2018 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 3,780 750 22.6 20.9-24.4 3,030 77.4 75.6-79.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 731 121 19.7 16.4-23.5 610 80.3 76.5-83.6
GENDER
Male 283 58 21.8 16.6-28.1 225 78.2 71.9-83.4
Female 448 63 18.1 13.9-23.1 385 81.9 76.9-86.1
AGE
18-34 138 45 34.3 26.1-43.5 93 65.7 56.5-73.9
35-44 95 19 19.1 11.8-29.5 76 80.9 70.5-88.2
45-54 144 25 15.2 9.9-22.7 119 84.8 77.3-90.1
55-64 139 23 19.5 12.5-29.1 116 80.5 70.9-87.5
65-74 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 14 14.9 8.5-24.9 86 85.1 75.1-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 223 37 20.3 14.4-27.8 186 79.7 72.2-85.6
Some Post-H.S. 230 50 24.4 18.4-31.7 180 75.6 68.3-81.6
College Graduate 177 20 13.4 8.1-21.2 157 86.6 78.8-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 27 27.1 18.8-37.4 122 72.9 62.6-81.2
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 97 20 21.8 13.5-33.2 77 78.2 66.8-86.5
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 13 15.0 8.3-25.6 77 85.0 74.4-91.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 45 21.5 15.6-28.9 215 78.5 71.1-84.4
No 470 75 18.7 14.9-23.3 395 81.3 76.7-85.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 20 18.1 11.2-27.8 84 81.9 72.2-88.8
Non-Veteran 627 101 20.0 16.3-24.2 526 80.0 75.8-83.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 230 49 23.7 17.9-30.7 181 76.3 69.3-82.1
Regional City or Suburban County 148 24 19.9 13.3-28.7 124 80.1 71.3-86.7
Rural 353 48 15.6 11.3-21.2 305 84.4 78.8-88.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 347 66 20.5 16.0-26.0 281 79.5 74.0-84.0
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 203 14 6.9 3.8-12.1 189 93.1 87.9-96.2
Unable to Work 99 15 17.8 10.2-29.2 84 82.2 70.8-89.8
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 27 24.0 16.3-34.0 121 76.0 66.0-83.7
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 38 14.8 10.5-20.6 232 85.2 79.4-89.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 207 27 16.0 10.5-23.7 180 84.0 76.3-89.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 315 55 20.2 15.3-26.1 260 79.8 73.9-84.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 209 39 21.0 15.3-28.1 170 79.0 71.9-84.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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