2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Multiple Tobacco Products*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Use Use single product Use multiple products
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,919 3,055 76.2 74.4-77.9 738 19.9 18.3-21.6 126 3.9 3.1- 4.8
-FEMALES 2,156 1,768 81.5 79.2-83.5 344 16.4 14.4-18.5 44 2.1 1.5- 3.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,390 1,124 79.6 76.7-82.3 237 18.2 15.6-21.0 29 2.2 1.4- 3.5
Non-Hispanic Black 469 385 82.2 77.5-86.1 76 16.0 12.3-20.5 *** *** ***
Other 266 228 86.9 80.6-91.3 31 10.2 6.3-16.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 358 286 79.3 73.9-83.7 64 18.6 14.3-23.8 *** *** ***
35-44 285 217 77.3 70.6-82.9 56 18.9 13.8-25.4 12 3.8 1.8- 7.7
45-54 348 273 78.4 72.4-83.4 65 18.2 13.7-23.8 *** *** ***
55-64 408 328 82.8 78.0-86.6 71 15.3 11.6-19.9 *** *** ***
65-74 425 354 81.8 75.2-87.0 67 17.3 12.2-24.0 *** *** ***
75+ 285 267 92.3 86.9-95.6 17 7.4 4.1-12.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 240 174 69.7 61.3-76.9 60 28.3 21.3-36.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 518 407 78.4 73.5-82.7 96 18.3 14.4-23.0 15 3.2 1.7- 6.0
Some Post-H.S. 664 517 80.3 76.5-83.6 131 17.3 14.2-21.0 16 2.4 1.3- 4.3
College Graduate 731 667 92.3 89.8-94.3 57 6.7 4.9- 9.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 227 139 61.6 52.9-69.7 72 31.0 23.6-39.6 16 7.3 4.0-13.2
$15,000- 24,999 359 269 71.8 64.7-78.0 82 25.8 19.8-32.9 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 197 159 80.5 72.2-86.8 32 16.3 10.5-24.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 241 198 79.6 72.3-85.4 41 19.4 13.8-26.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 247 214 86.2 80.1-90.6 31 12.5 8.4-18.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 408 376 91.5 87.4-94.4 31 8.4 5.5-12.5 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 759 559 71.9 67.4-76.0 175 24.3 20.4-28.6 25 3.8 2.3- 6.3
No 1,392 1,205 86.1 83.5-88.3 168 12.6 10.4-15.1 19 1.4 0.8- 2.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 62 88.0 76.2-94.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,085 1,705 81.3 79.0-83.4 337 16.5 14.5-18.8 43 2.2 1.5- 3.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 522 453 86.5 82.5-89.6 62 12.7 9.6-16.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 486 396 77.9 72.5-82.4 77 18.9 14.6-24.0 13 3.3 1.7- 6.1
Rural 1,148 919 80.1 76.9-83.0 205 17.5 14.8-20.6 24 2.4 1.5- 3.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 933 775 83.4 80.2-86.1 138 14.2 11.7-17.2 20 2.4 1.4- 4.1
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 678 600 87.5 83.1-90.8 74 12.1 8.8-16.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 243 153 63.0 54.7-70.6 77 31.8 24.6-40.0 13 5.2 2.6-10.1
Other not in Labor Force 214 176 80.8 73.4-86.5 32 17.1 11.6-24.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 191 129 65.4 55.4-74.2 55 31.4 22.7-41.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 336 249 75.2 69.3-80.3 79 22.0 17.2-27.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 121 78.8 68.2-86.6 23 17.3 10.1-27.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 910 800 87.7 84.7-90.1 105 11.8 9.4-14.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 457 362 78.1 72.0-83.2 84 19.6 14.7-25.6 11 2.3 1.1- 4.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 926 758 80.2 76.6-83.4 151 17.8 14.7-21.4 17 2.0 1.1- 3.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 773 648 84.0 80.6-86.8 109 13.7 11.1-16.8 16 2.3 1.3- 4.1

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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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