2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Adults who are current smokers*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,158 3,703 88.5 87.2-89.6 455 11.5 10.4-12.8
Piedmont NC 2,309 2,071 89.1 87.5-90.6 238 10.9 9.4-12.5
GENDER
Male 1,076 948 87.9 85.4-90.0 128 12.1 10.0-14.6
Female 1,233 1,123 90.3 88.0-92.2 110 9.7 7.8-12.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,348 1,209 88.8 86.5-90.7 139 11.2 9.3-13.5
Non-Hispanic Black 425 382 89.2 85.0-92.3 43 10.8 7.7-15.0
Other 517 462 90.0 86.6-92.7 55 10.0 7.3-13.4
AGE
18-34 589 548 92.3 89.2-94.6 41 7.7 5.4-10.8
35-44 385 328 83.8 78.7-87.8 57 16.2 12.2-21.3
45-54 384 336 86.6 82.1-90.1 48 13.4 9.9-17.9
55-64 353 300 85.1 80.0-89.0 53 14.9 11.0-20.0
65-74 302 274 90.3 85.7-93.6 28 9.7 6.4-14.3
75+ 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 173 82.3 75.2-87.8 33 17.7 12.2-24.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 446 378 86.1 82.1-89.4 68 13.9 10.6-17.9
Some Post-H.S. 589 516 87.3 83.7-90.2 73 12.7 9.8-16.3
College Graduate 1,058 996 94.7 93.1-95.9 62 5.3 4.1- 6.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 541 84.6 80.6-87.9 83 15.4 12.1-19.4
No 1,655 1,508 91.2 89.4-92.7 147 8.8 7.3-10.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 181 87.2 80.0-92.1 20 12.8 7.9-20.0
Non-Veteran 2,107 1,889 89.3 87.6-90.8 218 10.7 9.2-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,357 1,220 89.3 87.1-91.1 137 10.7 8.9-12.9
Unemployed 123 105 82.2 72.0-89.2 18 17.8 10.8-28.0
Retired 516 472 91.9 88.8-94.3 44 8.1 5.7-11.2
Unable to Work 112 83 72.5 61.9-81.1 29 27.5 18.9-38.1
Other not in Labor Force 178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 62 85.0 74.5-91.7 13 15.0 8.3-25.5
$15,000- 24,999 148 117 79.9 71.7-86.2 31 20.1 13.8-28.3
$25,000- 34,999 168 146 84.4 75.6-90.4 22 15.6 9.6-24.4
$35,000- 49,999 265 234 88.2 82.8-92.1 31 11.8 7.9-17.2
$50,000- 74,999 253 227 88.8 83.0-92.8 26 11.2 7.2-17.0
$75,000+ 848 789 92.1 89.5-94.1 59 7.9 5.9-10.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 552 496 89.3 85.5-92.1 56 10.7 7.9-14.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 118 81.5 73.2-87.6 28 18.5 12.4-26.8
101% to 150% 204 168 80.2 72.3-86.3 36 19.8 13.7-27.7
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,218 1,120 91.4 89.3-93.2 98 8.6 6.8-10.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 552 496 89.3 85.5-92.1 56 10.7 7.9-14.5
HOUSING
Own 1,308 1,200 90.2 88.0-92.1 108 9.8 7.9-12.0
Rent 817 713 86.3 83.4-88.8 104 13.7 11.2-16.6
Other arrangement 167 141 87.2 80.6-91.8 26 12.8 8.2-19.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,359 1,238 90.8 88.8-92.5 121 9.2 7.5-11.2
Regional City or Suburban County 604 532 87.8 84.2-90.6 72 12.2 9.4-15.8
Rural 346 301 86.3 81.3-90.2 45 13.7 9.8-18.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 808 695 85.6 82.4-88.3 113 14.4 11.7-17.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,423 1,306 91.4 89.5-93.0 117 8.6 7.0-10.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 810 741 91.4 88.7-93.5 69 8.6 6.5-11.3
2nd Quartile 990 876 87.3 84.5-89.7 114 12.7 10.3-15.5
3rd Quartile 460 409 89.1 85.4-91.9 51 10.9 8.1-14.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Tobacco Use.

*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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 18SEP25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts