2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 309 20 9.0 5.4-14.5 37 12.7 8.9-17.9 252 78.3 72.0-83.5
GENDER
Male 159 *** *** *** 23 13.4 8.5-20.6 127 79.1 70.3-85.7
Female 150 *** *** *** 14 11.8 6.6-20.1 125 77.3 67.5-84.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 201 15 11.0 6.3-18.6 25 12.6 8.1-19.1 161 76.4 68.2-82.9
Non-Hispanic Black 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 123 *** *** *** 15 13.0 7.4-21.8 100 76.5 65.7-84.7
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 84 80.3 68.7-88.3
Some Post-H.S. 104 *** *** *** 14 17.8 10.4-28.6 83 75.3 64.1-83.9
College Graduate 84 *** *** *** 12 13.6 7.4-23.6 67 79.2 68.0-87.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 81.7 69.4-89.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 207 13 9.3 5.1-16.4 30 15.9 10.8-22.8 164 74.7 66.8-81.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 269 17 9.0 5.2-15.1 35 13.9 9.7-19.6 217 77.1 70.2-82.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 175 *** *** *** 25 15.8 10.3-23.4 141 78.4 70.0-85.0
Regional City or Suburban County 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 207 *** *** *** 29 14.3 9.6-20.8 167 79.3 72.1-85.0
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 144 *** *** *** 20 14.4 8.8-22.7 116 78.5 69.4-85.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 197 *** *** *** 25 12.8 8.2-19.4 160 79.9 72.2-85.8

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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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