2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you currently use chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus every day, some days, or not at all?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Every day Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,844 100 2.2 1.7- 2.8 75 1.7 1.3- 2.4 4,669 96.1 95.2-96.8
-Piedmont NC 2,414 48 2.2 1.6- 3.0 35 1.4 1.0- 2.1 2,331 96.4 95.4-97.2
GENDER
Male 1,169 41 3.9 2.7- 5.5 21 1.9 1.2- 3.1 1,107 94.2 92.3-95.6
Female 1,245 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,224 98.5 97.5-99.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,546 38 2.9 2.0- 4.2 29 1.9 1.2- 2.9 1,479 95.2 93.7-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 430 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 388 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 576 *** *** *** *** *** *** 555 96.3 94.1-97.7
35-44 413 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 389 *** *** *** *** *** *** 372 95.8 92.9-97.5
55-64 369 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 365 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 242 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 17 3.8 2.2- 6.5 *** *** *** 471 94.5 91.6-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 604 15 2.3 1.3- 4.0 *** *** *** 583 96.7 94.7-97.9
College Graduate 1,106 *** *** *** 17 1.6 0.9- 2.6 1,077 97.3 96.1-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 650 17 2.4 1.4- 4.0 *** *** *** 622 96.3 94.4-97.6
No 1,747 31 2.1 1.4- 3.2 23 1.4 0.9- 2.2 1,693 96.5 95.3-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** 246 92.8 87.9-95.8
Non-Veteran 2,147 38 1.9 1.3- 2.7 30 1.4 0.9- 2.0 2,079 96.8 95.7-97.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,416 34 2.6 1.8- 3.9 21 1.7 1.1- 2.7 1,361 95.7 94.2-96.8
Unemployed 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 554 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 226 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 245 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 295 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 835 *** *** *** 15 1.8 1.0- 3.2 807 96.2 94.1-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 503 *** *** *** *** *** *** 482 96.2 93.9-97.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,295 21 2.0 1.2- 3.3 18 1.6 0.9- 2.6 1,256 96.5 94.9-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 503 *** *** *** *** *** *** 482 96.2 93.9-97.7
HOUSING
Own 1,516 27 2.2 1.5- 3.4 23 1.3 0.8- 2.1 1,466 96.5 95.2-97.4
Rent 705 13 1.9 1.0- 3.4 *** *** *** 683 96.3 94.1-97.7
Other arrangement 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,346 17 1.2 0.7- 2.0 17 1.3 0.7- 2.2 1,312 97.5 96.4-98.3
Regional City or Suburban County 617 21 3.9 2.4- 6.4 *** *** *** 590 94.9 92.4-96.7
Rural 451 *** *** *** *** *** *** 429 95.4 92.6-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 204 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 900 16 2.3 1.3- 3.9 16 2.3 1.4- 4.0 868 95.4 93.3-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,310 23 1.6 1.0- 2.6 13 0.7 0.4- 1.2 1,274 97.7 96.7-98.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 819 17 2.1 1.2- 3.5 *** *** *** 792 97.1 95.6-98.1
2nd Quartile 923 17 1.8 1.1- 3.0 *** *** *** 894 96.7 95.1-97.8
3rd Quartile 601 *** *** *** *** *** *** 578 94.9 91.9-96.8
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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