2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,291 3,730 85.5 83.9-87.0 561 14.5 13.0-16.1
Piedmont NC 2,244 1,984 86.0 83.7-88.0 260 14.0 12.0-16.3
GENDER
Male 1,073 934 84.9 81.6-87.6 139 15.1 12.4-18.4
Female 1,171 1,050 87.1 83.6-89.9 121 12.9 10.1-16.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,392 1,241 86.2 83.1-88.8 151 13.8 11.2-16.9
Non-Hispanic Black 425 364 84.6 79.7-88.5 61 15.4 11.5-20.3
Other 376 334 86.9 80.3-91.6 42 13.1 8.4-19.7
AGE
18-34 566 507 86.2 81.3-90.0 59 13.8 10.0-18.7
35-44 364 308 80.3 73.9-85.4 56 19.7 14.6-26.1
45-54 377 330 87.0 82.2-90.6 47 13.0 9.4-17.8
55-64 381 325 84.1 78.3-88.6 56 15.9 11.4-21.7
65-74 317 287 86.7 77.9-92.3 30 13.3 7.7-22.1
75+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 385 84.0 79.2-87.8 71 16.0 12.2-20.8
Some Post-H.S. 592 495 83.8 79.6-87.2 97 16.2 12.8-20.4
College Graduate 1,032 976 94.6 92.7-96.0 56 5.4 4.0- 7.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 525 78.2 72.6-82.9 109 21.8 17.1-27.4
No 1,593 1,443 89.3 87.0-91.2 150 10.7 8.8-13.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 192 88.7 82.3-93.0 22 11.3 7.0-17.7
Non-Veteran 2,024 1,789 85.9 83.4-88.0 235 14.1 12.0-16.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,366 1,216 87.6 85.2-89.8 150 12.4 10.2-14.8
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 484 446 91.6 87.4-94.5 38 8.4 5.5-12.6
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 195 169 87.2 80.3-92.0 26 12.8 8.0-19.7
$35,000- 49,999 205 169 78.7 69.6-85.7 36 21.3 14.3-30.4
$50,000- 74,999 271 236 83.7 74.8-89.9 35 16.3 10.1-25.2
$75,000+ 794 738 92.2 89.5-94.2 56 7.8 5.8-10.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 517 468 88.7 84.5-91.9 49 11.3 8.1-15.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 126 74.2 63.8-82.5 38 25.8 17.5-36.2
101% to 150% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 125 82.9 72.6-89.8 23 17.1 10.2-27.4
More than 200% 1,219 1,105 89.8 87.3-91.7 114 10.2 8.3-12.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 517 468 88.7 84.5-91.9 49 11.3 8.1-15.5
HOUSING
Own 1,362 1,238 87.4 84.3-90.0 124 12.6 10.0-15.7
Rent 683 578 83.4 79.5-86.6 105 16.6 13.4-20.5
Other arrangement 173 144 81.9 73.8-88.0 29 18.1 12.0-26.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,330 1,190 88.1 85.6-90.3 140 11.9 9.7-14.4
Regional City or Suburban County 540 473 84.6 79.4-88.6 67 15.4 11.4-20.6
Rural 374 321 81.5 74.0-87.2 53 18.5 12.8-26.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 831 704 83.4 79.5-86.6 127 16.6 13.4-20.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,311 1,197 89.5 87.0-91.6 114 10.5 8.4-13.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 765 708 91.6 88.8-93.8 57 8.4 6.2-11.2
2nd Quartile 895 779 85.0 81.3-88.1 116 15.0 11.9-18.7
3rd Quartile 522 442 79.8 73.7-84.8 80 20.2 15.2-26.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Tobacco Use.

*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 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 25JUN24.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts