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%)
TOTAL 4,746 111 2.2 1.7- 2.8 84 2.2 1.6- 2.9 4,551 95.6 94.7-96.4
GENDER
Male 2,114 89 4.0 3.1- 5.1 53 3.0 2.2- 4.3 1,972 93.0 91.4-94.3
Female 2,632 22 0.6 0.3- 1.1 31 1.4 0.8- 2.4 2,579 98.0 97.0-98.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,121 80 2.6 1.9- 3.4 55 2.1 1.5- 3.0 2,986 95.3 94.2-96.2
Non-Hispanic Black 916 12 1.1 0.5- 2.4 13 2.0 0.8- 4.7 891 96.9 94.3-98.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 149 12 6.9 2.8-15.7 *** *** *** 131 91.0 82.5-95.6
Non-Hispanic Other 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** 164 92.8 85.2-96.7
Hispanic 333 *** *** *** *** *** *** 326 97.2 93.4-98.8
AGE
18-34 962 30 2.3 1.5- 3.6 27 3.6 2.2- 5.7 905 94.1 91.9-95.7
35-44 623 11 1.3 0.6- 2.6 14 2.4 1.2- 4.8 598 96.3 93.9-97.8
45-54 790 24 3.1 1.9- 5.2 15 1.4 0.7- 2.8 751 95.5 93.2-97.0
55-64 913 17 2.0 1.0- 3.8 11 1.4 0.7- 2.7 885 96.6 94.6-97.9
65-74 841 24 2.6 1.5- 4.6 *** *** *** 808 96.3 93.8-97.8
75+ 571 *** *** *** *** *** *** 557 96.6 92.6-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 488 21 3.1 1.7- 5.5 14 3.6 1.8- 7.1 453 93.3 89.6-95.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,208 32 2.6 1.7- 4.0 30 2.7 1.8- 4.1 1,146 94.6 92.8-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,319 36 2.4 1.5- 3.6 28 2.2 1.3- 3.8 1,255 95.4 93.6-96.8
College Graduate 1,722 23 1.1 0.7- 1.9 12 0.8 0.4- 1.6 1,687 98.1 97.1-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 432 12 1.6 0.8- 3.3 *** *** *** 410 96.3 93.3-98.0
$15,000- 24,999 725 19 2.7 1.5- 4.9 18 2.9 1.5- 5.6 688 94.4 91.4-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 474 19 4.2 2.2- 7.7 11 2.4 1.2- 4.5 444 93.4 89.7-95.9
$35,000- 49,999 552 11 1.9 0.9- 3.9 *** *** *** 531 94.6 90.2-97.1
$50,000-74,999 620 15 2.1 1.1- 3.9 *** *** *** 595 96.2 93.7-97.7
$75,000+ 1,128 25 2.3 1.5- 3.7 13 1.0 0.5- 2.0 1,090 96.7 95.1-97.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 817 11 1.0 0.5- 2.2 12 2.5 1.3- 4.7 794 96.5 94.2-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,508 45 2.6 1.7- 3.9 34 2.8 1.7- 4.7 1,429 94.6 92.6-96.1
No 3,211 66 2.0 1.5- 2.7 49 1.9 1.3- 2.7 3,096 96.1 95.0-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 694 36 5.6 3.7- 8.4 18 2.6 1.5- 4.4 640 91.8 88.8-94.1
Non-Veteran 4,050 76 1.7 1.3- 2.3 66 2.1 1.5- 2.9 3,908 96.2 95.2-96.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,255 13 1.1 0.6- 2.1 18 2.0 1.2- 3.3 1,224 96.9 95.5-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 952 25 2.7 1.7- 4.4 15 2.0 1.0- 3.7 912 95.3 93.2-96.8
Rural 2,541 74 2.9 2.1- 3.9 51 2.5 1.6- 3.8 2,416 94.7 93.1-95.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,452 69 2.6 2.0- 3.5 56 2.8 1.9- 3.9 2,327 94.6 93.3-95.7
Unemployed 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** 175 95.8 87.5-98.7
Retired 1,303 24 2.1 1.1- 3.9 15 1.4 0.6- 2.9 1,264 96.5 94.4-97.8
Unable to Work 453 12 2.0 0.9- 4.4 *** *** *** 433 96.7 94.0-98.3
Other not in Labor Force 332 *** *** *** *** *** *** 328 99.1 97.3-99.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 135 97.5 93.5-99.1
50% to 100% 362 *** *** *** *** *** *** 342 94.7 90.5-97.1
101% to 150% 688 17 2.2 1.1- 4.3 14 2.6 1.3- 5.1 657 95.2 92.3-97.0
151% to 200% 326 16 5.3 2.7-10.1 12 4.1 2.0- 8.3 298 90.6 85.1-94.2
More than 200% 2,253 52 2.3 1.6- 3.1 34 1.9 1.2- 3.1 2,167 95.8 94.5-96.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 817 11 1.0 0.5- 2.2 12 2.5 1.3- 4.7 794 96.5 94.2-97.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,041 38 4.0 2.5- 6.3 25 2.4 1.4- 4.1 978 93.6 91.0-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,745 38 2.8 1.9- 4.1 31 2.1 1.3- 3.2 1,676 95.1 93.5-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,962 36 1.3 0.9- 2.0 28 2.2 1.4- 3.5 1,898 96.5 95.1-97.5

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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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