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%)
North Carolina 3,307 2,619 77.2 74.9-79.3 529 17.1 15.2-19.1 159 5.7 4.6- 7.1
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,120 960 83.6 80.4-86.4 125 12.1 9.7-15.0 35 4.3 2.9- 6.4
Non-Hispanic Black 360 308 84.7 79.1-89.0 44 11.7 8.1-16.6 *** *** ***
Other 415 337 84.0 75.1-90.2 65 10.7 6.8-16.3 13 5.3 1.5-17.1
AGE
18-34 278 230 80.5 72.7-86.5 36 13.1 8.6-19.2 12 6.4 2.8-14.1
35-44 276 217 79.7 73.3-84.9 42 13.7 9.5-19.3 17 6.6 3.8-11.2
45-54 312 264 85.1 78.7-89.9 38 9.4 5.9-14.6 *** *** ***
55-64 378 315 82.3 75.8-87.3 51 12.9 8.8-18.5 12 4.8 2.2-10.3
65-74 346 296 86.8 81.2-90.9 48 12.8 8.7-18.4 *** *** ***
75+ 294 270 90.0 83.9-94.0 21 8.9 5.1-15.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 114 84.8 75.4-91.1 25 14.2 8.1-23.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 406 314 75.5 68.3-81.5 80 18.9 14.0-25.0 12 5.6 2.3-12.9
Some Post-H.S. 586 469 81.5 77.1-85.1 82 10.9 8.4-14.1 35 7.6 5.1-11.2
College Graduate 771 714 93.1 90.3-95.1 50 6.0 4.2- 8.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 122 79.5 69.7-86.8 30 17.6 10.8-27.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 193 141 71.6 61.7-79.8 42 19.4 12.9-28.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 230 196 83.3 75.6-88.9 27 11.0 6.8-17.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 260 233 87.2 79.9-92.0 19 6.7 3.5-12.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 504 454 87.8 82.1-91.9 36 6.4 4.3- 9.4 14 5.8 2.6-12.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 676 538 77.2 72.1-81.5 114 18.6 14.6-23.3 24 4.2 2.4- 7.3
No 1,219 1,062 86.9 83.8-89.5 124 8.6 6.8-10.8 33 4.5 2.8- 7.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,858 1,571 83.7 81.0-86.0 233 12.0 10.1-14.2 54 4.3 2.9- 6.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 522 459 86.6 82.4-89.9 51 9.5 6.9-13.1 12 3.9 2.1- 7.0
Regional City or Suburban County 428 360 83.5 77.5-88.2 52 10.6 7.6-14.8 16 5.8 2.7-12.1
Rural 963 799 81.8 77.6-85.3 135 14.4 11.3-18.3 29 3.8 2.3- 6.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 897 772 85.3 81.3-88.5 91 8.9 6.7-11.7 34 5.9 3.6- 9.5
Unemployed 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 595 526 86.7 82.1-90.3 64 12.4 9.0-17.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 180 135 78.0 67.9-85.6 39 18.6 11.9-27.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 143 119 86.9 79.2-92.1 17 8.2 4.6-14.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 172 124 77.0 67.9-84.2 41 19.6 13.1-28.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** 23 18.5 10.6-30.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 147 116 77.9 67.4-85.8 22 10.2 5.9-17.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 939 835 87.1 83.2-90.1 79 7.6 5.7-10.1 25 5.3 3.1- 9.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 689 558 81.1 75.9-85.3 108 15.3 11.4-20.3 23 3.6 2.1- 6.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 541 463 83.8 79.1-87.7 60 11.9 8.6-16.1 18 4.3 2.4- 7.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 683 597 85.4 81.1-88.9 70 9.7 7.3-12.7 16 4.9 2.6- 9.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 534 466 85.0 80.5-88.6 56 10.8 7.9-14.6 12 4.2 2.2- 7.7
2nd Quartile 473 406 82.9 77.2-87.4 51 11.7 8.4-16.1 16 5.4 2.6-10.7
3rd Quartile 503 420 83.6 78.6-87.6 62 12.0 8.5-16.6 21 4.4 2.5- 7.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 403 326 83.6 77.1-88.4 69 14.7 10.1-20.9 *** *** ***

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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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