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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,676 2,165 77.7 75.5-79.7 422 18.4 16.4-20.4 89 4.0 3.1- 5.1
GENDER
Male 1,236 955 73.3 70.1-76.3 228 22.0 19.2-25.1 53 4.7 3.4- 6.4
Female 1,440 1,210 81.6 78.5-84.3 194 15.1 12.6-18.0 36 3.3 2.2- 4.9
AGE
18-34 408 312 72.8 66.9-77.9 71 19.5 15.1-24.9 25 7.7 4.9-11.9
35-44 353 256 69.5 63.3-75.1 76 24.5 19.3-30.6 21 6.0 3.7- 9.5
45-54 413 303 70.9 65.4-75.8 86 22.9 18.4-28.0 24 6.3 3.9- 9.9
55-64 495 398 79.4 74.3-83.8 86 18.5 14.4-23.6 *** *** ***
65-74 581 495 83.3 78.1-87.4 80 15.7 11.7-20.9 *** *** ***
75+ 381 362 93.2 88.0-96.2 18 6.8 3.8-12.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 572 414 70.5 65.7-74.9 131 24.3 20.2-28.9 27 5.2 3.4- 8.0
Some Post-H.S. 732 573 79.0 75.4-82.3 127 16.7 13.7-20.1 32 4.3 2.9- 6.3
College Graduate 1,235 1,105 88.9 86.7-90.8 112 9.8 8.0-11.9 18 1.3 0.8- 2.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 171 119 63.8 53.7-72.7 43 28.1 20.0-38.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 231 169 69.5 60.5-77.3 51 26.3 18.7-35.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 268 204 75.5 68.9-81.2 56 22.0 16.6-28.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 378 300 75.3 69.1-80.5 63 18.1 13.8-23.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 990 865 85.0 82.0-87.5 100 12.1 9.8-15.0 25 2.9 1.9- 4.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 834 633 73.3 69.1-77.1 158 20.6 17.2-24.6 43 6.0 4.3- 8.5
No 1,824 1,519 79.7 77.1-82.1 260 17.3 15.1-19.9 45 2.9 2.0- 4.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 283 78.2 72.4-83.0 57 19.4 14.8-25.0 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,323 1,878 77.6 75.2-79.8 364 18.2 16.2-20.5 81 4.2 3.2- 5.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 743 634 84.8 81.5-87.6 95 13.4 10.8-16.6 14 1.8 1.0- 3.2
Regional City or Suburban County 731 585 77.0 72.8-80.6 121 18.7 15.4-22.5 25 4.3 2.7- 7.0
Rural 1,202 946 73.4 69.6-76.8 206 21.5 18.2-25.1 50 5.2 3.7- 7.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,405 1,114 76.8 73.9-79.4 234 18.2 15.9-20.9 57 5.0 3.7- 6.7
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 870 773 86.6 82.6-89.7 89 12.7 9.6-16.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 165 97 58.7 49.1-67.7 57 33.6 25.6-42.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 *** *** *** 44 32.7 23.4-43.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 164 124 72.0 61.6-80.5 35 23.7 15.8-34.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 201 148 72.3 62.7-80.2 43 24.0 16.4-33.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,599 1,342 81.1 78.6-83.4 210 15.0 13.0-17.3 47 3.9 2.7- 5.4
HOUSING
Own 2,063 1,744 80.7 78.3-83.0 276 16.6 14.5-19.0 43 2.6 1.8- 3.8
Rent 437 304 65.8 60.1-71.1 104 25.6 20.9-30.9 29 8.7 5.8-12.8
Other arrangement 154 97 64.3 53.7-73.6 40 25.1 17.1-35.2 17 10.6 5.9-18.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 622 475 71.4 66.0-76.3 117 23.4 18.8-28.8 30 5.1 3.4- 7.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,218 970 75.2 71.8-78.3 204 19.9 17.0-23.1 44 4.9 3.5- 7.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 836 720 84.7 81.4-87.4 101 13.3 10.7-16.4 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 923 771 80.6 76.8-83.9 131 16.2 13.2-19.7 21 3.2 1.8- 5.5
2nd Quartile 707 571 78.7 74.8-82.2 115 17.9 14.7-21.7 21 3.4 2.1- 5.4
3rd Quartile 752 598 75.8 71.4-79.7 118 18.9 15.3-23.2 36 5.3 3.7- 7.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 294 225 67.2 58.5-74.8 58 27.4 20.1-36.1 *** *** ***

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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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