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%)
North Carolina 3,686 2,937 78.4 76.5-80.2 627 17.6 16.0-19.4 122 4.0 3.1- 5.0
MALES 1,705 1,298 75.5 72.7-78.1 336 19.6 17.3-22.3 71 4.9 3.7- 6.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,089 816 72.6 68.9-75.9 229 22.2 19.2-25.6 44 5.2 3.6- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Black 255 199 80.1 73.2-85.6 41 13.5 8.9-19.9 15 6.4 3.6-11.1
Other 321 250 79.0 72.0-84.7 61 18.9 13.5-25.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 364 244 64.8 58.2-70.9 86 24.7 19.5-30.8 34 10.5 7.1-15.4
35-44 261 191 72.3 65.3-78.3 56 21.8 16.3-28.5 14 6.0 3.4-10.2
45-54 285 214 76.1 69.3-81.8 59 19.1 14.2-25.3 12 4.7 2.2- 9.8
55-64 311 229 75.1 68.1-81.1 77 23.9 18.1-31.0 *** *** ***
65-74 297 250 87.2 81.3-91.5 43 12.0 7.9-18.0 *** *** ***
75+ 155 141 90.9 79.8-96.1 13 7.8 3.0-18.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 122 69.7 60.5-77.6 49 25.0 17.8-33.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 422 293 69.5 63.2-75.1 106 25.0 19.8-31.1 23 5.5 3.4- 8.9
Some Post-H.S. 462 326 72.8 67.6-77.5 108 19.8 16.0-24.4 28 7.3 4.7-11.3
College Graduate 632 552 87.8 84.3-90.6 71 11.0 8.3-14.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 103 72.5 61.7-81.2 30 19.8 12.2-30.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 165 111 69.8 60.0-78.0 41 20.6 14.0-29.2 13 9.7 5.0-18.0
$50,000- 74,999 218 167 74.9 66.9-81.4 44 20.4 14.9-27.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 628 514 82.9 79.1-86.1 94 13.2 10.5-16.5 20 3.9 2.3- 6.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 532 370 69.7 64.2-74.7 134 24.8 20.1-30.1 28 5.6 3.6- 8.5
No 1,154 914 78.2 74.9-81.2 197 17.2 14.5-20.2 43 4.6 3.2- 6.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 390 306 77.8 72.0-82.6 73 19.1 14.5-24.7 11 3.2 1.6- 6.0
Non-Veteran 1,307 988 75.1 71.8-78.1 261 19.7 17.0-22.7 58 5.2 3.8- 7.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 559 454 79.1 74.6-83.0 90 17.4 13.9-21.5 15 3.5 1.9- 6.3
Regional City or Suburban County 436 327 75.0 69.5-79.8 84 18.3 14.3-23.2 25 6.7 4.2-10.6
Rural 710 517 72.7 67.7-77.1 162 22.6 18.4-27.4 31 4.7 3.0- 7.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,100 843 76.1 72.8-79.1 209 19.3 16.6-22.4 48 4.6 3.3- 6.4
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 398 339 87.4 82.0-91.4 56 11.4 7.6-16.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** 23 19.7 12.3-30.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** 27 22.5 14.0-34.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 966 764 79.7 76.4-82.7 166 15.8 13.2-18.8 36 4.5 3.0- 6.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 437 311 70.2 63.0-76.6 100 22.7 17.0-29.8 26 7.0 4.3-11.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 551 418 76.4 72.0-80.4 117 20.6 16.9-24.9 16 3.0 1.7- 5.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 717 569 77.4 73.2-81.1 119 17.3 14.1-21.0 29 5.3 3.4- 8.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 542 431 78.7 74.1-82.6 90 17.1 13.5-21.5 21 4.2 2.6- 6.6
2nd Quartile 438 338 77.7 72.6-82.1 85 17.9 14.1-22.5 15 4.4 2.4- 8.0
3rd Quartile 444 336 71.2 65.1-76.6 88 22.8 17.8-28.7 20 6.0 3.6- 9.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 281 193 69.9 60.6-77.9 73 24.2 16.8-33.5 15 5.8 3.0-11.1

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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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