2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
-MALES 1,763 1,287 70.1 67.2-72.9 476 29.9 27.1-32.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,177 852 67.8 64.1-71.3 325 32.2 28.7-35.9
Non-Hispanic Black 300 215 71.5 64.8-77.4 85 28.5 22.6-35.2
Other 259 199 78.6 72.0-84.0 60 21.4 16.0-28.0
AGE
18-34 330 199 58.6 52.2-64.7 131 41.4 35.3-47.8
35-44 219 147 67.1 59.4-74.1 72 32.9 25.9-40.6
45-54 315 212 65.7 58.6-72.1 103 34.3 27.9-41.4
55-64 326 250 78.7 72.4-83.9 76 21.3 16.1-27.6
65-74 347 280 80.3 73.3-85.7 67 19.7 14.3-26.7
75+ 200 176 83.3 73.2-90.1 24 16.7 9.9-26.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 142 58.4 49.9-66.4 85 41.6 33.6-50.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 300 64.5 58.9-69.8 167 35.5 30.2-41.1
Some Post-H.S. 485 340 68.9 63.6-73.7 145 31.1 26.3-36.4
College Graduate 578 500 86.1 82.2-89.2 78 13.9 10.8-17.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 247 164 66.5 58.6-73.5 83 33.5 26.5-41.4
$25,000- 34,999 146 101 61.8 51.5-71.1 45 38.2 28.9-48.5
$35,000- 49,999 205 143 65.9 57.3-73.6 62 34.1 26.4-42.7
$50,000- 74,999 259 213 77.7 70.1-83.9 46 22.3 16.1-29.9
$75,000+ 466 370 76.7 71.4-81.2 96 23.3 18.8-28.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 555 376 65.1 59.7-70.1 179 34.9 29.9-40.3
No 1,198 903 72.1 68.6-75.3 295 27.9 24.7-31.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 456 357 79.0 73.8-83.4 99 21.0 16.6-26.2
Non-Veteran 1,306 929 67.8 64.4-71.0 377 32.2 29.0-35.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 420 322 76.7 71.7-81.1 98 23.3 18.9-28.3
Regional City or Suburban County 412 310 70.6 64.5-76.0 102 29.4 24.0-35.5
Rural 931 655 65.6 61.3-69.7 276 34.4 30.3-38.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 993 709 68.3 64.5-71.8 284 31.7 28.2-35.5
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 505 418 81.9 76.9-86.0 87 18.1 14.0-23.1
Unable to Work 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 73 62.3 51.7-71.8 47 37.7 28.2-48.3
101% to 150% 233 144 59.6 51.3-67.4 89 40.4 32.6-48.7
151% to 200% 114 79 69.0 58.2-78.0 35 31.0 22.0-41.8
More than 200% 938 736 74.8 71.0-78.3 202 25.2 21.7-29.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 378 258 63.5 56.2-70.2 120 36.5 29.8-43.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 740 537 68.5 64.0-72.6 203 31.5 27.4-36.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 645 492 74.4 70.0-78.4 153 25.6 21.6-30.0

Back to Tobacco Use.

*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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 16AUG19.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts