-24.8 17 7.6 4.1-13.7 66 31.6 24.5-39.6 106 44.0 36.3-52.0
$35,000- 49,999 272 35 14.2 9.8-20.1 13 3.8 2.0- 6.9 89 29.5 23.5-36.2 135 52.6 45.5-59.5
$50,000- 74,999 310 33 12.4 8.4-17.8 11 4.9 2.4- 9.9 115 37.4 31.1-44.1 151 45.4 38.7-52.2
$75,000+ 739 53 7.8 5.8-10.4 18 3.6 2.1- 6.4 205 26.4 22.8-30.2 463 62.2 58.0-66.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 104 15.2 12.3-18.7 39 6.4 4.3- 9.6 236 36.4 31.8-41.3 267 41.9 37.2-46.8
No 1,585 147 10.6 8.8-12.7 74 5.8 4.4- 7.6 407 24.8 22.4-27.5 957 58.8 55.7-61.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 547 59 10.8 8.1-14.4 23 6.1 3.6-10.0 218 41.1 36.2-46.2 247 42.0 37.1-47.0
Non-Veteran 1,690 193 12.2 10.4-14.3 90 5.9 4.6- 7.6 429 24.7 22.2-27.3 978 57.1 54.2-60.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 729 55 7.7 5.7-10.2 33 5.9 3.8- 9.0 184 23.7 20.3-27.5 457 62.7 58.3-66.9
Regional City or Suburban County 606 64 10.9 8.2-14.4 35 7.2 4.8-10.7 174 29.1 24.8-33.7 333 52.8 47.9-57.6
Rural 912 133 16.8 13.9-20.2 46 5.0 3.6- 7.0 290 31.8 28.0-35.8 443 46.4 42.4-50.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,362 143 11.9 9.9-14.2 73 6.3 4.8- 8.3 316 23.1 20.6-25.8 830 58.7 55.5-61.9
Unemployed 107 20 14.3 8.6-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 48 10.0 7.2-13.7 14 2.1 1.0- 4.2 255 48.7 43.5-53.9 232 39.2 34.3-44.3
Unable to Work 148 38 21.8 15.3-30.2 14 12.6 6.8-22.1 *** *** *** 53 30.8 22.7-40.4
Other not in Labor Force 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 92.3 83.3-96.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 40 19.1 13.2-27.0 17 14.4 7.6-25.4 *** *** *** 68 36.4 27.3-46.6
101% to 150% 160 18 14.8 8.5-24.6 13 6.1 3.2-11.2 40 22.2 15.3-30.9 89 56.9 46.8-66.5
151% to 200% 186 24 15.0 9.7-22.5 16 7.1 4.0-12.4 64 36.8 28.9-45.4 82 41.1 33.2-49.4
More than 200% 1,254 115 10.5 8.5-12.8 39 4.2 2.8- 6.2 389 29.7 26.8-32.8 711 55.6 52.3-58.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 550 89 16.7 13.2-21.0 42 8.5 5.7-12.4 151 27.8 23.1-33.2 268 46.9 41.6-52.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 916 100 12.2 9.9-15.1 34 4.2 2.8- 6.1 285 29.5 26.1-33.2 497 54.1 50.1-58.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 781 63 9.0 6.8-11.8 38 6.4 4.3- 9.3 212 27.0 23.5-30.8 468 57.7 53.4-61.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 720 56 8.8 6.5-11.8 28 4.7 3.0- 7.1 224 32.6 28.4-37.1 412 53.9 49.4-58.4
2nd Quartile 618 65 11.4 8.7-14.8 30 6.6 4.3-10.0 177 26.2 22.4-30.4 346 55.7 51.0-60.3
3rd Quartile 632 89 14.4 11.4-17.9 34 5.9 3.9- 9.0 170 26.8 22.8-31.2 339 52.9 48.1-57.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 277 42 17.3 12.0-24.4 22 7.9 4.7-13.1 77 24.0 18.4-30.7 136 50.7 43.0-58.5

Back to Derived Variables and Risk Factors.

*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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 19AUG22.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts