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%)
North Carolina 3,956 73 1.8 1.3- 2.6 64 1.6 1.2- 2.2 3,819 96.6 95.7-97.3
MALES 1,743 53 3.0 2.1- 4.4 44 2.2 1.5- 3.2 1,646 94.8 93.2-96.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,049 44 4.3 3.0- 6.0 27 2.6 1.7- 4.0 978 93.2 91.0-94.8
Non-Hispanic Black 283 *** *** *** *** *** *** 275 98.6 97.1-99.4
Other 376 *** *** *** *** *** *** 359 97.4 94.1-98.9
AGE
18-34 399 *** *** *** 17 3.9 2.3- 6.7 374 94.3 91.3-96.4
35-44 252 *** *** *** *** *** *** 241 96.3 92.2-98.3
45-54 253 14 4.3 2.2- 8.2 *** *** *** 232 93.7 89.5-96.3
55-64 320 14 5.7 2.4-13.0 *** *** *** 299 93.1 86.3-96.7
65-74 295 *** *** *** *** *** *** 285 97.4 93.6-98.9
75+ 200 *** *** *** *** *** *** 191 93.6 86.0-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 96.6 92.4-98.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 396 13 3.1 1.7- 5.8 18 3.9 2.3- 6.6 365 92.9 89.6-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 444 19 4.9 2.5- 9.2 11 1.6 0.7- 3.5 414 93.5 89.2-96.2
College Graduate 735 17 2.0 1.0- 3.8 *** *** *** 709 96.8 94.9-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 91.9 80.3-96.9
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 98.0 91.6-99.5
$25,000- 34,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** 134 96.3 92.3-98.3
$35,000- 49,999 221 *** *** *** *** *** *** 206 93.9 88.7-96.8
$50,000- 74,999 239 *** *** *** *** *** *** 227 96.0 91.8-98.1
$75,000+ 669 24 3.1 1.8- 5.2 12 2.3 1.2- 4.1 633 94.6 92.1-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 543 17 2.2 1.2- 4.1 25 4.3 2.6- 7.0 501 93.5 90.5-95.6
No 1,186 36 3.4 2.2- 5.4 19 1.3 0.8- 2.3 1,131 95.2 93.2-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 433 21 6.4 3.4-11.6 17 4.0 2.3- 7.0 395 89.6 84.4-93.3
Non-Veteran 1,304 32 2.1 1.3- 3.3 27 1.7 1.1- 2.8 1,245 96.2 94.7-97.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 564 *** *** *** *** *** *** 552 98.5 97.2-99.2
Regional City or Suburban County 459 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 16 2.9 1.6- 5.1 428 93.2 89.8-95.5
Rural 720 32 4.7 2.7- 8.0 22 2.8 1.6- 4.9 666 92.5 88.9-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,069 36 3.0 2.0- 4.6 29 2.6 1.7- 4.0 1,004 94.4 92.5-95.8
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 98.3 92.8-99.6
Retired 450 11 2.7 1.3- 5.8 *** *** *** 432 96.5 93.4-98.1
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 94.0 85.2-97.7
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 95.4 89.9-97.9
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 95.6 88.1-98.5
151% to 200% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 118 97.0 92.1-98.9
More than 200% 1,054 39 3.3 2.2- 5.0 20 1.9 1.1- 3.1 995 94.8 92.9-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 535 19 5.7 3.0-10.7 22 3.6 2.1- 6.2 494 90.7 85.8-94.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 500 27 4.1 2.5- 6.6 14 2.5 1.4- 4.7 459 93.4 90.4-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 708 *** *** *** *** *** *** 693 98.0 96.3-98.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 558 15 2.3 1.2- 4.4 *** *** *** 534 95.8 93.2-97.5
2nd Quartile 472 16 2.4 1.4- 4.2 13 2.3 1.2- 4.1 443 95.3 93.0-96.9
3rd Quartile 433 15 3.9 2.1- 7.2 11 2.5 1.2- 5.1 407 93.6 89.9-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 280 *** *** *** 11 2.2 0.9- 5.3 262 92.6 81.3-97.3

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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 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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