2023 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 3,942 1,510 37.2 35.1-39.4 2,432 62.8 60.6-64.9
Piedmont NC 1,968 680 35.5 32.6-38.5 1,288 64.5 61.5-67.4
GENDER
Male 895 352 40.9 36.5-45.5 543 59.1 54.5-63.5
Female 1,073 328 30.5 26.9-34.2 745 69.5 65.8-73.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,216 459 41.0 37.2-45.0 757 59.0 55.0-62.8
Non-Hispanic Black 375 118 30.1 24.5-36.4 257 69.9 63.6-75.5
Other 342 90 23.4 17.9-30.0 252 76.6 70.0-82.1
AGE
18-34 458 92 23.8 18.8-29.7 366 76.2 70.3-81.2
35-44 284 97 38.1 31.5-45.2 187 61.9 54.8-68.5
45-54 323 91 30.6 23.9-38.2 232 69.4 61.8-76.1
55-64 334 151 47.4 39.8-55.1 183 52.6 44.9-60.2
65-74 302 125 42.3 34.8-50.3 177 57.7 49.7-65.2
75+ 235 116 50.3 41.1-59.5 119 49.7 40.5-58.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 388 177 43.6 37.5-50.0 211 56.4 50.0-62.5
Some Post-H.S. 458 187 38.6 33.0-44.6 271 61.4 55.4-67.0
College Graduate 952 248 23.4 20.2-26.8 704 76.6 73.2-79.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 580 285 51.9 46.3-57.5 295 48.1 42.5-53.7
No 1,373 392 28.8 25.5-32.2 981 71.2 67.8-74.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 210 113 53.8 44.7-62.6 97 46.2 37.4-55.3
Non-Veteran 1,755 566 33.3 30.3-36.5 1,189 66.7 63.5-69.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,142 335 31.8 28.3-35.6 807 68.2 64.4-71.7
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 497 232 49.7 42.9-56.4 265 50.3 43.6-57.1
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 128 17 10.8 6.3-17.9 111 89.2 82.1-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 220 78 39.2 31.2-47.9 142 60.8 52.1-68.8
$50,000- 74,999 256 86 32.4 25.4-40.3 170 67.6 59.7-74.6
$75,000+ 725 225 31.2 26.8-35.8 500 68.8 64.2-73.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 428 135 31.0 25.5-37.1 293 69.0 62.9-74.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,133 378 34.1 30.5-37.9 755 65.9 62.1-69.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 428 135 31.0 25.5-37.1 293 69.0 62.9-74.5
HOUSING
Own 1,223 429 36.1 32.3-40.0 794 63.9 60.0-67.7
Rent 586 201 35.8 30.9-41.0 385 64.2 59.0-69.1
Other arrangement 136 44 29.5 20.8-39.9 92 70.5 60.1-79.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,125 357 31.7 28.3-35.3 768 68.3 64.7-71.7
Regional City or Suburban County 448 164 38.2 31.7-45.1 284 61.8 54.9-68.3
Rural 395 159 42.1 35.5-49.0 236 57.9 51.0-64.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 700 273 37.9 33.0-43.1 427 62.1 56.9-67.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,134 353 33.0 29.3-36.9 781 67.0 63.1-70.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 720 232 34.1 29.5-39.1 488 65.9 60.9-70.5
2nd Quartile 753 269 37.0 32.3-41.9 484 63.0 58.1-67.7
3rd Quartile 431 153 35.8 30.0-42.1 278 64.2 57.9-70.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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