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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,233 1,847 80.5 78.4-82.5 386 19.5 17.5-21.6
GENDER
Male 992 786 76.7 73.3-79.7 206 23.3 20.3-26.7
Female 1,241 1,061 83.9 81.1-86.3 180 16.1 13.7-18.9
AGE
18-34 291 210 67.9 61.4-73.7 81 32.1 26.3-38.6
35-44 283 223 79.4 73.6-84.2 60 20.6 15.8-26.4
45-54 330 254 74.1 68.1-79.3 76 25.9 20.7-31.9
55-64 432 357 83.5 79.1-87.1 75 16.5 12.9-20.9
65-74 445 385 87.9 84.0-91.0 60 12.1 9.0-16.0
75+ 429 397 92.6 88.8-95.2 32 7.4 4.8-11.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 422 313 73.3 68.1-77.9 109 26.7 22.1-31.9
Some Post-H.S. 617 485 77.6 73.5-81.3 132 22.4 18.7-26.5
College Graduate 1,092 979 89.8 87.6-91.6 113 10.2 8.4-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 134 110 82.7 73.2-89.3 24 17.3 10.7-26.8
$35,000- 49,999 230 182 77.5 69.8-83.7 48 22.5 16.3-30.2
$50,000- 74,999 273 225 79.4 72.7-84.9 48 20.6 15.1-27.3
$75,000+ 897 763 81.9 78.5-84.8 134 18.1 15.2-21.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 610 75.4 71.2-79.1 159 24.6 20.9-28.8
No 1,436 1,217 83.5 81.0-85.7 219 16.5 14.3-19.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 275 218 72.3 65.0-78.6 57 27.7 21.4-35.0
Non-Veteran 1,954 1,625 81.6 79.4-83.6 329 18.4 16.4-20.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 592 516 85.2 81.3-88.4 76 14.8 11.6-18.7
Regional City or Suburban County 705 569 78.2 74.1-81.7 136 21.8 18.3-25.9
Rural 936 762 79.2 75.7-82.3 174 20.8 17.7-24.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,085 882 78.5 75.4-81.3 203 21.5 18.7-24.6
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 833 739 88.4 85.4-90.8 94 11.6 9.2-14.6
Unable to Work 126 82 68.1 57.8-76.9 44 31.9 23.1-42.2
Other not in Labor Force 105 91 82.9 71.2-90.4 14 17.1 9.6-28.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 192 139 68.9 60.0-76.6 53 31.1 23.4-40.0
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,303 1,105 82.4 79.7-84.8 198 17.6 15.2-20.3
HOUSING
Own 1,721 1,480 83.1 80.7-85.2 241 16.9 14.8-19.3
Rent 367 268 68.0 61.9-73.6 99 32.0 26.4-38.1
Other arrangement 126 82 67.8 57.6-76.6 44 32.2 23.4-42.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 405 326 76.5 70.8-81.3 79 23.5 18.7-29.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 828 666 78.2 74.4-81.6 162 21.8 18.4-25.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,000 855 84.1 81.2-86.7 145 15.9 13.3-18.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 879 744 83.4 80.2-86.1 135 16.6 13.9-19.8
2nd Quartile 666 541 78.3 74.1-82.0 125 21.7 18.0-25.9
3rd Quartile 540 436 79.0 74.4-82.9 104 21.0 17.1-25.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 148 126 81.9 72.2-88.8 22 18.1 11.2-27.8

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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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