2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

E-Cigarettes

E-Cigarette/Vaping Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Used No Longer Used Use Some Days Use Every Day
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,714 3,934 80.2 78.6-81.8 627 15.2 13.8-16.6 91 2.8 2.2- 3.6 62 1.8 1.3- 2.5
-Eastern NC 1,884 1,583 77.6 74.6-80.4 236 16.3 13.9-18.9 40 4.3 2.8- 6.5 25 1.8 1.1- 2.9
GENDER
Male 819 665 74.2 69.8-78.3 120 19.0 15.5-23.1 17 3.7 2.1- 6.3 17 3.1 1.8- 5.3
Female 1,065 918 80.8 76.4-84.5 116 13.7 10.8-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,092 896 74.6 70.7-78.1 151 18.8 15.6-22.3 26 4.3 2.7- 6.7 19 2.4 1.4- 4.1
Non-Hispanic Black 498 448 84.0 76.7-89.3 40 10.7 6.9-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 294 239 79.2 71.7-85.1 45 15.9 10.9-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 358 236 60.5 53.8-66.7 95 27.3 22.0-33.4 16 8.8 4.9-15.4 *** *** ***
35-44 239 190 74.6 66.4-81.4 36 20.1 13.9-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 303 248 78.7 70.8-84.9 44 15.9 10.5-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 385 335 87.3 82.3-91.1 42 9.4 6.3-13.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 354 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 240 209 75.1 64.8-83.2 22 14.6 8.3-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 536 436 76.3 70.8-81.0 82 19.7 15.3-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 556 444 74.9 69.3-79.7 84 17.4 13.7-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 546 488 87.5 83.4-90.7 48 9.9 7.2-13.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 196 161 77.1 67.4-84.6 29 18.7 11.8-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 321 265 80.8 73.5-86.4 41 14.2 9.2-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 199 159 73.2 62.2-81.9 25 15.4 8.5-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 236 184 67.9 57.8-76.5 42 23.0 16.4-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 223 190 78.6 69.5-85.5 29 18.5 11.9-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 363 320 82.2 75.6-87.3 34 12.5 8.5-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 668 542 75.5 69.8-80.4 93 14.3 11.0-18.5 21 7.9 4.4-14.0 *** *** ***
No 1,201 1,028 78.5 74.7-81.8 141 17.4 14.3-20.9 19 2.5 1.4- 4.4 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 343 283 76.1 69.5-81.6 49 18.3 13.5-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,539 1,299 78.0 74.5-81.2 186 15.7 13.1-18.8 36 4.5 2.9- 7.2 18 1.7 0.9- 3.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 126 107 82.9 73.8-89.3 15 15.2 9.1-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 299 255 80.7 73.7-86.1 30 11.0 7.2-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,459 1,221 76.4 72.7-79.8 191 17.6 14.8-20.9 28 4.1 2.4- 6.9 19 1.8 1.1- 3.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 931 760 74.6 70.1-78.7 135 18.6 15.1-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 537 505 93.7 90.4-96.0 24 4.9 2.9- 8.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 213 172 79.5 70.9-86.1 35 16.1 10.3-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 104 *** *** *** 15 15.6 8.6-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 171 138 80.3 69.1-88.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 319 258 75.9 67.9-82.5 45 17.5 11.7-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** 25 20.6 13.3-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 808 696 78.7 73.8-82.9 89 15.1 11.8-19.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 638 545 81.7 75.8-86.5 79 16.1 11.6-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 908 764 78.6 74.7-82.0 110 15.3 12.4-18.6 21 4.3 2.6- 7.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 274 71.3 63.1-78.2 47 19.0 13.4-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the E-Cigarettes questions 1 and 2. Those who answered no to the first question form the Never Used category.

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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