2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

E-Cigarettes

Have you ever used an e-cigarette or other electronic vaping product, even just one time, in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,190 604 22.3 20.6-24.1 2,586 77.7 75.9-79.4
-Eastern NC 1,068 202 23.8 20.6-27.3 866 76.2 72.7-79.4
GENDER
Male 456 102 26.5 21.8-31.7 354 73.5 68.3-78.2
Female 612 100 21.4 17.3-26.2 512 78.6 73.8-82.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 622 125 25.5 21.4-30.1 497 74.5 69.9-78.6
Non-Hispanic Black 276 45 21.6 15.9-28.8 231 78.4 71.2-84.1
Other 170 32 20.3 13.6-29.0 138 79.7 71.0-86.4
AGE
18-34 177 64 41.5 33.2-50.3 113 58.5 49.7-66.8
35-44 142 38 30.2 22.1-39.6 104 69.8 60.4-77.9
45-54 171 37 20.8 14.9-28.4 134 79.2 71.6-85.1
55-64 211 41 20.3 14.7-27.4 170 79.7 72.6-85.3
65-74 214 16 9.3 5.3-15.8 198 90.7 84.2-94.7
75+ 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 307 69 27.5 21.7-34.2 238 72.5 65.8-78.3
Some Post-H.S. 359 80 25.8 20.8-31.6 279 74.2 68.4-79.2
College Graduate 294 31 12.2 8.5-17.4 263 87.8 82.6-91.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 425 99 28.9 23.7-34.8 326 71.1 65.2-76.3
No 634 100 20.4 16.6-24.9 534 79.6 75.1-83.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 27 19.1 12.8-27.5 131 80.9 72.5-87.2
Non-Veteran 910 175 24.5 21.0-28.3 735 75.5 71.7-79.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 496 107 27.1 22.4-32.3 389 72.9 67.7-77.6
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 316 26 10.1 6.6-15.2 290 89.9 84.8-93.4
Unable to Work 143 31 20.4 13.8-29.2 112 79.6 70.8-86.2
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 20 20.0 12.5-30.5 72 80.0 69.5-87.5
$15,000- 24,999 151 33 28.6 20.3-38.7 118 71.4 61.3-79.7
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 137 24 21.1 13.8-30.8 113 78.9 69.2-86.2
$50,000- 74,999 125 20 22.3 14.1-33.3 105 77.7 66.7-85.9
$75,000+ 230 42 23.6 17.3-31.2 188 76.4 68.8-82.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 111 22 21.2 13.5-31.7 89 78.8 68.3-86.5
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 462 79 21.9 17.4-27.1 383 78.1 72.9-82.6
HOUSING
Own 700 105 18.9 15.5-22.9 595 81.1 77.1-84.5
Rent 284 72 32.1 25.4-39.5 212 67.9 60.5-74.6
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 326 66 23.8 18.4-30.3 260 76.2 69.7-81.6
Rural 658 116 22.5 18.6-26.9 542 77.5 73.1-81.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 611 108 22.6 18.5-27.2 503 77.4 72.8-81.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 48 25.2 18.8-33.0 195 74.8 67.0-81.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 214 46 25.0 18.6-32.8 168 75.0 67.2-81.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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