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
-FEMALES 2,084 365 20.4 18.2-22.8 1,719 79.6 77.2-81.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,354 265 22.8 19.9-26.0 1,089 77.2 74.0-80.1
Non-Hispanic Black 448 63 18.1 13.9-23.1 385 81.9 76.9-86.1
Other 258 35 13.7 9.3-19.7 223 86.3 80.3-90.7
AGE
18-34 346 104 32.6 27.1-38.6 242 67.4 61.4-72.9
35-44 277 64 22.5 17.0-29.1 213 77.5 70.9-83.0
45-54 340 76 23.2 18.1-29.3 264 76.8 70.7-81.9
55-64 393 72 17.3 13.2-22.3 321 82.7 77.7-86.8
65-74 418 38 11.0 6.6-17.8 380 89.0 82.2-93.4
75+ 271 *** *** *** 265 97.5 93.3-99.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 231 41 20.6 14.3-28.8 190 79.4 71.2-85.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 497 91 19.2 15.1-24.1 406 80.8 75.9-84.9
Some Post-H.S. 648 157 27.9 23.7-32.5 491 72.1 67.5-76.3
College Graduate 705 75 11.3 8.7-14.6 630 88.7 85.4-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 222 62 31.1 23.7-39.7 160 68.9 60.3-76.3
$15,000- 24,999 353 73 22.5 16.8-29.4 280 77.5 70.6-83.2
$25,000- 34,999 192 33 17.2 11.3-25.3 159 82.8 74.7-88.7
$35,000- 49,999 235 51 28.7 21.5-37.0 184 71.3 63.0-78.5
$50,000- 74,999 240 47 22.6 16.7-29.8 193 77.4 70.2-83.3
$75,000+ 392 41 13.7 9.8-18.8 351 86.3 81.2-90.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 733 163 26.6 22.4-31.2 570 73.4 68.8-77.6
No 1,346 200 17.4 14.9-20.3 1,146 82.6 79.7-85.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,019 353 20.3 18.0-22.7 1,666 79.7 77.3-82.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 505 83 17.3 13.7-21.6 422 82.7 78.4-86.3
Regional City or Suburban County 475 90 24.4 19.5-30.0 385 75.6 70.0-80.5
Rural 1,104 192 20.1 17.1-23.5 912 79.9 76.5-82.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 898 173 20.6 17.5-24.0 725 79.4 76.0-82.5
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 659 44 8.0 5.0-12.5 615 92.0 87.5-95.0
Unable to Work 236 78 34.2 26.8-42.4 158 65.8 57.6-73.2
Other not in Labor Force 209 51 28.9 21.8-37.2 158 71.1 62.8-78.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 185 43 25.8 17.7-36.0 142 74.2 64.0-82.3
101% to 150% 330 68 20.8 16.0-26.6 262 79.2 73.4-84.0
151% to 200% 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 884 133 18.2 15.2-21.7 751 81.8 78.3-84.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 440 72 20.5 15.4-26.7 368 79.5 73.3-84.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 899 168 22.0 18.6-25.9 731 78.0 74.1-81.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 745 125 18.5 15.3-22.1 620 81.5 77.9-84.7

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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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