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
MALES 1,394 1,001 69.5 65.8-73.0 291 23.2 19.9-26.8 102 7.3 5.7- 9.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 829 603 67.9 63.1-72.4 177 25.5 21.2-30.3 49 6.6 4.7- 9.1
Non-Hispanic Black 244 165 69.8 61.3-77.1 53 21.3 15.1-29.3 26 8.9 5.0-15.1
Other 296 215 76.5 68.3-83.1 55 15.1 9.6-22.8 26 8.4 5.0-13.8
AGE
18-34 257 165 66.9 59.7-73.4 54 20.5 15.1-27.2 38 12.6 8.8-17.8
35-44 201 128 60.1 50.9-68.7 50 29.8 21.8-39.2 23 10.1 6.2-16.0
45-54 214 150 74.1 64.8-81.6 45 20.0 13.0-29.4 19 5.9 3.5- 9.8
55-64 284 201 61.7 51.4-71.1 70 33.3 24.1-44.1 13 4.9 2.1-11.3
65-74 253 191 75.4 66.0-82.8 55 20.7 14.3-29.0 *** *** ***
75+ 166 148 88.7 79.0-94.2 16 10.3 5.0-20.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 9.3 4.2-19.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 319 192 60.3 53.0-67.2 88 27.2 21.1-34.3 39 12.5 8.6-17.7
Some Post-H.S. 369 256 69.3 62.6-75.3 81 23.7 18.1-30.3 32 7.0 4.5-10.6
College Graduate 572 469 82.8 78.7-86.3 85 15.2 11.9-19.2 18 2.0 1.2- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.5 6.8-21.9
$35,000- 49,999 175 *** *** *** 45 28.8 20.1-39.5 18 11.2 5.9-20.2
$50,000- 74,999 184 134 74.4 65.4-81.7 37 19.3 12.8-28.0 13 6.3 3.4-11.4
$75,000+ 544 418 75.1 70.0-79.5 100 20.3 16.2-25.2 26 4.6 3.0- 7.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 448 290 62.3 55.6-68.6 112 25.4 20.1-31.7 46 12.2 8.3-17.7
No 934 703 72.9 68.3-77.0 176 22.0 18.0-26.6 55 5.1 3.7- 7.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 325 233 66.4 58.4-73.6 67 24.1 17.6-32.0 25 9.5 5.6-15.8
Non-Veteran 1,065 765 70.3 66.0-74.2 223 23.0 19.3-27.2 77 6.7 5.1- 8.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 413 309 75.5 70.1-80.1 84 18.9 14.8-23.8 20 5.7 3.5- 9.2
Regional City or Suburban County 354 251 67.3 59.4-74.4 69 24.1 17.4-32.3 34 8.6 5.6-13.0
Rural 627 441 66.3 60.2-71.9 138 26.0 20.8-32.0 48 7.6 5.1-11.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 855 598 68.4 64.2-72.4 186 23.1 19.6-27.1 71 8.4 6.4-11.1
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 376 306 76.8 66.4-84.8 61 20.1 12.6-30.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 11.2 5.4-21.8
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 102 *** *** *** 24 16.2 9.6-26.2 14 13.0 6.0-25.8
More than 200% 831 616 72.7 68.5-76.6 169 21.9 18.3-26.0 46 5.4 3.8- 7.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 452 311 63.2 55.8-70.1 96 25.5 19.3-32.9 45 11.2 7.4-16.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 425 288 67.5 60.7-73.6 109 26.8 20.9-33.6 28 5.7 3.6- 8.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 517 402 75.1 69.5-80.0 86 18.6 14.2-23.9 29 6.3 4.0- 9.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 430 331 75.4 69.8-80.3 73 17.9 13.7-23.0 26 6.7 4.3-10.4
2nd Quartile 344 240 67.6 59.7-74.6 83 26.5 19.7-34.5 21 5.9 3.5-10.0
3rd Quartile 361 249 67.1 60.3-73.3 80 24.1 18.7-30.5 32 8.7 5.4-13.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 9.3 5.5-15.6

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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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