2022 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%)
TOTAL 3,686 2,937 78.4 76.5-80.2 627 17.6 16.0-19.4 122 4.0 3.1- 5.0
GENDER
Male 1,705 1,298 75.5 72.7-78.1 336 19.6 17.3-22.3 71 4.9 3.7- 6.5
Female 1,981 1,639 81.1 78.4-83.6 291 15.8 13.6-18.2 51 3.1 2.0- 4.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,305 1,835 77.1 74.7-79.4 392 18.6 16.5-20.9 78 4.3 3.2- 5.8
Non-Hispanic Black 670 533 79.3 75.1-83.0 115 16.4 13.1-20.3 22 4.3 2.7- 6.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 72 66 90.3 77.2-96.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 363 310 86.1 81.6-89.6 46 11.8 8.6-16.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 714 520 71.2 66.9-75.2 145 20.8 17.4-24.7 49 7.9 5.7-11.0
35-44 570 445 74.5 69.3-79.0 101 21.0 16.7-26.1 24 4.5 2.9- 7.0
45-54 602 468 79.8 75.6-83.4 112 16.9 13.7-20.7 22 3.3 1.8- 5.9
55-64 698 544 78.5 73.7-82.7 138 18.9 15.2-23.2 16 2.6 0.9- 7.1
65-74 639 537 83.1 77.6-87.5 94 15.5 11.2-21.1 *** *** ***
75+ 386 351 91.1 85.8-94.6 34 8.3 5.0-13.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 311 219 68.6 60.2-75.9 76 24.9 18.2-33.0 16 6.5 3.2-12.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 825 606 74.2 70.1-77.9 184 21.4 18.0-25.3 35 4.4 2.9- 6.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,075 800 75.6 72.3-78.7 227 19.2 16.5-22.2 48 5.1 3.6- 7.3
College Graduate 1,462 1,304 89.4 87.3-91.2 137 9.4 7.7-11.5 21 1.1 0.7- 1.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,198 870 71.1 67.1-74.8 273 23.5 20.1-27.2 55 5.4 3.7- 7.9
No 2,451 2,038 82.3 80.3-84.2 346 14.4 12.7-16.3 67 3.2 2.4- 4.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 456 361 78.4 73.2-82.8 83 18.8 14.6-23.8 12 2.8 1.5- 5.2
Non-Veteran 3,219 2,569 78.5 76.4-80.4 542 17.4 15.7-19.3 108 4.1 3.1- 5.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,081 1,670 79.2 77.0-81.3 333 16.8 14.9-18.9 78 4.0 3.0- 5.2
Unemployed 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.2 6.9-23.8
Retired 965 838 88.1 84.9-90.6 119 10.9 8.4-13.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 274 161 56.4 46.6-65.8 97 37.4 28.4-47.4 16 6.2 2.4-14.8
Other not in Labor Force 203 168 81.6 74.0-87.3 29 14.4 9.8-20.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 319 227 67.4 59.0-74.9 80 27.8 20.6-36.4 12 4.7 2.5- 9.0
$25,000- 34,999 369 284 78.3 72.5-83.3 63 16.1 11.8-21.7 22 5.5 3.4- 8.8
$35,000- 49,999 372 277 73.4 66.9-79.1 76 20.3 15.4-26.3 19 6.3 3.4-11.3
$50,000-74,999 439 351 78.9 73.7-83.2 78 17.7 13.9-22.3 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 400 326 82.4 77.4-86.5 64 14.8 11.2-19.4 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 374 320 84.3 78.8-88.5 43 11.8 8.2-16.6 11 4.0 1.9- 8.1
$150,000+ 392 348 89.0 85.0-92.0 35 8.4 5.8-12.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 834 686 81.0 77.2-84.4 128 16.1 13.0-19.7 20 2.9 1.6- 5.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 325 220 66.7 58.7-73.9 90 27.0 20.9-34.2 15 6.2 2.5-14.8
101% to 150% 240 177 73.7 65.9-80.3 50 19.3 13.7-26.6 13 7.0 3.6-13.0
151% to 200% 285 212 73.4 66.2-79.5 60 20.7 15.4-27.2 13 6.0 3.0-11.5
More than 200% 1,893 1,562 82.4 80.1-84.4 272 14.1 12.3-16.1 59 3.5 2.5- 4.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 834 686 81.0 77.2-84.4 128 16.1 13.0-19.7 20 2.9 1.6- 5.0
HOUSING
Own 2,530 2,113 81.8 79.4-83.9 371 15.9 14.0-18.1 46 2.3 1.5- 3.6
Rent 873 618 69.6 65.6-73.3 197 22.6 19.4-26.2 58 7.8 5.8-10.5
Other arrangement 245 174 70.5 62.0-77.7 55 21.0 15.0-28.7 16 8.5 4.8-14.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,162 959 81.7 78.8-84.3 172 15.4 13.0-18.2 31 2.8 1.9- 4.3
Regional City or Suburban County 955 762 79.7 76.3-82.7 156 15.7 13.1-18.6 37 4.6 3.1- 6.8
Rural 1,569 1,216 74.5 70.9-77.8 299 21.1 18.0-24.5 54 4.4 3.0- 6.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 970 722 69.7 64.5-74.6 205 24.1 19.6-29.2 43 6.2 3.9- 9.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,204 955 79.3 76.3-81.9 215 17.6 15.2-20.4 34 3.1 2.1- 4.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,512 1,260 82.2 79.7-84.5 207 14.2 12.2-16.6 45 3.5 2.5- 5.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,128 942 82.7 79.9-85.3 152 14.2 11.9-16.9 34 3.1 2.1- 4.4
2nd Quartile 969 777 79.9 76.5-82.8 161 16.1 13.5-19.1 31 4.0 2.6- 6.2
3rd Quartile 945 744 75.2 70.9-79.1 169 19.8 16.4-23.9 32 4.9 3.0- 8.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 644 474 70.4 63.8-76.2 145 25.7 20.1-32.3 25 3.9 2.2- 6.7

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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 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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