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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,179 1,740 76.0 73.7-78.1 439 24.0 21.9-26.3
GENDER
Male 1,038 793 72.0 68.6-75.3 245 28.0 24.7-31.4
Female 1,141 947 79.6 76.4-82.4 194 20.4 17.6-23.6
AGE
18-34 306 222 68.7 62.4-74.4 84 31.3 25.6-37.6
35-44 243 168 69.0 62.2-75.2 75 31.0 24.8-37.8
45-54 348 276 75.9 70.2-80.9 72 24.1 19.1-29.8
55-64 465 349 71.4 66.0-76.2 116 28.6 23.8-34.0
65-74 450 385 82.7 77.5-86.8 65 17.3 13.2-22.5
75+ 344 320 93.4 89.9-95.8 24 6.6 4.2-10.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 64 54.7 44.7-64.3 60 45.3 35.7-55.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 488 349 69.2 64.3-73.8 139 30.8 26.2-35.7
Some Post-H.S. 692 537 74.8 70.7-78.5 155 25.2 21.5-29.3
College Graduate 870 785 90.8 88.5-92.7 85 9.2 7.3-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 219 140 60.0 52.0-67.4 79 40.0 32.6-48.0
$25,000- 34,999 167 119 65.5 56.2-73.7 48 34.5 26.3-43.8
$35,000- 49,999 247 194 75.1 67.7-81.3 53 24.9 18.7-32.3
$50,000- 74,999 285 239 79.5 72.6-85.0 46 20.5 15.0-27.4
$75,000+ 683 597 84.1 80.3-87.2 86 15.9 12.8-19.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 760 575 70.9 66.6-74.8 185 29.1 25.2-33.4
No 1,405 1,152 78.5 75.7-81.1 253 21.5 18.9-24.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 328 265 77.4 71.0-82.7 63 22.6 17.3-29.0
Non-Veteran 1,850 1,474 75.8 73.3-78.1 376 24.2 21.9-26.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 575 507 85.8 81.8-89.1 68 14.2 10.9-18.2
Regional City or Suburban County 628 494 76.1 71.8-79.8 134 23.9 20.2-28.2
Rural 976 739 70.2 66.5-73.7 237 29.8 26.3-33.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,100 869 75.4 72.1-78.3 231 24.6 21.7-27.9
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 712 633 87.8 84.4-90.5 79 12.2 9.5-15.6
Unable to Work 181 104 52.8 44.2-61.2 77 47.2 38.8-55.8
Other not in Labor Force 110 91 79.6 69.1-87.2 19 20.4 12.8-30.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 86 55.2 45.7-64.3 60 44.8 35.7-54.3
101% to 150% 181 116 61.3 52.6-69.4 65 38.7 30.6-47.4
151% to 200% 160 122 67.6 57.7-76.2 38 32.4 23.8-42.3
More than 200% 1,190 1,013 82.0 79.1-84.6 177 18.0 15.4-20.9
HOUSING
Own 1,658 1,391 79.5 77.0-81.9 267 20.5 18.1-23.0
Rent 376 247 61.8 55.7-67.5 129 38.2 32.5-44.3
Other arrangement 133 91 64.0 53.8-73.0 42 36.0 27.0-46.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 445 322 68.6 63.1-73.6 123 31.4 26.4-36.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 837 658 73.6 69.7-77.3 179 26.4 22.7-30.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 897 760 81.5 78.2-84.4 137 18.5 15.6-21.8

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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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