2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?

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  Total
Respond.^
Every day Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,746 111 2.2 1.7- 2.8 84 2.2 1.6- 2.9 4,551 95.6 94.7-96.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 916 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 352 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 564 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 291 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 247 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 115 100 . - .
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 590 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 799 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 293 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 450 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 465 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 260 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 336 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 320 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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