2019 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%)
TOTAL 4,146 98 3.0 2.4- 3.7 82 2.1 1.6- 2.7 3,966 94.9 94.0-95.7
GENDER
Male 1,918 77 5.1 4.0- 6.5 65 3.7 2.8- 4.8 1,776 91.3 89.6-92.7
Female 2,228 21 1.1 0.6- 1.9 17 0.7 0.4- 1.2 2,190 98.2 97.4-98.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,606 71 3.7 2.8- 4.8 51 2.3 1.7- 3.2 2,484 94.0 92.7-95.1
Non-Hispanic Black 828 14 1.8 0.9- 3.3 17 1.4 0.9- 2.4 797 96.8 95.1-97.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 94 85.7 75.6-92.0
Non-Hispanic Other 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** 143 92.7 86.4-96.2
Hispanic 385 *** *** *** *** *** *** 381 99.1 97.6-99.7
AGE
18-34 899 28 3.9 2.6- 5.7 29 3.2 2.1- 4.7 842 93.0 90.7-94.7
35-44 595 13 2.3 1.2- 4.4 11 1.9 1.0- 3.5 571 95.9 93.5-97.4
45-54 669 19 3.6 2.1- 6.1 13 1.9 1.0- 3.6 637 94.5 91.8-96.4
55-64 766 15 2.1 1.2- 3.8 13 1.7 0.9- 3.2 738 96.2 94.2-97.5
65-74 685 18 3.7 2.2- 6.1 *** *** *** 659 95.1 92.5-96.9
75+ 477 *** *** *** *** *** *** 465 97.2 94.8-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 386 21 5.9 3.6- 9.5 *** *** *** 356 92.2 88.3-94.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 978 40 4.8 3.4- 6.7 28 2.8 1.8- 4.1 910 92.4 90.2-94.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,233 22 2.1 1.3- 3.4 24 2.3 1.4- 3.5 1,187 95.6 94.0-96.8
College Graduate 1,540 15 0.9 0.5- 1.6 21 1.4 0.9- 2.2 1,504 97.7 96.7-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,366 46 3.8 2.7- 5.4 30 2.2 1.5- 3.3 1,290 94.0 92.2-95.4
No 2,752 51 2.6 1.9- 3.5 52 2.1 1.5- 2.8 2,649 95.4 94.2-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 592 30 6.9 4.6-10.1 19 3.4 1.9- 5.9 543 89.7 86.1-92.5
Non-Veteran 3,550 68 2.4 1.8- 3.2 63 1.9 1.4- 2.5 3,419 95.7 94.8-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,224 57 3.4 2.5- 4.5 52 2.6 1.9- 3.5 2,115 94.0 92.7-95.2
Unemployed 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 154 95.8 88.7-98.5
Retired 1,082 20 2.2 1.4- 3.6 11 1.1 0.6- 2.2 1,051 96.6 95.0-97.7
Unable to Work 374 15 3.6 2.0- 6.6 13 2.3 1.3- 4.3 346 94.0 90.8-96.2
Other not in Labor Force 275 *** *** *** *** *** *** 269 97.4 93.9-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 291 *** *** *** *** *** *** 275 93.7 89.1-96.5
$15,000- 24,999 533 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3 14 2.5 1.4- 4.7 505 94.5 91.7-96.4
$25,000- 34,999 352 17 7.3 4.3-12.2 *** *** *** 327 90.8 85.8-94.1
$35,000- 49,999 473 12 3.0 1.6- 5.6 14 3.4 1.9- 6.0 447 93.6 90.3-95.9
$50,000-74,999 486 13 3.3 1.9- 5.8 *** *** *** 470 96.2 93.6-97.7
$75,000+ 1,130 19 2.0 1.1- 3.4 19 2.5 1.5- 4.1 1,092 95.5 93.6-96.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 881 15 2.0 1.1- 3.5 16 1.6 0.9- 2.8 850 96.4 94.6-97.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 114 94.7 87.0-97.9
50% to 100% 379 *** *** *** 12 3.0 1.6- 5.6 357 93.6 89.8-96.0
101% to 150% 426 16 5.2 3.0- 9.0 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7 394 91.5 87.6-94.3
151% to 200% 305 11 4.7 2.4- 9.0 *** *** *** 292 94.6 90.3-97.0
More than 200% 2,013 42 2.4 1.7- 3.4 32 2.1 1.4- 3.1 1,939 95.5 94.2-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 881 15 2.0 1.1- 3.5 16 1.6 0.9- 2.8 850 96.4 94.6-97.6
HOUSING
Own 2,626 57 2.8 2.1- 3.8 29 1.5 1.0- 2.3 2,540 95.7 94.5-96.6
Rent 1,191 32 3.2 2.2- 4.8 44 3.7 2.6- 5.1 1,115 93.1 91.1-94.6
Other arrangement 297 *** *** *** *** *** *** 280 94.0 89.8-96.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,341 11 0.9 0.4- 1.8 22 1.8 1.1- 2.8 1,308 97.3 96.1-98.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,139 30 3.9 2.7- 5.7 19 2.0 1.2- 3.4 1,090 94.1 92.0-95.6
Rural 1,666 57 4.2 3.1- 5.6 41 2.5 1.7- 3.5 1,568 93.4 91.7-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 986 34 4.7 3.1- 7.0 26 2.6 1.6- 4.3 926 92.7 90.1-94.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,378 37 3.3 2.3- 4.6 26 2.1 1.4- 3.3 1,315 94.6 93.0-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,782 27 2.0 1.3- 3.0 30 1.8 1.2- 2.8 1,725 96.2 94.9-97.1

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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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