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
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
GENDER
Male 1,049 44 4.3 3.0- 6.0 27 2.6 1.7- 4.0 978 93.2 91.0-94.8
Female 1,325 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 425 *** *** *** 15 3.4 1.9- 5.9 402 94.9 92.0-96.7
35-44 280 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 334 *** *** *** *** *** *** 316 95.4 92.1-97.4
55-64 431 *** *** *** *** *** *** 416 96.5 93.8-98.0
65-74 468 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 410 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 451 *** *** *** *** *** *** 426 93.8 90.6-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 660 16 2.8 1.6- 4.8 *** *** *** 635 96.1 94.0-97.5
College Graduate 1,172 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,144 97.6 96.2-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 252 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 332 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 931 21 2.2 1.3- 3.8 *** *** *** 897 96.0 94.1-97.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 780 *** *** *** 19 2.5 1.5- 4.2 745 95.2 92.9-96.8
No 1,572 33 2.4 1.6- 3.6 16 1.0 0.5- 1.7 1,523 96.6 95.3-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 332 19 6.1 3.6-10.1 *** *** *** 300 89.2 84.3-92.8
Non-Veteran 2,040 30 1.8 1.2- 2.8 22 1.0 0.6- 1.6 1,988 97.2 96.2-98.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 693 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 655 15 3.0 1.7- 5.2 *** *** *** 627 95.4 93.0-97.0
Rural 1,026 25 2.7 1.7- 4.3 16 1.8 1.0- 3.1 985 95.5 93.6-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,205 32 2.9 1.9- 4.3 23 2.1 1.3- 3.3 1,150 95.0 93.3-96.3
Unemployed 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 827 *** *** *** *** *** *** 809 97.3 95.2-98.5
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,486 35 2.5 1.6- 3.7 18 1.4 0.8- 2.3 1,433 96.1 94.7-97.2
HOUSING
Own 1,738 40 2.7 1.9- 3.9 16 1.1 0.7- 1.9 1,682 96.1 94.8-97.1
Rent 487 *** *** *** *** *** *** 468 96.4 94.1-97.8
Other arrangement 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 585 15 3.3 1.9- 5.8 *** *** *** 554 93.9 91.0-96.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 775 27 4.0 2.5- 6.2 *** *** *** 736 94.5 92.0-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,014 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 886 *** *** *** *** *** *** 865 97.4 95.7-98.5
2nd Quartile 663 16 2.3 1.3- 4.2 *** *** *** 635 95.9 93.8-97.3
3rd Quartile 612 16 3.7 2.1- 6.5 *** *** *** 586 94.7 91.7-96.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 213 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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