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%)
North Carolina 4,844 100 2.2 1.7- 2.8 75 1.7 1.3- 2.4 4,669 96.1 95.2-96.8
-MALES 2,259 77 3.7 2.9- 4.9 47 2.3 1.7- 3.2 2,135 94.0 92.6-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,456 59 5.0 3.7- 6.8 36 2.8 2.0- 4.1 1,361 92.1 90.1-93.7
Non-Hispanic Black 368 *** *** *** *** *** *** 359 98.2 96.3-99.1
Other 385 *** *** *** *** *** *** 370 96.7 93.5-98.3
AGE
18-34 529 17 2.9 1.7- 4.9 16 3.0 1.7- 5.2 496 94.1 91.4-96.0
35-44 338 *** *** *** 14 4.6 2.6- 8.0 316 92.1 87.4-95.2
45-54 382 21 6.1 3.8- 9.6 *** *** *** 353 91.9 88.1-94.6
55-64 355 20 4.9 3.0- 8.0 *** *** *** 332 94.2 90.9-96.4
65-74 388 *** *** *** *** *** *** 380 97.8 95.5-99.0
75+ 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 214 94.2 84.9-97.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 217 *** *** *** *** *** *** 208 94.7 88.9-97.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 582 30 5.5 3.6- 8.4 18 3.0 1.8- 5.1 534 91.4 88.2-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 578 23 3.4 2.1- 5.3 11 2.0 1.0- 3.9 544 94.6 92.2-96.3
College Graduate 870 20 2.6 1.6- 4.1 13 1.8 1.0- 3.1 837 95.7 93.8-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** 174 94.5 88.2-97.5
$25,000- 34,999 221 *** *** *** *** *** *** 211 94.5 89.4-97.3
$35,000- 49,999 272 11 3.2 1.5- 6.9 *** *** *** 257 95.0 90.9-97.3
$50,000- 74,999 310 11 4.6 2.4- 8.5 *** *** *** 295 94.0 89.8-96.5
$75,000+ 742 27 4.2 2.6- 6.6 20 3.0 1.9- 4.9 695 92.8 90.1-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 648 25 4.3 2.6- 7.1 13 2.3 1.3- 4.2 610 93.4 90.4-95.5
No 1,595 51 3.5 2.5- 4.8 33 2.2 1.5- 3.2 1,511 94.3 92.7-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 550 21 4.8 2.9- 7.8 15 3.3 1.9- 6.0 514 91.9 88.3-94.4
Non-Veteran 1,699 55 3.4 2.5- 4.7 32 2.0 1.4- 3.0 1,612 94.5 93.0-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 733 15 1.8 1.0- 3.2 12 1.8 1.0- 3.4 706 96.4 94.5-97.6
Regional City or Suburban County 609 26 5.2 3.3- 8.1 12 2.2 1.2- 4.2 571 92.6 89.3-94.8
Rural 917 36 4.5 3.0- 6.6 23 2.8 1.7- 4.4 858 92.8 90.3-94.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,372 54 4.1 3.0- 5.6 37 3.0 2.1- 4.2 1,281 92.9 91.1-94.4
Unemployed 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 102 93.8 85.1-97.6
Retired 550 13 3.7 1.8- 7.4 *** *** *** 534 96.0 92.3-97.9
Unable to Work 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 139 94.5 88.6-97.4
Other not in Labor Force 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 99.0 93.1-99.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 147 92.4 84.3-96.6
101% to 150% 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 155 93.9 86.7-97.3
151% to 200% 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** 175 95.0 90.4-97.4
More than 200% 1,258 41 3.7 2.6- 5.4 29 2.7 1.8- 4.0 1,188 93.6 91.6-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 553 29 6.1 3.8- 9.6 17 3.3 1.9- 5.8 507 90.6 86.7-93.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 921 26 3.7 2.3- 5.7 21 3.0 1.8- 4.8 874 93.3 90.8-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 785 22 2.6 1.6- 4.1 *** *** *** 754 96.4 94.7-97.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 725 20 2.9 1.8- 4.8 *** *** *** 695 95.6 93.5-97.0
2nd Quartile 622 20 2.8 1.7- 4.6 14 2.8 1.6- 4.9 588 94.4 91.9-96.1
3rd Quartile 635 24 5.9 3.6- 9.4 20 3.2 2.0- 5.1 591 90.9 87.3-93.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 277 13 4.0 2.0- 7.6 *** *** *** 261 95.3 91.6-97.4

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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 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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