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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,068 90 3.6 2.9- 4.6 55 2.2 1.6- 3.1 2,923 94.2 92.9-95.2
GENDER
Male 1,437 86 7.2 5.7- 9.1 50 4.3 3.0- 6.1 1,301 88.5 86.1-90.5
Female 1,631 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 565 30 5.4 3.7- 7.8 23 4.0 2.4- 6.5 512 90.7 87.5-93.1
35-44 353 *** *** *** *** *** *** 336 93.3 88.4-96.2
45-54 472 29 7.1 4.7-10.6 *** *** *** 436 91.8 88.2-94.4
55-64 562 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 642 *** *** *** *** *** *** 626 96.8 94.6-98.2
75+ 437 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 *** *** *** *** *** *** 190 90.0 83.5-94.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 709 42 6.5 4.6- 9.1 *** *** *** 657 91.2 87.9-93.6
Some Post-H.S. 898 27 3.3 2.2- 5.0 17 2.1 1.2- 3.6 854 94.6 92.5-96.1
College Graduate 1,252 *** *** *** 21 1.5 0.9- 2.5 1,221 97.6 96.3-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 359 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 260 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 368 *** *** *** *** *** *** 352 95.6 92.3-97.5
$50,000- 74,999 461 *** *** *** *** *** *** 443 94.4 90.3-96.9
$75,000+ 876 23 3.1 2.0- 4.9 *** *** *** 836 94.6 92.3-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 968 35 4.4 3.0- 6.5 *** *** *** 917 93.8 91.4-95.5
No 2,092 55 3.3 2.5- 4.4 39 2.4 1.6- 3.6 1,998 94.3 92.8-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 499 23 6.7 4.3-10.5 *** *** *** 461 90.3 86.1-93.3
Non-Veteran 2,572 68 3.1 2.4- 4.1 40 2.1 1.4- 3.1 2,464 94.8 93.5-95.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 706 *** *** *** *** *** *** 688 96.9 94.8-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 784 25 3.3 2.1- 5.0 18 3.4 1.9- 6.0 741 93.3 90.5-95.4
Rural 1,582 56 5.0 3.7- 6.8 29 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,497 93.0 91.1-94.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,525 59 4.4 3.3- 5.9 40 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,426 92.6 90.7-94.1
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,011 *** *** *** *** *** *** 987 97.1 95.2-98.3
Unable to Work 244 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 355 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,738 45 3.1 2.3- 4.4 32 2.3 1.4- 3.7 1,661 94.6 92.9-95.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 528 21 4.4 2.5- 7.7 *** *** *** 496 92.9 88.9-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,310 52 5.1 3.8- 6.8 25 2.2 1.3- 3.5 1,233 92.7 90.7-94.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,234 18 1.9 1.1- 3.2 *** *** *** 1,197 96.0 94.1-97.4

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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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