2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 907 782 82.2 78.3-85.5 104 13.9 11.1-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 348 284 77.4 70.9-82.9 53 18.0 13.1-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 559 498 86.2 81.3-89.9 51 10.6 7.7-14.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 187 142 70.8 61.3-78.8 36 21.3 14.7-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 129 99 75.3 65.0-83.4 27 21.5 14.1-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 151 131 86.4 78.3-91.8 14 10.1 5.6-17.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 194 177 92.5 86.8-95.8 15 5.6 3.1- 9.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 288 242 79.9 72.8-85.5 40 18.0 12.6-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 244 204 80.6 72.7-86.7 33 12.9 8.7-18.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 256 232 89.9 83.8-93.9 18 8.0 4.4-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 105 82.6 71.7-89.9 13 14.8 8.0-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 200 171 84.3 76.7-89.8 22 11.1 6.9-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 317 269 79.4 71.4-85.6 39 14.7 10.0-21.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 584 509 83.7 79.1-87.4 63 13.3 10.0-17.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 99 82.6 71.9-89.8 12 14.7 8.1-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 793 683 82.2 77.9-85.7 92 13.9 10.9-17.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 290 241 82.0 76.1-86.7 43 15.0 10.8-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 172 153 88.9 82.2-93.3 14 8.6 4.8-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 445 388 78.7 71.0-84.7 47 15.6 10.8-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 460 388 79.4 73.5-84.2 60 16.6 12.4-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 134 113 84.5 75.1-90.8 18 12.0 6.7-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 179 152 80.1 69.8-87.5 23 17.2 10.2-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 322 285 84.0 76.8-89.2 32 11.9 7.9-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 258 225 84.0 76.4-89.5 29 14.9 9.6-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 292 83.3 76.7-88.3 31 12.3 8.1-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 317 265 80.8 74.3-85.9 44 14.9 10.7-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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