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
-MALES 395 33 9.1 6.0-13.7 45 13.2 9.5-18.2 317 77.6 71.9-82.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 273 26 11.0 7.0-17.0 30 12.5 8.3-18.5 217 76.4 69.4-82.3
Non-Hispanic Black 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 183 17 9.8 5.5-16.8 21 14.5 9.1-22.4 145 75.7 67.0-82.7
35-44 70 *** *** *** 13 12.9 6.9-22.7 *** *** ***
45-54 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 146 11 8.0 4.2-14.7 16 11.8 6.5-20.3 119 80.2 71.1-87.0
Some Post-H.S. 124 13 10.7 5.6-19.6 12 11.7 6.1-21.5 99 77.6 66.9-85.5
College Graduate 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 133 11 6.7 3.5-12.5 13 12.3 6.5-21.9 109 81.0 71.4-88.0
No 260 22 10.2 6.2-16.5 32 13.7 9.3-19.9 206 76.0 68.7-82.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 86.3 76.7-92.4
Non-Veteran 288 24 9.3 5.7-15.0 40 15.5 11.0-21.5 224 75.1 68.2-81.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 107 *** *** *** 19 16.2 9.8-25.6 84 81.1 71.5-88.0
Regional City or Suburban County 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 213 19 9.7 5.7-16.1 17 10.5 5.9-18.2 177 79.8 71.5-86.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 267 23 8.9 5.6-13.9 34 13.5 9.2-19.4 210 77.6 70.9-83.1
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 181 17 9.4 5.4-16.1 22 13.0 7.9-20.6 142 77.5 69.1-84.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 147 14 11.8 6.1-21.5 18 16.0 9.7-25.1 115 72.3 61.8-80.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 174 12 6.9 3.7-12.6 24 12.2 7.6-18.9 138 80.9 73.4-86.7

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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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