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%)
North Carolina 4,174 59 1.6 1.2- 2.1 61 1.8 1.3- 2.3 4,054 96.7 95.9-97.3
-MALES 1,914 52 2.9 2.1- 4.0 47 3.1 2.3- 4.3 1,815 93.9 92.5-95.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,237 45 3.8 2.8- 5.2 38 3.8 2.7- 5.4 1,154 92.4 90.4-94.0
Non-Hispanic Black 274 *** *** *** *** *** *** 266 95.3 90.3-97.8
Other 384 *** *** *** *** *** *** 379 98.8 96.9-99.5
AGE
18-34 495 *** *** *** 19 4.9 3.1- 7.9 466 92.6 89.3-94.9
35-44 290 *** *** *** *** *** *** 278 95.5 91.8-97.6
45-54 281 *** *** *** *** *** *** 267 94.1 90.0-96.6
55-64 305 12 2.9 1.6- 5.4 *** *** *** 286 95.2 92.2-97.1
65-74 281 *** *** *** *** *** *** 270 95.5 91.1-97.7
75+ 230 *** *** *** *** *** *** 217 89.9 81.0-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** 187 94.1 88.5-97.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 19 4.1 2.4- 7.0 15 3.9 2.3- 6.7 426 91.9 88.4-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 457 11 2.7 1.4- 5.0 13 3.7 2.1- 6.6 433 93.6 90.3-95.8
College Graduate 792 15 1.7 1.0- 3.0 15 2.0 1.2- 3.4 762 96.3 94.5-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** 58 98.0 90.3-99.6
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 108 88.4 76.3-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 93.8 86.1-97.4
$35,000- 49,999 237 *** *** *** *** *** *** 225 94.2 88.8-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 218 12 5.8 3.0-10.8 *** *** *** 198 89.5 83.5-93.5
$75,000+ 741 19 2.6 1.6- 4.2 18 2.4 1.5- 4.0 704 94.9 92.9-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 572 23 4.3 2.7- 6.8 12 2.5 1.3- 5.0 537 93.2 90.1-95.3
No 1,321 29 2.4 1.5- 3.7 34 3.3 2.3- 4.8 1,258 94.3 92.5-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 411 13 3.5 2.0- 6.1 20 7.2 4.5-11.4 378 89.3 84.9-92.5
Non-Veteran 1,501 39 2.8 1.9- 4.0 27 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,435 95.2 93.6-96.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 689 *** *** *** 14 2.4 1.4- 4.2 671 97.0 95.1-98.2
Regional City or Suburban County 579 12 2.3 1.2- 4.2 18 4.1 2.4- 6.8 549 93.7 90.7-95.7
Rural 646 36 6.0 4.1- 8.8 15 3.0 1.7- 5.3 595 91.0 87.7-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,184 33 2.9 2.0- 4.2 25 2.3 1.5- 3.5 1,126 94.8 93.1-96.1
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 91.1 81.2-96.1
Retired 454 11 3.8 1.8- 7.9 *** *** *** 433 92.9 88.4-95.7
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 100 93.3 84.5-97.3
Other not in Labor Force 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 91.6 79.0-96.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 105 93.0 83.8-97.2
101% to 150% 174 *** *** *** *** *** *** 163 91.1 82.8-95.6
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 89.3 78.6-95.0
More than 200% 1,069 29 2.8 1.9- 4.1 29 3.0 2.0- 4.5 1,011 94.1 92.3-95.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 385 17 4.3 2.5- 7.3 14 5.7 3.3- 9.8 354 90.0 85.5-93.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 588 22 4.0 2.4- 6.7 13 2.4 1.3- 4.4 553 93.5 90.6-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 941 13 1.5 0.8- 2.8 20 2.4 1.5- 3.9 908 96.1 94.3-97.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 681 17 2.4 1.4- 4.0 15 2.3 1.3- 4.1 649 95.3 93.2-96.8
2nd Quartile 628 18 3.7 2.2- 6.3 16 3.1 1.7- 5.3 594 93.2 90.2-95.4
3rd Quartile 450 14 2.7 1.5- 4.7 12 3.4 1.9- 6.2 424 93.9 90.8-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** 148 92.2 84.0-96.4

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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 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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