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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,326 315 24.7 21.8-27.7 94 7.8 6.2- 9.7 917 67.6 64.3-70.7
GENDER
Male 689 175 26.6 22.8-30.8 49 7.9 5.8-10.7 465 65.5 61.1-69.6
Female 637 140 22.4 18.4-27.0 45 7.6 5.4-10.5 452 70.0 65.1-74.5
AGE
18-34 170 41 24.9 17.8-33.5 27 16.1 10.7-23.4 102 59.1 49.9-67.7
35-44 176 58 34.4 26.6-43.2 22 12.0 7.7-18.2 96 53.6 45.0-62.1
45-54 210 74 35.0 27.9-42.9 *** *** *** 124 57.6 49.7-65.1
55-64 254 66 25.1 18.6-33.0 *** *** *** 176 70.3 62.3-77.2
65-74 311 64 20.7 15.8-26.7 16 4.7 2.7- 7.9 231 74.6 68.4-79.9
75+ 189 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 107 27.8 22.8-33.5 29 8.7 5.9-12.7 228 63.5 57.5-69.1
Some Post-H.S. 426 92 19.4 15.6-24.0 31 7.2 4.9-10.6 303 73.3 68.3-77.8
College Graduate 435 67 16.3 12.7-20.8 24 5.8 3.7- 9.0 344 77.8 73.0-82.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 41 29.8 21.4-39.8 *** *** *** 95 63.0 53.0-72.0
$35,000- 49,999 157 39 25.6 18.4-34.5 13 8.8 4.9-15.0 105 65.6 56.5-73.8
$50,000- 74,999 223 47 22.8 16.4-30.9 15 6.5 3.8-11.0 161 70.6 62.4-77.7
$75,000+ 385 61 16.1 12.4-20.8 20 6.5 4.0-10.2 304 77.4 72.2-81.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 502 137 26.9 22.6-31.7 35 7.5 5.1-10.9 330 65.6 60.5-70.4
No 812 174 23.2 19.6-27.3 59 8.0 6.1-10.5 579 68.7 64.5-72.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 233 45 19.3 14.0-26.0 14 7.3 4.0-12.9 174 73.4 66.1-79.6
Non-Veteran 1,093 270 25.7 22.5-29.1 80 7.9 6.2-10.0 743 66.4 62.8-69.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 339 65 17.9 13.8-22.9 21 6.4 3.9-10.3 253 75.7 70.2-80.5
Regional City or Suburban County 354 80 23.2 18.2-29.2 32 10.1 6.9-14.4 242 66.7 60.5-72.4
Rural 633 170 29.7 25.2-34.7 41 7.1 5.1- 9.9 422 63.1 58.1-68.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 643 169 26.3 22.3-30.6 49 8.6 6.3-11.6 425 65.1 60.6-69.5
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 442 71 16.5 12.7-21.2 16 3.2 1.8- 5.6 355 80.3 75.5-84.4
Unable to Work 124 46 35.5 26.2-46.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 123 31 26.4 18.3-36.3 16 12.3 7.2-20.1 76 61.3 51.2-70.6
More than 200% 747 144 20.5 17.2-24.3 44 6.7 4.8- 9.1 559 72.8 68.8-76.6
HOUSING
Own 959 184 21.1 17.9-24.7 56 6.5 4.9- 8.6 719 72.4 68.6-75.9
Rent 279 98 35.9 29.5-42.7 27 10.0 6.5-15.1 154 54.1 47.2-60.9
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 99 33.4 26.4-41.1 22 7.9 4.9-12.4 191 58.8 50.9-66.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 614 145 25.2 21.2-29.6 45 8.3 6.0-11.4 424 66.5 61.8-70.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 400 71 18.7 14.5-23.7 27 7.0 4.6-10.5 302 74.3 68.9-79.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 463 88 19.6 15.5-24.4 31 7.6 5.1-11.2 344 72.8 67.5-77.5
2nd Quartile 358 85 25.1 20.1-30.9 30 8.0 5.4-11.7 243 66.9 61.0-72.4
3rd Quartile 350 95 28.9 23.1-35.6 21 7.3 4.5-11.4 234 63.8 57.2-70.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 47 31.3 22.0-42.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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