2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,703 408 25.6 22.7-28.8 153 11.0 8.9-13.6 1,142 63.3 59.9-66.6
Piedmont NC 797 182 25.5 21.4-30.1 78 12.4 9.2-16.4 537 62.1 57.2-66.8
GENDER
Male 431 89 22.5 17.6-28.2 50 15.0 10.8-20.5 292 62.5 56.3-68.3
Female 366 93 28.9 22.4-36.4 28 9.4 5.4-16.1 245 61.6 53.8-68.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 522 108 23.6 18.7-29.3 43 11.4 7.6-16.7 371 65.0 58.9-70.7
Non-Hispanic Black 147 44 31.3 22.9-41.2 17 13.6 7.4-23.7 86 55.0 44.8-64.8
Other 108 *** *** *** 16 14.9 8.3-25.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 126 *** *** *** 24 21.0 12.8-32.6 *** *** ***
35-44 129 *** *** *** 19 17.6 10.8-27.6 *** *** ***
45-54 139 37 28.4 20.2-38.4 *** *** *** 92 64.4 54.3-73.4
55-64 168 40 23.4 15.8-33.4 16 11.1 6.2-18.9 112 65.5 55.5-74.3
65-74 149 24 17.7 11.0-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 186 52 28.8 21.2-37.9 19 10.2 6.1-16.7 115 60.9 51.9-69.2
Some Post-H.S. 245 69 26.4 20.1-33.8 28 14.1 8.8-22.1 148 59.5 51.0-67.5
College Graduate 292 37 12.2 8.5-17.0 19 8.5 5.0-14.0 236 79.3 73.1-84.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 291 83 32.9 25.2-41.7 26 11.5 6.5-19.4 182 55.6 46.8-64.1
No 501 98 20.8 16.6-25.8 52 13.1 9.4-17.9 351 66.1 60.5-71.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 107 17 16.6 9.5-27.3 *** *** *** 85 78.4 67.3-86.5
Non-Veteran 687 163 26.6 22.1-31.7 72 13.4 9.9-17.9 452 60.0 54.6-65.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 431 100 23.8 19.2-29.1 50 14.2 10.3-19.4 281 62.0 56.1-67.6
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 214 29 13.8 8.6-21.4 *** *** *** 176 81.8 73.3-88.1
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 261 41 17.2 12.2-23.7 15 7.1 4.0-12.1 205 75.7 68.7-81.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 170 35 22.8 15.4-32.5 *** *** *** 121 67.7 57.3-76.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 416 76 19.7 15.3-24.9 38 10.9 7.5-15.6 302 69.4 63.6-74.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 170 35 22.8 15.4-32.5 *** *** *** 121 67.7 57.3-76.7
HOUSING
Own 487 90 21.9 16.8-27.9 34 11.0 7.1-16.7 363 67.1 60.5-73.1
Rent 248 68 30.0 23.2-37.8 37 15.4 10.6-21.7 143 54.6 46.9-62.2
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 457 101 23.9 19.2-29.4 39 10.4 6.9-15.2 317 65.7 59.6-71.3
Regional City or Suburban County 195 44 26.8 18.6-36.9 23 12.9 7.9-20.5 128 60.3 50.5-69.4
Rural 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 320 95 33.3 26.4-41.0 32 9.5 6.4-13.9 193 57.2 49.7-64.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 435 72 17.5 13.4-22.6 42 13.1 9.0-18.7 321 69.4 63.2-74.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 254 35 13.1 9.0-18.7 22 11.7 7.3-18.1 197 75.2 68.1-81.1
2nd Quartile 332 82 28.7 22.1-36.2 34 10.7 6.8-16.4 216 60.7 53.0-67.9
3rd Quartile 186 59 34.7 25.5-45.1 *** *** *** 106 47.3 37.1-57.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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