2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^
No Use Use at least 1 Product
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,686 2,937 78.4 76.5-80.2 749 21.6 19.8-23.5
Non-Hispanic Black 670 533 79.3 75.1-83.0 137 20.7 17.0-24.9
GENDER
Male 255 199 80.1 73.2-85.6 56 19.9 14.4-26.8
Female 415 334 78.7 73.2-83.3 81 21.3 16.7-26.8
AGE
18-34 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 119 90 71.4 60.8-80.2 29 28.6 19.8-39.2
45-54 112 89 84.8 76.0-90.7 23 15.2 9.3-24.0
55-64 135 103 79.3 70.7-85.9 32 20.7 14.1-29.3
65-74 127 108 89.3 81.2-94.1 19 10.7 5.9-18.8
75+ 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 121 72.2 62.9-79.8 53 27.8 20.2-37.1
Some Post-H.S. 219 177 78.8 71.3-84.7 42 21.2 15.3-28.7
College Graduate 233 203 89.4 84.1-93.1 30 10.6 6.9-15.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 64 84.2 73.7-91.0 15 15.8 9.0-26.3
$75,000+ 151 127 84.7 76.8-90.2 24 15.3 9.8-23.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 229 167 72.1 64.1-79.0 62 27.9 21.0-35.9
No 435 361 82.8 77.7-86.9 74 17.2 13.1-22.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 84 86.5 77.1-92.4 18 13.5 7.6-22.9
Non-Veteran 566 448 78.4 73.7-82.4 118 21.6 17.6-26.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 271 217 79.3 72.9-84.5 54 20.7 15.5-27.1
Regional City or Suburban County 136 113 84.3 75.5-90.3 23 15.7 9.7-24.5
Rural 263 203 76.6 68.7-83.0 60 23.4 17.0-31.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 372 304 81.2 75.9-85.6 68 18.8 14.4-24.1
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 144 88.6 82.2-92.9 25 11.4 7.1-17.8
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 281 224 82.3 76.5-86.9 57 17.7 13.1-23.5
HOUSING
Own 357 311 86.2 81.3-90.0 46 13.8 10.0-18.7
Rent 246 173 70.6 62.9-77.3 73 29.4 22.7-37.1
Other arrangement 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 244 186 73.4 64.5-80.8 58 26.6 19.2-35.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 196 165 83.8 76.4-89.1 31 16.2 10.9-23.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 230 182 80.1 73.5-85.4 48 19.9 14.6-26.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 124 99 82.3 73.4-88.7 25 17.7 11.3-26.6
2nd Quartile 169 140 81.4 73.4-87.4 29 18.6 12.6-26.6
3rd Quartile 213 173 82.7 75.7-88.0 40 17.3 12.0-24.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Tobacco Use.

*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 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 29DEC23.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts