2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

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  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
Females 1,981 1,639 81.1 78.4-83.6 342 18.9 16.4-21.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,216 1,019 81.4 77.9-84.4 197 18.6 15.6-22.1
Non-Hispanic Black 415 334 78.7 73.2-83.3 81 21.3 16.7-26.8
Other 311 256 83.5 75.0-89.5 55 16.5 10.5-25.0
AGE
18-34 350 276 77.5 71.8-82.4 74 22.5 17.6-28.2
35-44 309 254 76.5 68.6-82.9 55 23.5 17.1-31.4
45-54 317 254 83.4 78.4-87.5 63 16.6 12.5-21.6
55-64 387 315 81.6 74.5-87.1 72 18.4 12.9-25.5
65-74 342 287 79.5 70.4-86.3 55 20.5 13.7-29.6
75+ 231 210 91.3 84.9-95.2 21 8.7 4.8-15.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 403 313 79.1 73.8-83.6 90 20.9 16.4-26.2
Some Post-H.S. 613 474 77.8 73.4-81.7 139 22.2 18.3-26.6
College Graduate 830 752 90.8 88.1-92.9 78 9.2 7.1-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 199 146 70.6 59.5-79.7 53 29.4 20.3-40.5
$25,000- 34,999 226 181 82.5 75.8-87.6 45 17.5 12.4-24.2
$35,000- 49,999 207 166 76.9 67.6-84.2 41 23.1 15.8-32.4
$50,000- 74,999 221 184 83.3 76.6-88.3 37 16.7 11.7-23.4
$75,000+ 538 480 88.2 84.3-91.3 58 11.8 8.7-15.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 666 500 72.2 66.4-77.3 166 27.8 22.7-33.6
No 1,297 1,124 86.4 83.9-88.6 173 13.6 11.4-16.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,912 1,581 81.1 78.3-83.5 331 18.9 16.5-21.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 603 505 84.0 80.0-87.3 98 16.0 12.7-20.0
Regional City or Suburban County 519 435 83.9 79.6-87.5 84 16.1 12.5-20.4
Rural 859 699 76.2 70.8-80.9 160 23.8 19.1-29.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 981 827 82.9 79.7-85.7 154 17.1 14.3-20.3
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 567 499 88.5 84.4-91.6 68 11.5 8.4-15.6
Unable to Work 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 169 143 85.3 78.3-90.4 26 14.7 9.6-21.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 199 144 73.3 62.8-81.8 55 26.7 18.2-37.2
101% to 150% 145 113 77.4 67.0-85.2 32 22.6 14.8-33.0
151% to 200% 170 132 76.2 66.9-83.4 38 23.8 16.6-33.1
More than 200% 927 798 85.6 82.5-88.2 129 14.4 11.8-17.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 533 411 69.3 61.5-76.2 122 30.7 23.8-38.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 653 537 81.8 77.7-85.2 116 18.2 14.8-22.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 795 691 86.7 83.5-89.3 104 13.3 10.7-16.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 586 511 86.5 82.7-89.5 75 13.5 10.5-17.3
2nd Quartile 531 439 81.9 77.3-85.7 92 18.1 14.3-22.7
3rd Quartile 501 408 78.8 72.4-84.2 93 21.2 15.8-27.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 363 281 70.8 61.3-78.7 82 29.2 21.3-38.7

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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 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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