2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,291 408 10.1 8.8-11.5 153 4.4 3.5- 5.4 1,142 25.0 23.3-26.8 2,588 60.5 58.5-62.5
Piedmont NC 2,244 182 9.4 7.8-11.4 78 4.6 3.4- 6.2 537 22.9 20.7-25.3 1,447 63.1 60.4-65.7
GENDER
Male 1,073 89 9.1 7.0-11.7 50 6.1 4.3- 8.5 292 25.2 22.2-28.5 642 59.6 55.9-63.3
Female 1,171 93 9.7 7.4-12.8 28 3.2 1.8- 5.6 245 20.8 17.7-24.2 805 66.3 62.4-70.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,392 108 9.3 7.3-11.9 43 4.5 3.0- 6.8 371 25.7 22.9-28.7 870 60.5 57.1-63.8
Non-Hispanic Black 425 44 10.7 7.7-14.8 *** *** *** 86 18.9 14.8-23.8 278 65.7 60.0-71.0
Other 376 26 8.9 4.9-15.7 *** *** *** 66 14.8 11.2-19.3 268 72.1 65.5-77.9
AGE
18-34 566 35 8.5 5.5-12.8 24 5.3 3.1- 8.9 67 11.5 8.8-14.8 440 74.8 69.7-79.2
35-44 364 37 13.0 8.6-19.1 19 6.7 4.0-11.0 73 18.4 14.2-23.5 235 61.9 55.4-68.0
45-54 377 37 10.4 7.2-14.9 *** *** *** 92 23.6 18.8-29.2 238 63.3 57.1-69.1
55-64 381 40 10.8 7.1-16.1 16 5.1 2.8- 9.0 112 30.2 24.8-36.2 213 53.9 47.6-60.1
65-74 317 24 8.6 5.3-13.6 *** *** *** 119 35.3 28.9-42.3 168 51.4 44.0-58.7
75+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 71 40.3 30.7-50.8 109 54.8 44.5-64.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 21.4 13.6-31.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 52 11.8 8.4-16.3 19 4.2 2.5- 7.0 115 25.0 20.5-30.1 270 59.0 53.3-64.4
Some Post-H.S. 592 69 10.6 8.0-13.8 28 5.7 3.4- 9.2 148 23.8 19.5-28.8 347 59.9 54.8-64.9
College Graduate 1,032 37 3.2 2.2- 4.5 19 2.2 1.3- 3.8 236 20.6 18.0-23.6 740 74.0 70.8-77.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 83 16.2 12.1-21.2 26 5.6 3.2- 9.8 182 27.3 22.6-32.6 343 50.9 45.4-56.4
No 1,593 98 6.6 5.2- 8.3 52 4.1 2.9- 5.8 351 20.9 18.6-23.4 1,092 68.4 65.4-71.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 17 8.7 4.9-14.8 *** *** *** 85 40.9 33.0-49.2 107 47.9 39.8-56.0
Non-Veteran 2,024 163 9.4 7.7-11.5 72 4.7 3.4- 6.5 452 21.2 18.9-23.6 1,337 64.7 61.8-67.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,366 100 7.7 6.1- 9.7 50 4.6 3.3- 6.5 281 20.2 17.8-22.8 935 67.5 64.4-70.4
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.3 11.6-30.4 *** *** ***
Retired 484 29 6.4 4.0-10.0 *** *** *** 176 37.8 31.5-44.5 270 53.8 47.4-60.1
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 24.1 16.6-33.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.8 5.5-16.7 127 77.7 66.2-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 14 12.2 6.6-21.2 *** *** *** 18 15.0 8.7-24.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 25.2 17.8-34.5 91 45.8 36.1-55.9
$25,000- 34,999 195 22 10.7 6.4-17.4 *** *** *** 48 24.8 18.0-33.2 121 62.4 53.5-70.6
$35,000- 49,999 205 21 11.6 6.9-18.8 *** *** *** 42 19.7 13.9-27.3 127 59.0 50.0-67.5
$50,000- 74,999 271 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 19.9 15.1-25.9 175 63.8 55.7-71.1
$75,000+ 794 41 5.5 3.8- 7.9 15 2.3 1.3- 4.0 205 24.3 21.0-28.0 533 67.9 63.8-71.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 517 35 8.0 5.4-11.7 *** *** *** 121 23.7 18.5-29.8 347 65.1 59.0-70.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 25 16.2 9.5-26.3 *** *** *** 30 22.4 14.7-32.6 96 51.9 41.8-61.8
101% to 150% 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 23.6 16.0-33.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 16 10.3 5.8-17.7 *** *** *** 38 22.5 15.5-31.5 87 60.3 49.9-69.9
More than 200% 1,219 76 6.6 5.0- 8.6 38 3.7 2.5- 5.4 302 23.3 20.6-26.2 803 66.5 63.2-69.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 517 35 8.0 5.4-11.7 *** *** *** 121 23.7 18.5-29.8 347 65.1 59.0-70.7
HOUSING
Own 1,362 90 8.3 6.3-11.0 34 4.2 2.7- 6.6 363 25.6 22.7-28.8 875 61.8 58.3-65.3
Rent 683 68 11.0 8.3-14.5 37 5.6 3.9- 8.2 143 20.0 16.6-23.9 435 63.3 58.8-67.7
Other arrangement 173 24 14.3 9.1-21.9 *** *** *** 28 12.2 7.7-18.8 116 69.7 60.7-77.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,330 101 8.3 6.6-10.4 39 3.6 2.4- 5.4 317 22.7 19.9-25.9 873 65.4 62.0-68.6
Regional City or Suburban County 540 44 10.4 7.0-15.3 23 5.0 3.0- 8.2 128 23.5 19.1-28.5 345 61.1 55.4-66.5
Rural 374 37 11.5 7.3-17.8 *** *** *** 92 22.6 17.8-28.2 229 58.9 51.8-65.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 19.8 11.5-31.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 831 95 12.9 9.9-16.7 32 3.7 2.5- 5.4 193 22.2 18.8-26.0 511 61.2 56.8-65.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,311 72 6.0 4.6- 7.9 42 4.5 3.0- 6.6 321 23.7 20.8-26.8 876 65.9 62.4-69.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 765 35 4.4 3.0- 6.5 22 4.0 2.4- 6.4 197 25.4 21.9-29.4 511 66.2 61.9-70.1
2nd Quartile 895 82 10.9 8.3-14.3 34 4.1 2.6- 6.4 216 23.1 19.6-27.1 563 61.9 57.5-66.0
3rd Quartile 522 59 13.3 9.6-18.1 *** *** *** 106 18.1 14.1-22.9 336 61.7 55.6-67.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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