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
Non-Hispanic White 2,305 1,835 77.1 74.7-79.4 470 22.9 20.6-25.3
GENDER
Male 1,089 816 72.6 68.9-75.9 273 27.4 24.1-31.1
Female 1,216 1,019 81.4 77.9-84.4 197 18.6 15.6-22.1
AGE
18-34 383 263 66.1 60.2-71.6 120 33.9 28.4-39.8
35-44 295 221 75.1 69.0-80.4 74 24.9 19.6-31.0
45-54 361 276 76.0 70.2-81.0 85 24.0 19.0-29.8
55-64 467 370 77.4 71.0-82.8 97 22.6 17.2-29.0
65-74 446 382 81.7 74.5-87.3 64 18.3 12.7-25.5
75+ 311 284 91.7 85.8-95.3 27 8.3 4.7-14.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 463 339 72.0 66.4-76.9 124 28.0 23.1-33.6
Some Post-H.S. 696 505 73.3 69.1-77.1 191 26.7 22.9-30.9
College Graduate 1,042 932 89.3 86.9-91.3 110 10.7 8.7-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 *** *** *** 46 34.8 25.0-45.9
$25,000- 34,999 193 146 74.7 65.8-81.9 47 25.3 18.1-34.2
$35,000- 49,999 228 173 72.4 63.6-79.8 55 27.6 20.2-36.4
$50,000- 74,999 300 239 76.9 70.3-82.4 61 23.1 17.6-29.7
$75,000+ 886 755 85.0 81.9-87.7 131 15.0 12.3-18.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 754 545 69.6 64.5-74.2 209 30.4 25.8-35.5
No 1,528 1,273 81.4 78.8-83.8 255 18.6 16.2-21.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 300 235 75.2 68.3-81.0 65 24.8 19.0-31.7
Non-Veteran 2,000 1,596 77.4 74.7-79.9 404 22.6 20.1-25.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 658 547 82.2 78.4-85.5 111 17.8 14.5-21.6
Regional City or Suburban County 658 522 78.5 74.3-82.1 136 21.5 17.9-25.7
Rural 989 766 72.7 68.2-76.8 223 27.3 23.2-31.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,255 987 77.2 74.2-80.0 268 22.8 20.0-25.8
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 720 638 87.6 83.6-90.7 82 12.4 9.3-16.4
Unable to Work 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 98 *** *** *** 24 25.0 16.0-36.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 170 124 71.5 62.3-79.3 46 28.5 20.7-37.7
More than 200% 1,383 1,151 82.4 79.7-84.9 232 17.6 15.1-20.3
HOUSING
Own 1,785 1,490 80.6 77.7-83.1 295 19.4 16.9-22.3
Rent 375 242 59.8 53.7-65.7 133 40.2 34.3-46.3
Other arrangement 127 89 69.1 58.7-77.9 38 30.9 22.1-41.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 455 330 65.9 58.3-72.7 125 34.1 27.3-41.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 845 662 76.8 73.1-80.2 183 23.2 19.8-26.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,005 843 82.6 79.5-85.3 162 17.4 14.7-20.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 842 707 83.2 79.9-86.0 135 16.8 14.0-20.1
2nd Quartile 651 513 77.5 73.2-81.2 138 22.5 18.8-26.8
3rd Quartile 557 432 70.0 63.6-75.7 125 30.0 24.3-36.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 255 183 71.8 63.3-78.9 72 28.2 21.1-36.7

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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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