2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Multiple Tobacco Products*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use single product Use multiple products
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,686 2,937 78.4 76.5-80.2 627 17.6 16.0-19.4 122 4.0 3.1- 5.0
Piedmont NC 1,885 1,548 80.3 77.8-82.6 284 16.2 14.0-18.5 53 3.5 2.5- 4.9
GENDER
Male 891 704 76.8 73.1-80.2 157 18.3 15.3-21.8 30 4.8 3.1- 7.4
Female 994 844 83.4 79.9-86.5 127 14.2 11.3-17.7 23 2.4 1.4- 3.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,179 967 79.4 76.1-82.4 178 17.0 14.2-20.2 34 3.6 2.3- 5.4
Non-Hispanic Black 363 295 80.9 75.6-85.3 56 14.8 11.0-19.6 *** *** ***
Other 304 252 81.8 74.5-87.3 46 15.8 10.7-22.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 412 310 74.4 68.9-79.2 82 18.9 14.9-23.7 20 6.6 3.9-11.0
35-44 313 248 74.8 67.9-80.6 50 19.9 14.5-26.6 15 5.3 3.0- 9.2
45-54 329 275 84.1 78.7-88.3 44 12.3 8.8-16.9 *** *** ***
55-64 341 275 80.5 74.3-85.5 61 18.4 13.5-24.7 *** *** ***
65-74 281 245 82.9 73.5-89.4 34 16.5 10.0-25.9 *** *** ***
75+ 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 302 76.1 70.5-80.9 80 19.2 14.9-24.4 17 4.7 2.7- 8.1
Some Post-H.S. 501 381 76.7 71.8-80.9 104 19.3 15.5-23.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 844 761 90.4 87.9-92.5 73 8.6 6.6-11.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 538 406 71.6 65.8-76.9 110 24.0 19.0-29.8 22 4.4 2.7- 7.0
No 1,331 1,129 84.1 81.6-86.4 171 12.7 10.7-14.9 31 3.2 2.0- 5.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 175 141 78.3 69.7-85.0 34 21.7 15.0-30.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,705 1,405 80.6 78.0-83.1 248 15.5 13.3-18.0 52 3.8 2.7- 5.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,147 944 81.1 78.1-83.7 168 15.4 13.0-18.1 35 3.6 2.4- 5.3
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 429 382 88.7 83.9-92.2 44 10.8 7.4-15.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 114 93 79.1 68.3-87.0 18 15.2 9.3-23.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 167 136 81.5 73.0-87.7 23 15.1 9.3-23.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 166 127 73.4 63.8-81.2 34 21.0 14.3-29.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 208 162 76.9 69.0-83.2 42 19.0 13.7-25.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 676 597 87.6 84.2-90.3 63 9.3 7.1-12.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 456 382 81.9 76.9-86.1 63 14.9 11.2-19.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** 23 18.2 10.8-29.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 121 97 78.3 68.4-85.8 20 16.9 10.6-25.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,012 857 83.5 80.4-86.1 129 13.2 10.9-15.9 26 3.3 2.1- 5.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 456 382 81.9 76.9-86.1 63 14.9 11.2-19.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,224 1,061 84.1 80.9-86.8 149 14.1 11.6-17.2 *** *** ***
Rent 497 366 71.3 66.0-76.1 102 21.6 17.4-26.4 29 7.2 4.6-11.0
Other arrangement 142 102 72.0 62.1-80.2 31 19.8 13.2-28.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,066 885 81.6 78.5-84.4 153 15.5 13.0-18.4 28 2.9 1.8- 4.5
Regional City or Suburban County 473 384 81.2 76.4-85.1 73 14.5 11.1-18.6 *** *** ***
Rural 346 279 75.6 67.8-81.9 58 20.3 14.3-28.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 750 596 79.6 75.8-82.9 133 17.2 14.2-20.8 21 3.2 1.9- 5.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,046 888 83.3 80.3-86.0 129 13.1 10.8-15.8 29 3.6 2.3- 5.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 641 555 85.9 82.3-88.8 71 11.9 9.2-15.4 15 2.2 1.2- 3.8
2nd Quartile 723 580 79.7 75.8-83.1 116 15.5 12.5-18.9 27 4.8 3.1- 7.6
3rd Quartile 468 371 74.3 67.8-79.9 87 22.6 17.2-29.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, or hookah.
This table only includes respondents who were asked the questions on other tobacco products.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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