2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 564 455 79.3 74.0-83.7 109 20.7 16.3-26.0
Piedmont NC 1,966 1,757 87.8 85.3-89.9 209 12.2 10.1-14.7
GENDER
Male 895 785 85.1 80.9-88.6 110 14.9 11.4-19.1
Female 1,071 972 90.2 87.5-92.4 99 9.8 7.6-12.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,214 1,100 87.7 84.2-90.6 114 12.3 9.4-15.8
Non-Hispanic Black 375 323 85.9 80.6-89.9 52 14.1 10.1-19.4
Other 342 303 89.6 84.0-93.5 39 10.4 6.5-16.0
AGE
18-34 457 427 92.5 88.7-95.2 30 7.5 4.8-11.3
35-44 284 248 85.1 79.0-89.6 36 14.9 10.4-21.0
45-54 323 287 87.8 81.1-92.3 36 12.2 7.7-18.9
55-64 334 278 78.9 69.7-85.8 56 21.1 14.2-30.3
65-74 302 265 87.0 79.2-92.2 37 13.0 7.8-20.8
75+ 234 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 388 316 82.1 76.6-86.6 72 17.9 13.4-23.4
Some Post-H.S. 457 393 87.8 83.8-90.9 64 12.2 9.1-16.2
College Graduate 951 911 96.5 94.7-97.6 40 3.5 2.4- 5.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 579 482 80.9 75.8-85.1 97 19.1 14.9-24.2
No 1,372 1,260 90.5 87.6-92.8 112 9.5 7.2-12.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 210 185 83.2 74.0-89.6 25 16.8 10.4-26.0
Non-Veteran 1,753 1,569 88.3 85.7-90.5 184 11.7 9.5-14.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,141 1,031 89.4 86.7-91.6 110 10.6 8.4-13.3
Unemployed 88 70 81.7 70.8-89.2 18 18.3 10.8-29.2
Retired 496 446 84.7 76.2-90.5 50 15.3 9.5-23.8
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 55 79.5 67.8-87.8 17 20.5 12.2-32.2
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 159 130 80.5 68.7-88.6 29 19.5 11.4-31.3
$35,000- 49,999 220 195 85.6 77.4-91.1 25 14.4 8.9-22.6
$50,000- 74,999 256 233 89.9 83.8-93.9 23 10.1 6.1-16.2
$75,000+ 725 676 92.2 88.7-94.7 49 7.8 5.3-11.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 426 386 89.6 84.9-92.9 40 10.4 7.1-15.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 101 83.9 73.7-90.7 23 16.1 9.3-26.3
More than 200% 1,133 1,039 90.2 87.3-92.5 94 9.8 7.5-12.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 426 386 89.6 84.9-92.9 40 10.4 7.1-15.1
HOUSING
Own 1,223 1,122 89.3 85.9-91.9 101 10.7 8.1-14.1
Rent 585 500 83.7 79.2-87.5 85 16.3 12.5-20.8
Other arrangement 136 114 86.2 77.8-91.8 22 13.8 8.2-22.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,123 1,028 90.6 88.1-92.7 95 9.4 7.3-11.9
Regional City or Suburban County 448 388 83.3 76.5-88.5 60 16.7 11.5-23.5
Rural 395 341 86.4 81.0-90.4 54 13.6 9.6-19.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 134 110 82.3 70.6-90.0 24 17.7 10.0-29.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 700 607 85.8 81.2-89.5 93 14.2 10.5-18.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,132 1,040 89.7 86.6-92.1 92 10.3 7.9-13.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 718 655 89.1 85.5-91.8 63 10.9 8.2-14.5
2nd Quartile 753 671 87.0 82.3-90.6 82 13.0 9.4-17.7
3rd Quartile 431 379 87.1 82.0-91.0 52 12.9 9.0-18.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*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 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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