2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Other Tobacco Use

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 462 206 44.8 38.6-51.2 256 55.2 48.8-61.4
GENDER
Male 235 101 42.9 34.6-51.6 134 57.1 48.4-65.4
Female 227 105 46.8 37.6-56.1 122 53.2 43.9-62.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 278 79 25.0 19.0-32.0 199 75.0 68.0-81.0
Non-Hispanic Black 100 88 89.5 78.2-95.3 12 10.5 4.7-21.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 180 77 40.3 31.7-49.5 103 59.7 50.5-68.3
College Graduate 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 224 97 41.0 32.0-50.7 127 59.0 49.3-68.0
No 235 108 49.0 40.8-57.3 127 51.0 42.7-59.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 407 184 45.7 39.0-52.5 223 54.3 47.5-61.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 229 106 46.5 38.7-54.4 123 53.5 45.6-61.3
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 186 78 37.1 28.9-46.2 108 62.9 53.8-71.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 250 85 33.4 25.6-42.2 165 66.6 57.8-74.4
Rent 159 91 61.3 51.9-69.9 68 38.7 30.1-48.1
Other arrangement 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 227 97 42.4 32.5-52.9 130 57.6 47.1-67.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 161 69 40.4 31.9-49.6 92 59.6 50.4-68.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 142 64 47.3 37.4-57.3 78 52.7 42.7-62.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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