2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,403 904 37.7 35.4-40.1 1,499 62.3 59.9-64.6
GENDER
Male 1,161 497 44.0 40.6-47.5 664 56.0 52.5-59.4
Female 1,242 407 32.0 29.0-35.2 835 68.0 64.8-71.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,537 635 43.1 40.2-46.1 902 56.9 53.9-59.8
Non-Hispanic Black 428 153 35.7 30.4-41.3 275 64.3 58.7-69.6
Other 388 103 21.3 17.1-26.3 285 78.7 73.7-82.9
AGE
18-34 574 129 23.5 19.6-28.0 445 76.5 72.0-80.4
35-44 412 156 40.9 35.3-46.8 256 59.1 53.2-64.7
45-54 389 144 37.7 32.3-43.5 245 62.3 56.5-67.7
55-64 367 158 46.5 40.5-52.6 209 53.5 47.4-59.5
65-74 362 184 50.7 44.5-56.9 178 49.3 43.1-55.5
75+ 241 119 48.8 41.3-56.4 122 51.2 43.6-58.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 86 47.0 38.8-55.4 112 53.0 44.6-61.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 239 44.4 39.3-49.5 256 55.6 50.5-60.7
Some Post-H.S. 600 276 43.0 38.5-47.6 324 57.0 52.4-61.5
College Graduate 1,101 302 24.7 22.1-27.6 799 75.3 72.4-77.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 347 50.4 45.9-55.0 301 49.6 45.0-54.1
No 1,739 549 33.0 30.3-35.7 1,190 67.0 64.3-69.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 259 139 55.5 48.1-62.7 120 44.5 37.3-51.9
Non-Veteran 2,138 764 35.9 33.5-38.4 1,374 64.1 61.6-66.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,409 461 33.4 30.6-36.4 948 66.6 63.6-69.4
Unemployed 127 *** *** *** 70 50.3 40.0-60.6
Retired 552 274 49.5 44.4-54.5 278 50.5 45.5-55.6
Unable to Work 130 77 59.7 49.5-69.2 53 40.3 30.8-50.5
Other not in Labor Force 169 31 19.4 12.5-28.9 138 80.6 71.1-87.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 81 45.4 36.8-54.3 105 54.6 45.7-63.2
$25,000- 34,999 224 101 46.6 39.0-54.4 123 53.4 45.6-61.0
$35,000- 49,999 245 99 34.9 28.3-42.1 146 65.1 57.9-71.7
$50,000- 74,999 294 127 46.9 40.2-53.7 167 53.1 46.3-59.8
$75,000+ 831 257 30.8 27.3-34.6 574 69.2 65.4-72.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 500 183 35.1 30.2-40.5 317 64.9 59.5-69.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 87 47.1 38.0-56.5 93 52.9 43.5-62.0
101% to 150% 177 73 40.1 32.0-48.8 104 59.9 51.2-68.0
151% to 200% 185 76 39.5 31.6-47.9 109 60.5 52.1-68.4
More than 200% 1,289 459 36.4 33.3-39.6 830 63.6 60.4-66.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 500 183 35.1 30.2-40.5 317 64.9 59.5-69.8
HOUSING
Own 1,510 572 38.8 35.9-41.8 938 61.2 58.2-64.1
Rent 702 269 38.3 34.1-42.8 433 61.7 57.2-65.9
Other arrangement 160 56 28.4 21.3-36.8 104 71.6 63.2-78.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,341 440 33.2 30.3-36.3 901 66.8 63.7-69.7
Regional City or Suburban County 614 252 41.0 36.5-45.7 362 59.0 54.3-63.5
Rural 448 212 46.4 40.7-52.2 236 53.6 47.8-59.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 203 97 46.8 38.4-55.5 106 53.2 44.5-61.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 896 363 39.4 35.6-43.3 533 60.6 56.7-64.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,304 444 35.2 32.1-38.3 860 64.8 61.7-67.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 815 288 36.5 32.7-40.6 527 63.5 59.4-67.3
2nd Quartile 918 343 37.2 33.5-40.9 575 62.8 59.1-66.5
3rd Quartile 599 241 40.6 35.7-45.7 358 59.4 54.3-64.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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