2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Multiple Tobacco Products*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use single product Use multiple products
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,248 3,460 79.3 77.6-80.8 663 17.2 15.8-18.8 125 3.5 2.8- 4.3
-FEMALES 2,325 1,967 83.1 80.9-85.2 308 14.1 12.2-16.3 50 2.7 1.9- 3.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,440 1,210 81.6 78.5-84.3 194 15.1 12.6-18.0 36 3.3 2.2- 4.9
Non-Hispanic Black 490 416 83.6 78.9-87.4 64 14.2 10.6-18.7 *** *** ***
Other 362 311 89.1 84.5-92.5 47 9.7 6.6-14.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 372 300 78.9 73.3-83.6 56 15.9 11.8-21.1 16 5.2 3.0- 9.0
35-44 354 294 82.3 76.9-86.6 49 15.2 11.2-20.4 11 2.5 1.2- 5.1
45-54 356 289 79.7 74.0-84.4 56 16.4 12.2-21.6 11 3.9 1.9- 7.8
55-64 416 357 84.2 78.0-88.9 53 14.2 9.7-20.3 *** *** ***
65-74 462 389 83.7 76.9-88.7 68 15.5 10.5-22.3 *** *** ***
75+ 306 284 95.3 92.2-97.2 22 4.7 2.8- 7.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 157 69.3 58.8-78.0 46 26.1 17.8-36.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 393 80.0 75.1-84.1 88 16.9 13.1-21.5 14 3.2 1.8- 5.7
Some Post-H.S. 648 528 81.6 77.6-84.9 104 15.4 12.3-19.1 16 3.0 1.8- 5.2
College Graduate 965 881 92.1 90.0-93.8 70 6.5 5.0- 8.4 14 1.4 0.8- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 160 126 75.6 65.7-83.3 27 18.2 11.5-27.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 238 182 74.1 65.6-81.1 47 20.2 14.0-28.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 254 193 73.7 65.0-80.8 54 23.2 16.3-31.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 207 169 84.2 77.3-89.3 34 14.3 9.5-21.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 266 226 83.7 76.8-88.9 32 11.4 7.7-16.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 629 575 90.2 86.9-92.7 44 8.3 5.9-11.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 781 616 76.9 72.6-80.8 136 17.7 14.3-21.8 29 5.3 3.5- 8.0
No 1,527 1,338 86.1 83.4-88.4 168 12.3 10.2-14.9 21 1.5 0.9- 2.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 63 89.8 78.7-95.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,252 1,900 82.9 80.6-85.0 303 14.3 12.4-16.5 49 2.8 2.0- 3.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 652 576 88.3 85.2-90.9 67 10.4 7.9-13.4 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 615 522 82.4 78.1-86.0 79 14.2 11.1-18.0 14 3.4 1.8- 6.5
Rural 1,058 869 79.5 75.3-83.1 162 17.1 13.7-21.3 27 3.4 2.2- 5.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,118 953 84.3 81.4-86.8 139 13.0 10.7-15.6 26 2.8 1.7- 4.5
Unemployed 118 92 74.6 63.6-83.2 19 18.0 10.9-28.4 *** *** ***
Retired 697 622 89.6 85.2-92.7 71 10.0 6.8-14.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 176 115 62.4 52.8-71.1 53 30.8 22.9-40.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 199 171 80.2 69.8-87.6 23 16.7 9.7-27.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 211 163 77.4 69.5-83.7 42 18.0 12.6-25.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 221 164 75.9 67.8-82.5 50 20.0 14.1-27.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 182 148 78.1 66.7-86.4 28 19.2 11.2-30.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,070 941 87.1 84.3-89.4 109 10.6 8.6-13.1 20 2.3 1.3- 4.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 720 600 81.3 76.1-85.5 104 16.1 12.0-21.2 16 2.6 1.5- 4.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 909 751 78.7 74.7-82.2 133 16.9 13.7-20.6 25 4.4 2.7- 6.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 696 616 89.3 86.4-91.6 71 9.7 7.5-12.5 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 666 577 85.5 81.2-88.9 79 12.4 9.3-16.4 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 562 479 85.0 81.1-88.2 69 12.1 9.2-15.6 14 2.9 1.6- 5.3
3rd Quartile 674 567 80.8 76.2-84.7 88 16.1 12.4-20.6 19 3.1 1.9- 5.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 423 344 77.5 70.0-83.6 72 19.7 13.9-27.1 *** *** ***

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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 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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