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 White 3,120 79 2.6 1.9- 3.4 55 2.1 1.5- 3.0 2,986 95.3 94.2-96.2
GENDER
Male 1,407 77 5.2 3.9- 6.8 42 3.6 2.4- 5.2 1,288 91.2 89.1-93.0
Female 1,713 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 547 26 3.5 2.3- 5.5 20 4.3 2.6- 7.1 501 92.2 89.1-94.4
35-44 344 *** *** *** *** *** *** 327 96.9 94.5-98.3
45-54 512 *** *** *** *** *** *** 487 96.0 93.3-97.6
55-64 619 *** *** *** *** *** *** 598 95.9 93.3-97.6
65-74 619 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 454 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 729 26 4.1 2.6- 6.3 22 3.1 2.0- 5.0 681 92.8 90.1-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 902 27 2.5 1.6- 4.0 *** *** *** 860 95.9 94.1-97.2
College Graduate 1,288 18 1.2 0.7- 2.1 *** *** *** 1,260 97.9 96.7-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 226 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 365 *** *** *** *** *** *** 342 92.0 86.9-95.3
$25,000- 34,999 300 *** *** *** *** *** *** 277 90.2 84.3-94.1
$35,000- 49,999 364 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 473 *** *** *** *** *** *** 453 96.0 93.0-97.7
$75,000+ 912 20 2.4 1.5- 4.0 *** *** *** 880 96.4 94.7-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 979 29 2.7 1.7- 4.4 18 2.1 1.2- 3.6 932 95.2 93.1-96.6
No 2,123 51 2.5 1.8- 3.5 37 2.2 1.4- 3.3 2,035 95.3 93.9-96.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 487 31 6.9 4.4-10.5 *** *** *** 443 90.5 86.6-93.4
Non-Veteran 2,631 49 1.9 1.3- 2.7 42 2.1 1.4- 3.0 2,540 96.0 94.9-96.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 720 *** *** *** *** *** *** 698 96.5 94.4-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 659 18 2.8 1.6- 4.8 *** *** *** 629 94.9 92.2-96.7
Rural 1,742 52 3.2 2.2- 4.6 31 2.1 1.4- 3.3 1,659 94.7 93.0-96.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,569 56 3.3 2.4- 4.5 40 2.6 1.8- 3.8 1,473 94.1 92.6-95.4
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 987 *** *** *** *** *** *** 964 96.5 93.9-98.0
Unable to Work 258 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 203 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 375 *** *** *** *** *** *** 357 94.2 89.7-96.8
151% to 200% 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** 207 87.5 79.8-92.6
More than 200% 1,712 43 2.5 1.8- 3.6 28 1.7 1.1- 2.8 1,641 95.7 94.3-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 597 22 4.7 2.7- 8.3 *** *** *** 562 93.0 89.2-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,183 28 3.3 2.1- 4.9 23 2.5 1.6- 4.1 1,132 94.2 92.1-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,341 30 1.5 1.0- 2.4 19 1.8 1.0- 3.2 1,292 96.6 95.2-97.7

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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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