2021 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 4,248 3,460 79.3 77.6-80.8 788 20.7 19.2-22.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 815 671 80.4 76.5-83.8 144 19.6 16.2-23.5
GENDER
Male 325 255 76.2 69.5-81.9 70 23.8 18.1-30.5
Female 490 416 83.6 78.9-87.4 74 16.4 12.6-21.1
AGE
18-34 127 98 75.8 65.9-83.5 29 24.2 16.5-34.1
35-44 134 104 74.3 63.4-82.9 30 25.7 17.1-36.6
45-54 144 118 81.7 72.6-88.2 26 18.3 11.8-27.4
55-64 159 129 81.5 73.3-87.6 30 18.5 12.4-26.7
65-74 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 227 179 79.4 72.1-85.2 48 20.6 14.8-27.9
Some Post-H.S. 246 195 77.2 70.0-83.2 51 22.8 16.8-30.0
College Graduate 269 241 89.7 84.8-93.1 28 10.3 6.9-15.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 74 79.0 67.2-87.4 18 21.0 12.6-32.8
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 128 88.7 80.7-93.7 14 11.3 6.3-19.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 311 239 76.6 69.9-82.1 72 23.4 17.9-30.1
No 500 428 82.1 77.1-86.2 72 17.9 13.8-22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 119 104 86.6 77.4-92.5 15 13.4 7.5-22.6
Non-Veteran 695 566 79.5 75.2-83.2 129 20.5 16.8-24.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 268 226 84.0 77.8-88.7 42 16.0 11.3-22.2
Regional City or Suburban County 220 182 77.1 68.4-84.0 38 22.9 16.0-31.6
Rural 327 263 79.1 72.7-84.3 64 20.9 15.7-27.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 399 328 79.4 73.9-84.0 71 20.6 16.0-26.1
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 221 197 91.3 85.4-95.0 24 8.7 5.0-14.6
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 328 289 86.6 80.8-90.8 39 13.4 9.2-19.2
HOUSING
Own 461 398 84.2 79.2-88.2 63 15.8 11.8-20.8
Rent 284 216 72.6 65.2-79.0 68 27.4 21.0-34.8
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 327 268 78.9 71.9-84.5 59 21.1 15.5-28.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 271 229 82.2 75.5-87.4 42 17.8 12.6-24.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 174 80.0 72.7-85.7 43 20.0 14.3-27.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 131 112 86.1 77.4-91.8 19 13.9 8.2-22.6
2nd Quartile 183 154 82.5 74.8-88.2 29 17.5 11.8-25.2
3rd Quartile 301 238 73.9 66.6-80.2 63 26.1 19.8-33.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 200 167 82.3 74.1-88.4 33 17.7 11.6-25.9

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*Current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, or hookah.
This table only includes respondents who were asked the questions on other tobacco products.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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