2019 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 3,190 604 22.3 20.6-24.1 2,586 77.7 75.9-79.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 678 118 20.2 16.7-24.2 560 79.8 75.8-83.3
GENDER
Male 266 57 25.4 19.6-32.2 209 74.6 67.8-80.4
Female 412 61 16.3 12.4-21.2 351 83.7 78.8-87.6
AGE
18-34 132 36 31.2 22.9-40.8 96 68.8 59.2-77.1
35-44 99 25 27.4 18.4-38.7 74 72.6 61.3-81.6
45-54 121 32 24.1 16.9-33.2 89 75.9 66.8-83.1
55-64 139 24 14.6 9.4-22.0 115 85.4 78.0-90.6
65-74 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** 70 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 187 35 19.8 13.9-27.4 152 80.2 72.6-86.1
Some Post-H.S. 235 54 25.8 19.7-33.1 181 74.2 66.9-80.3
College Graduate 194 21 10.4 6.5-16.3 173 89.6 83.7-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 14 17.4 9.9-28.8 57 82.6 71.2-90.1
$15,000- 24,999 108 17 18.8 11.4-29.5 91 81.2 70.5-88.6
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 130 19 14.7 8.9-23.4 111 85.3 76.6-91.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 246 45 22.1 16.3-29.3 201 77.9 70.7-83.7
No 426 70 19.1 14.9-24.1 356 80.9 75.9-85.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 12 12.2 6.7-21.2 75 87.8 78.8-93.3
Non-Veteran 590 106 21.4 17.5-25.8 484 78.6 74.2-82.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 271 54 20.5 15.5-26.5 217 79.5 73.5-84.5
Regional City or Suburban County 165 28 22.4 14.9-32.3 137 77.6 67.7-85.1
Rural 242 36 18.3 13.0-25.1 206 81.7 74.9-87.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 339 80 26.7 21.4-32.7 259 73.3 67.3-78.6
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 20 15.8 9.7-24.7 83 84.2 75.3-90.3
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 18 18.4 10.9-29.3 76 81.6 70.7-89.1
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 255 41 17.7 12.7-24.3 214 82.3 75.7-87.3
HOUSING
Own 345 42 15.3 11.1-20.7 303 84.7 79.3-88.9
Rent 261 60 26.1 20.3-33.0 201 73.9 67.0-79.7
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 229 34 19.7 13.8-27.3 195 80.3 72.7-86.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 206 35 19.9 14.0-27.5 171 80.1 72.5-86.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 243 49 20.8 15.5-27.3 194 79.2 72.7-84.5

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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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