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%)
TOTAL 1,924 454 24.5 22.1-27.0 198 11.8 10.0-13.9 1,272 63.7 60.9-66.4
GENDER
Male 1,014 252 25.8 22.7-29.3 114 13.0 10.4-16.1 648 61.2 57.4-64.9
Female 910 202 22.7 19.3-26.6 84 10.4 8.1-13.2 624 66.9 62.7-70.8
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,707 375 22.9 20.4-25.5 158 10.7 8.8-12.8 1,174 66.5 63.5-69.3
No 194 69 35.2 27.5-43.8 40 21.9 15.5-30.1 85 42.9 34.8-51.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 497 126 24.8 20.4-29.8 58 14.6 10.7-19.6 313 60.6 55.0-66.0
Overweight 634 155 26.7 22.7-31.2 62 10.1 7.5-13.4 417 63.2 58.5-67.7
Obese 664 146 22.0 18.4-26.1 63 11.1 8.2-14.8 455 66.9 62.2-71.3
Current Smoker
Yes 652 454 67.4 62.6-71.9 198 32.6 28.1-37.4 *** *** ***
No 1,272 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,272 100 . - .
History of CVD**
Yes 308 75 24.7 19.2-31.2 22 7.0 4.1-11.8 211 68.2 61.3-74.5
No 1,591 374 24.5 21.9-27.3 176 12.8 10.7-15.1 1,041 62.8 59.7-65.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 326 102 31.6 26.0-37.9 53 18.1 13.3-24.1 171 50.3 43.9-56.7
No 1,516 328 22.2 19.6-25.0 131 9.7 7.9-11.8 1,057 68.1 65.0-71.1
Heavy Drinker
Yes 134 55 41.2 31.8-51.3 *** *** *** 70 51.3 41.5-61.0
No 1,708 375 22.6 20.2-25.3 176 12.0 10.0-14.2 1,157 65.4 62.4-68.2
COPD
Yes 272 94 35.9 28.3-44.3 32 13.8 9.0-20.4 146 50.3 42.0-58.5
No 1,642 358 22.6 20.2-25.2 165 11.5 9.6-13.7 1,119 65.9 63.0-68.7
Current Asthma
Yes 190 53 33.8 24.6-44.4 19 11.4 6.7-18.8 118 54.7 44.8-64.3
No 1,729 398 23.4 21.0-25.9 179 11.9 10.0-14.1 1,152 64.7 61.8-67.5
Diabetes
Yes 324 51 14.5 10.6-19.6 26 7.7 4.8-12.3 247 77.7 71.7-82.8
No 1,599 402 26.3 23.6-29.2 172 12.6 10.6-14.9 1,025 61.1 58.0-64.1
Functional Disability
Yes 782 197 25.1 21.6-28.9 81 11.5 8.8-14.8 504 63.5 59.1-67.6
No 1,125 253 24.1 21.0-27.6 114 11.9 9.5-14.6 758 64.0 60.3-67.6
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 793 185 24.2 20.4-28.3 64 8.6 6.4-11.3 544 67.3 62.9-71.4
No 1,131 269 24.6 21.6-27.9 134 13.8 11.3-16.8 728 61.6 57.9-65.1

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

**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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