2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Multiple Tobacco Products*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use single product Use multiple products
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,307 2,619 77.2 74.9-79.3 529 17.1 15.2-19.1 159 5.7 4.6- 7.1
GENDER
Male 1,394 1,001 69.5 65.8-73.0 291 23.2 19.9-26.8 102 7.3 5.7- 9.4
Female 1,913 1,618 83.8 81.2-86.1 238 11.8 10.0-14.0 57 4.4 3.0- 6.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,949 1,563 76.4 73.5-79.1 302 18.2 15.7-21.0 84 5.4 4.2- 6.9
Non-Hispanic Black 604 473 77.8 72.8-82.0 97 16.2 12.5-20.6 34 6.1 3.8- 9.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 325 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 7.1 3.0-16.0
Non-Hispanic Other 108 87 81.4 70.4-89.0 17 15.1 8.3-25.9 *** *** ***
Hispanic 278 231 81.8 73.7-87.8 28 9.6 6.3-14.6 19 8.6 4.0-17.4
AGE
18-34 535 395 73.9 68.8-78.5 90 16.6 13.0-21.0 50 9.4 6.5-13.5
35-44 477 345 70.3 64.5-75.5 92 21.4 16.7-27.0 40 8.3 5.8-11.8
45-54 526 414 79.9 74.4-84.4 83 14.5 10.5-19.7 29 5.7 3.6- 8.8
55-64 662 516 72.7 66.3-78.3 121 22.4 17.1-28.8 25 4.9 2.7- 8.6
65-74 599 487 81.6 76.3-85.9 103 16.4 12.5-21.1 *** *** ***
75+ 460 418 89.5 84.5-93.0 37 9.4 6.1-14.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 268 191 71.4 61.8-79.4 61 23.5 15.9-33.2 16 5.1 2.5-10.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 725 506 68.0 63.0-72.6 168 23.0 19.0-27.6 51 9.0 6.2-12.9
Some Post-H.S. 955 725 76.4 72.6-79.8 163 16.3 13.3-19.7 67 7.3 5.5- 9.8
College Graduate 1,343 1,183 88.3 85.9-90.3 135 10.3 8.4-12.6 25 1.4 0.9- 2.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,124 828 70.7 66.6-74.5 226 21.6 18.3-25.3 70 7.7 5.6-10.6
No 2,153 1,765 80.3 77.5-82.8 300 14.9 12.7-17.5 88 4.8 3.6- 6.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 379 279 69.5 62.2-75.9 72 21.5 15.8-28.5 28 9.1 5.5-14.6
Non-Veteran 2,923 2,336 78.1 75.8-80.3 456 16.6 14.6-18.7 131 5.3 4.2- 6.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,752 1,370 76.4 73.5-79.0 277 16.4 14.2-19.0 105 7.2 5.6- 9.3
Unemployed 144 *** *** *** 39 28.2 19.4-39.2 12 9.0 4.9-16.0
Retired 971 832 82.6 77.4-86.8 125 15.6 11.6-20.7 14 1.8 0.7- 4.5
Unable to Work 257 176 69.3 59.7-77.5 65 25.9 18.2-35.4 16 4.9 2.3-10.0
Other not in Labor Force 160 132 87.2 79.9-92.0 18 7.6 4.3-13.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 *** *** *** 37 29.1 20.0-40.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 228 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 3.0 1.4- 6.3
$25,000- 34,999 298 202 65.3 56.7-73.1 71 24.2 17.2-32.8 25 10.5 6.6-16.2
$35,000- 49,999 405 308 71.4 64.4-77.4 72 20.1 15.0-26.5 25 8.5 5.1-13.8
$50,000-74,999 444 367 81.1 75.6-85.6 56 12.7 9.0-17.6 21 6.2 3.8-10.0
$75,000-100,000 339 268 76.4 68.4-82.9 51 14.1 10.0-19.4 20 9.6 4.7-18.3
$100,000-150,000 367 309 82.0 76.4-86.6 45 13.6 9.7-18.7 13 4.4 2.3- 8.2
$150,000+ 342 295 84.5 78.6-89.0 40 13.6 9.3-19.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 755 626 80.8 76.1-84.8 102 14.9 11.4-19.3 27 4.2 2.5- 7.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 250 165 65.9 56.3-74.4 66 27.9 19.8-37.6 19 6.2 3.5-10.8
101% to 150% 211 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 6.5 3.4-12.1
151% to 200% 249 180 74.5 66.4-81.1 46 13.1 9.0-18.7 23 12.4 7.4-20.1
More than 200% 1,770 1,451 79.9 77.1-82.4 248 14.8 12.6-17.2 71 5.3 3.9- 7.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 755 626 80.8 76.1-84.8 102 14.9 11.4-19.3 27 4.2 2.5- 7.0
HOUSING
Own 2,301 1,907 80.0 77.2-82.5 318 15.7 13.5-18.3 76 4.3 3.1- 5.8
Rent 754 534 68.8 64.1-73.2 162 21.6 17.9-25.8 58 9.6 6.9-13.1
Other arrangement 218 152 71.7 63.0-79.0 44 19.4 13.1-27.7 22 8.9 5.1-15.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 935 768 81.4 78.1-84.3 135 13.9 11.4-16.8 32 4.7 3.2- 6.9
Regional City or Suburban County 782 611 75.7 70.7-80.2 121 17.1 13.3-21.8 50 7.2 4.8-10.6
Rural 1,590 1,240 74.9 71.3-78.2 273 19.6 16.6-23.0 77 5.5 4.0- 7.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,141 869 73.1 68.6-77.2 204 19.9 16.2-24.2 68 7.0 5.0- 9.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 966 751 75.7 71.5-79.5 169 19.3 15.8-23.4 46 5.0 3.5- 7.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,200 999 80.8 77.4-83.8 156 13.7 11.2-16.6 45 5.5 3.8- 8.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 964 797 80.5 77.0-83.6 129 14.1 11.5-17.2 38 5.4 3.7- 7.7
2nd Quartile 817 646 76.0 71.2-80.2 134 18.4 14.6-22.9 37 5.6 3.6- 8.7
3rd Quartile 864 669 75.9 71.8-79.6 142 17.7 14.4-21.5 53 6.4 4.5- 9.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 662 507 74.5 67.6-80.4 124 20.2 14.6-27.2 31 5.3 3.3- 8.4

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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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