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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,107 537 21.0 19.1-23.0 2,570 79.0 77.0-80.9
GENDER
Male 1,402 273 24.1 21.3-27.2 1,129 75.9 72.8-78.7
Female 1,705 264 18.1 15.6-20.8 1,441 81.9 79.2-84.4
AGE
18-34 545 193 36.8 32.1-41.8 352 63.2 58.2-67.9
35-44 344 79 25.5 19.9-32.0 265 74.5 68.0-80.1
45-54 510 112 22.7 18.3-27.9 398 77.3 72.1-81.7
55-64 617 99 15.7 12.4-19.8 518 84.3 80.2-87.6
65-74 615 45 6.7 4.7- 9.6 570 93.3 90.4-95.3
75+ 450 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 43 26.6 19.1-35.8 152 73.4 64.2-80.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 727 168 27.5 23.4-31.9 559 72.5 68.1-76.6
Some Post-H.S. 898 206 23.8 20.4-27.5 692 76.2 72.5-79.6
College Graduate 1,284 119 10.3 8.4-12.6 1,165 89.7 87.4-91.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 224 57 23.9 17.2-32.2 167 76.1 67.8-82.8
$15,000- 24,999 363 96 30.6 24.4-37.5 267 69.4 62.5-75.6
$25,000- 34,999 300 67 25.0 18.8-32.6 233 75.0 67.4-81.2
$35,000- 49,999 362 78 27.5 21.5-34.4 284 72.5 65.6-78.5
$50,000- 74,999 471 77 20.4 16.0-25.7 394 79.6 74.3-84.0
$75,000+ 911 107 16.3 13.2-19.8 804 83.7 80.2-86.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 973 208 23.9 20.3-27.9 765 76.1 72.1-79.7
No 2,116 326 19.9 17.7-22.3 1,790 80.1 77.7-82.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 484 84 20.4 16.1-25.6 400 79.6 74.4-83.9
Non-Veteran 2,621 450 21.0 18.9-23.2 2,171 79.0 76.8-81.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 716 115 17.7 14.5-21.3 601 82.3 78.7-85.5
Regional City or Suburban County 656 103 20.4 16.6-24.8 553 79.6 75.2-83.4
Rural 1,736 319 23.7 20.9-26.7 1,417 76.3 73.3-79.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,564 321 24.6 22.0-27.5 1,243 75.4 72.5-78.0
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 981 52 5.1 3.6- 7.2 929 94.9 92.8-96.4
Unable to Work 259 90 33.0 25.6-41.5 169 67.0 58.5-74.4
Other not in Labor Force 201 39 19.6 13.8-27.2 162 80.4 72.8-86.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 47 31.7 22.6-42.3 107 68.3 57.7-77.4
101% to 150% 372 108 32.3 25.9-39.4 264 67.7 60.6-74.1
151% to 200% 229 49 19.9 14.3-26.8 180 80.1 73.2-85.7
More than 200% 1,707 237 18.4 16.0-21.0 1,470 81.6 79.0-84.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 596 99 20.1 15.3-26.1 497 79.9 73.9-84.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,177 203 21.8 18.8-25.2 974 78.2 74.8-81.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,335 235 20.5 17.9-23.5 1,100 79.5 76.5-82.1

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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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