2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,241 38 2.4 1.7- 3.5 41 2.0 1.4- 2.8 2,162 95.6 94.3-96.5
GENDER
Male 1,032 31 4.2 2.8- 6.1 31 3.4 2.3- 5.0 970 92.4 90.1-94.2
Female 1,209 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,192 98.4 97.2-99.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,418 29 3.0 2.0- 4.4 24 2.1 1.4- 3.3 1,365 94.9 93.2-96.2
Non-Hispanic Black 462 *** *** *** *** *** *** 446 96.6 94.1-98.1
Other 361 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 508 *** *** *** 13 2.5 1.4- 4.5 484 94.5 91.7-96.5
35-44 340 *** *** *** *** *** *** 326 95.0 91.3-97.2
45-54 366 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 426 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 325 *** *** *** *** *** *** 310 93.0 88.2-96.0
75+ 242 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 *** *** *** *** *** *** 188 92.0 86.0-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 14 4.0 2.3- 6.8 *** *** *** 444 93.4 90.1-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 622 *** *** *** *** *** *** 602 96.2 94.0-97.7
College Graduate 944 *** *** *** 14 1.6 0.9- 2.7 924 97.8 96.4-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 653 *** *** *** 14 2.8 1.6- 4.8 628 95.2 92.7-96.9
No 1,573 26 2.6 1.7- 3.9 27 1.7 1.1- 2.6 1,520 95.7 94.3-96.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,974 31 2.3 1.6- 3.4 39 2.1 1.5- 3.0 1,904 95.6 94.3-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,271 24 2.7 1.7- 4.2 28 2.4 1.6- 3.6 1,219 94.9 93.1-96.2
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 543 *** *** *** *** *** *** 529 96.2 93.5-97.8
Unable to Work 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 254 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 232 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 260 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 701 *** *** *** *** *** *** 681 96.5 94.3-97.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 222 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,168 17 1.7 1.0- 3.0 17 1.8 1.0- 3.0 1,134 96.5 94.9-97.6
HOUSING
Own 1,387 22 2.3 1.5- 3.7 17 1.6 1.0- 2.6 1,348 96.1 94.5-97.2
Rent 680 *** *** *** 22 3.3 2.1- 5.3 648 94.8 92.3-96.5
Other arrangement 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,238 *** *** *** 20 1.6 1.0- 2.7 1,208 97.4 96.1-98.3
Regional City or Suburban County 559 14 4.1 2.4- 7.0 *** *** *** 536 93.9 90.7-96.0
Rural 444 14 4.6 2.6- 8.1 *** *** *** 418 92.5 88.6-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 814 14 2.6 1.4- 4.5 *** *** *** 789 95.6 93.4-97.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,296 19 1.9 1.1- 3.1 25 2.1 1.3- 3.2 1,252 96.0 94.5-97.2

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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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