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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,664 49 2.0 1.5- 2.7 45 2.0 1.4- 2.8 2,570 96.0 95.0-96.8
GENDER
Male 1,237 45 3.8 2.8- 5.2 38 3.8 2.7- 5.4 1,154 92.4 90.4-94.0
Female 1,427 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 458 *** *** *** 18 4.6 2.8- 7.4 430 93.0 89.8-95.3
35-44 341 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 374 *** *** *** *** *** *** 359 95.1 91.6-97.1
55-64 489 *** *** *** *** *** *** 471 97.0 95.1-98.2
65-74 496 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 478 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 527 17 3.0 1.9- 5.0 *** *** *** 497 94.0 91.3-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 714 *** *** *** *** *** *** 690 96.3 94.3-97.7
College Graduate 1,310 15 1.2 0.7- 2.1 15 1.3 0.7- 2.2 1,280 97.5 96.4-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 282 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 338 *** *** *** *** *** *** 320 92.8 88.3-95.6
$75,000+ 1,071 18 1.9 1.2- 3.1 17 1.7 1.0- 2.7 1,036 96.4 95.0-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 884 21 2.5 1.5- 4.1 *** *** *** 852 96.1 94.1-97.4
No 1,749 27 1.7 1.1- 2.6 33 2.2 1.5- 3.3 1,689 96.0 94.8-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 12 4.0 2.2- 7.1 16 7.0 4.1-11.6 318 89.1 84.1-92.6
Non-Veteran 2,314 37 1.7 1.2- 2.5 29 1.3 0.8- 1.9 2,248 97.0 96.1-97.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 784 *** *** *** *** *** *** 768 97.7 96.2-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 817 *** *** *** 18 2.8 1.6- 4.8 788 95.6 93.4-97.1
Rural 1,063 33 3.3 2.3- 4.8 16 1.8 1.0- 3.2 1,014 94.9 93.0-96.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,333 31 2.6 1.8- 3.8 24 1.9 1.2- 3.0 1,278 95.4 93.9-96.6
Unemployed 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 932 *** *** *** *** *** *** 913 97.7 96.2-98.6
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 230 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,581 28 2.0 1.4- 3.0 27 2.0 1.3- 3.0 1,526 96.0 94.7-97.0
HOUSING
Own 1,909 35 1.8 1.3- 2.7 26 1.8 1.1- 2.7 1,848 96.4 95.2-97.3
Rent 574 *** *** *** *** *** *** 551 95.3 92.5-97.0
Other arrangement 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 485 15 3.5 1.9- 6.2 15 4.8 2.7- 8.4 455 91.7 87.7-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 934 21 2.1 1.4- 3.4 *** *** *** 902 96.7 95.1-97.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,245 *** *** *** 19 1.6 0.9- 2.6 1,213 97.1 95.8-98.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,054 16 1.6 0.9- 2.7 14 1.3 0.7- 2.3 1,024 97.1 95.7-98.0
2nd Quartile 801 18 2.5 1.5- 4.2 *** *** *** 767 95.2 93.1-96.7
3rd Quartile 629 13 2.0 1.1- 3.5 *** *** *** 605 95.7 93.4-97.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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