2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

E-Cigarettes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 781 19.8 18.3-21.4 3,934 80.2 78.6-81.7
-Eastern NC 1,884 301 22.4 19.6-25.4 1,583 77.6 74.6-80.4
GENDER
Male 819 154 25.8 21.7-30.2 665 74.2 69.8-78.3
Female 1,065 147 19.2 15.5-23.6 918 80.8 76.4-84.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,092 196 25.4 21.9-29.3 896 74.6 70.7-78.1
Non-Hispanic Black 498 50 16.0 10.7-23.3 448 84.0 76.7-89.3
Other 294 55 20.8 14.9-28.3 239 79.2 71.7-85.1
AGE
18-34 358 122 39.5 33.3-46.2 236 60.5 53.8-66.7
35-44 239 49 25.4 18.6-33.6 190 74.6 66.4-81.4
45-54 303 55 21.3 15.1-29.2 248 78.7 70.8-84.9
55-64 385 50 12.7 8.9-17.7 335 87.3 82.3-91.1
65-74 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 240 31 24.9 16.8-35.2 209 75.1 64.8-83.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 536 100 23.7 19.0-29.2 436 76.3 70.8-81.0
Some Post-H.S. 556 112 25.1 20.3-30.7 444 74.9 69.3-79.7
College Graduate 546 58 12.5 9.3-16.6 488 87.5 83.4-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 196 35 22.9 15.4-32.6 161 77.1 67.4-84.6
$15,000- 24,999 321 56 19.2 13.6-26.5 265 80.8 73.5-86.4
$25,000- 34,999 199 40 26.8 18.1-37.8 159 73.2 62.2-81.9
$35,000- 49,999 236 52 32.1 23.5-42.2 184 67.9 57.8-76.5
$50,000- 74,999 223 33 21.4 14.5-30.5 190 78.6 69.5-85.5
$75,000+ 363 43 17.8 12.7-24.4 320 82.2 75.6-87.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 668 126 24.5 19.6-30.2 542 75.5 69.8-80.4
No 1,201 173 21.5 18.2-25.3 1,028 78.5 74.7-81.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 343 60 23.9 18.4-30.5 283 76.1 69.5-81.6
Non-Veteran 1,539 240 22.0 18.8-25.5 1,299 78.0 74.5-81.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 126 19 17.1 10.7-26.2 107 82.9 73.8-89.3
Regional City or Suburban County 299 44 19.3 13.9-26.3 255 80.7 73.7-86.1
Rural 1,459 238 23.6 20.2-27.3 1,221 76.4 72.7-79.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 931 171 25.4 21.3-29.9 760 74.6 70.1-78.7
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 537 32 6.3 4.0- 9.6 505 93.7 90.4-96.0
Unable to Work 213 41 20.5 13.9-29.1 172 79.5 70.9-86.1
Other not in Labor Force 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 171 33 19.7 11.8-30.9 138 80.3 69.1-88.2
101% to 150% 319 61 24.1 17.5-32.1 258 75.9 67.9-82.5
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 808 112 21.3 17.1-26.2 696 78.7 73.8-82.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 638 93 18.3 13.5-24.2 545 81.7 75.8-86.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 908 144 21.4 18.0-25.3 764 78.6 74.7-82.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 64 28.7 21.8-36.9 274 71.3 63.1-78.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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