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
-MALES 1,014 252 25.8 22.7-29.3 114 13.0 10.4-16.1 648 61.2 57.4-64.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 689 175 26.6 22.8-30.8 49 7.9 5.8-10.7 465 65.5 61.1-69.6
Non-Hispanic Black 169 41 24.2 17.2-32.8 33 26.7 18.1-37.6 95 49.1 39.6-58.7
Other 141 31 22.9 15.1-33.1 29 20.1 13.1-29.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 159 45 30.3 22.5-39.3 35 24.3 16.9-33.7 79 45.4 36.5-54.6
35-44 157 53 34.3 25.9-43.7 28 19.2 12.3-28.8 76 46.5 37.4-55.9
45-54 158 50 32.1 24.2-41.2 18 12.6 7.2-21.2 90 55.3 45.9-64.2
55-64 180 54 24.6 18.2-32.4 20 10.5 6.3-17.0 106 64.9 56.3-72.6
65-74 224 40 20.0 14.2-27.4 11 3.7 1.9- 7.1 173 76.3 68.8-82.4
75+ 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 114 91.8 83.8-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 316 92 27.0 21.6-33.2 41 14.7 10.3-20.5 183 58.3 51.5-64.8
Some Post-H.S. 309 72 23.8 18.8-29.6 39 11.6 8.0-16.5 198 64.7 58.3-70.6
College Graduate 268 42 17.0 12.2-23.2 15 7.0 4.2-11.5 211 76.0 69.4-81.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 112 *** *** *** 17 13.5 7.3-23.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 137 35 29.9 21.3-40.3 13 8.0 4.3-14.2 89 62.1 51.9-71.4
$50,000- 74,999 159 33 22.7 15.7-31.6 11 9.0 4.4-17.6 115 68.4 58.7-76.7
$75,000+ 276 53 20.6 15.5-26.7 18 9.7 5.5-16.3 205 69.8 62.6-76.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 379 104 26.2 21.3-31.8 39 11.1 7.4-16.3 236 62.7 56.5-68.6
No 628 147 25.8 21.8-30.2 74 14.0 10.7-18.1 407 60.2 55.4-64.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 300 59 18.7 14.0-24.4 23 10.4 6.3-16.8 218 70.9 63.9-76.9
Non-Veteran 712 193 28.6 24.7-32.8 90 13.8 10.8-17.5 429 57.6 53.1-62.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 272 55 20.5 15.5-26.7 33 15.9 10.5-23.2 184 63.6 56.1-70.5
Regional City or Suburban County 273 64 23.1 17.6-29.8 35 15.3 10.4-22.0 174 61.6 54.2-68.5
Rural 469 133 31.4 26.3-36.9 46 9.3 6.7-12.9 290 59.3 53.6-64.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 532 143 28.7 24.3-33.6 73 15.3 11.7-19.7 316 56.0 50.8-61.0
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 317 48 16.4 11.9-22.2 14 3.5 1.7- 6.9 255 80.1 74.1-85.0
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** 13 14.2 7.5-25.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 104 24 25.4 16.6-36.8 16 12.1 6.8-20.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 543 115 23.6 19.5-28.2 39 9.4 6.4-13.6 389 67.0 61.9-71.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 282 89 31.5 25.1-38.7 42 16.0 10.9-22.8 151 52.5 44.8-60.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 419 100 26.7 21.8-32.1 34 9.0 6.2-13.0 285 64.3 58.5-69.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 313 63 21.2 16.2-27.2 38 15.0 10.3-21.3 212 63.8 57.0-70.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 308 56 19.1 14.3-25.0 28 10.2 6.7-15.2 224 70.7 64.1-76.6
2nd Quartile 272 65 25.8 20.1-32.4 30 15.0 10.0-21.9 177 59.3 52.0-66.1
3rd Quartile 293 89 30.5 24.7-37.0 34 12.6 8.3-18.6 170 56.9 50.0-63.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 141 *** *** *** 22 16.1 9.6-25.6 *** *** ***

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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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