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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,713 *** *** *** 13 0.8 0.4- 1.7 1,698 99.0 98.2-99.5
Non-Hispanic Black 564 *** *** *** *** *** *** 546 96.2 91.7-98.3
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 91.4 83.6-95.6
AGE
18-34 476 *** *** *** *** *** *** 471 98.1 94.1-99.4
35-44 340 *** *** *** *** *** *** 336 98.3 94.9-99.4
45-54 418 *** *** *** *** *** *** 408 97.7 94.8-99.0
55-64 515 *** *** *** *** *** *** 507 98.7 96.9-99.4
65-74 482 12 2.1 0.7- 5.8 *** *** *** 464 97.2 93.8-98.7
75+ 368 *** *** *** *** *** *** 360 97.8 92.9-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 262 *** *** *** *** *** *** 242 94.4 89.4-97.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 621 *** *** *** *** *** *** 609 98.6 96.9-99.4
Some Post-H.S. 785 *** *** *** 11 1.7 0.6- 4.5 768 97.8 95.2-99.0
College Graduate 956 *** *** *** *** *** *** 952 99.6 98.7-99.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 267 *** *** *** *** *** *** 254 96.7 92.1-98.7
$15,000- 24,999 419 *** *** *** *** *** *** 407 97.4 94.0-98.9
$25,000- 34,999 279 *** *** *** *** *** *** 272 98.0 95.4-99.1
$35,000- 49,999 287 *** *** *** *** *** *** 284 96.6 85.4-99.3
$50,000- 74,999 313 *** *** *** *** *** *** 307 98.5 95.6-99.5
$75,000+ 537 *** *** *** *** *** *** 536 99.7 98.2- 100
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 877 12 0.9 0.3- 2.6 20 3.1 1.5- 6.5 845 95.9 92.5-97.8
No 1,739 *** *** *** 11 0.7 0.3- 1.4 1,719 99.0 98.2-99.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 94.5 81.6-98.5
Non-Veteran 2,556 21 0.6 0.3- 1.1 29 1.3 0.7- 2.3 2,506 98.1 97.0-98.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 673 *** *** *** *** *** *** 664 98.1 96.0-99.1
Regional City or Suburban County 526 *** *** *** *** *** *** 519 99.2 98.1-99.6
Rural 1,433 17 1.0 0.5- 2.0 20 1.7 0.7- 4.1 1,396 97.3 95.1-98.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,160 *** *** *** 13 1.7 0.8- 3.8 1,142 97.8 95.7-98.8
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 105 100 . - .
Retired 800 *** *** *** 11 1.4 0.5- 3.3 779 97.5 95.1-98.8
Unable to Work 291 *** *** *** *** *** *** 279 97.6 94.6-98.9
Other not in Labor Force 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** 260 99.9 99.1- 100
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 98.8 95.9-99.6
50% to 100% 225 *** *** *** *** *** *** 215 95.6 88.9-98.3
101% to 150% 398 *** *** *** *** *** *** 385 97.7 95.7-98.8
151% to 200% 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** 179 98.1 94.6-99.3
More than 200% 1,127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,116 98.5 96.1-99.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 619 14 1.5 0.7- 2.8 12 1.0 0.5- 2.1 593 97.5 95.9-98.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 991 *** *** *** *** *** *** 979 98.6 97.3-99.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,022 *** *** *** 11 1.9 0.9- 4.1 1,007 97.7 95.5-98.8

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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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