2024 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 4,162 1,547 37.3 35.5-39.0 2,615 62.7 61.0-64.5
Piedmont NC 2,311 779 34.3 32.1-36.7 1,532 65.7 63.3-67.9
GENDER
Male 1,078 418 39.3 36.0-42.8 660 60.7 57.2-64.0
Female 1,233 361 29.6 26.7-32.8 872 70.4 67.2-73.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,350 522 39.8 36.8-42.9 828 60.2 57.1-63.2
Non-Hispanic Black 425 119 26.3 21.7-31.5 306 73.7 68.5-78.3
Other 517 132 25.4 21.0-30.4 385 74.6 69.6-79.0
AGE
18-34 589 113 20.9 17.2-25.2 476 79.1 74.8-82.8
35-44 386 133 37.5 32.1-43.3 253 62.5 56.7-67.9
45-54 384 137 37.1 31.7-42.8 247 62.9 57.2-68.3
55-64 353 155 44.0 38.1-50.1 198 56.0 49.9-61.9
65-74 302 127 46.0 39.6-52.6 175 54.0 47.4-60.4
75+ 251 101 36.5 29.4-44.3 150 63.5 55.7-70.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 206 72 41.0 33.1-49.4 134 59.0 50.6-66.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 446 166 36.5 31.4-42.0 280 63.5 58.0-68.6
Some Post-H.S. 589 236 39.3 34.9-43.9 353 60.7 56.1-65.1
College Graduate 1,060 301 26.6 23.8-29.6 759 73.4 70.4-76.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 272 47.3 42.5-52.2 352 52.7 47.8-57.5
No 1,657 492 29.0 26.6-31.6 1,165 71.0 68.4-73.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 93 48.5 40.5-56.6 108 51.5 43.4-59.5
Non-Veteran 2,109 686 33.0 30.6-35.4 1,423 67.0 64.6-69.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,359 421 32.3 29.5-35.4 938 67.7 64.6-70.5
Unemployed 123 41 34.1 24.9-44.7 82 65.9 55.3-75.1
Retired 516 221 42.8 37.7-48.0 295 57.2 52.0-62.3
Unable to Work 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 178 24 15.0 9.4-23.1 154 85.0 76.9-90.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 63 46.3 36.6-56.2 85 53.7 43.8-63.4
$25,000- 34,999 168 59 33.7 25.4-43.2 109 66.3 56.8-74.6
$35,000- 49,999 265 95 35.3 28.8-42.3 170 64.7 57.7-71.2
$50,000- 74,999 253 93 41.1 34.0-48.6 160 58.9 51.4-66.0
$75,000+ 849 260 31.1 27.6-34.8 589 68.9 65.2-72.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 553 176 31.8 27.3-36.6 377 68.2 63.4-72.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 65 51.0 41.4-60.5 81 49.0 39.5-58.6
101% to 150% 204 78 39.1 31.1-47.7 126 60.9 52.3-68.9
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,219 397 33.1 30.1-36.3 822 66.9 63.7-69.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 553 176 31.8 27.3-36.6 377 68.2 63.4-72.7
HOUSING
Own 1,310 453 35.2 32.3-38.3 857 64.8 61.7-67.7
Rent 817 268 33.9 30.2-37.7 549 66.1 62.3-69.8
Other arrangement 167 52 27.1 20.0-35.8 115 72.9 64.2-80.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,361 422 29.9 27.2-32.8 939 70.1 67.2-72.8
Regional City or Suburban County 604 228 40.5 35.9-45.2 376 59.5 54.8-64.1
Rural 346 129 37.8 32.0-44.0 217 62.2 56.0-68.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 808 314 38.4 34.5-42.5 494 61.6 57.5-65.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,425 436 31.6 28.8-34.5 989 68.4 65.5-71.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 812 245 32.6 28.8-36.6 567 67.4 63.4-71.2
2nd Quartile 990 357 35.2 31.8-38.9 633 64.8 61.1-68.2
3rd Quartile 460 161 35.7 30.7-40.9 299 64.3 59.1-69.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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