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 White 2,567 1,976 74.1 71.8-76.3 591 25.9 23.7-28.2
GENDER
Male 1,177 852 67.8 64.1-71.3 325 32.2 28.7-35.9
Female 1,390 1,124 79.6 76.7-82.3 266 20.4 17.7-23.3
AGE
18-34 365 234 60.5 54.4-66.3 131 39.5 33.7-45.6
35-44 288 191 67.4 60.5-73.6 97 32.6 26.4-39.5
45-54 412 288 69.5 63.5-74.8 124 30.5 25.2-36.5
55-64 502 396 81.1 76.7-84.9 106 18.9 15.1-23.3
65-74 574 476 81.2 75.5-85.8 98 18.8 14.2-24.5
75+ 392 361 89.0 83.0-93.1 31 11.0 6.9-17.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 112 53.8 44.4-62.9 81 46.2 37.1-55.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 595 409 67.6 62.6-72.3 186 32.4 27.7-37.4
Some Post-H.S. 779 570 73.0 69.1-76.6 209 27.0 23.4-30.9
College Graduate 996 882 89.2 86.7-91.3 114 10.8 8.7-13.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 102 49.5 40.4-58.7 93 50.5 41.3-59.6
$15,000- 24,999 304 199 61.2 53.2-68.5 105 38.8 31.5-46.8
$25,000- 34,999 217 163 70.9 62.3-78.2 54 29.1 21.8-37.7
$35,000- 49,999 297 222 70.0 62.9-76.2 75 30.0 23.8-37.1
$50,000- 74,999 376 314 80.4 74.4-85.3 62 19.6 14.7-25.6
$75,000+ 709 600 82.4 78.6-85.7 109 17.6 14.3-21.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 867 606 66.7 62.4-70.7 261 33.3 29.3-37.6
No 1,691 1,363 77.6 74.8-80.1 328 22.4 19.9-25.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 370 294 78.6 72.6-83.6 76 21.4 16.4-27.4
Non-Veteran 2,197 1,682 73.5 71.0-75.9 515 26.5 24.1-29.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 518 421 80.9 76.6-84.6 97 19.1 15.4-23.4
Regional City or Suburban County 616 486 73.6 68.6-78.1 130 26.4 21.9-31.4
Rural 1,433 1,069 70.9 67.6-74.0 364 29.1 26.0-32.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,221 909 71.7 68.4-74.8 312 28.3 25.2-31.6
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 907 789 85.3 81.4-88.4 118 14.7 11.6-18.6
Unable to Work 227 126 57.2 48.2-65.7 101 42.8 34.3-51.8
Other not in Labor Force 150 109 71.8 62.1-79.8 41 28.2 20.2-37.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 309 201 64.7 57.7-71.1 108 35.3 28.9-42.3
151% to 200% 179 140 76.3 67.2-83.5 39 23.7 16.5-32.8
More than 200% 1,411 1,162 79.4 76.4-82.0 249 20.6 18.0-23.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 366 71.5 65.4-76.9 124 28.5 23.1-34.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,102 834 70.9 67.2-74.4 268 29.1 25.6-32.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 975 776 78.6 75.2-81.7 199 21.4 18.3-24.8

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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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