2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,158 332 8.4 7.4- 9.6 123 3.1 2.5- 3.8 1,088 25.7 24.1-27.3 2,615 62.8 61.0-64.5
Piedmont NC 2,309 164 7.7 6.5- 9.2 74 3.2 2.4- 4.1 539 23.4 21.4-25.5 1,532 65.7 63.4-68.0
GENDER
Male 1,076 78 7.8 6.0-10.0 50 4.3 3.2- 6.0 288 27.1 24.1-30.4 660 60.7 57.3-64.1
Female 1,233 86 7.6 5.9- 9.8 24 2.0 1.3- 3.3 251 19.9 17.5-22.7 872 70.4 67.2-73.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,348 104 8.6 6.9-10.7 35 2.6 1.8- 3.9 381 28.5 25.8-31.4 828 60.2 57.2-63.2
Non-Hispanic Black 425 29 6.7 4.3-10.3 14 4.1 2.4- 7.1 76 15.5 12.0-19.8 306 73.7 68.5-78.3
Other 517 30 6.0 3.9- 9.1 25 4.0 2.6- 6.1 77 15.4 11.8-19.9 385 74.6 69.6-79.0
AGE
18-34 589 23 5.0 3.2- 7.8 18 2.7 1.5- 4.7 72 13.2 10.2-16.9 476 79.1 74.8-82.8
35-44 385 35 10.1 6.9-14.7 22 6.1 3.8- 9.6 75 21.2 16.8-26.3 253 62.6 56.8-68.1
45-54 384 33 9.8 6.8-13.8 *** *** *** 89 23.7 19.2-28.9 247 62.9 57.2-68.3
55-64 353 43 12.3 8.6-17.2 *** *** *** 102 29.0 23.8-34.9 198 56.0 49.9-61.9
65-74 302 22 7.5 4.7-11.8 *** *** *** 99 36.4 30.3-42.9 175 54.0 47.4-60.4
75+ 251 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 33.3 26.5-41.0 150 63.5 55.7-70.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 19 10.5 6.3-16.9 14 7.2 4.1-12.5 39 23.4 16.8-31.6 134 59.0 50.6-66.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 446 45 9.9 7.1-13.6 23 4.0 2.5- 6.2 98 22.7 18.5-27.6 280 63.5 58.0-68.6
Some Post-H.S. 589 55 9.5 7.0-12.7 18 3.2 1.9- 5.6 163 26.6 22.8-30.8 353 60.7 56.1-65.1
College Graduate 1,058 44 3.9 2.8- 5.3 18 1.4 0.9- 2.3 237 21.1 18.5-23.9 759 73.6 70.6-76.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 67 11.8 9.0-15.4 16 3.6 2.1- 6.2 189 31.9 27.5-36.6 352 52.7 47.8-57.5
No 1,655 92 5.9 4.7- 7.5 55 2.9 2.1- 3.9 343 20.2 18.0-22.5 1,165 71.0 68.4-73.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 35.7 28.5-43.7 108 51.5 43.4-59.5
Non-Veteran 2,107 151 7.7 6.4- 9.2 67 3.0 2.3- 4.0 466 22.2 20.2-24.4 1,423 67.1 64.7-69.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,357 93 7.7 6.1- 9.7 44 3.0 2.2- 4.3 282 21.5 19.0-24.2 938 67.7 64.7-70.6
Unemployed 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 16.3 10.2-25.0 82 65.9 55.3-75.1
Retired 516 33 6.0 4.0- 8.9 *** *** *** 177 34.7 30.0-39.8 295 57.2 52.0-62.3
Unable to Work 112 21 19.2 12.0-29.2 *** *** *** 34 30.7 21.9-41.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.2 5.9-17.0 154 85.0 76.9-90.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 20 13.1 8.1-20.4 *** *** *** 32 26.2 17.8-36.7 85 53.7 43.8-63.4
$25,000- 34,999 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 18.1 12.3-25.9 109 66.3 56.8-74.6
$35,000- 49,999 265 24 8.5 5.4-13.3 *** *** *** 64 23.5 18.0-30.0 170 64.7 57.7-71.2
$50,000- 74,999 253 *** *** *** *** *** *** 67 29.9 23.5-37.2 160 58.9 51.4-66.0
$75,000+ 848 47 6.5 4.7- 8.8 *** *** *** 200 23.2 20.1-26.5 589 68.9 65.2-72.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 552 37 7.6 5.1-11.2 19 3.1 1.9- 5.1 119 20.9 17.2-25.2 377 68.3 63.5-72.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 18 11.8 7.0-19.2 *** *** *** 37 32.5 23.4-43.1 81 49.0 39.5-58.6
101% to 150% 204 20 13.5 8.2-21.2 16 6.4 3.6-10.9 42 19.3 13.6-26.6 126 60.9 52.3-68.9
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 24.2 15.9-35.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,218 75 6.6 5.1- 8.5 23 2.0 1.2- 3.2 298 24.5 21.8-27.4 822 66.9 63.8-69.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 552 37 7.6 5.1-11.2 19 3.1 1.9- 5.1 119 20.9 17.2-25.2 377 68.3 63.5-72.8
HOUSING
Own 1,308 81 7.5 5.9- 9.5 27 2.3 1.5- 3.6 343 25.4 22.8-28.2 857 64.8 61.8-67.8
Rent 817 63 8.1 6.3-10.5 41 5.5 4.0- 7.6 164 20.2 17.1-23.6 549 66.1 62.3-69.8
Other arrangement 167 20 9.2 5.4-15.3 *** *** *** 26 14.4 8.9-22.4 115 72.9 64.2-80.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,359 77 5.8 4.5- 7.4 44 3.5 2.4- 4.9 299 20.6 18.3-23.2 939 70.2 67.3-72.9
Regional City or Suburban County 604 54 9.6 7.0-13.0 18 2.6 1.5- 4.5 156 28.2 24.1-32.7 376 59.5 54.8-64.1
Rural 346 33 10.5 7.1-15.4 *** *** *** 84 24.1 19.3-29.8 217 62.2 56.0-68.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 808 83 10.6 8.3-13.5 30 3.8 2.5- 5.8 201 24.0 20.7-27.7 494 61.6 57.5-65.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,423 74 5.7 4.4- 7.5 43 2.9 2.0- 4.0 317 22.9 20.4-25.6 989 68.5 65.6-71.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 810 44 6.0 4.2- 8.5 25 2.6 1.7- 4.0 174 23.8 20.4-27.6 567 67.6 63.6-71.3
2nd Quartile 990 80 9.2 7.2-11.8 34 3.4 2.3- 5.1 243 22.6 19.7-25.7 633 64.8 61.1-68.2
3rd Quartile 460 36 7.1 4.9-10.2 15 3.8 2.1- 6.6 110 24.8 20.4-29.7 299 64.3 59.1-69.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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.

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