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%)
North Carolina 780 62 9.0 6.5-12.2 91 14.2 11.1-18.0 627 76.8 72.5-80.6
-FEMALES 385 29 8.7 5.3-13.9 46 15.5 10.7-21.8 310 75.8 68.9-81.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 264 22 10.4 6.0-17.6 31 13.6 9.0-20.2 211 76.0 68.0-82.5
Non-Hispanic Black 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 *** *** *** 12 7.1 3.5-14.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 163 12 5.6 2.7-11.1 21 21.5 13.3-32.8 130 73.0 62.0-81.7
College Graduate 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** 11 10.0 4.9-19.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 177 16 11.1 5.3-21.7 20 15.5 8.1-27.4 *** *** ***
No 205 13 7.2 3.8-13.5 26 15.5 9.9-23.5 166 77.2 68.7-83.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 369 28 8.7 5.3-14.1 44 15.1 10.4-21.5 297 76.2 69.1-82.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 222 16 8.0 4.0-15.3 28 17.3 10.2-27.7 178 74.7 64.3-82.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 195 12 6.9 3.6-12.9 23 17.5 10.7-27.2 160 75.6 65.9-83.2
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** 14 12.2 6.5-21.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 144 *** *** *** 18 15.3 9.0-24.8 118 77.0 66.5-84.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 152 13 10.1 5.0-19.4 18 17.1 9.7-28.4 121 72.7 61.3-81.8

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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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