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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,233 1,847 80.5 78.4-82.5 328 16.7 14.9-18.7 58 2.8 2.0- 3.8
GENDER
Male 992 786 76.7 73.3-79.7 175 19.8 17.0-23.0 31 3.5 2.3- 5.2
Female 1,241 1,061 83.9 81.1-86.3 153 14.0 11.7-16.6 27 2.2 1.3- 3.5
AGE
18-34 291 210 67.9 61.4-73.7 67 26.1 20.8-32.3 14 6.0 3.4-10.4
35-44 283 223 79.4 73.6-84.2 46 16.8 12.3-22.5 14 3.8 2.2- 6.6
45-54 330 254 74.1 68.1-79.3 63 21.8 16.9-27.7 *** *** ***
55-64 432 357 83.5 79.1-87.1 67 15.1 11.6-19.4 *** *** ***
65-74 445 385 87.9 84.0-91.0 51 10.8 7.9-14.7 *** *** ***
75+ 429 397 92.6 88.8-95.2 32 7.4 4.8-11.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 *** *** *** 26 25.1 16.3-36.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 422 313 73.3 68.1-77.9 91 22.6 18.3-27.7 18 4.1 2.4- 6.8
Some Post-H.S. 617 485 77.6 73.5-81.3 107 18.7 15.3-22.7 25 3.6 2.2- 5.9
College Graduate 1,092 979 89.8 87.6-91.6 102 9.2 7.5-11.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 134 110 82.7 73.2-89.3 17 13.4 7.4-22.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 230 182 77.5 69.8-83.7 43 20.4 14.4-27.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 273 225 79.4 72.7-84.9 42 18.2 13.0-24.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 897 763 81.9 78.5-84.8 117 15.6 12.9-18.7 17 2.5 1.4- 4.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 610 75.4 71.2-79.1 128 20.2 16.8-24.1 31 4.4 2.8- 6.8
No 1,436 1,217 83.5 81.0-85.7 194 14.7 12.6-17.1 25 1.8 1.1- 2.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 275 218 72.3 65.0-78.6 53 25.4 19.4-32.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,954 1,625 81.6 79.4-83.6 275 15.5 13.6-17.6 54 2.9 2.1- 4.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 592 516 85.2 81.3-88.4 65 12.7 9.7-16.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 705 569 78.2 74.1-81.7 121 19.8 16.4-23.8 15 2.0 1.1- 3.5
Rural 936 762 79.2 75.7-82.3 142 16.9 14.1-20.1 32 3.9 2.6- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,085 882 78.5 75.4-81.3 174 18.7 16.1-21.7 29 2.8 1.8- 4.2
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 833 739 88.4 85.4-90.8 87 10.9 8.5-13.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 126 82 68.1 57.8-76.9 35 27.8 19.3-38.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 105 91 82.9 71.2-90.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 192 139 68.9 60.0-76.6 40 25.8 18.5-34.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,303 1,105 82.4 79.7-84.8 174 15.4 13.2-18.0 24 2.2 1.3- 3.6
HOUSING
Own 1,721 1,480 83.1 80.7-85.2 214 14.9 12.9-17.2 27 2.0 1.3- 3.2
Rent 367 268 68.0 61.9-73.6 80 27.1 21.7-33.2 19 4.9 3.1- 7.7
Other arrangement 126 82 67.8 57.6-76.6 32 21.7 14.7-30.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 405 326 76.5 70.8-81.3 65 18.6 14.3-23.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 828 666 78.2 74.4-81.6 134 18.3 15.1-21.9 28 3.5 2.3- 5.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,000 855 84.1 81.2-86.7 129 14.6 12.1-17.4 16 1.3 0.8- 2.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 879 744 83.4 80.2-86.1 118 14.9 12.2-18.0 17 1.7 1.1- 2.8
2nd Quartile 666 541 78.3 74.1-82.0 110 19.4 15.9-23.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 540 436 79.0 74.4-82.9 84 17.2 13.6-21.5 20 3.8 2.3- 6.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 148 126 81.9 72.2-88.8 16 11.1 6.2-19.1 *** *** ***

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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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