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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,100 1,705 77.2 74.7-79.6 317 17.7 15.6-19.9 45 3.0 2.1- 4.2 33 2.1 1.3- 3.2
Female 2,614 2,229 83.0 80.8-84.9 310 12.9 11.3-14.8 46 2.6 1.8- 3.9 29 1.5 0.9- 2.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,108 2,571 79.0 77.0-80.9 428 16.0 14.3-17.8 61 2.7 2.0- 3.7 48 2.3 1.6- 3.2
Non-Hispanic Black 907 782 82.2 78.3-85.5 104 13.9 11.1-17.4 16 3.1 1.6- 5.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 170 131 78.5 69.9-85.2 28 14.5 9.2-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 328 285 87.2 82.1-91.0 39 11.9 8.2-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 955 656 67.8 64.0-71.3 236 23.6 20.6-27.0 36 5.2 3.5- 7.6 27 3.4 2.1- 5.4
35-44 617 488 76.7 72.0-80.8 102 18.9 15.1-23.4 19 2.6 1.6- 4.5 *** *** ***
45-54 785 637 80.7 76.8-84.1 122 15.6 12.5-19.3 14 1.9 1.0- 3.7 12 1.8 0.9- 3.5
55-64 907 779 86.5 83.3-89.1 106 10.9 8.6-13.8 13 2.1 1.1- 4.0 *** *** ***
65-74 837 774 92.7 90.1-94.6 51 6.1 4.3- 8.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 566 559 99.2 98.0-99.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 485 415 81.3 75.8-85.7 55 13.4 9.7-18.4 11 3.7 2.0- 6.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,197 945 75.1 71.7-78.2 203 19.8 17.0-22.9 28 2.5 1.5- 4.0 21 2.6 1.5- 4.5
Some Post-H.S. 1,310 1,023 76.8 73.7-79.7 229 17.4 15.0-20.1 33 3.9 2.6- 5.9 25 1.8 1.1- 3.0
College Graduate 1,713 1,543 89.2 87.2-90.9 139 8.6 7.1-10.5 19 1.3 0.8- 2.2 12 0.9 0.4- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 428 342 79.8 74.2-84.4 71 17.3 12.9-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 721 566 76.4 71.8-80.4 122 18.6 14.9-22.9 17 2.8 1.5- 5.0 16 2.3 1.2- 4.4
$25,000- 34,999 469 363 72.3 66.1-77.8 77 17.7 13.3-23.1 19 6.3 3.6-10.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 550 446 75.3 69.6-80.2 82 17.7 13.7-22.5 17 4.5 2.3- 8.8 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 615 518 80.8 76.3-84.5 79 15.6 12.2-19.9 *** *** *** 12 2.6 1.4- 4.9
$75,000+ 1,124 993 84.7 81.6-87.4 106 11.8 9.5-14.6 18 2.7 1.6- 4.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 809 708 85.1 81.6-88.1 90 12.4 9.7-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,495 1,185 76.4 73.1-79.4 250 18.2 15.6-21.1 33 3.3 2.0- 5.3 27 2.1 1.2- 3.6
No 3,192 2,727 81.7 79.8-83.5 372 14.0 12.5-15.7 58 2.6 1.9- 3.6 35 1.6 1.1- 2.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 687 567 79.4 75.1-83.0 103 17.3 13.9-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 4,025 3,368 80.4 78.7-82.1 521 14.8 13.4-16.4 84 3.0 2.3- 3.9 52 1.8 1.2- 2.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,241 1,047 82.9 80.2-85.3 156 13.5 11.4-15.9 27 2.6 1.7- 4.1 11 1.0 0.4- 2.2
Regional City or Suburban County 948 797 81.0 77.5-84.1 116 13.8 11.2-16.9 19 2.7 1.6- 4.4 16 2.5 1.4- 4.6
Rural 2,527 2,092 77.4 74.8-79.8 355 17.5 15.4-19.8 45 3.1 2.0- 4.6 35 2.0 1.3- 3.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,437 1,975 77.1 74.8-79.3 370 17.6 15.6-19.7 57 3.4 2.5- 4.7 35 1.9 1.3- 2.7
Unemployed 177 119 58.9 48.8-68.3 45 27.2 19.8-36.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,295 1,222 94.7 92.9-96.0 57 4.0 2.9- 5.5 12 1.1 0.5- 2.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 452 328 73.5 67.4-78.8 106 22.7 17.7-28.7 *** *** *** 11 1.7 0.7- 4.0
Other not in Labor Force 328 269 83.1 77.7-87.4 46 13.0 9.2-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 140 105 69.2 58.0-78.5 31 28.4 19.3-39.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 361 285 79.5 73.4-84.5 59 15.7 11.3-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 679 516 72.2 67.0-76.8 127 20.9 16.8-25.6 21 3.3 2.0- 5.5 15 3.6 1.7- 7.5
151% to 200% 326 258 77.7 70.8-83.3 53 15.3 10.9-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,241 1,937 82.2 79.8-84.3 243 13.5 11.7-15.5 40 3.0 2.0- 4.4 21 1.4 0.8- 2.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 809 708 85.1 81.6-88.1 90 12.4 9.7-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,037 874 80.9 76.6-84.6 135 15.8 12.4-19.9 13 1.7 0.7- 4.0 15 1.6 0.8- 3.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,732 1,441 79.2 76.5-81.7 233 15.5 13.4-17.8 36 3.3 2.2- 4.7 22 2.1 1.2- 3.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,947 1,621 80.9 78.5-83.0 259 14.8 12.9-16.9 42 2.7 1.9- 4.0 25 1.6 1.0- 2.6

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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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