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%)
TOTAL 3,500 2,889 81.0 79.3-82.5 611 19.0 17.5-20.7
GENDER
Male 1,545 1,214 76.5 73.8-79.0 331 23.5 21.0-26.2
Female 1,955 1,675 84.9 82.8-86.8 280 15.1 13.2-17.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,233 1,847 80.5 78.4-82.5 386 19.5 17.5-21.6
Non-Hispanic Black 616 510 82.4 78.4-85.8 106 17.6 14.2-21.6
Non-Hispanic Other 164 126 78.3 70.2-84.7 38 21.7 15.3-29.8
Hispanic 462 389 83.5 79.2-87.0 73 16.5 13.0-20.8
AGE
18-34 628 482 74.1 69.8-77.9 146 25.9 22.1-30.2
35-44 541 436 80.4 76.1-84.0 105 19.6 16.0-23.9
45-54 578 460 78.0 73.7-81.8 118 22.0 18.2-26.3
55-64 612 498 82.0 78.1-85.4 114 18.0 14.6-21.9
65-74 584 502 86.7 83.1-89.6 82 13.3 10.4-16.9
75+ 501 462 90.7 86.1-93.9 39 9.3 6.1-13.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 349 270 75.4 69.6-80.5 79 24.6 19.5-30.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 741 562 75.5 71.6-79.0 179 24.5 21.0-28.4
Some Post-H.S. 949 749 78.6 75.4-81.6 200 21.4 18.4-24.6
College Graduate 1,451 1,301 90.2 88.3-91.7 150 9.8 8.3-11.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,124 887 75.8 72.5-78.9 237 24.2 21.1-27.5
No 2,337 1,973 83.6 81.7-85.3 364 16.4 14.7-18.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 380 300 73.9 68.0-79.0 80 26.1 21.0-32.0
Non-Veteran 3,116 2,585 81.8 80.1-83.4 531 18.2 16.6-19.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,861 1,521 80.1 77.8-82.2 340 19.9 17.8-22.2
Unemployed 146 103 67.8 57.8-76.4 43 32.2 23.6-42.2
Retired 1,019 899 86.8 83.8-89.3 120 13.2 10.7-16.2
Unable to Work 215 143 67.5 59.5-74.6 72 32.5 25.4-40.5
Other not in Labor Force 222 193 85.1 78.0-90.2 29 14.9 9.8-22.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 75 73.4 63.1-81.6 33 26.6 18.4-36.9
$15,000- 24,999 222 160 66.7 58.3-74.2 62 33.3 25.8-41.7
$25,000- 34,999 266 214 79.6 72.8-85.0 52 20.4 15.0-27.2
$35,000- 49,999 438 352 78.8 73.6-83.3 86 21.2 16.7-26.4
$50,000-74,999 403 331 81.2 76.1-85.4 72 18.8 14.6-23.9
$75,000-100,000 376 308 77.4 71.7-82.3 68 22.6 17.7-28.3
$100,000-150,000 367 303 78.6 73.0-83.3 64 21.4 16.7-27.0
$150,000+ 420 386 92.8 89.8-95.0 34 7.2 5.0-10.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 900 760 83.5 80.2-86.3 140 16.5 13.7-19.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 219 162 74.3 67.0-80.4 57 25.7 19.6-33.0
101% to 150% 344 263 72.0 65.3-77.9 81 28.0 22.1-34.7
151% to 200% 173 139 78.3 69.4-85.1 34 21.7 14.9-30.6
More than 200% 1,772 1,501 82.9 80.7-84.9 271 17.1 15.1-19.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 900 760 83.5 80.2-86.3 140 16.5 13.7-19.8
HOUSING
Own 2,303 1,983 83.8 81.8-85.6 320 16.2 14.4-18.2
Rent 936 721 74.3 70.8-77.5 215 25.7 22.5-29.2
Other arrangement 233 161 69.8 62.3-76.3 72 30.2 23.7-37.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,131 972 84.9 82.3-87.2 159 15.1 12.8-17.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,029 836 79.4 76.1-82.3 193 20.6 17.7-23.9
Rural 1,340 1,081 78.8 75.8-81.4 259 21.2 18.6-24.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 728 584 78.5 74.6-82.0 144 21.5 18.0-25.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,159 924 78.2 75.0-81.0 235 21.8 19.0-25.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,613 1,381 84.2 81.9-86.3 232 15.8 13.7-18.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,217 1,029 83.1 80.3-85.5 188 16.9 14.5-19.7
2nd Quartile 1,094 892 79.9 76.8-82.6 202 20.1 17.4-23.2
3rd Quartile 863 699 79.8 76.4-82.9 164 20.2 17.1-23.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 326 269 81.0 75.0-85.9 57 19.0 14.1-25.0

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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