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
-MALES 1,453 320 26.1 23.4-29.0 1,133 73.9 71.0-76.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 938 217 28.2 24.8-31.9 721 71.8 68.1-75.2
Non-Hispanic Black 266 57 25.4 19.6-32.2 209 74.6 67.8-80.4
Other 231 39 17.6 12.6-24.1 192 82.4 75.9-87.4
AGE
18-34 291 126 45.7 39.3-52.2 165 54.3 47.8-60.7
35-44 184 61 36.6 29.1-44.8 123 63.4 55.2-70.9
45-54 254 52 19.2 14.4-25.3 202 80.8 74.7-85.6
55-64 266 49 17.9 13.4-23.4 217 82.1 76.6-86.6
65-74 257 22 9.6 5.7-15.5 235 90.4 84.5-94.3
75+ 182 *** *** *** 176 97.3 93.5-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 30 21.0 14.2-29.8 133 79.0 70.2-85.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 98 29.1 24.0-34.7 280 70.9 65.3-76.0
Some Post-H.S. 422 116 32.2 27.2-37.7 306 67.8 62.3-72.8
College Graduate 487 75 17.7 14.1-22.0 412 82.3 78.0-85.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** 68 75.9 64.0-84.8
$15,000- 24,999 186 54 30.6 23.4-38.9 132 69.4 61.1-76.6
$25,000- 34,999 125 31 30.6 21.7-41.2 94 69.4 58.8-78.3
$35,000- 49,999 167 40 27.2 19.9-36.0 127 72.8 64.0-80.1
$50,000- 74,999 168 37 25.7 18.5-34.6 131 74.3 65.4-81.5
$75,000+ 443 83 24.4 19.7-29.9 360 75.6 70.1-80.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 475 107 25.9 21.3-31.0 368 74.1 69.0-78.7
No 966 211 26.4 23.1-29.9 755 73.6 70.1-76.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 377 54 15.6 11.7-20.4 323 84.4 79.6-88.3
Non-Veteran 1,074 266 29.1 25.9-32.5 808 70.9 67.5-74.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 470 98 24.1 19.7-29.1 372 75.9 70.9-80.3
Regional City or Suburban County 404 93 26.9 22.0-32.5 311 73.1 67.5-78.0
Rural 579 129 27.2 23.0-31.9 450 72.8 68.1-77.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 841 217 29.6 26.1-33.3 624 70.4 66.7-73.9
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 400 32 9.1 6.0-13.5 368 90.9 86.5-94.0
Unable to Work 119 32 27.0 19.0-37.0 87 73.0 63.0-81.0
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 123 36 37.0 27.5-47.5 87 63.0 52.5-72.5
101% to 150% 152 39 26.4 19.0-35.5 113 73.6 64.5-81.0
151% to 200% 122 31 31.4 22.5-41.9 91 68.6 58.1-77.5
More than 200% 732 146 24.7 21.0-28.9 586 75.3 71.1-79.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 333 73 28.1 22.5-34.6 260 71.9 65.4-77.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 502 110 26.0 21.5-30.9 392 74.0 69.1-78.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 618 137 25.3 21.4-29.6 481 74.7 70.4-78.6

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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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