2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,299 1,711 39.5 37.6-41.6 2,588 60.5 58.4-62.4
Piedmont NC 2,250 803 37.0 34.4-39.7 1,447 63.0 60.3-65.6
GENDER
Male 1,077 435 40.5 36.8-44.3 642 59.5 55.7-63.2
Female 1,173 368 33.7 30.0-37.7 805 66.3 62.3-70.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,395 525 39.6 36.3-43.0 870 60.4 57.0-63.7
Non-Hispanic Black 425 147 34.3 29.0-40.0 278 65.7 60.0-71.0
Other 377 109 28.0 22.2-34.6 268 72.0 65.4-77.8
AGE
18-34 567 127 25.3 20.8-30.4 440 74.7 69.6-79.2
35-44 365 130 38.1 32.1-44.6 235 61.9 55.4-67.9
45-54 379 141 36.9 31.1-43.1 238 63.1 56.9-68.9
55-64 381 168 46.1 39.9-52.4 213 53.9 47.6-60.1
65-74 318 150 48.8 41.5-56.1 168 51.2 43.9-58.5
75+ 191 82 45.3 35.4-55.6 109 54.7 44.4-64.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 458 188 41.2 35.7-46.9 270 58.8 53.1-64.3
Some Post-H.S. 594 247 40.2 35.2-45.3 347 59.8 54.7-64.8
College Graduate 1,034 294 26.1 23.1-29.3 740 73.9 70.7-76.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 293 49.2 43.7-54.6 343 50.8 45.4-56.3
No 1,597 505 31.7 29.0-34.7 1,092 68.3 65.3-71.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 214 107 52.1 44.0-60.2 107 47.9 39.8-56.0
Non-Veteran 2,030 693 35.4 32.7-38.3 1,337 64.6 61.7-67.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,371 436 32.7 29.7-35.8 935 67.3 64.2-70.3
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 485 215 46.2 39.9-52.6 270 53.8 47.4-60.1
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 157 30 22.3 13.9-33.8 127 77.7 66.2-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 168 77 54.2 44.1-63.9 91 45.8 36.1-55.9
$25,000- 34,999 195 74 37.6 29.4-46.5 121 62.4 53.5-70.6
$35,000- 49,999 206 79 41.2 32.8-50.2 127 58.8 49.8-67.2
$50,000- 74,999 272 97 36.3 29.0-44.4 175 63.7 55.6-71.0
$75,000+ 795 262 32.2 28.4-36.2 533 67.8 63.8-71.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 520 173 35.2 29.6-41.2 347 64.8 58.8-70.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 68 48.1 38.2-58.2 96 51.9 41.8-61.8
101% to 150% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 61 39.7 30.1-50.1 87 60.3 49.9-69.9
More than 200% 1,222 419 33.6 30.5-36.9 803 66.4 63.1-69.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 520 173 35.2 29.6-41.2 347 64.8 58.8-70.4
HOUSING
Own 1,364 489 38.2 34.8-41.8 875 61.8 58.2-65.2
Rent 685 250 36.7 32.4-41.3 435 63.3 58.7-67.6
Other arrangement 174 58 30.5 22.8-39.6 116 69.5 60.4-77.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,333 460 34.7 31.4-38.1 873 65.3 61.9-68.6
Regional City or Suburban County 541 196 39.0 33.6-44.7 345 61.0 55.3-66.4
Rural 376 147 41.3 34.6-48.3 229 58.7 51.7-65.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 833 322 38.9 34.7-43.3 511 61.1 56.7-65.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,315 439 34.3 31.0-37.7 876 65.7 62.3-69.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 768 257 34.0 30.0-38.3 511 66.0 61.7-70.0
2nd Quartile 897 334 38.2 34.1-42.6 563 61.8 57.4-65.9
3rd Quartile 523 187 38.3 32.6-44.4 336 61.7 55.6-67.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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