2023 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%)
TOTAL 3,956 73 1.8 1.3- 2.6 64 1.6 1.2- 2.2 3,819 96.6 95.7-97.3
GENDER
Male 1,743 53 3.0 2.1- 4.4 44 2.2 1.5- 3.2 1,646 94.8 93.2-96.0
Female 2,213 20 0.8 0.4- 1.4 20 1.0 0.6- 1.8 2,173 98.2 97.3-98.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,374 49 2.4 1.7- 3.3 35 1.5 1.0- 2.1 2,290 96.2 95.1-97.0
Non-Hispanic Black 680 *** *** *** 13 1.8 0.9- 3.6 662 97.7 95.9-98.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 330 13 4.1 1.7- 9.6 *** *** *** 309 92.8 85.8-96.5
Non-Hispanic Other 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 156 97.4 93.0-99.1
Hispanic 354 *** *** *** *** *** *** 345 97.5 94.7-98.8
AGE
18-34 790 *** *** *** 26 3.0 1.9- 4.6 755 96.1 94.4-97.3
35-44 563 12 2.2 1.1- 4.2 *** *** *** 546 97.1 94.9-98.4
45-54 608 14 2.1 1.1- 4.0 *** *** *** 586 96.9 94.8-98.2
55-64 730 18 3.1 1.4- 6.7 *** *** *** 702 95.6 92.1-97.6
65-74 696 12 1.1 0.4- 2.9 *** *** *** 676 97.8 95.9-98.9
75+ 515 *** *** *** *** *** *** 501 95.7 91.8-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 311 *** *** *** *** *** *** 295 97.4 95.1-98.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 851 22 2.3 1.4- 3.9 21 2.3 1.4- 3.8 808 95.3 93.3-96.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,093 23 2.5 1.4- 4.5 19 1.5 0.8- 2.7 1,051 96.0 93.9-97.4
College Graduate 1,684 19 1.0 0.6- 1.9 17 1.1 0.6- 2.0 1,648 97.9 96.8-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,309 29 1.8 1.1- 3.0 35 2.7 1.8- 4.0 1,245 95.6 93.9-96.8
No 2,614 44 1.9 1.3- 2.9 29 1.1 0.7- 1.8 2,541 97.0 95.9-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 507 22 5.6 3.0-10.0 18 3.5 2.0- 6.0 467 90.9 86.4-94.1
Non-Veteran 3,442 51 1.3 0.9- 1.9 46 1.3 0.9- 1.9 3,345 97.4 96.6-98.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,119 38 1.8 1.2- 2.6 36 1.8 1.2- 2.7 2,045 96.4 95.3-97.3
Unemployed 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** 170 95.8 91.0-98.1
Retired 1,115 20 2.0 1.1- 3.7 14 1.0 0.5- 1.9 1,081 97.0 95.3-98.2
Unable to Work 283 *** *** *** *** *** *** 271 97.3 93.6-98.9
Other not in Labor Force 227 *** *** *** *** *** *** 221 98.6 96.2-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 153 96.8 92.5-98.6
$15,000- 24,999 271 *** *** *** *** *** *** 265 98.8 96.6-99.6
$25,000- 34,999 371 *** *** *** *** *** *** 352 96.9 94.2-98.3
$35,000- 49,999 484 *** *** *** 11 2.4 1.2- 5.0 466 96.1 93.1-97.8
$50,000-74,999 535 13 2.4 1.2- 4.7 *** *** *** 519 97.4 95.1-98.6
$75,000-100,000 422 *** *** *** *** *** *** 403 95.2 91.4-97.3
$100,000-150,000 457 *** *** *** *** *** *** 444 97.1 94.3-98.5
$150,000+ 412 *** *** *** *** *** *** 400 96.5 93.6-98.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 845 15 2.6 1.2- 5.4 13 1.5 0.7- 2.9 817 95.9 93.2-97.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** 62 94.7 86.2-98.1
50% to 100% 304 *** *** *** *** *** *** 293 96.9 93.8-98.5
101% to 150% 250 *** *** *** *** *** *** 241 97.5 93.7-99.0
151% to 200% 296 *** *** *** *** *** *** 283 97.4 94.5-98.8
More than 200% 2,172 42 1.8 1.2- 2.7 30 1.6 1.0- 2.5 2,100 96.6 95.5-97.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 845 15 2.6 1.2- 5.4 13 1.5 0.7- 2.9 817 95.9 93.2-97.6
HOUSING
Own 2,607 52 2.2 1.5- 3.2 30 1.2 0.8- 1.9 2,525 96.6 95.4-97.4
Rent 1,050 17 1.2 0.7- 2.2 20 2.0 1.2- 3.4 1,013 96.7 95.2-97.8
Other arrangement 259 *** *** *** 12 3.2 1.6- 6.6 243 96.2 92.8-98.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,221 *** *** *** 13 1.4 0.7- 2.5 1,198 98.0 96.7-98.8
Regional City or Suburban County 976 17 2.2 1.3- 3.7 21 1.8 1.1- 2.9 938 96.1 94.3-97.3
Rural 1,759 46 2.7 1.7- 4.3 30 1.7 1.0- 2.7 1,683 95.6 93.9-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,272 30 3.1 1.7- 5.5 28 2.0 1.2- 3.3 1,214 94.9 92.4-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,115 32 2.7 1.7- 4.2 21 2.0 1.2- 3.4 1,062 95.3 93.5-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,569 11 0.6 0.3- 1.3 15 1.1 0.6- 1.9 1,543 98.4 97.4-99.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,209 19 1.4 0.8- 2.5 14 1.5 0.8- 2.7 1,176 97.1 95.6-98.1
2nd Quartile 1,047 18 1.4 0.8- 2.5 19 1.7 1.0- 2.8 1,010 96.9 95.5-97.9
3rd Quartile 1,005 19 2.3 1.3- 4.0 16 1.6 0.9- 3.0 970 96.1 94.2-97.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 695 17 3.5 1.2- 9.7 15 1.5 0.7- 3.1 663 95.0 89.5-97.6

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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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