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
-MALES 2,114 89 4.0 3.1- 5.1 53 3.0 2.2- 4.3 1,972 93.0 91.4-94.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,407 77 5.2 3.9- 6.8 42 3.6 2.4- 5.2 1,288 91.2 89.1-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 352 *** *** *** *** *** *** 345 97.8 94.5-99.2
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 486 27 4.0 2.6- 6.2 25 5.7 3.6- 8.9 434 90.2 86.7-92.9
35-44 282 11 2.6 1.3- 5.2 *** *** *** 261 94.2 89.8-96.8
45-54 371 21 5.9 3.4-10.0 *** *** *** 343 93.1 89.0-95.7
55-64 398 14 3.8 1.9- 7.5 *** *** *** 378 94.4 90.5-96.7
65-74 359 12 3.2 1.7- 6.2 *** *** *** 344 95.2 90.7-97.6
75+ 203 *** *** *** *** *** *** 197 94.7 85.9-98.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 226 11 3.7 1.7- 7.9 *** *** *** 211 92.3 86.0-95.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 586 27 4.7 3.0- 7.2 23 4.2 2.7- 6.7 536 91.1 87.8-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 533 29 4.8 3.1- 7.5 17 2.9 1.6- 5.4 487 92.3 89.0-94.6
College Graduate 766 22 2.3 1.4- 3.8 *** *** *** 735 96.4 94.4-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** 156 95.7 90.9-98.0
$15,000- 24,999 304 13 4.4 2.3- 8.3 11 4.8 2.1-10.4 280 90.8 85.0-94.5
$25,000- 34,999 195 16 8.6 4.5-16.0 *** *** *** 172 87.9 80.4-92.8
$35,000- 49,999 265 11 3.6 1.7- 7.3 *** *** *** 247 92.8 87.3-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 307 12 3.1 1.5- 6.3 *** *** *** 288 93.7 89.0-96.4
$75,000+ 591 25 4.2 2.7- 6.7 12 1.6 0.8- 3.3 554 94.1 91.5-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 631 33 4.4 2.8- 6.9 14 2.5 1.3- 4.6 584 93.1 90.1-95.2
No 1,470 56 3.8 2.8- 5.2 38 3.3 2.2- 4.8 1,376 92.9 91.0-94.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 618 35 6.1 4.0- 9.1 16 2.4 1.4- 4.2 567 91.5 88.3-93.9
Non-Veteran 1,492 54 3.3 2.4- 4.6 37 3.2 2.2- 4.8 1,401 93.4 91.6-94.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 582 11 1.8 0.9- 3.5 11 2.4 1.3- 4.6 560 95.7 93.3-97.3
Regional City or Suburban County 426 22 5.6 3.4- 8.9 11 3.5 1.6- 7.2 393 91.0 86.7-94.0
Rural 1,106 56 5.0 3.5- 6.9 31 3.3 2.1- 5.2 1,019 91.7 89.2-93.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,291 63 4.3 3.2- 5.7 43 3.6 2.5- 5.2 1,185 92.1 90.1-93.8
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 14 3.5 1.7- 7.2 *** *** *** 485 95.1 91.0-97.4
Unable to Work 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 154 95.5 89.3-98.2
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 68 96.8 90.2-99.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 126 93.2 86.3-96.8
101% to 150% 290 11 3.9 1.8- 8.2 *** *** *** 272 92.4 86.7-95.8
151% to 200% 141 13 10.3 5.1-19.9 *** *** *** 119 82.2 71.7-89.3
More than 200% 1,126 48 4.0 2.8- 5.6 27 2.6 1.6- 4.3 1,051 93.4 91.3-95.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 24 7.0 4.1-11.9 13 4.0 2.0- 7.7 385 89.0 83.6-92.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 753 34 5.4 3.7- 7.9 23 3.6 2.2- 5.9 696 91.0 87.9-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 939 31 2.3 1.5- 3.5 17 2.4 1.4- 4.3 891 95.3 93.3-96.7

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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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