2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Other Tobacco Use

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,215 372 11.6 10.1-13.4 2,843 88.4 86.6-89.9
GENDER
Male 1,352 203 13.9 11.7-16.5 1,149 86.1 83.5-88.3
Female 1,863 169 9.6 7.6-12.1 1,694 90.4 87.9-92.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,903 243 12.3 10.5-14.3 1,660 87.7 85.7-89.5
Non-Hispanic Black 582 75 11.0 8.1-14.8 507 89.0 85.2-91.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 316 28 8.9 3.0-23.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 270 13 7.3 2.9-16.9 257 92.7 83.1-97.1
AGE
18-34 517 66 13.5 9.7-18.5 451 86.5 81.5-90.3
35-44 461 50 11.9 8.4-16.7 411 88.1 83.3-91.6
45-54 517 59 9.4 6.7-13.0 458 90.6 87.0-93.3
55-64 643 79 12.5 9.3-16.6 564 87.5 83.4-90.7
65-74 582 75 13.2 9.7-17.7 507 86.8 82.3-90.3
75+ 451 40 7.7 5.0-11.7 411 92.3 88.3-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 258 20 6.1 3.5-10.4 238 93.9 89.6-96.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 684 60 10.2 7.1-14.3 624 89.8 85.7-92.9
Some Post-H.S. 941 119 13.0 10.2-16.5 822 87.0 83.5-89.8
College Graduate 1,319 173 13.7 11.2-16.6 1,146 86.3 83.4-88.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,094 122 11.6 9.1-14.6 972 88.4 85.4-90.9
No 2,090 247 11.6 9.7-13.8 1,843 88.4 86.2-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 370 46 10.8 7.3-15.9 324 89.2 84.1-92.7
Non-Veteran 2,840 324 11.7 10.0-13.6 2,516 88.3 86.4-90.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,712 216 12.4 10.3-14.9 1,496 87.6 85.1-89.7
Unemployed 132 *** *** *** 123 92.4 83.7-96.7
Retired 946 97 9.9 7.5-13.0 849 90.1 87.0-92.5
Unable to Work 247 28 10.1 6.0-16.6 219 89.9 83.4-94.0
Other not in Labor Force 155 18 15.4 8.2-27.2 137 84.6 72.8-91.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 127 15 8.7 4.8-15.2 112 91.3 84.8-95.2
$15,000- 24,999 219 21 10.2 5.6-17.7 198 89.8 82.3-94.4
$25,000- 34,999 287 35 13.1 7.4-22.2 252 86.9 77.8-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 397 37 11.7 7.4-18.1 360 88.3 81.9-92.6
$50,000-74,999 429 47 10.9 7.6-15.3 382 89.1 84.7-92.4
$75,000-100,000 331 37 12.8 7.6-21.0 294 87.2 79.0-92.4
$100,000-150,000 360 44 10.1 6.9-14.6 316 89.9 85.4-93.1
$150,000+ 337 68 20.1 14.9-26.5 269 79.9 73.5-85.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 728 68 8.8 6.4-12.1 660 91.2 87.9-93.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 243 24 13.2 6.9-23.9 219 86.8 76.1-93.1
101% to 150% 203 20 8.6 4.4-16.2 183 91.4 83.8-95.6
151% to 200% 245 23 10.3 5.7-17.8 222 89.7 82.2-94.3
More than 200% 1,727 228 13.3 11.1-15.8 1,499 86.7 84.2-88.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 728 68 8.8 6.4-12.1 660 91.2 87.9-93.6
HOUSING
Own 2,246 249 10.8 9.1-12.9 1,997 89.2 87.1-90.9
Rent 724 81 11.4 8.2-15.5 643 88.6 84.5-91.8
Other arrangement 215 38 19.6 13.5-27.4 177 80.4 72.6-86.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 907 112 11.8 9.3-14.9 795 88.2 85.1-90.7
Regional City or Suburban County 756 83 11.1 8.1-15.1 673 88.9 84.9-91.9
Rural 1,552 177 11.9 9.6-14.5 1,375 88.1 85.5-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,106 116 10.6 8.1-13.8 990 89.4 86.2-91.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 942 123 11.0 8.7-13.8 819 89.0 86.2-91.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,167 133 12.7 10.1-15.9 1,034 87.3 84.1-89.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 939 100 12.1 9.3-15.7 839 87.9 84.3-90.7
2nd Quartile 788 91 10.9 8.2-14.3 697 89.1 85.7-91.8
3rd Quartile 847 114 12.6 9.9-15.8 733 87.4 84.2-90.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 641 67 9.7 6.3-14.5 574 90.3 85.5-93.7

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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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