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
-MALES 2,247 1,014 46.0 43.5-48.6 1,233 54.0 51.4-56.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,449 689 50.3 47.3-53.4 760 49.7 46.6-52.7
Non-Hispanic Black 366 169 45.9 39.5-52.5 197 54.1 47.5-60.5
Other 383 141 30.9 25.4-37.0 242 69.1 63.0-74.6
AGE
18-34 527 159 32.1 27.4-37.2 368 67.9 62.8-72.6
35-44 336 157 50.0 43.6-56.4 179 50.0 43.6-56.4
45-54 379 158 42.4 36.6-48.4 221 57.6 51.6-63.4
55-64 354 180 53.9 47.5-60.2 174 46.1 39.8-52.5
65-74 386 224 60.4 54.4-66.0 162 39.6 34.0-45.6
75+ 220 123 61.6 53.4-69.2 97 38.4 30.8-46.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 215 117 56.0 47.6-64.1 98 44.0 35.9-52.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 578 316 54.3 49.3-59.2 262 45.7 40.8-50.7
Some Post-H.S. 576 309 48.6 43.8-53.4 267 51.4 46.6-56.2
College Graduate 866 268 28.8 25.6-32.3 598 71.2 67.7-74.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 96 56.7 46.8-66.1 86 43.3 33.9-53.2
$25,000- 34,999 218 112 56.0 48.0-63.7 106 44.0 36.3-52.0
$35,000- 49,999 272 137 47.4 40.5-54.5 135 52.6 45.5-59.5
$50,000- 74,999 310 159 54.6 47.8-61.3 151 45.4 38.7-52.2
$75,000+ 739 276 37.8 33.7-42.0 463 62.2 58.0-66.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 379 58.1 53.2-62.8 267 41.9 37.2-46.8
No 1,585 628 41.2 38.3-44.3 957 58.8 55.7-61.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 547 300 58.0 53.0-62.9 247 42.0 37.1-47.0
Non-Veteran 1,690 712 42.9 39.9-45.8 978 57.1 54.2-60.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 729 272 37.3 33.1-41.7 457 62.7 58.3-66.9
Regional City or Suburban County 606 273 47.2 42.4-52.1 333 52.8 47.9-57.6
Rural 912 469 53.6 49.5-57.6 443 46.4 42.4-50.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,362 532 41.3 38.1-44.5 830 58.7 55.5-61.9
Unemployed 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 317 60.8 55.7-65.7 232 39.2 34.3-44.3
Unable to Work 148 95 69.2 59.6-77.3 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 90 63.6 53.4-72.7 68 36.4 27.3-46.6
101% to 150% 160 71 43.1 33.5-53.2 89 56.9 46.8-66.5
151% to 200% 186 104 58.9 50.6-66.8 82 41.1 33.2-49.4
More than 200% 1,254 543 44.4 41.1-47.7 711 55.6 52.3-58.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 550 282 53.1 47.6-58.4 268 46.9 41.6-52.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 916 419 45.9 42.0-49.9 497 54.1 50.1-58.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 781 313 42.3 38.2-46.6 468 57.7 53.4-61.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 720 308 46.1 41.6-50.6 412 53.9 49.4-58.4
2nd Quartile 618 272 44.3 39.7-49.0 346 55.7 51.0-60.3
3rd Quartile 632 293 47.1 42.3-51.9 339 52.9 48.1-57.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 277 141 49.3 41.5-57.0 136 50.7 43.0-58.5

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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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