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
-MALES 1,545 1,214 76.5 73.8-79.0 331 23.5 21.0-26.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 992 786 76.7 73.3-79.7 206 23.3 20.3-26.7
Non-Hispanic Black 234 186 78.1 71.1-83.7 48 21.9 16.3-28.9
Other 307 234 75.2 68.8-80.6 73 24.8 19.4-31.2
AGE
18-34 322 226 66.3 60.0-72.1 96 33.7 27.9-40.0
35-44 242 187 77.8 71.2-83.3 55 22.2 16.7-28.8
45-54 240 183 74.2 67.2-80.2 57 25.8 19.8-32.8
55-64 267 213 81.8 75.9-86.6 54 18.2 13.4-24.1
65-74 248 207 82.8 76.5-87.7 41 17.2 12.3-23.5
75+ 203 179 84.9 75.7-91.0 24 15.1 9.0-24.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 127 69.3 60.9-76.6 53 30.7 23.4-39.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 249 69.1 63.2-74.5 109 30.9 25.5-36.8
Some Post-H.S. 386 295 75.7 70.5-80.2 91 24.3 19.8-29.5
College Graduate 617 540 88.0 84.9-90.6 77 12.0 9.4-15.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 203 155 73.3 64.7-80.4 48 26.7 19.6-35.3
$50,000- 74,999 177 142 78.4 70.2-84.8 35 21.6 15.2-29.8
$75,000+ 581 482 80.7 76.5-84.2 99 19.3 15.8-23.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 478 356 71.1 65.8-75.9 122 28.9 24.1-34.2
No 1,050 847 79.3 76.2-82.1 203 20.7 17.9-23.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 321 250 72.6 66.1-78.2 71 27.4 21.8-33.9
Non-Veteran 1,222 962 77.4 74.4-80.1 260 22.6 19.9-25.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 515 434 83.1 78.9-86.5 81 16.9 13.5-21.1
Regional City or Suburban County 475 375 78.2 73.5-82.3 100 21.8 17.7-26.5
Rural 555 405 68.8 63.7-73.4 150 31.2 26.6-36.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 937 738 77.8 74.5-80.7 199 22.2 19.3-25.5
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 396 334 81.2 75.5-85.7 62 18.8 14.3-24.5
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 65 70.2 59.4-79.2 32 29.8 20.8-40.6
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 848 698 80.4 77.0-83.4 150 19.6 16.6-23.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 313 237 72.9 66.6-78.5 76 27.1 21.5-33.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 495 367 73.5 68.6-77.9 128 26.5 22.1-31.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 737 610 80.3 76.5-83.6 127 19.7 16.4-23.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 549 452 80.6 76.2-84.4 97 19.4 15.6-23.8
2nd Quartile 491 378 74.8 70.0-79.2 113 25.2 20.8-30.0
3rd Quartile 371 276 74.3 68.9-79.0 95 25.7 21.0-31.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 134 108 74.8 64.1-83.2 26 25.2 16.8-35.9

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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 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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