2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 904 196 22.6 19.3-26.2 99 12.7 10.0-15.9 609 64.8 60.7-68.6
GENDER
Male 497 115 23.9 19.7-28.7 56 14.1 10.3-19.0 326 62.0 56.5-67.2
Female 407 81 20.8 16.1-26.5 43 10.9 7.8-15.1 283 68.2 62.3-73.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 635 134 22.3 18.5-26.7 47 7.2 5.2- 9.8 454 70.5 65.9-74.7
Non-Hispanic Black 153 41 25.1 18.0-33.8 29 27.2 18.5-38.0 83 47.8 38.3-57.4
Other 103 16 16.7 9.5-27.8 22 22.7 14.6-33.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 129 30 23.6 16.3-33.0 31 26.9 18.4-37.5 68 49.5 39.5-59.6
35-44 156 46 30.7 22.6-40.2 22 16.3 9.8-25.8 88 53.0 43.5-62.4
45-54 144 35 25.8 18.4-35.0 15 13.6 7.7-22.8 94 60.6 50.8-69.6
55-64 158 38 24.7 16.8-34.6 *** *** *** 107 67.3 57.4-75.9
65-74 184 36 16.4 11.2-23.3 *** *** *** 134 78.0 70.7-84.0
75+ 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 63 25.7 19.8-32.6 28 12.4 7.9-18.9 148 61.9 54.4-68.9
Some Post-H.S. 276 63 20.7 16.0-26.4 31 10.6 7.1-15.6 182 68.7 62.3-74.4
College Graduate 302 42 13.7 9.9-18.6 22 7.6 4.9-11.6 238 78.7 73.2-83.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 347 82 22.7 18.1-28.2 40 12.8 8.8-18.2 225 64.5 58.3-70.3
No 549 112 22.6 18.4-27.5 56 12.2 9.0-16.5 381 65.2 59.9-70.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 22 16.3 10.4-24.6 *** *** *** 108 75.5 64.9-83.7
Non-Veteran 764 174 23.6 20.0-27.6 89 13.3 10.5-16.8 501 63.1 58.7-67.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 461 103 23.7 19.3-28.7 57 14.5 10.8-19.3 301 61.8 56.3-67.0
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 274 43 14.3 10.3-19.6 *** *** *** 218 81.3 75.4-86.1
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 *** *** *** 18 15.5 8.9-25.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 127 19 17.8 11.0-27.3 *** *** *** 97 73.2 62.6-81.7
$75,000+ 257 41 15.7 11.4-21.4 *** *** *** 203 76.1 69.0-82.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 183 37 21.6 14.2-31.4 27 16.3 10.6-24.2 119 62.1 52.5-70.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** 12 13.8 7.6-23.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 459 79 18.7 14.8-23.3 28 8.1 5.1-12.5 352 73.3 67.9-78.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 183 37 21.6 14.2-31.4 27 16.3 10.6-24.2 119 62.1 52.5-70.9
HOUSING
Own 572 93 17.7 14.0-22.2 42 8.9 6.1-12.8 437 73.4 68.3-77.8
Rent 269 83 33.0 26.6-40.0 46 21.1 15.3-28.4 140 45.9 38.9-53.0
Other arrangement 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 440 87 18.7 14.9-23.1 48 12.8 9.1-17.8 305 68.5 63.0-73.5
Regional City or Suburban County 252 57 23.8 18.0-30.8 28 13.6 8.9-20.3 167 62.6 55.0-69.6
Rural 212 52 29.4 21.6-38.8 23 11.1 6.9-17.4 137 59.5 50.5-67.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 363 92 26.9 21.8-32.8 34 9.8 6.6-14.3 237 63.3 57.1-69.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 444 81 18.3 14.4-22.9 48 13.3 9.5-18.2 315 68.5 62.9-73.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 288 48 15.4 11.2-20.8 26 9.6 6.1-14.7 214 75.0 68.7-80.5
2nd Quartile 343 82 25.2 20.2-31.0 35 13.0 8.8-18.7 226 61.8 55.4-67.8
3rd Quartile 241 61 27.8 20.6-36.4 31 15.6 10.2-22.9 149 56.6 48.3-64.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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