2024 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 3,500 2,889 81.0 79.3-82.5 611 19.0 17.5-20.7
-Non-Hispanic Black 616 510 82.4 78.4-85.8 106 17.6 14.2-21.6
GENDER
Male 234 186 78.1 71.1-83.7 48 21.9 16.3-28.9
Female 382 324 85.9 81.2-89.6 58 14.1 10.4-18.8
AGE
18-34 119 97 82.1 73.3-88.4 22 17.9 11.6-26.7
35-44 110 89 80.2 70.2-87.5 21 19.8 12.5-29.8
45-54 107 88 82.9 72.8-89.8 19 17.1 10.2-27.2
55-64 109 88 82.1 70.6-89.7 21 17.9 10.3-29.4
65-74 104 86 81.3 70.7-88.7 18 18.7 11.3-29.3
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 151 121 81.2 72.6-87.5 30 18.8 12.5-27.4
Some Post-H.S. 211 167 79.5 72.3-85.2 44 20.5 14.8-27.7
College Graduate 213 194 92.2 86.7-95.6 19 7.8 4.4-13.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 81 78.3 67.2-86.4 20 21.7 13.6-32.8
$50,000- 74,999 77 65 87.9 79.1-93.3 12 12.1 6.7-20.9
$75,000+ 160 144 89.1 82.0-93.6 16 10.9 6.4-18.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 181 144 78.2 69.5-84.9 37 21.8 15.1-30.5
No 430 361 83.8 79.2-87.6 69 16.2 12.4-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 58 79.3 67.1-87.8 15 20.7 12.2-32.9
Non-Veteran 543 452 82.9 78.6-86.5 91 17.1 13.5-21.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 218 84.5 78.8-88.8 39 15.5 11.2-21.2
Regional City or Suburban County 157 131 82.6 73.5-89.0 26 17.4 11.0-26.5
Rural 202 161 79.8 71.9-85.8 41 20.2 14.2-28.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 347 296 85.5 80.4-89.5 51 14.5 10.5-19.6
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 139 121 81.6 71.3-88.9 18 18.4 11.1-28.7
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 297 255 86.0 80.9-89.9 42 14.0 10.1-19.1
HOUSING
Own 309 272 86.3 80.7-90.4 37 13.7 9.6-19.3
Rent 247 192 75.8 69.2-81.4 55 24.2 18.6-30.8
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 154 82.8 75.8-88.1 34 17.2 11.9-24.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 152 115 77.3 68.3-84.4 37 22.7 15.6-31.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 276 241 85.2 78.9-89.8 35 14.8 10.2-21.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 133 113 81.4 70.1-89.0 20 18.6 11.0-29.9
2nd Quartile 214 178 84.2 77.5-89.2 36 15.8 10.8-22.5
3rd Quartile 175 141 79.6 71.7-85.8 34 20.4 14.2-28.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 94 78 84.3 73.9-91.1 16 15.7 8.9-26.1

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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