2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,303 78 1.9 1.4- 2.5 63 1.6 1.1- 2.2 4,162 96.6 95.7-97.2
Eastern NC 1,560 33 1.9 1.3- 2.9 31 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,496 95.7 94.2-96.8
GENDER
Male 720 25 2.8 1.7- 4.5 19 3.0 1.7- 5.0 676 94.2 91.8-96.0
Female 840 *** *** *** *** *** *** 820 97.1 95.2-98.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 871 18 2.0 1.2- 3.4 15 2.4 1.3- 4.1 838 95.6 93.6-97.0
Non-Hispanic Black 324 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 330 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 323 *** *** *** 12 4.6 2.5- 8.2 308 94.9 91.3-97.1
35-44 231 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 224 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 298 *** *** *** *** *** *** 280 93.2 88.5-96.1
65-74 293 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 390 *** *** *** *** *** *** 365 93.6 89.9-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 498 *** *** *** *** *** *** 480 96.7 94.2-98.2
College Graduate 505 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 *** *** *** *** *** *** 527 96.5 94.4-97.9
No 991 19 1.9 1.1- 3.2 20 3.0 1.8- 4.9 952 95.1 93.0-96.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 291 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,264 29 2.0 1.3- 3.2 25 2.3 1.4- 3.6 1,210 95.7 94.1-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 829 17 1.9 1.1- 3.3 18 2.8 1.6- 4.7 794 95.3 93.2-96.8
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 426 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 191 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 423 *** *** *** *** *** *** 403 95.0 92.0-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 341 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 749 21 2.9 1.8- 4.7 16 2.9 1.7- 5.2 712 94.2 91.6-96.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 341 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,062 24 1.8 1.1- 3.0 20 2.1 1.2- 3.7 1,018 96.1 94.3-97.3
Rent 379 *** *** *** *** *** *** 363 94.7 91.2-96.9
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 411 *** *** *** *** *** *** 396 95.9 92.9-97.7
Rural 1,041 28 2.5 1.6- 3.9 20 2.2 1.3- 3.8 993 95.3 93.4-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 848 23 2.3 1.4- 3.9 19 3.0 1.7- 5.2 806 94.7 92.3-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 359 *** *** *** *** *** *** 346 96.7 94.2-98.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 353 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 283 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 206 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 442 *** *** *** *** *** *** 425 96.2 93.5-97.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 629 20 3.2 1.8- 5.6 *** *** *** 594 93.7 90.3-95.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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