2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Use Use at least 1 Product
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 456 314 65.4 58.7-71.5 142 34.6 28.5-41.3
Piedmont NC 1,595 1,284 77.3 74.2-80.2 311 22.7 19.8-25.8
GENDER
Male 691 502 69.5 64.2-74.3 189 30.5 25.7-35.8
Female 904 782 84.1 80.4-87.2 122 15.9 12.8-19.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 993 803 76.1 71.8-79.9 190 23.9 20.1-28.2
Non-Hispanic Black 322 256 78.6 72.2-83.9 66 21.4 16.1-27.8
Other 252 207 83.3 75.5-89.0 45 16.7 11.0-24.5
AGE
18-34 311 232 72.9 66.2-78.7 79 27.1 21.3-33.8
35-44 230 178 74.6 67.2-80.8 52 25.4 19.2-32.8
45-54 272 226 81.1 73.3-87.1 46 18.9 12.9-26.7
55-64 294 228 71.2 61.4-79.4 66 28.8 20.6-38.6
65-74 257 210 82.7 74.5-88.6 47 17.3 11.4-25.5
75+ 204 185 89.0 81.0-93.9 19 11.0 6.1-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 324 224 67.5 60.6-73.7 100 32.5 26.3-39.4
Some Post-H.S. 384 297 77.0 71.2-81.9 87 23.0 18.1-28.8
College Graduate 743 652 87.8 84.7-90.4 91 12.2 9.6-15.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 481 350 68.3 62.1-73.9 131 31.7 26.1-37.9
No 1,101 922 81.1 77.3-84.3 179 18.9 15.7-22.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,438 1,164 78.1 74.8-81.1 274 21.9 18.9-25.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 921 740 78.2 74.5-81.5 181 21.8 18.5-25.5
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 426 361 80.3 71.4-87.0 65 19.7 13.0-28.6
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 140 74.1 64.3-81.9 36 25.9 18.1-35.7
$50,000- 74,999 203 172 82.2 73.8-88.3 31 17.8 11.7-26.2
$75,000+ 582 486 82.3 77.7-86.1 96 17.7 13.9-22.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 374 315 80.4 73.8-85.7 59 19.6 14.3-26.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 899 740 80.0 76.2-83.4 159 20.0 16.6-23.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 374 315 80.4 73.8-85.7 59 19.6 14.3-26.2
HOUSING
Own 1,061 893 80.7 76.6-84.1 168 19.3 15.9-23.4
Rent 404 297 68.5 61.9-74.4 107 31.5 25.6-38.1
Other arrangement 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 859 710 81.5 78.0-84.5 149 18.5 15.5-22.0
Regional City or Suburban County 375 294 74.0 66.3-80.5 81 26.0 19.5-33.7
Rural 361 280 72.5 65.2-78.8 81 27.5 21.2-34.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 617 480 74.6 69.1-79.4 137 25.4 20.6-30.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 847 709 81.7 77.8-85.1 138 18.3 14.9-22.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 570 476 81.8 77.4-85.5 94 18.2 14.5-22.6
2nd Quartile 590 467 75.7 70.1-80.6 123 24.3 19.4-29.9
3rd Quartile 373 296 75.5 68.7-81.2 77 24.5 18.8-31.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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