2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

E-Cigarettes

E-Cigarette/Vaping Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Used No Longer Used Use Some Days Use Every Day
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,189 2,586 77.8 75.9-79.5 466 17.0 15.4-18.7 76 2.9 2.2- 3.7 61 2.4 1.8- 3.2
GENDER
Male 1,453 1,133 73.9 71.0-76.6 239 19.6 17.2-22.2 43 3.5 2.5- 4.9 38 3.1 2.2- 4.4
Female 1,736 1,453 81.2 78.8-83.4 227 14.7 12.7-16.9 33 2.3 1.6- 3.4 23 1.8 1.1- 2.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,976 1,590 76.1 73.7-78.4 296 18.3 16.2-20.5 44 2.7 2.0- 3.8 46 2.9 2.1- 4.0
Non-Hispanic Black 677 560 80.0 76.0-83.5 93 15.5 12.5-19.1 17 3.3 1.9- 5.6 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 89 *** *** *** 17 18.7 11.3-29.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 105 75 71.5 60.6-80.3 22 19.9 12.6-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 303 264 87.3 82.4-91.1 30 9.3 6.2-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 569 363 60.3 55.7-64.9 147 28.6 24.5-33.2 30 5.2 3.5- 7.7 29 5.8 3.9- 8.5
35-44 437 328 72.9 67.8-77.5 87 20.9 16.9-25.6 11 3.4 1.8- 6.4 11 2.8 1.4- 5.3
45-54 537 428 80.2 76.0-83.7 88 16.7 13.4-20.8 15 2.4 1.4- 4.1 *** *** ***
55-64 631 519 82.7 79.0-85.9 85 13.3 10.5-16.8 14 2.0 1.1- 3.6 13 1.9 1.0- 3.5
65-74 563 511 89.5 85.8-92.3 45 8.1 5.8-11.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 408 399 98.3 96.5-99.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 324 269 79.6 73.5-84.7 47 17.2 12.5-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 764 595 74.5 70.7-78.1 134 20.0 16.8-23.6 17 2.5 1.5- 4.3 18 2.9 1.8- 4.9
Some Post-H.S. 975 743 72.9 69.5-76.1 176 19.9 17.1-23.0 34 4.4 3.1- 6.4 22 2.7 1.7- 4.4
College Graduate 1,120 974 86.1 83.7-88.3 108 10.1 8.3-12.3 20 1.7 1.0- 2.7 18 2.1 1.3- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,097 862 74.9 71.6-78.0 173 17.6 15.0-20.6 32 3.7 2.5- 5.5 30 3.7 2.5- 5.6
No 2,070 1,705 79.0 76.7-81.1 290 16.7 14.8-18.9 44 2.5 1.8- 3.5 31 1.7 1.2- 2.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 420 355 82.3 77.3-86.5 50 13.3 9.7-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,767 2,229 77.1 75.1-79.0 416 17.5 15.8-19.3 71 3.1 2.4- 4.1 51 2.3 1.6- 3.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,655 1,295 74.8 72.2-77.3 275 19.2 17.0-21.6 40 2.7 1.9- 3.8 45 3.3 2.4- 4.5
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.8 5.2-17.8 *** *** ***
Retired 900 833 92.0 89.5-93.9 58 6.6 4.9- 8.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 314 233 74.1 68.1-79.4 67 22.1 17.2-28.1 11 3.2 1.7- 5.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 192 149 75.7 67.9-82.2 30 16.3 11.0-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 232 177 76.4 69.7-82.0 42 17.9 13.0-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 423 323 73.3 67.9-78.1 81 21.5 17.2-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 265 198 69.0 61.7-75.5 56 27.0 20.8-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 362 288 76.6 70.9-81.5 48 14.1 10.4-18.8 14 5.0 2.7- 9.1 12 4.3 2.3- 7.9
$50,000-74,999 364 295 77.8 71.9-82.7 53 17.2 12.8-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 838 706 80.7 77.1-83.9 103 15.0 12.1-18.4 16 2.4 1.3- 4.2 13 1.9 1.1- 3.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 705 599 81.2 77.2-84.7 83 13.8 10.9-17.4 16 3.0 1.8- 5.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 87 66 78.8 68.2-86.6 15 15.9 9.2-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 312 232 69.0 62.4-74.9 65 25.5 20.0-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 328 241 72.5 66.4-77.9 69 21.5 16.7-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 243 193 73.0 65.6-79.3 39 20.4 14.9-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,498 1,243 80.0 77.3-82.4 191 15.0 12.9-17.5 35 2.8 1.9- 4.2 29 2.2 1.5- 3.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 705 599 81.2 77.2-84.7 83 13.8 10.9-17.4 16 3.0 1.8- 5.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 2,107 1,806 82.2 80.0-84.2 244 13.9 12.2-15.9 34 2.4 1.6- 3.4 23 1.5 0.9- 2.3
Rent 839 616 69.9 65.9-73.5 163 22.0 18.8-25.6 31 3.8 2.6- 5.6 29 4.3 2.8- 6.6
Other arrangement 225 148 58.2 50.4-65.6 57 31.5 24.6-39.3 11 5.2 2.7- 9.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 993 811 80.0 76.8-82.8 141 15.4 12.9-18.4 23 2.4 1.5- 3.8 18 2.2 1.3- 3.7
Regional City or Suburban County 860 688 76.4 72.7-79.7 133 18.3 15.3-21.7 22 3.1 1.9- 5.1 17 2.1 1.2- 3.7
Rural 1,336 1,087 76.9 73.9-79.6 192 17.3 14.9-20.1 31 3.1 2.1- 4.6 26 2.7 1.7- 4.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 796 649 76.6 72.6-80.2 123 19.6 16.3-23.4 15 2.4 1.3- 4.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,090 875 75.8 72.4-78.8 166 17.9 15.2-20.9 25 3.3 2.1- 5.2 24 3.0 1.9- 4.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,303 1,062 80.0 77.3-82.4 177 14.9 12.8-17.4 36 2.7 1.9- 3.9 28 2.3 1.6- 3.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the E-Cigarettes questions 1 and 2. Those who answered no to the first question form the Never Used category.

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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