2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

E-Cigarettes

Do you now use e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Every Day Some Days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 603 61 10.7 8.1-14.0 76 12.9 10.1-16.4 466 76.4 72.1-80.1
GENDER
Male 320 38 11.8 8.3-16.4 43 13.3 9.6-18.3 239 74.9 69.0-79.9
Female 283 23 9.3 5.9-14.5 33 12.4 8.5-17.8 227 78.2 71.9-83.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 386 46 12.0 8.7-16.3 44 11.5 8.3-15.7 296 76.5 71.3-81.1
Non-Hispanic Black 117 *** *** *** 17 16.4 9.7-26.3 93 77.6 67.2-85.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 206 29 14.6 10.0-20.9 30 13.1 8.8-19.0 147 72.2 65.0-78.5
35-44 109 11 10.3 5.4-18.7 11 12.7 6.9-22.2 87 77.1 66.7-85.0
45-54 109 *** *** *** 15 12.2 7.2-19.9 88 84.5 76.5-90.1
55-64 112 13 11.0 6.0-19.4 14 11.8 6.7-19.9 85 77.2 67.4-84.7
65-74 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 18 11.6 7.0-18.4 17 10.0 5.9-16.3 134 78.5 70.6-84.7
Some Post-H.S. 232 22 10.1 6.3-15.8 34 16.4 11.5-22.8 176 73.5 66.3-79.7
College Graduate 146 18 15.0 9.3-23.3 20 12.0 7.5-18.7 108 73.0 64.2-80.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 235 30 15.0 10.2-21.4 32 14.8 10.1-21.1 173 70.3 62.8-76.8
No 365 31 8.3 5.6-12.2 44 11.9 8.6-16.4 290 79.8 74.6-84.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 538 51 9.8 7.3-13.2 71 13.7 10.6-17.5 416 76.5 72.0-80.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 360 45 13.0 9.5-17.6 40 10.6 7.4-14.9 275 76.4 71.0-81.1
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 81 *** *** *** 11 12.4 6.7-21.8 67 85.6 76.1-91.7
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 80.7 70.1-88.2
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 87.3 76.3-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 132 13 9.9 5.5-17.1 16 12.5 7.1-20.9 103 77.6 68.3-84.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 106 *** *** *** 16 16.2 9.7-25.6 83 73.8 62.5-82.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 82.1 71.0-89.6
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 69 78.0 66.0-86.6
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 255 29 10.9 7.4-15.9 35 14.1 9.6-20.3 191 75.0 68.2-80.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 106 *** *** *** 16 16.2 9.7-25.6 83 73.8 62.5-82.7
HOUSING
Own 301 23 8.3 5.4-12.7 34 13.3 9.3-18.7 244 78.3 72.3-83.4
Rent 223 29 14.4 9.5-21.2 31 12.6 8.5-18.2 163 73.0 65.6-79.4
Other arrangement 77 *** *** *** 11 12.3 6.5-22.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 182 18 11.0 6.7-17.6 23 12.0 7.7-18.3 141 77.0 69.3-83.2
Regional City or Suburban County 172 17 9.1 5.3-15.1 22 13.3 8.2-20.8 133 77.6 69.4-84.1
Rural 249 26 11.6 7.6-17.4 31 13.3 9.0-19.2 192 75.1 68.1-80.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 147 *** *** *** 15 10.3 5.8-17.7 123 83.8 75.6-89.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 24 12.4 8.0-18.8 25 13.8 9.0-20.6 166 73.8 66.1-80.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 241 28 11.7 7.9-17.0 36 13.6 9.6-18.9 177 74.7 68.2-80.3

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*Asked of respondents who said they have used an e-cigarette at least once in their entire life.

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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