2022 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%)
TOTAL 4,303 78 1.9 1.4- 2.5 63 1.6 1.1- 2.2 4,162 96.6 95.7-97.2
GENDER
Male 2,026 64 3.1 2.3- 4.2 44 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,918 94.5 93.0-95.7
Female 2,277 14 0.7 0.4- 1.4 19 0.8 0.5- 1.3 2,244 98.5 97.7-99.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,696 53 2.0 1.5- 2.8 40 1.6 1.1- 2.4 2,603 96.3 95.3-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 761 11 1.9 0.9- 3.8 *** *** *** 743 96.8 94.1-98.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 90.4 79.8-95.7
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 67 94.2 81.0-98.4
Non-Hispanic Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 98.6 90.8-99.8
Hispanic 430 *** *** *** *** *** *** 422 98.2 96.1-99.1
AGE
18-34 982 16 1.9 1.1- 3.5 25 3.2 2.0- 5.2 941 94.8 92.5-96.4
35-44 646 13 1.9 1.0- 3.7 *** *** *** 629 97.7 95.9-98.7
45-54 679 15 2.1 1.2- 3.7 *** *** *** 657 97.3 95.6-98.3
55-64 774 19 2.2 1.4- 3.6 15 1.3 0.7- 2.4 740 96.5 94.8-97.6
65-74 713 *** *** *** *** *** *** 694 97.1 95.1-98.4
75+ 428 *** *** *** *** *** *** 422 98.8 96.6-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 350 *** *** *** 12 2.6 1.3- 5.0 329 94.0 89.9-96.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 949 27 2.0 1.3- 3.1 19 1.9 1.2- 3.2 903 96.0 94.5-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,236 27 2.2 1.4- 3.4 12 1.5 0.7- 3.3 1,197 96.3 94.4-97.5
College Graduate 1,754 14 0.7 0.4- 1.2 20 1.0 0.6- 1.5 1,720 98.3 97.6-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,358 28 2.0 1.2- 3.1 17 0.9 0.5- 1.6 1,313 97.1 95.9-98.0
No 2,905 49 1.8 1.3- 2.6 46 1.9 1.3- 2.8 2,810 96.3 95.2-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 564 12 2.4 1.2- 4.5 16 3.3 1.8- 5.8 536 94.4 91.4-96.3
Non-Veteran 3,725 65 1.8 1.3- 2.4 47 1.4 0.9- 2.0 3,613 96.9 96.0-97.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,464 44 1.9 1.3- 2.8 38 1.6 1.1- 2.5 2,382 96.4 95.3-97.3
Unemployed 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** 156 96.3 91.4-98.4
Retired 1,071 13 1.3 0.6- 2.8 *** *** *** 1,048 97.6 95.9-98.6
Unable to Work 308 11 2.3 1.1- 4.8 *** *** *** 288 96.2 93.5-97.8
Other not in Labor Force 262 *** *** *** *** *** *** 254 95.0 89.6-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 217 *** *** *** *** *** *** 211 98.3 96.0-99.3
$15,000- 24,999 362 *** *** *** *** *** *** 352 97.2 92.3-99.0
$25,000- 34,999 434 *** *** *** 11 3.2 1.7- 6.1 414 94.0 90.2-96.4
$35,000- 49,999 453 *** *** *** 11 3.1 1.2- 7.6 432 94.9 90.7-97.3
$50,000-74,999 534 *** *** *** *** *** *** 517 95.4 92.0-97.3
$75,000-100,000 465 *** *** *** *** *** *** 451 97.4 95.5-98.6
$100,000-150,000 438 *** *** *** *** *** *** 429 97.7 94.9-99.0
$150,000+ 457 11 2.2 1.1- 4.3 *** *** *** 439 96.6 94.2-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 943 16 1.4 0.7- 2.6 *** *** *** 917 97.5 96.1-98.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 102 99.2 94.2-99.9
50% to 100% 367 *** *** *** *** *** *** 358 97.0 93.0-98.8
101% to 150% 277 *** *** *** *** *** *** 266 96.2 92.6-98.1
151% to 200% 339 12 4.2 1.9- 8.7 *** *** *** 320 92.9 86.9-96.3
More than 200% 2,248 40 1.9 1.3- 2.7 34 1.6 1.0- 2.5 2,174 96.5 95.4-97.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 943 16 1.4 0.7- 2.6 *** *** *** 917 97.5 96.1-98.4
HOUSING
Own 2,800 49 1.6 1.1- 2.3 38 1.5 0.9- 2.3 2,713 96.9 95.9-97.7
Rent 1,164 21 1.9 1.2- 3.0 18 1.6 0.9- 2.8 1,125 96.5 95.0-97.5
Other arrangement 296 *** *** *** *** *** *** 283 94.4 89.7-97.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,444 15 1.2 0.7- 2.0 *** *** *** 1,420 98.0 96.6-98.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,130 17 1.8 0.9- 3.4 26 2.5 1.6- 4.0 1,087 95.7 93.7-97.0
Rural 1,729 46 2.6 1.8- 3.7 28 1.6 1.0- 2.5 1,655 95.9 94.5-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,081 32 2.6 1.7- 4.0 22 2.3 1.4- 3.8 1,027 95.1 93.3-96.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,357 20 1.5 0.9- 2.4 21 1.2 0.8- 2.0 1,316 97.3 96.2-98.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,865 26 1.8 1.1- 2.9 20 1.5 0.8- 2.8 1,819 96.7 95.2-97.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,344 21 2.1 1.2- 3.6 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0 1,309 96.8 95.2-97.9
2nd Quartile 1,192 18 1.5 0.9- 2.4 12 1.5 0.7- 3.2 1,162 97.1 95.4-98.2
3rd Quartile 1,076 17 1.5 0.9- 2.7 22 1.9 1.2- 3.0 1,037 96.6 95.1-97.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 691 22 3.3 1.9- 5.7 15 2.6 1.4- 5.0 654 94.0 91.1-96.1

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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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