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
-Non-Hispanic White 537 48 10.8 7.6-15.1 61 13.0 9.7-17.2 428 76.2 71.1-80.7
GENDER
Male 273 26 11.0 7.0-17.0 30 12.5 8.3-18.5 217 76.4 69.4-82.3
Female 264 22 10.4 6.0-17.6 31 13.6 9.0-20.2 211 76.0 68.0-82.5
AGE
18-34 193 22 14.9 9.2-23.3 22 13.7 8.7-20.9 149 71.4 62.6-78.8
35-44 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 81.2 69.3-89.2
45-54 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 82.0 70.9-89.6
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 81.1 69.0-89.2
65-74 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 19 15.0 8.8-24.3 18 10.5 5.8-18.2 131 74.6 64.8-82.4
Some Post-H.S. 206 18 8.0 4.6-13.4 23 14.2 8.9-21.7 165 77.9 69.9-84.2
College Graduate 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 80.3 70.1-87.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 107 *** *** *** 16 19.0 11.1-30.7 86 76.0 64.3-84.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 *** *** *** 22 12.6 7.7-19.9 168 77.2 68.1-84.3
No 326 30 11.1 7.2-16.5 39 13.3 9.2-18.7 257 75.7 69.2-81.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 450 41 11.1 7.6-16.0 56 13.9 10.3-18.5 353 75.0 69.3-80.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 115 *** *** *** 14 11.6 6.3-20.2 92 79.4 68.7-87.1
Regional City or Suburban County 103 *** *** *** 14 15.2 8.6-25.5 *** *** ***
Rural 319 28 9.3 5.9-14.5 33 12.6 8.3-18.7 258 78.0 71.2-83.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 321 28 9.5 6.3-14.1 38 13.8 9.6-19.4 255 76.7 70.4-81.9
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 237 18 8.2 4.9-13.5 33 15.9 10.7-23.1 186 75.8 68.3-82.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 203 17 11.5 6.5-19.6 25 15.7 10.3-23.3 161 72.8 63.9-80.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 235 20 10.4 6.2-16.9 28 11.3 7.2-17.2 187 78.3 70.9-84.2

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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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