2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,824 4,172 85.6 84.3-86.8 652 14.4 13.2-15.7
-Piedmont NC 2,403 2,108 86.7 84.8-88.4 295 13.3 11.6-15.2
GENDER
Male 1,161 990 83.3 80.3-85.9 171 16.7 14.1-19.7
Female 1,242 1,118 89.8 87.5-91.8 124 10.2 8.2-12.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,537 1,356 87.3 85.0-89.3 181 12.7 10.7-15.0
Non-Hispanic Black 428 358 81.4 76.2-85.7 70 18.6 14.3-23.8
Other 388 350 91.6 88.0-94.2 38 8.4 5.8-12.0
AGE
18-34 574 513 88.1 84.4-91.0 61 11.9 9.0-15.6
35-44 412 344 80.8 75.3-85.3 68 19.2 14.7-24.7
45-54 389 339 85.1 80.2-89.0 50 14.9 11.0-19.8
55-64 367 316 84.8 79.2-89.1 51 15.2 10.9-20.8
65-74 362 312 88.9 84.8-91.9 50 11.1 8.1-15.2
75+ 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 152 71.1 62.0-78.8 46 28.9 21.2-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 404 83.1 78.9-86.6 91 16.9 13.4-21.1
Some Post-H.S. 600 506 86.5 83.3-89.2 94 13.5 10.8-16.7
College Graduate 1,101 1,037 94.7 93.2-96.0 64 5.3 4.0- 6.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 526 82.1 78.3-85.3 122 17.9 14.7-21.7
No 1,739 1,571 88.5 86.3-90.4 168 11.5 9.6-13.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 259 228 86.4 79.7-91.1 31 13.6 8.9-20.3
Non-Veteran 2,138 1,875 86.7 84.8-88.5 263 13.3 11.5-15.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,409 1,249 87.2 84.9-89.3 160 12.8 10.7-15.1
Unemployed 127 102 79.9 69.6-87.3 25 20.1 12.7-30.4
Retired 552 496 90.8 87.6-93.2 56 9.2 6.8-12.4
Unable to Work 130 90 69.1 58.9-77.8 40 30.9 22.2-41.1
Other not in Labor Force 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 98 80.4 70.9-87.4 25 19.6 12.6-29.1
$15,000- 24,999 186 143 72.5 63.3-80.2 43 27.5 19.8-36.7
$25,000- 34,999 224 182 79.4 72.0-85.3 42 20.6 14.7-28.0
$35,000- 49,999 245 208 87.2 81.9-91.1 37 12.8 8.9-18.1
$50,000- 74,999 294 264 87.4 81.5-91.7 30 12.6 8.3-18.5
$75,000+ 831 777 92.6 90.0-94.6 54 7.4 5.4-10.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 500 436 86.7 82.1-90.2 64 13.3 9.8-17.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 137 76.8 67.7-83.9 43 23.2 16.1-32.3
101% to 150% 177 144 80.5 72.4-86.7 33 19.5 13.3-27.6
151% to 200% 185 154 85.2 78.6-90.0 31 14.8 10.0-21.4
More than 200% 1,289 1,182 90.3 88.0-92.2 107 9.7 7.8-12.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 500 436 86.7 82.1-90.2 64 13.3 9.8-17.9
HOUSING
Own 1,510 1,375 89.7 87.4-91.6 135 10.3 8.4-12.6
Rent 702 573 79.3 75.2-82.8 129 20.7 17.2-24.8
Other arrangement 160 131 83.6 76.2-89.0 29 16.4 11.0-23.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,341 1,206 89.5 87.3-91.4 135 10.5 8.6-12.7
Regional City or Suburban County 614 529 84.7 80.7-87.9 85 15.3 12.1-19.3
Rural 448 373 81.2 75.7-85.7 75 18.8 14.3-24.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 203 163 77.9 68.7-84.9 40 22.1 15.1-31.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 896 770 85.5 82.5-88.1 126 14.5 11.9-17.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,304 1,175 88.9 86.5-90.9 129 11.1 9.1-13.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 815 741 90.9 88.2-93.0 74 9.1 7.0-11.8
2nd Quartile 918 801 85.8 82.8-88.4 117 14.2 11.6-17.2
3rd Quartile 599 507 82.4 77.6-86.3 92 17.6 13.7-22.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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