2024 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%)
TOTAL 4,174 59 1.6 1.2- 2.1 61 1.8 1.3- 2.3 4,054 96.7 95.9-97.3
GENDER
Male 1,914 52 2.9 2.1- 4.0 47 3.1 2.3- 4.3 1,815 93.9 92.5-95.2
Female 2,260 *** *** *** 14 0.4 0.2- 0.8 2,239 99.2 98.8-99.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,664 49 2.0 1.5- 2.7 45 2.0 1.4- 2.8 2,570 96.0 95.0-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 705 *** *** *** 11 1.9 1.0- 3.7 690 97.1 94.8-98.4
Non-Hispanic Other 224 *** *** *** *** *** *** 219 98.3 95.7-99.3
Hispanic 541 *** *** *** *** *** *** 539 99.7 98.6-99.9
AGE
18-34 917 *** *** *** 20 2.6 1.6- 4.2 887 96.1 94.3-97.3
35-44 633 *** *** *** *** *** *** 618 97.4 95.5-98.5
45-54 662 11 2.1 1.1- 4.0 *** *** *** 641 96.3 94.2-97.7
55-64 690 13 1.6 0.9- 2.8 *** *** *** 670 97.6 96.1-98.5
65-74 646 *** *** *** *** *** *** 630 97.2 95.0-98.5
75+ 558 *** *** *** *** *** *** 542 95.4 91.4-97.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 379 *** *** *** *** *** *** 365 96.1 92.9-97.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 903 20 2.4 1.4- 4.0 17 2.3 1.3- 3.8 866 95.3 93.3-96.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,105 14 1.3 0.7- 2.4 17 1.8 1.1- 3.1 1,074 96.8 95.3-97.9
College Graduate 1,771 16 0.9 0.5- 1.5 20 1.2 0.8- 2.0 1,735 97.9 97.0-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,297 26 2.1 1.4- 3.3 15 1.3 0.7- 2.4 1,256 96.6 95.1-97.6
No 2,830 32 1.3 0.9- 2.0 44 1.9 1.3- 2.6 2,754 96.8 95.9-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 486 13 3.0 1.7- 5.2 20 6.1 3.8- 9.7 453 90.9 87.1-93.7
Non-Veteran 3,684 46 1.4 1.0- 2.0 41 1.2 0.8- 1.6 3,597 97.5 96.7-98.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,256 35 1.7 1.2- 2.4 32 1.5 1.0- 2.2 2,189 96.8 95.9-97.6
Unemployed 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** 191 95.2 89.5-97.9
Retired 1,136 13 1.9 1.0- 3.7 13 1.6 0.8- 3.0 1,110 96.5 94.5-97.8
Unable to Work 254 *** *** *** *** *** *** 242 95.9 91.8-98.0
Other not in Labor Force 290 *** *** *** *** *** *** 286 98.1 94.8-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** 143 98.4 94.7-99.6
$15,000- 24,999 277 *** *** *** *** *** *** 265 93.7 87.6-96.9
$25,000- 34,999 342 *** *** *** *** *** *** 333 97.3 94.0-98.8
$35,000- 49,999 512 *** *** *** *** *** *** 497 96.6 93.8-98.2
$50,000-74,999 492 13 2.9 1.6- 5.3 *** *** *** 469 94.4 91.3-96.5
$75,000-100,000 465 *** *** *** *** *** *** 453 97.4 95.4-98.6
$100,000-150,000 441 *** *** *** *** *** *** 424 95.5 92.6-97.3
$150,000+ 500 *** *** *** *** *** *** 490 98.1 96.4-99.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 999 *** *** *** 13 1.5 0.8- 2.8 980 97.7 96.1-98.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 106 99.2 94.5-99.9
50% to 100% 263 *** *** *** *** *** *** 256 96.6 92.4-98.6
101% to 150% 420 *** *** *** *** *** *** 404 95.5 91.6-97.6
151% to 200% 207 *** *** *** *** *** *** 197 94.7 89.2-97.5
More than 200% 2,151 33 1.7 1.2- 2.5 32 1.8 1.2- 2.6 2,086 96.5 95.5-97.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 999 *** *** *** 13 1.5 0.8- 2.8 980 97.7 96.1-98.6
HOUSING
Own 2,567 41 1.7 1.2- 2.4 35 1.7 1.2- 2.5 2,491 96.6 95.6-97.4
Rent 1,294 12 1.0 0.5- 1.8 20 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,262 97.2 95.9-98.1
Other arrangement 282 *** *** *** *** *** *** 270 95.0 90.9-97.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,461 *** *** *** 19 1.5 0.9- 2.4 1,435 98.0 97.0-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,208 12 1.2 0.6- 2.1 23 2.3 1.5- 3.7 1,173 96.5 94.9-97.6
Rural 1,505 40 3.0 2.1- 4.4 19 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,446 95.5 93.9-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 856 20 2.4 1.5- 4.0 18 3.1 1.8- 5.1 818 94.5 92.1-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,325 25 2.1 1.3- 3.4 17 1.3 0.8- 2.3 1,283 96.6 95.1-97.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,993 14 0.8 0.5- 1.4 26 1.4 0.9- 2.2 1,953 97.8 96.8-98.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,466 17 1.1 0.7- 1.9 19 1.4 0.8- 2.3 1,430 97.5 96.4-98.3
2nd Quartile 1,335 20 2.0 1.2- 3.3 22 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,293 96.2 94.7-97.4
3rd Quartile 1,005 17 1.5 0.9- 2.5 14 1.8 1.0- 3.1 974 96.7 95.1-97.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 368 *** *** *** *** *** *** 357 95.5 91.4-97.7

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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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