2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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  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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 2,577 202 7.7 6.5- 9.2 84 3.5 2.7- 4.5 624 22.7 20.7-24.8 1,667 66.1 63.7-68.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,249 375 9.1 8.1-10.3 158 4.2 3.5- 5.1 1,174 26.5 24.8-28.2 2,542 60.2 58.3-62.0
No 474 69 16.1 12.3-20.9 40 10.0 7.0-14.3 85 19.6 15.6-24.3 280 54.2 48.7-59.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,279 126 8.7 7.0-10.7 58 5.1 3.7- 7.0 313 21.2 18.7-24.0 782 65.0 61.7-68.2
Overweight 1,519 155 11.2 9.4-13.4 62 4.2 3.1- 5.7 417 26.5 24.0-29.3 885 58.0 55.0-61.0
Obese 1,573 146 9.7 8.0-11.6 63 4.9 3.6- 6.6 455 29.4 26.5-32.5 909 56.0 52.8-59.2
Current Smoker
Yes 652 454 67.4 62.6-71.9 198 32.6 28.1-37.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 4,172 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,272 29.6 27.8-31.3 2,900 70.4 68.7-72.2
History of CVD**
Yes 527 75 14.1 10.8-18.1 22 4.0 2.3- 6.8 211 38.8 33.5-44.5 219 43.1 37.6-48.7
No 4,252 374 9.2 8.2-10.4 176 4.8 4.0- 5.8 1,041 23.7 22.1-25.3 2,661 62.3 60.5-64.1
Binge Drinker
Yes 668 102 16.2 13.1-19.8 53 9.2 6.7-12.6 171 25.7 22.0-29.8 342 48.9 44.4-53.4
No 3,933 328 8.4 7.3- 9.6 131 3.7 3.0- 4.5 1,057 25.8 24.1-27.6 2,417 62.1 60.2-64.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 253 55 23.5 17.7-30.5 *** *** *** 70 29.3 23.2-36.2 119 43.0 36.2-50.0
No 4,341 375 8.8 7.8-10.0 176 4.7 3.9- 5.6 1,157 25.5 23.9-27.2 2,633 61.0 59.1-62.8
COPD
Yes 367 94 26.4 20.5-33.3 32 10.1 6.6-15.2 146 37.0 30.3-44.1 95 26.5 20.4-33.6
No 4,438 358 8.3 7.4- 9.4 165 4.2 3.5- 5.1 1,119 24.3 22.7-25.9 2,796 63.2 61.4-64.9
Current Asthma
Yes 420 53 15.0 10.5-21.1 19 5.1 3.0- 8.6 118 24.3 19.8-29.6 230 55.6 49.4-61.6
No 4,388 398 9.2 8.2-10.3 179 4.7 3.9- 5.6 1,152 25.4 23.8-27.1 2,659 60.7 58.9-62.5
Diabetes
Yes 660 51 7.3 5.3-10.0 26 3.9 2.4- 6.2 247 39.0 34.3-44.0 336 49.8 44.9-54.7
No 4,161 402 10.1 8.9-11.3 172 4.8 4.0- 5.8 1,025 23.4 21.8-25.0 2,562 61.8 59.9-63.6
Functional Disability
Yes 1,506 197 12.6 10.8-14.8 81 5.8 4.4- 7.6 504 32.0 29.1-35.1 724 49.5 46.2-52.8
No 3,284 253 8.4 7.2- 9.8 114 4.1 3.3- 5.2 758 22.4 20.6-24.2 2,159 65.1 63.0-67.1
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,494 185 13.0 10.9-15.5 64 4.6 3.4- 6.1 544 36.2 33.2-39.4 701 46.2 43.0-49.4
No 3,330 269 8.4 7.3- 9.7 134 4.7 3.8- 5.8 728 21.1 19.4-22.8 2,199 65.8 63.7-67.8

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*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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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