2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

E-Cigarettes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 781 19.8 18.3-21.4 3,934 80.2 78.6-81.7
-MALES 2,101 396 22.8 20.5-25.3 1,705 77.2 74.7-79.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,402 273 24.1 21.3-27.2 1,129 75.9 72.8-78.7
Non-Hispanic Black 349 65 22.9 17.4-29.4 284 77.1 70.6-82.6
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 482 184 39.8 34.5-45.2 298 60.2 54.8-65.5
35-44 280 70 26.4 20.4-33.4 210 73.6 66.6-79.6
45-54 368 59 16.9 12.5-22.3 309 83.1 77.7-87.5
55-64 396 55 14.0 10.1-19.0 341 86.0 81.0-89.9
65-74 359 23 6.4 3.9-10.2 336 93.6 89.8-96.1
75+ 201 *** *** *** 198 99.0 95.6-99.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 225 37 21.5 15.1-29.7 188 78.5 70.3-84.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 583 146 29.2 24.7-34.2 437 70.8 65.8-75.3
Some Post-H.S. 528 124 25.3 20.9-30.3 404 74.7 69.7-79.1
College Graduate 762 89 13.5 10.7-17.0 673 86.5 83.0-89.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 162 36 18.6 12.6-26.7 126 81.4 73.3-87.4
$15,000- 24,999 304 67 25.3 19.3-32.4 237 74.7 67.6-80.7
$25,000- 34,999 192 42 26.5 18.6-36.2 150 73.5 63.8-81.4
$35,000- 49,999 264 62 30.0 23.0-38.0 202 70.0 62.0-77.0
$50,000- 74,999 306 59 25.1 19.1-32.1 247 74.9 67.9-80.9
$75,000+ 588 80 18.2 14.4-22.7 508 81.8 77.3-85.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 626 133 24.3 20.0-29.1 493 75.7 70.9-80.0
No 1,462 261 22.3 19.5-25.2 1,201 77.7 74.8-80.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 614 104 20.1 16.3-24.6 510 79.9 75.4-83.7
Non-Veteran 1,483 289 23.5 20.7-26.5 1,194 76.5 73.5-79.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 578 108 20.3 16.7-24.5 470 79.7 75.5-83.3
Regional City or Suburban County 422 75 21.4 16.7-27.0 347 78.6 73.0-83.3
Rural 1,101 213 25.9 22.3-29.9 888 74.1 70.1-77.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,282 268 25.9 22.9-29.2 1,014 74.1 70.8-77.1
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 501 28 4.8 3.1- 7.5 473 95.2 92.5-96.9
Unable to Work 162 51 28.3 20.4-37.8 111 71.7 62.2-79.6
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 27 20.9 13.6-30.8 108 79.1 69.2-86.4
101% to 150% 287 68 28.1 21.3-36.0 219 71.9 64.0-78.7
151% to 200% 141 35 25.6 17.3-36.1 106 74.4 63.9-82.7
More than 200% 1,120 182 21.7 18.5-25.1 938 78.3 74.9-81.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 419 74 20.7 15.4-27.3 345 79.3 72.7-84.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 748 147 24.8 20.9-29.2 601 75.2 70.8-79.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 934 175 21.9 18.7-25.4 759 78.1 74.6-81.3

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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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