2023 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 3,307 2,619 77.2 74.9-79.3 688 22.8 20.7-25.1
Non-Hispanic Black 604 473 77.8 72.8-82.0 131 22.2 18.0-27.2
GENDER
Male 244 165 69.8 61.3-77.1 79 30.2 22.9-38.7
Female 360 308 84.7 79.1-89.0 52 15.3 11.0-20.9
AGE
18-34 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 100 77 81.1 70.5-88.5 23 18.9 11.5-29.5
55-64 133 107 78.4 67.7-86.3 26 21.6 13.7-32.3
65-74 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 102 70.3 59.6-79.2 47 29.7 20.8-40.4
Some Post-H.S. 195 151 78.1 69.7-84.6 44 21.9 15.4-30.3
College Graduate 210 188 90.0 83.8-94.0 22 10.0 6.0-16.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 124 81.2 71.1-88.4 21 18.8 11.6-28.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 214 157 71.8 62.2-79.7 57 28.2 20.3-37.8
No 385 311 80.5 74.6-85.3 74 19.5 14.7-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 530 426 78.9 73.7-83.3 104 21.1 16.7-26.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 210 171 79.4 71.6-85.4 39 20.6 14.6-28.4
Regional City or Suburban County 140 108 84.6 76.7-90.2 32 15.4 9.8-23.3
Rural 254 194 72.0 62.8-79.7 60 28.0 20.3-37.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 323 261 79.0 72.3-84.5 62 21.0 15.5-27.7
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 155 124 80.4 68.6-88.5 31 19.6 11.5-31.4
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 287 238 80.1 73.1-85.6 49 19.9 14.4-26.9
HOUSING
Own 336 286 84.3 78.3-88.9 50 15.7 11.1-21.7
Rent 204 138 63.2 52.8-72.6 66 36.8 27.4-47.2
Other arrangement 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 247 191 74.1 65.1-81.5 56 25.9 18.5-34.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 150 116 81.1 72.6-87.5 34 18.9 12.5-27.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 207 166 78.4 69.7-85.2 41 21.6 14.8-30.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 155 119 77.4 67.4-85.0 36 22.6 15.0-32.6
3rd Quartile 205 165 80.5 71.6-87.0 40 19.5 13.0-28.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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