2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use at least 1 Product
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,919 3,055 76.2 74.4-77.9 864 23.8 22.1-25.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 769 600 77.5 73.6-81.0 169 22.5 19.0-26.4
GENDER
Male 300 215 71.5 64.8-77.4 85 28.5 22.6-35.2
Female 469 385 82.2 77.5-86.1 84 17.8 13.9-22.5
AGE
18-34 142 107 76.6 68.2-83.4 35 23.4 16.6-31.8
35-44 100 74 75.0 63.8-83.7 26 25.0 16.3-36.2
45-54 151 113 73.5 63.7-81.4 38 26.5 18.6-36.3
55-64 153 123 80.0 69.6-87.5 30 20.0 12.5-30.4
65-74 144 115 79.4 69.6-86.7 29 20.6 13.3-30.4
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 239 182 74.9 67.1-81.3 57 25.1 18.7-32.9
Some Post-H.S. 237 184 78.7 71.8-84.3 53 21.3 15.7-28.2
College Graduate 188 166 87.4 80.5-92.1 22 12.6 7.9-19.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 114 70.6 60.8-78.7 37 29.4 21.3-39.2
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 99 79 80.4 69.4-88.1 20 19.6 11.9-30.6
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 97 82 82.9 71.3-90.5 15 17.1 9.5-28.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 272 198 70.5 62.7-77.3 74 29.5 22.7-37.3
No 496 402 80.7 76.1-84.5 94 19.3 15.5-23.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 92 86.0 77.2-91.8 19 14.0 8.2-22.8
Non-Veteran 658 508 76.2 71.9-80.1 150 23.8 19.9-28.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 237 189 78.5 71.7-84.0 48 21.5 16.0-28.3
Regional City or Suburban County 157 123 77.7 69.1-84.5 34 22.3 15.5-30.9
Rural 375 288 76.5 70.1-81.8 87 23.5 18.2-29.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 367 294 78.9 73.2-83.6 73 21.1 16.4-26.8
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 174 83.5 76.6-88.6 38 16.5 11.4-23.4
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** 31 28.1 19.0-39.3
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 151 110 70.6 61.0-78.6 41 29.4 21.4-39.0
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 282 241 84.6 78.4-89.2 41 15.4 10.8-21.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 219 164 70.2 60.3-78.6 55 29.8 21.4-39.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 331 265 80.9 75.6-85.3 66 19.1 14.7-24.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 219 171 77.1 69.8-83.0 48 22.9 17.0-30.2

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*Current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, or hookah.
This table only includes respondents who were asked the state-added questions on other tobacco products.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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