2024 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 1,543 332 22.7 20.2-25.4 123 8.3 6.8-10.1 1,088 69.0 66.1-71.7
Piedmont NC 777 164 22.5 19.1-26.3 74 9.2 7.1-11.9 539 68.3 64.2-72.1
GENDER
Male 416 78 19.8 15.6-24.8 50 11.1 8.1-14.9 288 69.1 63.7-74.1
Female 361 86 25.8 20.6-31.8 24 6.9 4.3-11.0 251 67.3 61.0-73.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 520 104 21.7 17.7-26.3 35 6.6 4.4- 9.6 381 71.8 66.9-76.2
Non-Hispanic Black 119 29 25.5 17.0-36.5 14 15.6 9.2-25.4 *** *** ***
Other 132 30 23.5 15.7-33.7 25 15.7 10.3-23.4 77 60.8 50.3-70.3
AGE
18-34 113 23 24.0 15.8-34.8 18 12.8 7.2-21.6 *** *** ***
35-44 132 35 27.1 19.0-37.1 22 16.3 10.3-24.9 75 56.6 46.6-66.1
45-54 137 33 26.3 18.8-35.6 15 9.8 5.5-17.0 89 63.8 54.3-72.4
55-64 155 43 27.9 20.0-37.3 *** *** *** 102 66.0 56.5-74.4
65-74 127 22 16.3 10.3-24.8 *** *** *** 99 79.0 69.9-85.9
75+ 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** 14 17.5 9.9-29.1 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 166 45 27.1 19.9-35.6 23 10.8 6.8-16.7 98 62.1 53.4-70.1
Some Post-H.S. 236 55 24.1 18.1-31.2 18 8.2 4.8-13.8 163 67.7 60.2-74.4
College Graduate 299 44 14.6 10.7-19.6 18 5.5 3.4- 8.7 237 79.9 74.5-84.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 272 67 25.0 19.3-31.8 16 7.6 4.4-12.9 189 67.4 60.2-73.8
No 490 92 20.5 16.4-25.2 55 10.0 7.4-13.3 343 69.6 64.6-74.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 93 13 17.1 9.4-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 684 151 23.3 19.6-27.3 67 9.2 7.0-12.1 466 67.5 63.2-71.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 419 93 23.8 19.1-29.2 44 9.5 6.8-13.0 282 66.7 61.1-71.9
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 221 33 14.0 9.5-20.2 *** *** *** 177 81.1 74.4-86.4
Unable to Work 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 24 24.2 15.6-35.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 259 47 20.8 15.4-27.4 *** *** *** 200 74.6 67.7-80.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 175 37 24.1 16.8-33.3 19 9.8 5.9-15.8 119 66.1 56.9-74.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** 16 16.3 9.3-27.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 396 75 19.9 15.7-25.0 23 6.0 3.6- 9.7 298 74.1 68.6-78.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 175 37 24.1 16.8-33.3 19 9.8 5.9-15.8 119 66.1 56.9-74.2
HOUSING
Own 451 81 21.2 17.0-26.2 27 6.5 4.2-10.0 343 72.2 66.9-77.0
Rent 268 63 24.1 18.8-30.3 41 16.3 11.9-22.0 164 59.6 52.7-66.1
Other arrangement 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 420 77 19.3 15.2-24.2 44 11.6 8.2-16.0 299 69.1 63.6-74.2
Regional City or Suburban County 228 54 23.8 17.7-31.1 18 6.5 3.8-10.8 156 69.8 62.3-76.3
Rural 129 33 27.8 19.4-38.3 *** *** *** 84 63.9 53.5-73.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 314 83 27.6 22.1-33.9 30 9.8 6.5-14.7 201 62.6 55.9-68.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 434 74 18.2 14.1-23.1 43 9.0 6.5-12.5 317 72.8 67.5-77.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 243 44 18.6 13.3-25.4 25 8.0 5.1-12.3 174 73.4 66.3-79.4
2nd Quartile 357 80 26.2 20.9-32.3 34 9.8 6.6-14.2 243 64.0 57.8-69.9
3rd Quartile 161 36 19.9 14.0-27.6 15 10.6 6.1-17.9 110 69.4 60.8-76.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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