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
-MALES 1,923 1,493 74.8 72.2-77.2 430 25.2 22.8-27.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,236 955 73.3 70.1-76.3 281 26.7 23.7-29.9
Non-Hispanic Black 325 255 76.2 69.5-81.9 70 23.8 18.1-30.5
Other 322 253 79.3 72.8-84.6 69 20.7 15.4-27.2
AGE
18-34 381 286 72.5 66.5-77.7 95 27.5 22.3-33.5
35-44 296 204 64.8 57.6-71.3 92 35.2 28.7-42.4
45-54 344 257 72.1 65.9-77.5 87 27.9 22.5-34.1
55-64 328 235 74.9 69.1-79.9 93 25.1 20.1-30.9
65-74 338 290 83.2 77.3-87.8 48 16.8 12.2-22.7
75+ 198 187 90.0 80.6-95.1 11 10.0 4.9-19.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 129 63.7 54.3-72.2 62 36.3 27.8-45.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 351 69.4 64.2-74.1 148 30.6 25.9-35.8
Some Post-H.S. 494 361 74.6 69.9-78.8 133 25.4 21.2-30.1
College Graduate 728 641 86.3 83.0-89.0 87 13.7 11.0-17.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 135 70.1 60.3-78.4 46 29.9 21.6-39.7
$35,000- 49,999 233 174 74.2 66.7-80.4 59 25.8 19.6-33.3
$50,000- 74,999 268 210 73.2 65.7-79.5 58 26.8 20.5-34.3
$75,000+ 625 524 80.8 76.7-84.4 101 19.2 15.6-23.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 578 419 71.1 66.3-75.5 159 28.9 24.5-33.7
No 1,334 1,066 76.4 73.3-79.2 268 23.6 20.8-26.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 454 366 78.3 73.2-82.6 88 21.7 17.4-26.8
Non-Veteran 1,462 1,121 73.9 70.8-76.7 341 26.1 23.3-29.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 577 478 82.1 77.9-85.7 99 17.9 14.3-22.1
Regional City or Suburban County 515 394 72.5 67.2-77.2 121 27.5 22.8-32.8
Rural 831 621 70.6 66.4-74.4 210 29.4 25.6-33.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,156 880 73.2 69.9-76.3 276 26.8 23.7-30.1
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 484 420 84.2 79.2-88.2 64 15.8 11.8-20.8
Unable to Work 135 84 62.8 52.0-72.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 144 112 74.6 63.7-83.1 32 25.4 16.9-36.3
151% to 200% 150 105 70.3 60.8-78.3 45 29.7 21.7-39.2
More than 200% 1,063 861 77.4 74.0-80.4 202 22.6 19.6-26.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 354 65.2 59.5-70.6 154 34.8 29.4-40.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 810 640 76.1 72.2-79.6 170 23.9 20.4-27.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 605 499 79.6 75.2-83.4 106 20.4 16.6-24.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 591 491 80.2 75.8-84.0 100 19.8 16.0-24.2
2nd Quartile 502 395 75.9 70.9-80.2 107 24.1 19.8-29.1
3rd Quartile 567 415 69.5 64.4-74.1 152 30.5 25.9-35.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 263 192 69.9 62.0-76.8 71 30.1 23.2-38.0

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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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