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
-MALES 1,545 1,214 76.5 73.8-79.0 282 19.9 17.6-22.5 49 3.6 2.6- 4.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 992 786 76.7 73.3-79.7 175 19.8 17.0-23.0 31 3.5 2.3- 5.2
Non-Hispanic Black 234 186 78.1 71.1-83.7 43 18.7 13.5-25.4 *** *** ***
Other 307 234 75.2 68.8-80.6 61 20.6 15.6-26.8 12 4.2 2.2- 7.7
AGE
18-34 322 226 66.3 60.0-72.1 81 27.9 22.5-34.0 15 5.8 3.4- 9.8
35-44 242 187 77.8 71.2-83.3 42 16.9 12.1-23.2 13 5.3 2.9- 9.4
45-54 240 183 74.2 67.2-80.2 48 22.0 16.4-28.8 *** *** ***
55-64 267 213 81.8 75.9-86.6 49 16.7 12.2-22.6 *** *** ***
65-74 248 207 82.8 76.5-87.7 36 15.4 10.8-21.5 *** *** ***
75+ 203 179 84.9 75.7-91.0 23 13.6 7.9-22.5 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 180 127 69.3 60.9-76.6 45 25.9 19.1-34.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 249 69.1 63.2-74.5 91 25.9 20.9-31.6 18 5.0 2.9- 8.3
Some Post-H.S. 386 295 75.7 70.5-80.2 76 20.4 16.2-25.4 15 3.9 2.2- 6.8
College Graduate 617 540 88.0 84.9-90.6 69 10.6 8.2-13.7 *** *** ***
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 46 26.0 19.0-34.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 177 142 78.4 70.2-84.8 31 19.5 13.4-27.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 581 482 80.7 76.5-84.2 86 16.8 13.5-20.8 13 2.5 1.3- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 478 356 71.1 65.8-75.9 103 24.3 19.8-29.4 19 4.6 2.7- 7.6
No 1,050 847 79.3 76.2-82.1 174 17.6 15.0-20.5 29 3.1 2.1- 4.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 321 250 72.6 66.1-78.2 63 23.2 18.0-29.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,222 962 77.4 74.4-80.1 219 19.1 16.6-22.0 41 3.4 2.4- 4.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 515 434 83.1 78.9-86.5 71 14.8 11.6-18.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 475 375 78.2 73.5-82.3 86 18.5 14.7-23.1 14 3.2 1.8- 5.8
Rural 555 405 68.8 63.7-73.4 125 26.0 21.6-30.9 25 5.3 3.4- 8.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 937 738 77.8 74.5-80.7 169 18.9 16.1-22.0 30 3.3 2.2- 5.0
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 396 334 81.2 75.5-85.7 57 16.9 12.5-22.3 *** *** ***
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 25 23.4 15.3-33.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 848 698 80.4 77.0-83.4 133 17.5 14.7-20.8 17 2.1 1.2- 3.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 313 237 72.9 66.6-78.5 60 20.4 15.5-26.4 16 6.6 3.9-11.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 495 367 73.5 68.6-77.9 108 22.5 18.4-27.3 20 4.0 2.5- 6.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 737 610 80.3 76.5-83.6 114 17.8 14.6-21.5 13 1.9 1.0- 3.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 549 452 80.6 76.2-84.4 88 17.4 13.8-21.7 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 491 378 74.8 70.0-79.2 100 22.8 18.6-27.6 13 2.4 1.3- 4.3
3rd Quartile 371 276 74.3 68.9-79.0 77 20.9 16.6-26.0 18 4.8 2.9- 8.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 134 108 74.8 64.1-83.2 17 15.1 8.6-25.2 *** *** ***

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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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