2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 780 62 9.0 6.5-12.2 91 14.2 11.1-18.0 627 76.8 72.5-80.6
GENDER
Male 395 33 9.1 6.0-13.7 45 13.2 9.5-18.2 317 77.6 71.9-82.5
Female 385 29 8.7 5.3-13.9 46 15.5 10.7-21.8 310 75.8 68.9-81.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 537 48 10.8 7.6-15.1 61 13.0 9.7-17.2 428 76.2 71.1-80.7
Non-Hispanic Black 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 299 27 10.5 6.6-16.3 36 16.1 11.2-22.7 236 73.4 66.2-79.5
35-44 129 *** *** *** 19 11.4 6.7-18.7 102 81.2 71.8-88.0
45-54 148 12 9.3 4.8-17.3 14 9.9 5.2-18.1 122 80.8 71.2-87.7
55-64 128 *** *** *** 13 15.4 8.3-26.9 106 80.6 69.5-88.3
65-74 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 21 10.6 6.3-17.4 28 10.0 6.2-15.7 203 79.4 72.0-85.2
Some Post-H.S. 287 25 8.0 4.9-12.8 33 16.9 11.4-24.3 229 75.1 67.6-81.4
College Graduate 170 12 7.9 4.0-15.0 19 12.2 7.3-19.6 139 79.9 71.4-86.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 71 85.4 75.0-91.9
$15,000- 24,999 155 16 9.6 5.0-17.7 17 11.7 6.5-20.2 122 78.8 69.0-86.1
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 97 12 13.5 7.2-23.9 *** *** *** 79 81.3 70.7-88.7
$75,000+ 131 *** *** *** 18 17.8 10.6-28.2 106 77.4 66.9-85.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 83.2 71.1-90.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 310 27 9.0 5.3-14.8 33 13.9 8.9-21.3 250 77.1 69.2-83.4
No 465 35 9.0 6.0-13.2 58 14.5 10.8-19.1 372 76.5 71.1-81.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 103 83.9 73.6-90.6
Non-Veteran 657 52 9.0 6.4-12.7 84 15.3 11.9-19.6 521 75.6 70.8-79.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 194 11 5.8 2.6-12.1 27 15.4 10.1-22.6 156 78.9 70.8-85.1
Regional City or Suburban County 151 16 13.3 7.4-22.8 19 14.0 8.5-22.2 116 72.7 62.6-80.9
Rural 435 35 8.9 5.8-13.4 45 13.6 9.2-19.6 355 77.5 71.1-82.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 462 35 8.2 5.6-11.8 57 15.0 11.1-20.0 370 76.8 71.4-81.5
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 124 11 6.5 2.8-14.5 *** *** *** 106 85.8 75.7-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 163 15 13.1 6.4-24.7 21 12.0 7.2-19.4 127 74.9 63.9-83.5
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 304 21 7.6 4.6-12.3 40 16.7 11.5-23.6 243 75.7 68.5-81.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 83.2 71.1-90.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 163 15 8.1 4.1-15.5 13 9.0 3.9-19.6 135 82.8 72.2-89.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 291 22 10.0 5.9-16.2 36 15.7 11.0-21.9 233 74.4 67.1-80.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 326 25 8.3 5.2-13.1 42 14.3 9.9-20.3 259 77.4 70.8-82.8

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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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