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%)
North Carolina 3,500 2,889 81.0 79.3-82.5 522 16.4 15.0-18.0 89 2.6 2.0- 3.3
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,241 1,061 83.9 81.1-86.3 153 14.0 11.7-16.6 27 2.2 1.3- 3.5
Non-Hispanic Black 382 324 85.9 81.2-89.6 49 12.5 9.0-17.2 *** *** ***
Other 319 281 87.6 82.4-91.4 35 12.0 8.2-17.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 306 256 81.7 76.0-86.2 43 15.7 11.6-21.0 *** *** ***
35-44 299 249 82.8 77.0-87.3 41 15.0 10.6-20.7 *** *** ***
45-54 338 277 81.4 76.0-85.8 51 16.0 11.9-21.3 *** *** ***
55-64 345 285 82.2 76.4-86.9 53 16.6 12.1-22.4 *** *** ***
65-74 336 295 89.9 85.7-93.0 34 8.8 5.8-12.9 *** *** ***
75+ 298 283 94.8 90.1-97.3 15 5.2 2.7- 9.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 143 83.1 74.9-89.0 22 15.0 9.4-23.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 383 313 82.3 77.4-86.3 62 16.2 12.3-21.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 563 454 80.9 76.6-84.6 89 16.3 12.9-20.4 20 2.8 1.5- 5.1
College Graduate 834 761 91.8 89.5-93.7 66 7.5 5.8- 9.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 104 69.2 58.3-78.4 26 27.1 18.2-38.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 172 147 86.6 79.2-91.7 19 11.2 6.5-18.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 235 197 83.9 77.2-88.8 31 13.5 9.0-19.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 226 189 83.7 77.0-88.8 33 14.6 9.8-21.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 582 515 86.0 82.1-89.2 62 12.6 9.7-16.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 646 531 79.6 75.2-83.4 93 17.4 13.8-21.6 22 3.0 1.7- 5.3
No 1,287 1,126 87.6 85.3-89.6 144 11.4 9.5-13.6 17 1.0 0.6- 1.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,894 1,623 85.0 82.9-86.9 231 13.2 11.4-15.2 40 1.8 1.2- 2.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 616 538 86.6 83.0-89.5 68 11.6 8.9-14.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 554 461 80.6 75.9-84.5 82 18.0 14.1-22.6 11 1.5 0.8- 2.8
Rural 785 676 86.8 83.7-89.4 90 11.3 8.9-14.3 19 1.9 1.1- 3.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 924 783 82.8 79.5-85.6 123 15.6 12.8-18.8 18 1.7 1.0- 2.8
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** 13 16.9 9.5-28.2 *** *** ***
Retired 623 565 90.8 87.5-93.3 53 8.7 6.2-11.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 123 86 73.3 63.4-81.4 29 22.3 14.8-32.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 187 166 87.8 80.1-92.8 18 9.9 5.7-16.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 97 77.8 67.4-85.5 20 19.7 12.3-30.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 218 176 79.1 71.1-85.3 33 18.7 12.7-26.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 84 83.8 72.7-90.9 14 12.0 6.1-22.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 924 803 85.6 82.6-88.2 108 12.9 10.5-15.7 13 1.5 0.7- 3.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 415 347 83.5 78.7-87.4 57 14.5 10.8-19.2 11 1.9 0.9- 4.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 664 557 82.0 77.9-85.5 91 15.5 12.3-19.5 16 2.4 1.3- 4.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 876 771 87.9 85.0-90.2 92 11.0 8.7-13.8 13 1.1 0.6- 2.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 668 577 85.2 81.5-88.3 76 12.9 10.0-16.6 15 1.9 1.1- 3.2
2nd Quartile 603 514 84.5 80.5-87.7 79 13.8 10.7-17.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 492 423 84.6 80.1-88.3 60 13.9 10.4-18.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 192 161 86.3 80.0-90.8 25 12.0 7.7-18.1 *** *** ***

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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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