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
-MALES 1,631 1,247 73.3 70.6-75.8 384 26.7 24.2-29.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,038 793 72.0 68.6-75.3 245 28.0 24.7-31.4
Non-Hispanic Black 311 232 72.1 65.9-77.6 79 27.9 22.4-34.1
Other 257 205 80.6 74.0-85.8 52 19.4 14.2-26.0
AGE
18-34 331 236 70.7 64.8-76.0 95 29.3 24.0-35.2
35-44 211 143 65.0 57.3-72.0 68 35.0 28.0-42.7
45-54 279 216 74.9 68.4-80.5 63 25.1 19.5-31.6
55-64 302 215 68.8 62.3-74.6 87 31.2 25.4-37.7
65-74 285 237 81.4 75.0-86.4 48 18.6 13.6-25.0
75+ 200 182 88.8 81.8-93.4 18 11.2 6.6-18.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 188 124 61.7 53.2-69.7 64 38.3 30.3-46.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 437 304 68.8 63.7-73.5 133 31.2 26.5-36.3
Some Post-H.S. 459 339 72.2 67.2-76.7 120 27.8 23.3-32.8
College Graduate 544 477 88.1 84.7-90.8 67 11.9 9.2-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 206 129 61.9 53.8-69.4 77 38.1 30.6-46.2
$25,000- 34,999 140 101 68.1 58.3-76.6 39 31.9 23.4-41.7
$35,000- 49,999 187 138 72.9 64.9-79.6 49 27.1 20.4-35.1
$50,000- 74,999 187 150 74.9 66.3-81.9 37 25.1 18.1-33.7
$75,000+ 484 416 81.6 76.8-85.7 68 18.4 14.3-23.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 533 373 67.4 62.3-72.1 160 32.6 27.9-37.7
No 1,083 863 76.2 72.9-79.1 220 23.8 20.9-27.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 340 80.8 75.9-84.9 80 19.2 15.1-24.1
Non-Veteran 1,209 905 71.2 68.1-74.2 304 28.8 25.8-31.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 519 431 81.8 77.5-85.5 88 18.2 14.5-22.5
Regional City or Suburban County 446 347 74.8 69.7-79.4 99 25.2 20.6-30.3
Rural 666 469 65.2 60.7-69.5 197 34.8 30.5-39.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 952 721 72.7 69.2-75.9 231 27.3 24.1-30.8
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 438 380 83.9 78.9-87.9 58 16.1 12.1-21.1
Unable to Work 129 68 50.5 40.5-60.5 61 49.5 39.5-59.5
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 87 59.9 50.3-68.8 53 40.1 31.2-49.7
101% to 150% 169 109 63.7 54.6-71.9 60 36.3 28.1-45.4
151% to 200% 139 103 70.1 60.5-78.2 36 29.9 21.8-39.5
More than 200% 802 663 78.6 74.8-81.9 139 21.4 18.1-25.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 383 266 64.5 58.4-70.1 117 35.5 29.9-41.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 568 426 72.3 67.7-76.5 142 27.7 23.5-32.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 680 555 78.7 74.7-82.2 125 21.3 17.8-25.3

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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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