2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Multiple Tobacco Products*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use single product Use multiple products
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,553 2,828 77.1 75.4-78.8 662 20.8 19.2-22.5 63 2.0 1.5- 2.7
GENDER
Male 1,631 1,247 73.3 70.6-75.8 337 23.5 21.1-26.1 47 3.2 2.3- 4.5
Female 1,922 1,581 80.6 78.2-82.7 325 18.4 16.4-20.7 16 1.0 0.5- 1.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,179 1,740 76.0 73.7-78.1 401 21.7 19.7-24.0 38 2.3 1.6- 3.3
Non-Hispanic Black 761 590 76.5 72.7-79.9 153 21.4 18.2-25.1 18 2.1 1.2- 3.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 118 93 75.6 64.7-84.0 24 23.8 15.5-34.8 *** *** ***
Hispanic 345 300 88.7 84.6-91.7 42 10.4 7.5-14.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 658 502 75.1 71.1-78.7 133 21.3 17.9-25.2 23 3.6 2.3- 5.5
35-44 483 354 71.4 66.4-75.9 116 25.7 21.4-30.5 13 2.9 1.6- 5.4
45-54 596 464 76.5 72.3-80.3 119 21.5 17.9-25.6 13 2.1 1.0- 4.1
55-64 700 530 73.1 68.8-77.0 163 26.1 22.3-30.4 *** *** ***
65-74 617 518 81.3 77.0-85.0 94 17.6 14.0-21.9 *** *** ***
75+ 449 417 92.9 89.5-95.2 30 6.6 4.3- 9.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 372 257 66.8 60.8-72.2 104 29.7 24.4-35.5 11 3.6 1.8- 7.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 875 640 71.8 68.1-75.2 216 26.1 22.8-29.7 19 2.1 1.2- 3.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,081 830 76.1 72.9-79.0 228 21.6 18.9-24.7 23 2.3 1.5- 3.6
College Graduate 1,219 1,095 90.1 88.0-91.8 114 9.1 7.5-11.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,232 908 70.8 67.5-73.9 298 27.0 24.0-30.2 26 2.3 1.5- 3.5
No 2,294 1,898 80.3 78.2-82.2 359 17.8 15.9-19.8 37 1.9 1.3- 2.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 468 378 79.5 74.6-83.7 82 18.4 14.4-23.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,083 2,448 76.8 74.9-78.6 580 21.2 19.4-23.0 55 2.0 1.5- 2.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,852 1,474 77.1 74.7-79.3 337 20.2 18.1-22.5 41 2.7 1.9- 3.9
Unemployed 135 82 59.8 49.5-69.3 49 37.7 28.4-48.0 *** *** ***
Retired 975 856 86.3 83.3-88.8 115 13.3 10.8-16.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 348 206 56.9 50.5-63.1 130 40.6 34.4-47.0 12 2.5 1.3- 4.8
Other not in Labor Force 215 186 86.0 79.5-90.7 27 13.1 8.6-19.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 271 176 62.5 55.5-69.1 90 36.1 29.6-43.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 477 324 65.4 60.0-70.4 142 32.5 27.6-37.8 11 2.1 1.1- 4.1
$25,000- 34,999 294 220 72.1 65.4-78.0 67 24.2 18.8-30.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 395 313 77.6 72.1-82.2 70 19.6 15.1-24.9 12 2.9 1.6- 5.2
$50,000-74,999 398 333 80.0 74.5-84.6 59 18.4 13.9-23.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 910 797 84.6 81.4-87.3 100 13.1 10.6-16.0 13 2.4 1.3- 4.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 808 665 81.0 77.4-84.1 134 18.0 14.9-21.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 112 71 64.2 53.5-73.6 38 34.1 24.8-44.9 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 349 236 65.4 59.3-71.1 107 32.9 27.3-39.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 369 249 65.9 59.7-71.5 108 30.8 25.4-36.8 12 3.3 1.5- 7.0
151% to 200% 272 210 71.9 64.7-78.1 54 24.3 18.4-31.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,626 1,384 82.6 80.2-84.8 219 15.6 13.5-17.9 23 1.8 1.1- 2.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 808 665 81.0 77.4-84.1 134 18.0 14.9-21.5 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 2,330 1,963 80.8 78.7-82.7 346 17.7 15.9-19.8 21 1.5 0.9- 2.3
Rent 940 660 67.8 64.1-71.3 249 29.1 25.6-32.7 31 3.1 2.1- 4.6
Other arrangement 256 181 69.6 62.6-75.8 64 26.0 20.2-32.8 11 4.4 2.3- 8.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,089 929 83.9 81.1-86.4 146 14.6 12.2-17.3 14 1.5 0.8- 2.7
Regional City or Suburban County 957 765 77.7 74.4-80.8 179 20.3 17.4-23.6 13 1.9 1.1- 3.5
Rural 1,507 1,134 71.3 68.3-74.1 337 26.2 23.5-29.1 36 2.5 1.7- 3.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 898 662 70.8 66.9-74.4 217 26.9 23.4-30.7 19 2.3 1.3- 4.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,215 950 74.5 71.3-77.5 247 23.9 21.0-27.0 18 1.6 0.9- 2.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,440 1,216 82.5 80.0-84.8 198 15.2 13.1-17.6 26 2.3 1.5- 3.5

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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