2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

E-Cigarettes

Do you now use e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products 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 780 62 9.0 6.5-12.2 91 14.2 11.1-18.0 627 76.8 72.5-80.6
-Eastern NC 301 25 8.2 5.1-12.9 40 19.1 12.8-27.3 236 72.8 64.6-79.7
GENDER
Male 154 17 11.9 6.9-19.7 17 14.3 8.4-23.4 120 73.8 64.0-81.7
Female 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 196 19 9.4 5.5-15.8 26 16.8 10.9-25.0 151 73.7 65.1-80.9
Non-Hispanic Black 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 82.9 71.6-90.4
Some Post-H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 173 *** *** *** 19 11.8 6.8-19.6 141 80.6 71.9-87.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 240 18 7.6 4.2-13.2 36 20.7 13.5-30.4 186 71.7 62.2-79.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 238 19 7.8 4.6-13.2 28 17.4 10.6-27.3 191 74.7 65.2-82.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 171 *** *** *** 21 17.6 10.0-29.1 135 73.3 62.2-82.1
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 144 *** *** *** 21 19.8 12.4-30.1 110 71.1 60.8-79.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents who said they have used an e-cigarette at least once in their entire life.

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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