2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you currently use chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus 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%)
TOTAL 4,844 100 2.2 1.7- 2.8 75 1.7 1.3- 2.4 4,669 96.1 95.2-96.8
GENDER
Male 2,259 77 3.7 2.9- 4.9 47 2.3 1.7- 3.2 2,135 94.0 92.6-95.1
Female 2,585 23 0.8 0.4- 1.5 28 1.2 0.6- 2.3 2,534 98.0 96.8-98.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,076 68 2.8 2.1- 3.8 56 2.2 1.5- 3.2 2,952 95.0 93.7-96.0
Non-Hispanic Black 890 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0 *** *** *** 866 98.2 97.1-98.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 142 12 6.7 2.4-17.5 *** *** *** 128 91.1 80.1-96.3
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic Other 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 102 96.1 87.2-98.9
Hispanic 470 *** *** *** *** *** *** 465 99.4 98.5-99.8
AGE
18-34 1,009 21 2.1 1.3- 3.6 19 1.9 1.1- 3.1 969 96.0 94.2-97.2
35-44 728 *** *** *** 17 2.5 1.5- 4.2 701 95.8 93.4-97.4
45-54 760 24 3.3 2.1- 5.1 *** *** *** 726 95.5 93.5-96.9
55-64 813 22 2.5 1.6- 4.1 *** *** *** 785 96.9 95.2-98.0
65-74 878 *** *** *** 14 2.5 0.9- 7.1 854 96.6 92.6-98.5
75+ 546 11 2.9 1.2- 6.8 *** *** *** 529 96.2 92.4-98.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 438 12 2.9 1.2- 6.7 *** *** *** 416 93.7 88.3-96.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,132 37 3.4 2.3- 5.0 23 2.0 1.2- 3.2 1,072 94.6 92.7-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,293 27 1.8 1.2- 2.8 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0 1,252 97.1 95.8-98.0
College Graduate 1,962 24 1.3 0.8- 2.0 28 1.5 1.0- 2.3 1,910 97.2 96.2-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,509 40 2.5 1.6- 3.8 25 2.0 1.0- 3.9 1,444 95.5 93.5-96.9
No 3,300 59 2.1 1.5- 2.9 49 1.6 1.1- 2.2 3,192 96.4 95.4-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 632 21 4.1 2.5- 6.8 15 2.9 1.6- 5.2 596 93.0 89.9-95.2
Non-Veteran 4,199 78 1.9 1.4- 2.6 60 1.6 1.1- 2.3 4,061 96.5 95.6-97.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,622 62 2.6 1.9- 3.5 46 1.9 1.4- 2.7 2,514 95.5 94.3-96.4
Unemployed 248 *** *** *** *** *** *** 238 95.9 91.5-98.1
Retired 1,296 20 2.0 1.1- 3.6 14 1.5 0.5- 4.5 1,262 96.5 93.8-98.1
Unable to Work 338 11 1.8 0.8- 4.1 *** *** *** 320 96.3 93.4-98.0
Other not in Labor Force 303 *** *** *** *** *** *** 300 98.9 96.4-99.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 270 *** *** *** *** *** *** 256 95.0 89.3-97.8
$15,000- 24,999 450 11 2.4 1.1- 5.0 11 2.1 1.1- 4.0 428 95.5 92.6-97.3
$25,000- 34,999 501 *** *** *** *** *** *** 488 95.9 90.3-98.3
$35,000- 49,999 516 11 1.7 0.8- 3.6 *** *** *** 500 97.1 94.8-98.4
$50,000-74,999 605 14 3.4 1.8- 6.4 *** *** *** 587 95.8 92.7-97.6
$75,000-100,000 490 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8 *** *** *** 467 94.5 91.3-96.6
$100,000-150,000 527 *** *** *** 11 2.4 1.2- 4.4 508 95.0 91.6-97.1
$150,000+ 426 *** *** *** *** *** *** 409 96.9 94.9-98.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,059 17 1.6 0.9- 2.7 16 1.3 0.7- 2.4 1,026 97.1 95.7-98.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 105 95.3 87.1-98.4
50% to 100% 391 *** *** *** *** *** *** 371 95.3 91.7-97.4
101% to 150% 404 12 2.9 1.4- 5.8 *** *** *** 389 96.5 93.5-98.2
151% to 200% 405 *** *** *** *** *** *** 392 95.5 88.8-98.3
More than 200% 2,451 48 2.3 1.6- 3.3 40 1.9 1.3- 2.7 2,363 95.8 94.6-96.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,059 17 1.6 0.9- 2.7 16 1.3 0.7- 2.4 1,026 97.1 95.7-98.1
HOUSING
Own 3,154 62 2.4 1.7- 3.3 49 1.7 1.1- 2.6 3,043 95.9 94.7-96.8
Rent 1,309 26 1.7 1.1- 2.7 13 1.4 0.7- 2.7 1,270 96.8 95.4-97.8
Other arrangement 328 *** *** *** 12 2.8 1.5- 5.2 306 95.1 92.1-97.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,492 18 1.1 0.7- 1.9 18 1.3 0.8- 2.2 1,456 97.6 96.5-98.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,298 34 3.3 2.2- 5.0 16 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,248 95.2 93.3-96.5
Rural 2,054 48 2.3 1.6- 3.4 41 2.3 1.4- 3.8 1,965 95.4 93.7-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,316 40 2.9 1.9- 4.6 27 2.0 1.3- 3.2 1,249 95.0 93.2-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,921 33 2.4 1.6- 3.7 31 2.5 1.5- 4.1 1,857 95.1 93.3-96.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,607 27 1.6 1.0- 2.4 17 0.8 0.5- 1.3 1,563 97.6 96.7-98.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,493 25 2.0 1.2- 3.3 19 1.6 0.7- 3.5 1,449 96.4 94.4-97.7
2nd Quartile 1,269 24 1.8 1.1- 2.8 20 1.8 1.1- 3.0 1,225 96.4 95.0-97.4
3rd Quartile 1,369 30 3.1 2.0- 4.9 26 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,313 94.8 92.9-96.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 713 21 1.8 1.0- 3.3 *** *** *** 682 97.4 95.8-98.4

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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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