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%)
TOTAL 4,248 3,460 79.3 77.6-80.8 788 20.7 19.2-22.4
GENDER
Male 1,923 1,493 74.8 72.2-77.2 430 25.2 22.8-27.8
Female 2,325 1,967 83.1 80.9-85.2 358 16.9 14.8-19.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,676 2,165 77.7 75.5-79.7 511 22.3 20.3-24.5
Non-Hispanic Black 815 671 80.4 76.5-83.8 144 19.6 16.2-23.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 80 69 87.8 76.8-94.0 11 12.2 6.0-23.2
Hispanic 408 363 90.0 86.1-92.9 45 10.0 7.1-13.9
AGE
18-34 753 586 75.8 71.8-79.4 167 24.2 20.6-28.2
35-44 650 498 74.0 69.4-78.0 152 26.0 22.0-30.6
45-54 700 546 76.1 72.0-79.8 154 23.9 20.2-28.0
55-64 744 592 79.7 75.7-83.2 152 20.3 16.8-24.3
65-74 800 679 83.5 79.1-87.1 121 16.5 12.9-20.9
75+ 504 471 93.1 89.1-95.8 33 6.9 4.2-10.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 400 286 66.6 59.6-72.8 114 33.4 27.2-40.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 994 744 74.3 70.7-77.6 250 25.7 22.4-29.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,142 889 78.5 75.5-81.2 253 21.5 18.8-24.5
College Graduate 1,693 1,522 89.7 87.8-91.2 171 10.3 8.8-12.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,359 1,035 74.4 71.1-77.3 324 25.6 22.7-28.9
No 2,861 2,404 81.5 79.5-83.3 457 18.5 16.7-20.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 523 429 79.9 75.3-83.8 94 20.1 16.2-24.7
Non-Veteran 3,714 3,021 79.2 77.3-80.9 693 20.8 19.1-22.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,274 1,833 78.5 76.3-80.6 441 21.5 19.4-23.7
Unemployed 213 155 70.1 61.5-77.5 58 29.9 22.5-38.5
Retired 1,181 1,042 87.3 84.1-89.9 139 12.7 10.1-15.9
Unable to Work 311 199 62.6 55.4-69.2 112 37.4 30.8-44.6
Other not in Labor Force 239 206 81.8 73.1-88.2 33 18.2 11.8-26.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 241 175 71.6 63.5-78.6 66 28.4 21.4-36.5
$15,000- 24,999 383 281 69.0 62.1-75.2 102 31.0 24.8-37.9
$25,000- 34,999 435 328 72.2 65.8-77.8 107 27.8 22.2-34.2
$35,000- 49,999 440 343 78.9 73.8-83.2 97 21.1 16.8-26.2
$50,000-74,999 534 436 78.0 72.9-82.3 98 22.0 17.7-27.1
$75,000-100,000 430 368 83.1 78.2-87.1 62 16.9 12.9-21.8
$100,000-150,000 455 404 86.2 81.6-89.8 51 13.8 10.2-18.4
$150,000+ 369 327 87.4 82.7-90.9 42 12.6 9.1-17.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 961 798 80.9 77.2-84.1 163 19.1 15.9-22.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 345 245 69.7 62.5-76.0 100 30.3 24.0-37.5
101% to 150% 365 276 75.4 69.0-80.8 89 24.6 19.2-31.0
151% to 200% 332 253 74.6 67.4-80.7 79 25.4 19.3-32.6
More than 200% 2,133 1,802 82.2 80.0-84.1 331 17.8 15.9-20.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 961 798 80.9 77.2-84.1 163 19.1 15.9-22.8
HOUSING
Own 2,878 2,437 82.0 79.9-83.8 441 18.0 16.2-20.1
Rent 1,035 775 71.6 68.0-75.1 260 28.4 24.9-32.0
Other arrangement 285 201 72.5 65.3-78.7 84 27.5 21.3-34.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,229 1,054 85.4 82.9-87.6 175 14.6 12.4-17.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,130 916 77.8 74.5-80.8 214 22.2 19.2-25.5
Rural 1,889 1,490 75.3 72.4-78.0 399 24.7 22.0-27.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,228 954 74.1 70.3-77.5 274 25.9 22.5-29.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,719 1,391 77.5 74.7-80.0 328 22.5 20.0-25.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,301 1,115 84.7 82.2-87.0 186 15.3 13.0-17.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,257 1,068 83.0 80.0-85.7 189 17.0 14.3-20.0
2nd Quartile 1,064 874 80.7 77.6-83.4 190 19.3 16.6-22.4
3rd Quartile 1,241 982 75.4 72.1-78.5 259 24.6 21.5-27.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 686 536 74.2 68.9-78.9 150 25.8 21.1-31.1

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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