2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Multiple Tobacco Products*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use single product Use multiple products
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,248 3,460 79.3 77.6-80.8 663 17.2 15.8-18.8 125 3.5 2.8- 4.3
-Piedmont NC 2,054 1,700 81.1 78.8-83.1 297 16.0 14.0-18.1 57 3.0 2.2- 4.0
GENDER
Male 962 761 76.3 72.7-79.5 167 19.9 16.8-23.3 34 3.9 2.6- 5.7
Female 1,092 939 85.2 82.3-87.7 130 12.6 10.2-15.4 23 2.2 1.4- 3.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,322 1,088 80.1 77.2-82.7 191 16.3 13.9-19.1 43 3.5 2.5- 5.0
Non-Hispanic Black 378 305 78.9 73.2-83.6 64 19.1 14.5-24.7 *** *** ***
Other 312 270 87.0 81.8-90.8 38 10.7 7.4-15.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 408 335 81.2 76.2-85.3 56 14.1 10.5-18.7 17 4.7 2.7- 8.0
35-44 363 284 74.4 68.1-79.8 64 21.8 16.6-28.0 15 3.8 2.2- 6.6
45-54 352 287 78.9 73.2-83.6 51 17.1 12.8-22.4 *** *** ***
55-64 328 270 80.5 74.3-85.5 54 18.2 13.3-24.3 *** *** ***
65-74 330 272 84.0 78.8-88.2 54 15.1 11.0-20.3 *** *** ***
75+ 224 209 93.6 88.8-96.4 15 6.4 3.6-11.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 124 66.0 56.0-74.7 40 29.7 21.3-39.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 420 317 76.6 71.6-81.0 89 19.8 15.8-24.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 527 418 80.4 76.3-84.0 85 15.4 12.2-19.2 24 4.2 2.7- 6.6
College Graduate 927 833 90.0 87.6-91.9 83 9.1 7.3-11.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 555 420 75.6 71.2-79.5 112 19.8 16.3-24.0 23 4.6 2.8- 7.3
No 1,488 1,273 83.1 80.4-85.5 182 14.6 12.3-17.2 33 2.3 1.5- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 213 176 80.7 73.9-86.1 31 16.5 11.5-23.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,837 1,520 81.1 78.6-83.2 266 15.9 13.9-18.2 51 3.0 2.2- 4.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,193 992 81.3 78.5-83.9 166 15.6 13.2-18.4 35 3.0 2.0- 4.5
Unemployed 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 500 438 88.4 84.7-91.3 58 11.2 8.4-14.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 115 *** *** *** 36 30.7 21.6-41.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 80 77.1 66.2-85.3 17 15.2 8.7-25.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 106 65.8 55.2-75.0 37 27.8 19.3-38.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 190 148 75.4 66.7-82.4 36 21.5 14.9-30.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 210 168 81.9 75.1-87.2 35 16.4 11.3-23.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 257 217 82.5 75.9-87.6 35 14.6 10.0-20.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 706 624 86.2 82.7-89.0 67 11.4 8.8-14.7 15 2.4 1.4- 4.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 437 357 80.5 75.0-84.9 70 17.3 13.0-22.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 149 105 69.0 58.1-78.1 35 24.7 16.3-35.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 154 120 77.3 68.2-84.4 30 19.9 13.2-28.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 153 117 79.4 71.3-85.7 32 19.3 13.1-27.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,105 958 84.3 81.5-86.8 122 13.0 10.7-15.6 25 2.7 1.7- 4.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 437 357 80.5 75.0-84.9 70 17.3 13.0-22.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,366 1,174 83.8 81.1-86.2 171 14.5 12.2-17.1 21 1.7 1.1- 2.9
Rent 523 397 72.8 67.7-77.3 101 21.6 17.4-26.5 25 5.7 3.6- 8.7
Other arrangement 136 102 76.9 67.6-84.2 23 15.5 9.7-23.8 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,095 944 85.9 83.3-88.2 132 12.2 10.0-14.7 19 1.9 1.1- 3.1
Regional City or Suburban County 541 435 77.4 72.7-81.5 88 19.1 15.2-23.7 18 3.5 2.1- 6.0
Rural 418 321 73.7 67.7-79.0 77 21.2 16.3-27.1 20 5.1 3.0- 8.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 194 143 69.8 60.2-77.9 41 25.8 18.0-35.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 818 654 78.3 74.7-81.6 132 17.1 14.2-20.4 32 4.6 3.1- 6.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,042 903 85.4 82.5-87.9 124 13.1 10.8-15.9 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 672 585 87.4 84.2-90.1 76 10.8 8.5-13.8 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 762 627 80.2 76.5-83.4 114 16.8 13.8-20.4 21 3.0 1.8- 4.8
3rd Quartile 552 436 74.4 68.9-79.2 92 20.9 16.3-26.2 24 4.7 3.0- 7.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 68 *** *** *** 15 18.1 10.4-29.7 *** *** ***

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*Current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, or hookah.
This table only includes respondents who were asked the questions on other tobacco products.

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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