2019 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 3,553 2,828 77.1 75.4-78.8 725 22.9 21.2-24.6
-Non-Hispanic Black 761 590 76.5 72.7-79.9 171 23.5 20.1-27.3
GENDER
Male 311 232 72.1 65.9-77.6 79 27.9 22.4-34.1
Female 450 358 80.0 75.3-84.0 92 20.0 16.0-24.7
AGE
18-34 150 118 79.4 71.6-85.5 32 20.6 14.5-28.4
35-44 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 96 75.1 66.5-82.1 38 24.9 17.9-33.5
55-64 159 124 76.6 68.0-83.5 35 23.4 16.5-32.0
65-74 121 97 77.2 66.6-85.1 24 22.8 14.9-33.4
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 217 160 74.8 67.7-80.9 57 25.2 19.1-32.3
Some Post-H.S. 259 192 77.1 70.9-82.3 67 22.9 17.7-29.1
College Graduate 211 191 89.1 82.7-93.3 20 10.9 6.7-17.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 77 59.6 49.5-69.0 49 40.4 31.0-50.5
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** 14 18.0 10.0-30.2
$35,000- 49,999 89 70 77.3 65.5-85.9 19 22.7 14.1-34.5
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 135 120 85.5 76.1-91.7 15 14.5 8.3-23.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 273 193 69.0 62.1-75.2 80 31.0 24.8-37.9
No 481 394 80.5 76.0-84.4 87 19.5 15.6-24.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 96 79 85.6 76.4-91.6 17 14.4 8.4-23.6
Non-Veteran 664 510 75.2 71.1-78.9 154 24.8 21.1-28.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 291 228 77.3 71.3-82.4 63 22.7 17.6-28.7
Regional City or Suburban County 186 152 79.1 70.7-85.6 34 20.9 14.4-29.3
Rural 284 210 73.6 67.2-79.1 74 26.4 20.9-32.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 375 293 77.5 72.3-82.0 82 22.5 18.0-27.7
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 167 82.1 74.4-87.9 30 17.9 12.1-25.6
Unable to Work 119 76 63.3 52.4-72.9 43 36.7 27.1-47.6
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 273 236 84.9 78.8-89.4 37 15.1 10.6-21.2
HOUSING
Own 380 323 81.8 76.6-86.0 57 18.2 14.0-23.4
Rent 296 204 68.4 61.9-74.2 92 31.6 25.8-38.1
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 201 73.0 65.9-79.1 65 27.0 20.9-34.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 177 75.1 68.2-80.9 55 24.9 19.1-31.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 263 212 80.3 74.1-85.3 51 19.7 14.7-25.9

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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