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
-FEMALES 1,737 284 18.9 16.6-21.3 1,453 81.1 78.7-83.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,038 169 19.9 17.0-23.1 869 80.1 76.9-83.0
Non-Hispanic Black 412 61 16.3 12.4-21.2 351 83.7 78.8-87.6
Other 266 52 19.5 14.2-26.2 214 80.5 73.8-85.8
AGE
18-34 278 80 33.1 27.0-39.9 198 66.9 60.1-73.0
35-44 254 49 19.6 14.6-25.7 205 80.4 74.3-85.4
45-54 283 57 20.4 15.5-26.4 226 79.6 73.6-84.5
55-64 365 63 16.7 12.5-22.0 302 83.3 78.0-87.5
65-74 306 30 11.3 7.6-16.5 276 88.7 83.5-92.4
75+ 226 *** *** *** 223 99.0 96.7-99.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 161 25 19.7 12.9-28.9 136 80.3 71.1-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 386 71 21.7 17.1-27.3 315 78.3 72.7-82.9
Some Post-H.S. 554 117 23.0 19.1-27.5 437 77.0 72.5-80.9
College Graduate 633 71 10.9 8.5-14.0 562 89.1 86.0-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 37 23.2 16.5-31.5 109 76.8 68.5-83.5
$15,000- 24,999 237 46 23.4 17.4-30.7 191 76.6 69.3-82.6
$25,000- 34,999 140 36 31.4 22.7-41.7 104 68.6 58.3-77.3
$35,000- 49,999 195 34 19.6 13.7-27.2 161 80.4 72.8-86.3
$50,000- 74,999 197 33 19.6 13.4-27.9 164 80.4 72.1-86.6
$75,000+ 395 49 12.9 9.4-17.4 346 87.1 82.6-90.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 622 128 24.4 20.3-28.9 494 75.6 71.1-79.7
No 1,105 155 16.2 13.6-19.1 950 83.8 80.9-86.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,694 273 18.5 16.3-20.9 1,421 81.5 79.1-83.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 524 85 16.7 13.2-20.8 439 83.3 79.2-86.8
Regional City or Suburban County 456 79 20.3 16.1-25.4 377 79.7 74.6-83.9
Rural 757 120 19.6 16.2-23.6 637 80.4 76.4-83.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 815 144 20.3 17.1-24.0 671 79.7 76.0-82.9
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 500 35 7.2 5.0-10.3 465 92.8 89.7-95.0
Unable to Work 195 49 25.1 18.5-33.0 146 74.9 67.0-81.5
Other not in Labor Force 153 29 21.1 14.3-30.1 124 78.9 69.9-85.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 44 27.4 20.2-35.9 145 72.6 64.1-79.8
101% to 150% 176 48 28.7 21.4-37.2 128 71.3 62.8-78.6
151% to 200% 122 20 23.4 15.1-34.3 102 76.6 65.7-84.9
More than 200% 766 109 15.0 12.1-18.3 657 85.0 81.7-87.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 463 74 19.1 15.0-24.1 389 80.9 75.9-85.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 589 106 23.0 18.8-27.7 483 77.0 72.3-81.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 685 104 15.2 12.4-18.5 581 84.8 81.5-87.6

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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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