2018 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 4,590 112 2.8 2.3- 3.5 83 1.9 1.4- 2.5 4,395 95.3 94.4-96.0
-MALES 2,122 96 5.1 4.1- 6.4 64 3.3 2.4- 4.6 1,962 91.5 89.9-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,437 86 7.2 5.7- 9.1 50 4.3 3.0- 6.1 1,301 88.5 86.1-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 340 *** *** *** *** *** *** 331 97.9 95.6-99.0
Other 313 *** *** *** *** *** *** 300 96.9 94.2-98.3
AGE
18-34 495 32 6.6 4.5- 9.4 28 5.2 3.4- 8.1 435 88.2 84.5-91.1
35-44 274 *** *** *** 13 6.0 2.9-11.8 255 91.3 85.3-95.0
45-54 355 29 8.8 5.8-13.1 *** *** *** 317 89.2 84.6-92.5
55-64 364 *** *** *** *** *** *** 351 96.4 93.1-98.1
65-74 384 15 4.4 2.5- 7.7 *** *** *** 366 94.6 91.1-96.8
75+ 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 209 94.2 87.2-97.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 241 14 6.4 3.5-11.4 *** *** *** 218 89.7 83.4-93.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 558 44 7.9 5.6-11.0 14 3.3 1.6- 6.7 500 88.8 84.9-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 568 27 5.1 3.4- 7.6 22 3.8 2.4- 6.1 519 91.1 88.0-93.4
College Graduate 749 11 1.6 0.8- 3.1 19 2.4 1.4- 4.0 719 96.0 94.1-97.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 143 11 6.8 3.4-13.1 *** *** *** 128 90.3 83.0-94.6
$15,000- 24,999 285 *** *** *** *** *** *** 270 93.7 89.1-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 178 13 10.3 5.5-18.3 *** *** *** 161 88.2 80.2-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 250 *** *** *** 11 3.4 1.6- 7.0 232 92.9 88.3-95.8
$50,000- 74,999 319 11 3.6 1.8- 6.9 *** *** *** 301 92.4 87.1-95.7
$75,000+ 589 24 4.4 2.8- 6.9 19 3.3 1.8- 5.9 546 92.3 89.1-94.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 624 36 6.4 4.3- 9.3 21 3.2 2.0- 5.2 567 90.4 87.2-92.9
No 1,486 59 4.7 3.5- 6.2 43 3.4 2.3- 5.0 1,384 91.9 89.9-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 607 27 5.8 3.8- 8.8 19 3.0 1.7- 5.3 561 91.1 87.8-93.7
Non-Veteran 1,513 69 4.9 3.8- 6.4 45 3.4 2.3- 4.9 1,399 91.7 89.7-93.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 573 13 3.0 1.7- 5.2 *** *** *** 551 95.3 92.8-97.0
Regional City or Suburban County 528 26 4.6 3.1- 6.9 19 4.9 2.7- 8.7 483 90.5 86.6-93.3
Rural 1,021 57 7.3 5.4- 9.8 36 3.5 2.4- 5.2 928 89.2 86.4-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,247 59 5.3 4.0- 7.0 47 3.9 2.7- 5.6 1,141 90.8 88.6-92.6
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** 58 87.2 74.3-94.1
Retired 559 18 3.6 2.0- 6.4 *** *** *** 534 95.1 92.1-97.0
Unable to Work 167 12 7.8 4.0-14.8 *** *** *** 150 90.1 82.9-94.4
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 93.6 82.7-97.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 122 93.7 87.2-97.0
101% to 150% 265 13 6.9 3.7-12.5 *** *** *** 246 90.9 85.2-94.6
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 132 91.7 84.3-95.8
More than 200% 1,170 47 4.4 3.2- 6.0 38 3.5 2.3- 5.4 1,085 92.1 89.8-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 22 5.3 3.0- 9.2 15 3.9 2.0- 7.4 367 90.9 86.2-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 887 53 7.4 5.6- 9.8 29 3.3 2.1- 5.1 805 89.3 86.5-91.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 831 21 2.8 1.7- 4.6 20 3.1 1.8- 5.5 790 94.0 91.4-95.9

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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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