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
-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
GENDER
Male 1,456 59 5.0 3.7- 6.8 36 2.8 2.0- 4.1 1,361 92.1 90.1-93.7
Female 1,620 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,591 97.5 95.7-98.6
AGE
18-34 572 *** *** *** *** *** *** 544 94.3 91.4-96.3
35-44 399 *** *** *** *** *** *** 380 94.0 90.0-96.5
45-54 452 21 5.0 3.2- 7.9 *** *** *** 421 93.0 89.8-95.2
55-64 546 15 2.9 1.6- 4.9 *** *** *** 527 96.5 94.3-97.8
65-74 643 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 411 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 655 26 4.7 2.9- 7.3 16 2.6 1.5- 4.6 613 92.7 89.8-94.9
Some Post-H.S. 835 19 2.3 1.4- 3.7 *** *** *** 805 96.5 94.8-97.7
College Graduate 1,434 17 1.4 0.8- 2.3 22 1.6 1.0- 2.6 1,395 97.0 95.8-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 268 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 314 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 434 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,135 24 2.7 1.7- 4.4 26 2.7 1.7- 4.1 1,085 94.6 92.6-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 928 24 3.2 2.0- 5.2 *** *** *** 886 94.0 90.9-96.1
No 2,126 43 2.7 1.9- 3.8 37 1.9 1.3- 2.7 2,046 95.4 94.1-96.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 17 5.7 3.3- 9.6 *** *** *** 392 91.0 86.6-94.1
Non-Veteran 2,652 50 2.4 1.7- 3.4 46 2.1 1.4- 3.1 2,556 95.5 94.2-96.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 902 *** *** *** 14 1.7 0.9- 3.0 877 97.1 95.5-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 843 28 4.6 3.0- 7.2 *** *** *** 803 93.5 90.7-95.4
Rural 1,331 29 2.7 1.8- 4.2 30 2.8 1.6- 5.0 1,272 94.4 92.1-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,640 46 3.4 2.4- 4.9 35 2.5 1.7- 3.6 1,559 94.1 92.4-95.4
Unemployed 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 954 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 245 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,840 36 2.7 1.8- 4.0 33 2.1 1.4- 3.1 1,771 95.2 93.7-96.4
HOUSING
Own 2,274 45 2.9 2.1- 4.1 39 2.1 1.3- 3.3 2,190 95.0 93.4-96.2
Rent 600 15 2.4 1.4- 4.0 *** *** *** 577 95.8 93.3-97.4
Other arrangement 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** 163 92.5 87.3-95.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 679 22 4.2 2.5- 7.0 20 3.0 1.8- 5.0 637 92.8 89.7-95.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,366 28 3.2 2.0- 5.0 *** *** *** 1,316 94.0 91.4-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,031 18 1.7 1.0- 2.9 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9 999 97.2 95.9-98.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,102 19 2.3 1.3- 4.0 *** *** *** 1,065 95.5 92.9-97.2
2nd Quartile 834 19 2.3 1.4- 3.8 *** *** *** 802 95.7 93.7-97.1
3rd Quartile 828 24 4.6 2.8- 7.3 19 2.8 1.7- 4.6 785 92.6 89.6-94.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 312 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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