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%)
TOTAL 3,307 2,619 77.2 74.9-79.3 688 22.8 20.7-25.1
GENDER
Male 1,394 1,001 69.5 65.8-73.0 393 30.5 27.0-34.2
Female 1,913 1,618 83.8 81.2-86.1 295 16.2 13.9-18.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,949 1,563 76.4 73.5-79.1 386 23.6 20.9-26.5
Non-Hispanic Black 604 473 77.8 72.8-82.0 131 22.2 18.0-27.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 325 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 108 87 81.4 70.4-89.0 21 18.6 11.0-29.6
Hispanic 278 231 81.8 73.7-87.8 47 18.2 12.2-26.3
AGE
18-34 535 395 73.9 68.8-78.5 140 26.1 21.5-31.2
35-44 477 345 70.3 64.5-75.5 132 29.7 24.5-35.5
45-54 526 414 79.9 74.4-84.4 112 20.1 15.6-25.6
55-64 662 516 72.7 66.3-78.3 146 27.3 21.7-33.7
65-74 599 487 81.6 76.3-85.9 112 18.4 14.1-23.7
75+ 460 418 89.5 84.5-93.0 42 10.5 7.0-15.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 268 191 71.4 61.8-79.4 77 28.6 20.6-38.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 725 506 68.0 63.0-72.6 219 32.0 27.4-37.0
Some Post-H.S. 955 725 76.4 72.6-79.8 230 23.6 20.2-27.4
College Graduate 1,343 1,183 88.3 85.9-90.3 160 11.7 9.7-14.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,124 828 70.7 66.6-74.5 296 29.3 25.5-33.4
No 2,153 1,765 80.3 77.5-82.8 388 19.7 17.2-22.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 379 279 69.5 62.2-75.9 100 30.5 24.1-37.8
Non-Veteran 2,923 2,336 78.1 75.8-80.3 587 21.9 19.7-24.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,752 1,370 76.4 73.5-79.0 382 23.6 21.0-26.5
Unemployed 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 971 832 82.6 77.4-86.8 139 17.4 13.2-22.6
Unable to Work 257 176 69.3 59.7-77.5 81 30.7 22.5-40.3
Other not in Labor Force 160 132 87.2 79.9-92.0 28 12.8 8.0-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 228 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 298 202 65.3 56.7-73.1 96 34.7 26.9-43.3
$35,000- 49,999 405 308 71.4 64.4-77.4 97 28.6 22.6-35.6
$50,000-74,999 444 367 81.1 75.6-85.6 77 18.9 14.4-24.4
$75,000-100,000 339 268 76.4 68.4-82.9 71 23.6 17.1-31.6
$100,000-150,000 367 309 82.0 76.4-86.6 58 18.0 13.4-23.6
$150,000+ 342 295 84.5 78.6-89.0 47 15.5 11.0-21.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 755 626 80.8 76.1-84.8 129 19.2 15.2-23.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 250 165 65.9 56.3-74.4 85 34.1 25.6-43.7
101% to 150% 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 249 180 74.5 66.4-81.1 69 25.5 18.9-33.6
More than 200% 1,770 1,451 79.9 77.1-82.4 319 20.1 17.6-22.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 755 626 80.8 76.1-84.8 129 19.2 15.2-23.9
HOUSING
Own 2,301 1,907 80.0 77.2-82.5 394 20.0 17.5-22.8
Rent 754 534 68.8 64.1-73.2 220 31.2 26.8-35.9
Other arrangement 218 152 71.7 63.0-79.0 66 28.3 21.0-37.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 935 768 81.4 78.1-84.3 167 18.6 15.7-21.9
Regional City or Suburban County 782 611 75.7 70.7-80.2 171 24.3 19.8-29.3
Rural 1,590 1,240 74.9 71.3-78.2 350 25.1 21.8-28.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,141 869 73.1 68.6-77.2 272 26.9 22.8-31.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 966 751 75.7 71.5-79.5 215 24.3 20.5-28.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,200 999 80.8 77.4-83.8 201 19.2 16.2-22.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 964 797 80.5 77.0-83.6 167 19.5 16.4-23.0
2nd Quartile 817 646 76.0 71.2-80.2 171 24.0 19.8-28.8
3rd Quartile 864 669 75.9 71.8-79.6 195 24.1 20.4-28.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 662 507 74.5 67.6-80.4 155 25.5 19.6-32.4

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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