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%)
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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,063 315 11.0 9.6-12.5 94 3.5 2.8- 4.3 917 30.1 28.1-32.2 1,737 55.4 53.2-57.6
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,614 140 8.8 7.1-10.9 45 3.0 2.1- 4.2 452 27.5 24.8-30.4 977 60.7 57.6-63.8
AGE
18-34 570 41 8.1 5.7-11.4 27 5.2 3.5- 7.8 102 19.2 15.3-23.8 400 67.4 62.4-72.1
35-44 398 58 15.8 11.9-20.7 22 5.5 3.5- 8.5 96 24.6 19.9-30.0 222 54.1 48.2-59.9
45-54 452 74 17.0 13.3-21.5 *** *** *** 124 27.9 23.4-32.9 242 51.5 46.2-56.8
55-64 544 66 12.6 9.1-17.1 *** *** *** 176 35.2 30.2-40.4 290 50.0 44.7-55.2
65-74 639 64 10.3 7.7-13.5 16 2.3 1.3- 4.0 231 36.9 32.2-41.8 328 50.5 45.5-55.6
75+ 408 *** *** *** *** *** *** 175 45.7 39.5-51.9 219 51.2 44.9-57.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 49 30.4 21.7-40.6 *** *** *** 41 25.9 18.4-35.1 48 37.0 27.6-47.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 654 107 15.0 12.1-18.4 29 4.7 3.2- 6.9 228 34.2 29.9-38.7 290 46.1 41.5-50.8
Some Post-H.S. 829 92 9.4 7.5-11.8 31 3.5 2.3- 5.2 303 35.5 31.7-39.6 403 51.5 47.4-55.6
College Graduate 1,429 67 4.7 3.6- 6.1 24 1.7 1.1- 2.6 344 22.5 20.2-25.0 994 71.1 68.4-73.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 29 25.9 17.2-37.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 212 45 20.3 14.6-27.5 *** *** *** 60 25.8 19.5-33.3 98 49.5 41.2-57.8
$25,000- 34,999 266 41 15.6 10.9-21.9 *** *** *** 95 33.0 26.5-40.2 119 47.6 39.9-55.4
$35,000- 49,999 314 39 12.2 8.6-17.1 13 4.2 2.3- 7.3 105 31.3 25.5-37.6 157 52.4 45.7-59.0
$50,000- 74,999 433 47 13.1 9.3-18.2 15 3.7 2.2- 6.4 161 40.6 34.7-46.8 210 42.5 36.8-48.4
$75,000+ 1,132 61 5.7 4.3- 7.4 20 2.3 1.4- 3.7 304 27.2 24.2-30.3 747 64.9 61.6-68.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 924 137 14.7 12.2-17.5 35 4.1 2.7- 6.0 330 35.7 31.9-39.8 422 45.5 41.4-49.7
No 2,118 174 9.3 7.8-11.2 59 3.2 2.4- 4.3 579 27.6 25.3-30.0 1,306 59.9 57.2-62.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 418 45 11.5 8.3-15.7 *** *** *** 174 43.6 38.0-49.3 185 40.6 35.2-46.3
Non-Veteran 2,640 270 10.9 9.5-12.6 80 3.3 2.6- 4.3 743 28.3 26.2-30.5 1,547 57.4 55.0-59.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 899 65 7.1 5.4- 9.2 21 2.5 1.5- 4.1 253 30.0 26.5-33.8 560 60.3 56.5-64.1
Regional City or Suburban County 838 80 10.1 7.8-13.1 32 4.4 3.0- 6.4 242 29.1 25.6-32.9 484 56.3 52.2-60.3
Rural 1,326 170 14.5 12.1-17.3 41 3.5 2.5- 4.9 422 30.9 27.6-34.3 693 51.1 47.4-54.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,633 169 11.0 9.2-13.0 49 3.6 2.6- 4.9 425 27.3 24.7-30.0 990 58.1 55.2-61.0
Unemployed 115 18 13.3 7.9-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 950 71 7.9 6.0-10.3 16 1.5 0.9- 2.7 355 38.3 34.5-42.4 508 52.2 48.2-56.3
Unable to Work 181 46 25.6 18.9-33.7 *** *** *** 65 39.8 30.7-49.6 57 28.0 21.0-36.2
Other not in Labor Force 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 14.6 9.5-21.6 120 71.9 62.1-80.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 46 23.9 17.1-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 63 36.1 27.1-46.2
101% to 150% 182 29 14.7 9.3-22.5 *** *** *** 62 29.5 22.3-37.8 85 52.9 43.7-61.8
151% to 200% 245 31 12.4 8.4-18.0 16 5.8 3.4- 9.8 76 28.9 22.8-35.9 122 52.9 45.2-60.4
More than 200% 1,835 144 8.8 7.3-10.6 44 2.9 2.1- 3.9 559 31.3 28.7-34.0 1,088 57.0 54.2-59.8
HOUSING
Own 2,265 184 9.4 7.9-11.2 56 2.9 2.2- 3.9 719 32.4 30.0-34.9 1,306 55.3 52.7-57.8
Rent 597 98 16.7 13.5-20.5 27 4.7 3.0- 7.2 154 25.3 21.3-29.7 318 53.3 48.5-58.1
Other arrangement 179 32 15.2 10.1-22.4 *** *** *** 39 16.9 11.4-24.4 98 62.0 52.7-70.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 676 99 15.4 12.0-19.7 22 3.6 2.3- 5.8 191 27.2 22.6-32.3 364 53.8 48.4-59.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,361 145 11.6 9.7-14.0 45 3.9 2.8- 5.3 424 30.8 27.9-33.8 747 53.7 50.4-57.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,026 71 7.8 6.0-10.1 27 2.9 1.9- 4.5 302 31.0 27.8-34.5 626 58.2 54.6-61.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,096 88 8.6 6.8-11.0 31 3.4 2.2- 5.0 344 32.1 28.7-35.7 633 55.9 52.1-59.5
2nd Quartile 829 85 11.2 8.8-14.1 30 3.6 2.4- 5.3 243 29.8 26.3-33.6 471 55.4 51.4-59.4
3rd Quartile 828 95 12.4 9.6-15.8 21 3.1 1.9- 5.0 234 27.3 23.8-31.1 478 57.2 52.9-61.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 310 47 16.3 11.5-22.7 *** *** *** 96 31.2 23.4-40.2 155 47.8 39.6-56.2

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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.

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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