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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,063 1,326 44.6 42.4-46.8 1,737 55.4 53.2-57.6
GENDER
Male 1,449 689 50.3 47.3-53.4 760 49.7 46.6-52.7
Female 1,614 637 39.3 36.2-42.4 977 60.7 57.6-63.8
AGE
18-34 570 170 32.6 27.9-37.6 400 67.4 62.4-72.1
35-44 398 176 45.9 40.1-51.8 222 54.1 48.2-59.9
45-54 452 210 48.5 43.2-53.8 242 51.5 46.2-56.8
55-64 544 254 50.0 44.8-55.3 290 50.0 44.7-55.2
65-74 639 311 49.5 44.4-54.5 328 50.5 45.5-55.6
75+ 408 189 48.8 42.6-55.1 219 51.2 44.9-57.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 100 63.0 52.5-72.4 48 37.0 27.6-47.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 654 364 53.9 49.2-58.5 290 46.1 41.5-50.8
Some Post-H.S. 829 426 48.5 44.4-52.6 403 51.5 47.4-55.6
College Graduate 1,429 435 28.9 26.3-31.6 994 71.1 68.4-73.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 212 114 50.5 42.2-58.8 98 49.5 41.2-57.8
$25,000- 34,999 266 147 52.4 44.6-60.1 119 47.6 39.9-55.4
$35,000- 49,999 314 157 47.6 41.0-54.3 157 52.4 45.7-59.0
$50,000- 74,999 433 223 57.5 51.6-63.2 210 42.5 36.8-48.4
$75,000+ 1,132 385 35.1 31.9-38.4 747 64.9 61.6-68.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 924 502 54.5 50.3-58.6 422 45.5 41.4-49.7
No 2,118 812 40.1 37.5-42.8 1,306 59.9 57.2-62.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 418 233 59.4 53.7-64.8 185 40.6 35.2-46.3
Non-Veteran 2,640 1,093 42.6 40.2-45.0 1,547 57.4 55.0-59.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 899 339 39.7 35.9-43.5 560 60.3 56.5-64.1
Regional City or Suburban County 838 354 43.7 39.7-47.8 484 56.3 52.2-60.3
Rural 1,326 633 48.9 45.3-52.6 693 51.1 47.4-54.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,633 643 41.9 39.0-44.8 990 58.1 55.2-61.0
Unemployed 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 950 442 47.8 43.7-51.8 508 52.2 48.2-56.3
Unable to Work 181 124 72.0 63.8-79.0 57 28.0 21.0-36.2
Other not in Labor Force 169 49 28.1 20.0-37.9 120 71.9 62.1-80.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 101 63.9 53.8-72.9 63 36.1 27.1-46.2
101% to 150% 182 97 47.1 38.2-56.3 85 52.9 43.7-61.8
151% to 200% 245 123 47.1 39.6-54.8 122 52.9 45.2-60.4
More than 200% 1,835 747 43.0 40.2-45.8 1,088 57.0 54.2-59.8
HOUSING
Own 2,265 959 44.7 42.2-47.3 1,306 55.3 52.7-57.8
Rent 597 279 46.7 41.9-51.5 318 53.3 48.5-58.1
Other arrangement 179 81 38.0 29.5-47.3 98 62.0 52.7-70.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 676 312 46.2 40.9-51.6 364 53.8 48.4-59.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,361 614 46.3 43.0-49.6 747 53.7 50.4-57.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,026 400 41.8 38.3-45.4 626 58.2 54.6-61.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,096 463 44.1 40.5-47.9 633 55.9 52.1-59.5
2nd Quartile 829 358 44.6 40.6-48.6 471 55.4 51.4-59.4
3rd Quartile 828 350 42.8 38.6-47.1 478 57.2 52.9-61.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 310 155 52.2 43.8-60.4 155 47.8 39.6-56.2

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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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