2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

E-Cigarettes

E-Cigarette/Vaping Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Never Used No Longer Used Use Some Days Use Every Day
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,714 3,934 80.2 78.6-81.8 627 15.2 13.8-16.6 91 2.8 2.2- 3.6 62 1.8 1.3- 2.5
-Piedmont NC 1,910 1,601 81.9 79.7-83.9 252 14.2 12.4-16.2 37 2.3 1.6- 3.3 20 1.6 1.0- 2.7
GENDER
Male 863 704 79.0 75.5-82.1 127 16.6 13.9-19.8 23 2.8 1.8- 4.5 *** *** ***
Female 1,047 897 84.6 81.7-87.1 125 11.9 9.8-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,253 1,052 81.4 78.6-84.0 161 14.2 12.0-16.7 25 2.3 1.5- 3.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 378 310 81.2 76.1-85.5 59 15.7 11.9-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 279 239 85.6 80.0-89.8 32 11.4 7.7-16.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 462 339 72.8 67.8-77.3 100 20.8 17.0-25.3 15 3.5 2.0- 6.2 *** *** ***
35-44 286 230 77.8 71.2-83.2 45 18.0 13.1-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 335 279 82.5 77.2-86.8 45 14.4 10.5-19.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 349 306 87.2 82.5-90.8 37 10.6 7.4-15.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 275 250 92.4 88.5-95.0 22 6.5 4.1-10.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 132 84.7 76.4-90.5 18 12.4 7.4-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 425 325 74.8 69.6-79.3 84 20.2 16.2-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 489 385 78.6 74.1-82.5 83 16.1 12.8-20.1 14 3.8 2.2- 6.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 840 756 89.8 87.2-91.9 67 8.1 6.2-10.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 116 79.8 71.2-86.3 25 17.7 11.5-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 243 191 77.3 70.3-83.0 42 17.4 12.5-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 164 124 71.0 61.4-79.0 30 19.0 12.7-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 214 182 79.0 70.5-85.5 25 14.9 9.5-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 266 222 82.5 76.5-87.2 36 14.3 10.1-20.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 570 495 84.9 81.0-88.1 61 12.4 9.5-16.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 483 383 77.2 72.2-81.6 86 19.6 15.5-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,419 1,212 83.5 81.0-85.7 164 12.4 10.5-14.5 30 2.6 1.8- 3.9 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 208 169 80.7 73.6-86.3 34 17.0 11.8-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,701 1,432 82.1 79.7-84.2 217 13.8 12.0-15.9 35 2.5 1.7- 3.6 17 1.6 0.9- 2.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,115 940 82.9 80.0-85.4 141 13.4 11.2-16.0 25 2.7 1.7- 4.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 431 361 81.9 77.0-86.0 57 13.7 10.3-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 364 300 78.7 72.8-83.6 54 17.2 12.9-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,103 896 78.8 75.7-81.6 167 16.8 14.3-19.6 29 3.0 2.0- 4.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 432 407 95.2 92.4-97.0 21 3.4 2.1- 5.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 135 99 73.5 63.4-81.6 31 23.1 15.5-33.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 167 144 86.8 79.8-91.6 19 10.6 6.4-17.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 98 81.2 72.3-87.8 18 13.4 8.3-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 213 157 71.4 62.9-78.6 45 21.3 15.2-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 99 82.4 72.1-89.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,005 861 83.0 80.0-85.7 116 13.3 11.0-16.1 20 2.4 1.5- 4.1 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 93 *** *** *** 15 17.8 10.2-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 568 473 80.6 76.1-84.4 77 14.5 11.3-18.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,249 1,052 82.8 80.1-85.1 160 13.8 11.6-16.2 25 2.2 1.4- 3.5 *** *** ***

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*Data in this table were derived from the E-Cigarettes questions 1 and 2. Those who answered no to the first question form the Never Used category.

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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