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%)
North Carolina 4,146 98 3.0 2.4- 3.7 82 2.1 1.6- 2.7 3,966 94.9 94.0-95.7
-MALES 1,918 77 5.1 4.0- 6.5 65 3.7 2.8- 4.8 1,776 91.3 89.6-92.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,236 65 6.8 5.2- 8.8 43 4.2 3.0- 5.9 1,128 89.0 86.6-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 340 *** *** *** *** *** *** 325 96.3 93.5-97.9
Other 307 *** *** *** 12 4.1 2.1- 7.6 288 93.3 89.0-96.0
AGE
18-34 458 25 6.5 4.3- 9.7 25 5.3 3.4- 8.1 408 88.2 84.3-91.2
35-44 266 11 4.4 2.2- 8.5 *** *** *** 245 91.9 87.3-95.0
45-54 311 14 6.2 3.5-10.8 *** *** *** 289 91.1 86.0-94.4
55-64 329 12 4.0 2.1- 7.4 11 3.2 1.5- 6.5 306 92.8 88.7-95.5
65-74 318 11 4.4 2.3- 8.2 *** *** *** 302 93.9 89.7-96.4
75+ 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** 203 94.4 88.9-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 12 7.0 3.8-12.7 *** *** *** 179 90.3 83.8-94.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 33 8.1 5.7-11.5 24 4.8 3.1- 7.3 438 87.1 83.3-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 531 18 3.9 2.4- 6.4 17 3.7 2.2- 6.2 496 92.4 89.3-94.7
College Graduate 690 14 2.0 1.1- 3.7 19 3.0 1.8- 4.7 657 95.1 92.9-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 93.2 84.8-97.2
$15,000- 24,999 233 11 5.5 2.9-10.3 *** *** *** 212 90.8 85.4-94.3
$25,000- 34,999 169 15 12.8 7.4-21.2 *** *** *** 147 83.6 75.2-89.6
$35,000- 49,999 235 *** *** *** 12 5.9 3.1-10.7 213 89.0 83.1-93.0
$50,000- 74,999 222 13 7.0 4.0-12.0 *** *** *** 208 92.3 87.2-95.5
$75,000+ 592 15 2.6 1.4- 4.8 19 4.6 2.8- 7.5 558 92.8 89.6-95.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 597 33 6.4 4.3- 9.4 21 3.4 2.1- 5.5 543 90.2 86.8-92.7
No 1,306 43 4.4 3.2- 6.1 44 3.8 2.7- 5.3 1,219 91.8 89.7-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 517 28 6.9 4.6-10.2 19 3.9 2.2- 6.8 470 89.2 85.3-92.2
Non-Veteran 1,398 49 4.5 3.3- 6.1 46 3.6 2.6- 4.9 1,303 91.9 90.0-93.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 643 *** *** *** 18 3.0 1.8- 5.0 618 96.1 93.9-97.5
Regional City or Suburban County 539 28 7.3 5.0-10.7 15 3.3 1.8- 5.8 496 89.4 85.6-92.3
Rural 736 42 7.2 5.1- 9.9 32 4.6 3.1- 6.8 662 88.3 85.1-90.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,150 51 5.5 4.1- 7.4 44 4.4 3.1- 6.0 1,055 90.1 87.8-92.0
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 69 94.2 81.9-98.3
Retired 485 15 3.8 2.2- 6.4 *** *** *** 463 94.7 91.7-96.7
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 89.4 81.9-93.9
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 91.8 79.0-97.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 90.3 82.5-94.9
101% to 150% 198 14 9.4 5.3-16.3 13 5.3 2.7- 9.8 171 85.3 78.1-90.4
151% to 200% 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** 147 92.6 86.3-96.1
More than 200% 990 37 4.1 2.8- 5.8 29 3.9 2.6- 5.9 924 92.0 89.6-93.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 427 22 7.4 4.7-11.7 18 4.2 2.3- 7.5 387 88.4 83.7-91.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 653 31 5.3 3.6- 7.8 24 4.1 2.6- 6.3 598 90.6 87.6-92.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 838 24 3.7 2.4- 5.8 23 3.1 2.0- 4.8 791 93.2 90.7-95.0

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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 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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