2023 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 1,507 344 24.2 21.1-27.6 141 11.4 8.8-14.5 1,022 64.4 60.6-68.1
Piedmont NC 678 140 22.9 18.6-27.8 69 11.7 8.1-16.5 469 65.5 59.9-70.6
GENDER
Male 352 69 22.1 16.4-29.1 41 14.2 8.7-22.5 242 63.7 55.6-71.1
Female 326 71 23.8 17.8-31.1 28 8.4 5.5-12.7 227 67.7 60.4-74.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 457 83 20.6 15.7-26.6 31 9.3 5.1-16.4 343 70.0 62.9-76.3
Non-Hispanic Black 118 *** *** *** 23 18.8 11.6-29.1 *** *** ***
Other 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** 14 11.1 6.2-19.0 *** *** ***
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 151 39 25.9 17.1-37.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 177 45 27.1 19.1-36.9 27 13.9 8.8-21.3 105 59.0 49.3-68.1
Some Post-H.S. 186 47 23.0 16.5-31.1 *** *** *** 122 68.3 59.3-76.1
College Graduate 247 25 7.9 4.8-12.7 *** *** *** 207 84.8 78.2-89.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 284 66 27.6 20.5-36.0 31 9.3 6.2-13.8 187 63.1 54.8-70.8
No 391 74 19.4 14.5-25.5 38 13.5 8.1-21.7 279 67.0 59.4-73.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 564 127 23.9 19.2-29.4 57 11.3 7.5-16.8 380 64.8 58.7-70.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 334 68 21.5 16.1-28.2 42 11.7 8.2-16.5 224 66.8 59.8-73.1
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 231 37 18.5 11.6-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 225 34 17.3 10.8-26.5 15 7.6 4.2-13.5 176 75.1 65.8-82.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 133 27 24.9 16.0-36.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 378 61 18.3 13.3-24.8 33 10.3 6.7-15.7 284 71.3 64.4-77.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 133 27 24.9 16.0-36.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 429 69 19.9 14.7-26.2 32 9.9 5.6-16.9 328 70.2 62.8-76.7
Rent 200 52 28.1 20.4-37.4 33 17.4 11.7-25.2 115 54.4 45.4-63.2
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 355 62 20.3 15.2-26.5 33 9.5 6.2-14.4 260 70.2 63.6-76.2
Regional City or Suburban County 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 159 35 18.3 11.6-27.8 19 14.0 8.1-23.2 105 67.7 57.0-76.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 273 67 25.2 19.1-32.5 *** *** *** 180 62.7 53.5-71.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 351 58 21.6 15.5-29.2 34 9.8 6.5-14.5 259 68.6 61.1-75.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 230 41 20.7 14.4-28.8 22 11.5 7.2-18.0 167 67.8 59.1-75.4
2nd Quartile 269 53 23.6 16.8-32.1 *** *** *** 187 64.9 55.5-73.3
3rd Quartile 153 38 25.1 16.9-35.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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