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
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
GENDER
Male 1,280 50 3.9 2.9- 5.3 32 2.8 1.8- 4.3 1,198 93.3 91.4-94.8
Female 1,416 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 538 13 2.6 1.4- 4.6 17 3.8 2.1- 6.5 508 93.7 90.6-95.8
35-44 345 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 404 *** *** *** *** *** *** 386 95.9 93.1-97.6
55-64 516 13 1.9 1.0- 3.3 *** *** *** 496 97.2 95.5-98.2
65-74 508 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 343 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 539 16 2.2 1.3- 3.8 *** *** *** 512 95.6 93.4-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 803 21 2.9 1.8- 4.7 *** *** *** 778 96.1 93.9-97.6
College Graduate 1,237 *** *** *** 19 1.4 0.8- 2.2 1,206 97.7 96.6-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 234 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 281 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 359 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,017 24 2.5 1.6- 4.0 14 1.0 0.6- 1.8 979 96.5 94.9-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 854 20 2.3 1.4- 3.9 *** *** *** 825 96.7 95.0-97.9
No 1,816 32 1.9 1.3- 2.7 31 2.0 1.3- 3.2 1,753 96.1 94.8-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 367 *** *** *** *** *** *** 346 93.1 88.9-95.8
Non-Veteran 2,324 43 1.9 1.4- 2.6 28 1.3 0.8- 2.1 2,253 96.8 95.8-97.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 811 *** *** *** *** *** *** 795 98.1 96.7-98.9
Regional City or Suburban County 778 *** *** *** 21 3.0 1.7- 5.1 744 95.6 93.4-97.1
Rural 1,107 30 3.0 2.0- 4.6 *** *** *** 1,064 95.6 93.9-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,486 33 2.5 1.7- 3.6 28 1.8 1.2- 2.7 1,425 95.7 94.4-96.8
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 804 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,625 32 2.2 1.5- 3.2 27 1.9 1.1- 3.1 1,566 95.9 94.5-97.0
HOUSING
Own 1,980 35 1.7 1.1- 2.4 24 1.4 0.9- 2.4 1,921 96.9 95.8-97.7
Rent 545 *** *** *** *** *** *** 523 95.6 92.9-97.3
Other arrangement 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 528 *** *** *** *** *** *** 505 95.2 92.4-97.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 948 19 2.2 1.3- 3.6 16 1.3 0.8- 2.3 913 96.5 95.0-97.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,220 19 1.6 1.0- 2.6 *** *** *** 1,185 96.7 95.0-97.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 996 17 1.8 1.1- 3.0 *** *** *** 967 96.9 95.3-97.9
2nd Quartile 771 17 2.3 1.3- 3.9 *** *** *** 746 96.3 94.2-97.7
3rd Quartile 643 *** *** *** 17 2.5 1.4- 4.2 615 96.0 93.9-97.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 286 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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