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%)
North Carolina 4,303 78 1.9 1.4- 2.5 63 1.6 1.1- 2.2 4,162 96.6 95.7-97.2
MALES 2,026 64 3.1 2.3- 4.2 44 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,918 94.5 93.0-95.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,280 50 3.9 2.9- 5.3 32 2.8 1.8- 4.3 1,198 93.3 91.4-94.8
Non-Hispanic Black 298 *** *** *** *** *** *** 291 96.5 90.8-98.7
Other 398 *** *** *** *** *** *** 381 95.7 91.1-97.9
AGE
18-34 524 15 3.4 1.8- 6.4 19 5.2 3.0- 8.9 490 91.4 87.2-94.3
35-44 296 *** *** *** *** *** *** 282 95.4 91.8-97.5
45-54 319 15 4.2 2.3- 7.4 *** *** *** 299 95.2 91.9-97.1
55-64 349 14 3.1 1.7- 5.3 *** *** *** 326 95.5 93.0-97.2
65-74 328 *** *** *** *** *** *** 316 96.2 92.4-98.2
75+ 174 *** *** *** *** *** *** 170 97.6 92.2-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 *** *** *** *** *** *** 188 92.4 85.9-96.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 21 3.1 1.9- 5.0 13 2.7 1.5- 4.8 463 94.2 91.6-96.1
Some Post-H.S. 547 21 3.8 2.3- 6.2 *** *** *** 519 93.5 89.6-96.0
College Graduate 770 13 1.4 0.8- 2.6 17 1.8 1.1- 3.1 740 96.7 95.2-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 84 97.7 92.1-99.3
$15,000- 24,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 137 93.9 82.8-98.0
$25,000- 34,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** 163 91.8 85.5-95.6
$35,000- 49,999 209 *** *** *** *** *** *** 197 92.9 84.5-96.9
$50,000- 74,999 260 *** *** *** *** *** *** 245 91.9 85.7-95.5
$75,000+ 731 24 3.1 2.0- 4.9 16 1.5 0.9- 2.7 691 95.3 93.3-96.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 609 24 3.8 2.3- 6.1 *** *** *** 577 95.1 92.6-96.8
No 1,397 39 2.8 1.9- 4.1 36 3.0 1.9- 4.8 1,322 94.2 92.2-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 482 12 2.8 1.4- 5.3 16 3.8 2.2- 6.8 454 93.4 89.9-95.7
Non-Veteran 1,533 51 3.2 2.2- 4.4 28 2.1 1.2- 3.5 1,454 94.8 93.0-96.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 708 13 2.2 1.2- 4.0 *** *** *** 688 96.2 93.4-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 530 16 3.1 1.6- 6.0 19 4.1 2.4- 7.0 495 92.8 89.2-95.2
Rural 788 35 3.9 2.6- 5.8 18 2.0 1.1- 3.6 735 94.1 91.8-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,318 39 3.1 2.1- 4.6 32 2.5 1.6- 4.1 1,247 94.4 92.4-95.8
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 95.8 88.1-98.6
Retired 448 *** *** *** *** *** *** 433 96.8 94.0-98.3
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 112 93.1 86.7-96.5
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** 140 96.4 90.7-98.6
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 104 92.5 84.5-96.6
151% to 200% 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 130 86.3 74.1-93.3
More than 200% 1,150 35 3.1 2.1- 4.5 27 2.3 1.3- 3.8 1,088 94.7 92.8-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 22 3.5 2.0- 5.9 14 3.1 1.6- 5.8 454 93.5 90.2-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 634 18 2.7 1.6- 4.5 15 2.0 1.1- 3.5 601 95.4 93.2-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 902 24 3.2 2.0- 5.2 15 2.5 1.2- 5.1 863 94.3 91.5-96.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 662 18 3.1 1.7- 5.7 *** *** *** 634 95.3 92.5-97.0
2nd Quartile 549 18 3.0 1.8- 5.0 *** *** *** 522 94.4 91.0-96.6
3rd Quartile 514 14 2.6 1.4- 4.9 17 3.2 1.8- 5.4 483 94.2 91.3-96.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 301 14 4.4 2.2- 8.6 *** *** *** 279 92.9 87.8-96.0

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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 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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