2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 922 752 76.3 71.9-80.2 139 18.7 15.2-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 418 336 73.4 66.3-79.4 70 21.1 15.8-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 504 416 79.0 73.4-83.7 69 16.4 12.3-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 818 671 76.5 71.8-80.7 121 18.4 14.7-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 135 *** *** *** 41 31.5 22.5-42.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 147 110 75.5 64.7-83.8 33 21.5 13.7-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 138 81.4 72.8-87.8 27 15.3 9.5-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 236 184 72.0 63.2-79.4 37 19.1 13.1-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 265 194 71.9 63.9-78.7 62 24.5 18.0-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 327 299 88.5 82.3-92.7 24 9.6 6.0-15.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 65 83.8 72.9-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** 15 17.3 9.7-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** 14 16.7 9.1-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 191 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 344 260 73.9 66.7-80.0 71 22.2 16.5-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 572 487 77.6 71.9-82.4 67 16.7 12.6-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 115 82.7 72.1-89.9 20 16.8 9.7-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 785 637 75.5 70.7-79.8 118 18.8 15.0-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 218 181 77.0 68.8-83.6 29 17.7 12.0-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 704 571 76.0 70.6-80.6 110 19.1 15.0-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 403 319 72.1 65.1-78.1 68 20.6 15.4-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 326 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 428 380 83.4 76.9-88.3 38 11.7 7.9-17.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 306 253 80.8 72.8-86.9 41 14.5 9.1-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 256 204 72.9 64.3-80.0 46 21.7 15.5-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 360 295 76.0 69.1-81.8 52 19.1 13.9-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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