2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,403 196 8.5 7.2-10.0 99 4.8 3.8- 6.1 609 24.4 22.5-26.5 1,499 62.3 59.9-64.6
GENDER
Male 1,161 115 10.5 8.6-12.9 56 6.2 4.4- 8.6 326 27.3 24.3-30.4 664 56.0 52.5-59.4
Female 1,242 81 6.7 5.0- 8.8 43 3.5 2.5- 4.9 283 21.8 19.3-24.7 835 68.0 64.8-71.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,537 134 9.6 7.9-11.8 47 3.1 2.2- 4.3 454 30.4 27.7-33.2 902 56.9 53.9-59.8
Non-Hispanic Black 428 41 8.9 6.3-12.5 29 9.7 6.3-14.6 83 17.0 13.3-21.5 275 64.3 58.7-69.6
Other 388 16 3.6 2.0- 6.4 22 4.8 3.0- 7.6 65 12.9 9.6-17.1 285 78.7 73.7-82.9
AGE
18-34 574 30 5.6 3.7- 8.2 31 6.3 4.1- 9.5 68 11.7 8.9-15.1 445 76.5 72.0-80.4
35-44 412 46 12.6 9.0-17.2 22 6.7 3.9-11.1 88 21.7 17.4-26.8 256 59.1 53.2-64.7
45-54 389 35 9.7 6.8-13.8 15 5.1 2.8- 9.0 94 22.9 18.5-28.0 245 62.3 56.5-67.7
55-64 367 38 11.5 7.6-16.9 *** *** *** 107 31.3 25.9-37.2 209 53.5 47.4-59.5
65-74 362 36 8.3 5.7-12.0 *** *** *** 134 39.6 33.6-45.9 178 49.3 43.1-55.5
75+ 241 *** *** *** *** *** *** 108 44.5 37.1-52.1 122 51.2 43.6-58.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 28 16.3 10.3-24.8 18 12.6 7.5-20.4 40 18.1 12.9-25.0 112 53.0 44.6-61.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 63 11.4 8.6-14.9 28 5.5 3.5- 8.6 148 27.5 23.2-32.2 256 55.6 50.5-60.7
Some Post-H.S. 600 63 8.9 6.8-11.6 31 4.6 3.0- 6.9 182 29.5 25.5-33.8 324 57.0 52.4-61.5
College Graduate 1,101 42 3.4 2.4- 4.7 22 1.9 1.2- 2.9 238 19.5 17.1-22.1 799 75.3 72.4-77.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 82 11.5 9.0-14.5 40 6.4 4.4- 9.4 225 32.5 28.5-36.9 301 49.6 45.0-54.1
No 1,739 112 7.4 5.9- 9.3 56 4.0 2.9- 5.6 381 21.5 19.3-23.9 1,190 67.0 64.3-69.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 259 22 9.1 5.8-13.9 *** *** *** 108 41.9 34.9-49.3 120 44.5 37.3-51.9
Non-Veteran 2,138 174 8.5 7.1-10.1 89 4.8 3.7- 6.1 501 22.7 20.7-24.8 1,374 64.1 61.6-66.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,409 103 7.9 6.4- 9.8 57 4.9 3.5- 6.6 301 20.6 18.3-23.2 948 66.6 63.6-69.4
Unemployed 127 17 10.7 6.3-17.6 *** *** *** 32 29.6 20.5-40.6 70 50.3 40.0-60.6
Retired 552 43 7.1 5.1- 9.9 *** *** *** 218 40.2 35.4-45.3 278 50.5 45.5-55.6
Unable to Work 130 26 20.6 13.6-29.8 *** *** *** 37 28.9 20.6-38.7 53 40.3 30.8-50.5
Other not in Labor Force 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.4 5.5-15.6 138 80.6 71.1-87.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 16 13.1 7.7-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 30 16.0 10.5-23.4 *** *** *** 38 17.9 12.6-24.9 105 54.6 45.7-63.2
$25,000- 34,999 224 24 13.3 8.5-20.3 18 7.2 4.1-12.5 59 26.0 19.8-33.4 123 53.4 45.6-61.0
$35,000- 49,999 245 29 10.1 6.6-15.1 *** *** *** 62 22.1 16.7-28.6 146 65.1 57.9-71.7
$50,000- 74,999 294 19 8.3 5.1-13.3 *** *** *** 97 34.3 28.2-41.0 167 53.1 46.3-59.8
$75,000+ 831 41 4.8 3.5- 6.7 *** *** *** 203 23.5 20.3-27.0 574 69.2 65.4-72.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 500 37 7.6 4.8-11.7 27 5.7 3.7- 8.8 119 21.8 17.9-26.4 317 64.9 59.5-69.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 28 12.6 8.1-19.2 *** *** *** 44 23.9 16.8-32.9 93 52.9 43.5-62.0
101% to 150% 177 21 13.0 7.8-20.8 *** *** *** 40 20.7 14.9-28.0 104 59.9 51.2-68.0
151% to 200% 185 19 9.3 5.5-15.4 *** *** *** 45 24.7 18.1-32.7 109 60.5 52.1-68.4
More than 200% 1,289 79 6.8 5.3- 8.6 28 2.9 1.8- 4.7 352 26.7 23.9-29.6 830 63.6 60.4-66.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 500 37 7.6 4.8-11.7 27 5.7 3.7- 8.8 119 21.8 17.9-26.4 317 64.9 59.5-69.8
HOUSING
Own 1,510 93 6.9 5.4- 8.8 42 3.5 2.3- 5.0 437 28.5 25.9-31.2 938 61.2 58.2-64.1
Rent 702 83 12.6 10.0-15.9 46 8.1 5.7-11.3 140 17.6 14.6-21.0 433 61.7 57.2-65.9
Other arrangement 160 19 10.7 6.5-17.2 *** *** *** 27 12.0 7.6-18.3 104 71.6 63.2-78.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,341 87 6.2 4.9- 7.8 48 4.3 3.0- 6.1 305 22.8 20.2-25.6 901 66.8 63.7-69.7
Regional City or Suburban County 614 57 9.8 7.2-13.0 28 5.6 3.6- 8.6 167 25.7 21.9-29.9 362 59.0 54.3-63.5
Rural 448 52 13.7 9.6-19.0 23 5.1 3.2- 8.2 137 27.6 23.0-32.7 236 53.6 47.8-59.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 203 23 13.2 7.6-22.1 17 8.9 4.9-15.7 57 24.7 18.7-31.9 106 53.2 44.5-61.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 896 92 10.6 8.4-13.3 34 3.9 2.6- 5.7 237 25.0 21.7-28.5 533 60.6 56.7-64.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,304 81 6.4 5.0- 8.2 48 4.7 3.3- 6.6 315 24.1 21.5-26.9 860 64.8 61.7-67.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 815 48 5.6 4.1- 7.8 26 3.5 2.2- 5.5 214 27.4 23.9-31.2 527 63.5 59.4-67.3
2nd Quartile 918 82 9.4 7.4-11.8 35 4.8 3.2- 7.2 226 23.0 20.0-26.3 575 62.8 59.1-66.5
3rd Quartile 599 61 11.3 8.1-15.6 31 6.3 4.1- 9.6 149 23.0 19.4-27.1 358 59.4 54.3-64.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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