2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Multiple Tobacco Products*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use single product Use multiple products
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,500 2,889 81.0 79.3-82.5 522 16.4 15.0-18.0 89 2.6 2.0- 3.3
GENDER
Male 1,545 1,214 76.5 73.8-79.0 282 19.9 17.6-22.5 49 3.6 2.6- 4.9
Female 1,955 1,675 84.9 82.8-86.8 240 13.3 11.6-15.4 40 1.7 1.2- 2.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,233 1,847 80.5 78.4-82.5 328 16.7 14.9-18.7 58 2.8 2.0- 3.8
Non-Hispanic Black 616 510 82.4 78.4-85.8 92 15.3 12.1-19.1 14 2.3 1.2- 4.2
Non-Hispanic Other 164 126 78.3 70.2-84.7 33 18.6 12.6-26.4 *** *** ***
Hispanic 462 389 83.5 79.2-87.0 63 14.8 11.3-19.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 628 482 74.1 69.8-77.9 124 21.7 18.2-25.7 22 4.2 2.6- 6.7
35-44 541 436 80.4 76.1-84.0 83 15.9 12.5-20.0 22 3.7 2.3- 5.9
45-54 578 460 78.0 73.7-81.8 99 18.9 15.3-23.0 19 3.1 1.9- 5.2
55-64 612 498 82.0 78.1-85.4 102 16.7 13.4-20.5 12 1.3 0.7- 2.4
65-74 584 502 86.7 83.1-89.6 70 11.8 9.0-15.3 12 1.5 0.7- 3.1
75+ 501 462 90.7 86.1-93.9 38 8.7 5.7-13.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 349 270 75.4 69.6-80.5 67 21.0 16.3-26.7 12 3.5 1.9- 6.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 741 562 75.5 71.6-79.0 153 21.2 17.9-25.0 26 3.3 2.1- 5.1
Some Post-H.S. 949 749 78.6 75.4-81.6 165 18.1 15.3-21.2 35 3.3 2.2- 5.0
College Graduate 1,451 1,301 90.2 88.3-91.7 135 8.9 7.4-10.7 15 0.9 0.5- 1.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,124 887 75.8 72.5-78.9 196 20.5 17.6-23.7 41 3.7 2.5- 5.4
No 2,337 1,973 83.6 81.7-85.3 318 14.4 12.7-16.2 46 2.0 1.5- 2.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 380 300 73.9 68.0-79.0 72 22.5 17.7-28.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,116 2,585 81.8 80.1-83.4 450 15.7 14.2-17.4 81 2.5 1.9- 3.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,861 1,521 80.1 77.8-82.2 292 17.3 15.3-19.5 48 2.5 1.8- 3.5
Unemployed 146 103 67.8 57.8-76.4 31 23.6 16.0-33.3 12 8.6 4.5-15.8
Retired 1,019 899 86.8 83.8-89.3 110 12.1 9.7-15.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 215 143 67.5 59.5-74.6 60 28.3 21.5-36.3 12 4.2 2.1- 8.2
Other not in Labor Force 222 193 85.1 78.0-90.2 23 11.7 7.3-18.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 75 73.4 63.1-81.6 24 19.3 12.4-28.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 222 160 66.7 58.3-74.2 51 29.7 22.4-38.2 11 3.6 1.9- 6.7
$25,000- 34,999 266 214 79.6 72.8-85.0 39 15.8 11.0-22.3 13 4.6 2.4- 8.6
$35,000- 49,999 438 352 78.8 73.6-83.3 77 19.5 15.1-24.7 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 403 331 81.2 76.1-85.4 64 16.9 12.9-21.9 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 376 308 77.4 71.7-82.3 60 19.4 14.9-24.7 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 367 303 78.6 73.0-83.3 58 19.3 14.8-24.8 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 420 386 92.8 89.8-95.0 30 6.5 4.4- 9.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 900 760 83.5 80.2-86.3 119 13.5 11.0-16.6 21 3.0 1.8- 4.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 219 162 74.3 67.0-80.4 45 21.4 15.7-28.5 12 4.3 2.4- 7.8
101% to 150% 344 263 72.0 65.3-77.9 63 23.5 17.9-30.2 18 4.5 2.6- 7.7
151% to 200% 173 139 78.3 69.4-85.1 30 19.2 12.7-27.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,772 1,501 82.9 80.7-84.9 241 15.3 13.3-17.4 30 1.8 1.2- 2.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 900 760 83.5 80.2-86.3 119 13.5 11.0-16.6 21 3.0 1.8- 4.8
HOUSING
Own 2,303 1,983 83.8 81.8-85.6 284 14.4 12.7-16.3 36 1.8 1.2- 2.7
Rent 936 721 74.3 70.8-77.5 178 21.8 18.8-25.2 37 3.9 2.7- 5.5
Other arrangement 233 161 69.8 62.3-76.3 56 22.4 16.7-29.3 16 7.8 4.5-13.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,131 972 84.9 82.3-87.2 139 13.1 11.0-15.6 20 2.0 1.2- 3.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,029 836 79.4 76.1-82.3 168 18.3 15.5-21.4 25 2.3 1.5- 3.7
Rural 1,340 1,081 78.8 75.8-81.4 215 17.9 15.4-20.7 44 3.4 2.4- 4.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 728 584 78.5 74.6-82.0 117 17.3 14.2-21.0 27 4.2 2.6- 6.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,159 924 78.2 75.0-81.0 199 18.7 16.1-21.7 36 3.1 2.1- 4.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,613 1,381 84.2 81.9-86.3 206 14.3 12.3-16.5 26 1.5 0.9- 2.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,217 1,029 83.1 80.3-85.5 164 15.0 12.7-17.7 24 1.9 1.2- 3.1
2nd Quartile 1,094 892 79.9 76.8-82.6 179 18.1 15.4-21.1 23 2.1 1.3- 3.4
3rd Quartile 863 699 79.8 76.4-82.9 137 17.1 14.3-20.4 27 3.0 2.0- 4.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 326 269 81.0 75.0-85.9 42 13.4 9.4-18.9 15 5.6 3.1- 9.9

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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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