2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
-FEMALES 1,922 1,581 80.6 78.2-82.7 341 19.4 17.3-21.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,141 947 79.6 76.4-82.4 194 20.4 17.6-23.6
Non-Hispanic Black 450 358 80.0 75.3-84.0 92 20.0 16.0-24.7
Other 304 251 84.5 78.9-88.8 53 15.5 11.2-21.1
AGE
18-34 327 266 79.5 73.9-84.1 61 20.5 15.9-26.1
35-44 272 211 77.0 70.6-82.4 61 23.0 17.6-29.4
45-54 317 248 78.0 72.3-82.8 69 22.0 17.2-27.7
55-64 398 315 76.9 71.0-82.0 83 23.1 18.0-29.0
65-74 332 281 81.3 74.9-86.3 51 18.7 13.7-25.1
75+ 249 235 95.7 92.4-97.6 14 4.3 2.4- 7.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 133 72.5 64.4-79.3 51 27.5 20.7-35.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 336 74.8 69.4-79.6 102 25.2 20.4-30.6
Some Post-H.S. 622 491 79.2 75.1-82.8 131 20.8 17.2-24.9
College Graduate 675 618 91.7 88.9-93.8 57 8.3 6.2-11.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 112 64.0 55.0-72.1 57 36.0 27.9-45.0
$15,000- 24,999 271 195 68.3 61.1-74.7 76 31.7 25.3-38.9
$25,000- 34,999 154 119 76.2 66.6-83.7 35 23.8 16.3-33.4
$35,000- 49,999 208 175 82.4 74.4-88.3 33 17.6 11.7-25.6
$50,000- 74,999 211 183 85.1 77.6-90.4 28 14.9 9.6-22.4
$75,000+ 426 381 88.2 84.0-91.4 45 11.8 8.6-16.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 699 535 73.5 69.1-77.5 164 26.5 22.5-30.9
No 1,211 1,035 84.2 81.4-86.6 176 15.8 13.4-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,874 1,543 80.8 78.5-83.0 331 19.2 17.0-21.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 570 498 85.8 81.9-89.0 72 14.2 11.0-18.1
Regional City or Suburban County 511 418 80.4 75.8-84.3 93 19.6 15.7-24.2
Rural 841 665 76.6 72.6-80.1 176 23.4 19.9-27.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 900 753 82.2 78.9-85.1 147 17.8 14.9-21.1
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 537 476 88.2 84.4-91.2 61 11.8 8.8-15.6
Unable to Work 219 138 60.8 52.5-68.6 81 39.2 31.4-47.5
Other not in Labor Force 172 150 86.3 78.6-91.5 22 13.7 8.5-21.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 149 68.9 60.8-76.0 60 31.1 24.0-39.2
101% to 150% 200 140 68.1 59.7-75.5 60 31.9 24.5-40.3
151% to 200% 133 107 73.9 62.6-82.7 26 26.1 17.3-37.4
More than 200% 824 721 87.0 84.0-89.6 103 13.0 10.4-16.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 515 396 76.6 71.7-80.8 119 23.4 19.2-28.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 647 524 76.5 72.0-80.5 123 23.5 19.5-28.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 760 661 85.9 82.7-88.6 99 14.1 11.4-17.3

Back to Tobacco Use.

*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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 09SEP20.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts