2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Use Use at least 1 Product
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,307 2,619 77.2 74.9-79.3 688 22.8 20.7-25.1
Non-Hispanic White 1,949 1,563 76.4 73.5-79.1 386 23.6 20.9-26.5
GENDER
Male 829 603 67.9 63.1-72.4 226 32.1 27.6-36.9
Female 1,120 960 83.6 80.4-86.4 160 16.4 13.6-19.6
AGE
18-34 272 191 69.3 62.4-75.5 81 30.7 24.5-37.6
35-44 231 166 70.8 63.2-77.4 65 29.2 22.6-36.8
45-54 281 221 76.6 68.6-83.0 60 23.4 17.0-31.4
55-64 383 298 71.4 63.0-78.6 85 28.6 21.4-37.0
65-74 392 328 82.2 76.2-87.0 64 17.8 13.0-23.8
75+ 367 336 89.2 83.3-93.2 31 10.8 6.8-16.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 377 259 66.0 59.7-71.7 118 34.0 28.3-40.3
Some Post-H.S. 569 434 76.0 71.4-80.1 135 24.0 19.9-28.6
College Graduate 923 819 88.1 85.3-90.5 104 11.9 9.5-14.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 202 159 71.1 61.2-79.4 43 28.9 20.6-38.8
$50,000- 74,999 273 223 76.6 69.3-82.6 50 23.4 17.4-30.7
$75,000+ 746 619 81.2 77.4-84.5 127 18.8 15.5-22.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 668 504 70.0 64.8-74.7 164 30.0 25.3-35.2
No 1,261 1,043 79.9 76.4-83.1 218 20.1 16.9-23.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 243 189 70.6 61.9-78.0 54 29.4 22.0-38.1
Non-Veteran 1,705 1,373 77.2 74.1-80.0 332 22.8 20.0-25.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 530 440 81.3 76.8-85.1 90 18.7 14.9-23.2
Regional City or Suburban County 517 405 73.0 66.4-78.7 112 27.0 21.3-33.6
Rural 902 718 75.9 71.8-79.6 184 24.1 20.4-28.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 976 760 74.5 70.8-77.9 216 25.5 22.1-29.2
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 705 614 82.8 76.5-87.6 91 17.2 12.4-23.5
Unable to Work 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 86 69 84.0 72.9-91.1 17 16.0 8.9-27.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 134 96 68.6 57.9-77.7 38 31.4 22.3-42.1
More than 200% 1,192 987 80.1 76.9-83.0 205 19.9 17.0-23.1
HOUSING
Own 1,507 1,259 78.9 75.5-81.9 248 21.1 18.1-24.5
Rent 318 220 64.0 56.9-70.5 98 36.0 29.5-43.1
Other arrangement 109 73 69.3 58.1-78.7 36 30.7 21.3-41.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 499 378 72.3 66.4-77.6 121 27.7 22.4-33.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 673 528 73.2 67.8-78.1 145 26.8 21.9-32.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 777 657 81.8 77.6-85.3 120 18.2 14.7-22.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 708 594 81.1 77.0-84.6 114 18.9 15.4-23.0
2nd Quartile 525 421 74.5 68.1-80.0 104 25.5 20.0-31.9
3rd Quartile 523 398 72.3 66.7-77.3 125 27.7 22.7-33.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 193 150 77.4 67.7-84.8 43 22.6 15.2-32.3

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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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