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%)
North Carolina 603 61 10.7 8.1-14.0 76 12.9 10.1-16.4 466 76.4 72.1-80.1
-MALES 320 38 11.8 8.3-16.4 43 13.3 9.6-18.3 239 74.9 69.0-79.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 217 30 13.4 9.1-19.3 23 9.7 6.1-15.1 164 76.9 70.0-82.6
Non-Hispanic Black 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 126 21 16.6 10.6-25.0 19 12.4 7.4-20.1 86 71.0 61.6-78.9
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 89.1 77.6-95.1
55-64 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 98 *** *** *** 11 11.5 6.0-21.1 78 78.1 67.4-86.0
Some Post-H.S. 116 16 13.3 7.7-22.0 17 15.3 9.2-24.5 83 71.3 61.2-79.7
College Graduate 75 *** *** *** 11 12.6 6.6-22.7 54 74.7 63.1-83.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 107 16 16.4 9.9-26.1 17 17.0 10.1-27.4 *** *** ***
No 211 22 9.8 6.1-15.3 26 11.8 7.7-17.7 163 78.4 71.4-84.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 266 28 9.9 6.6-14.7 39 14.5 10.2-20.1 199 75.6 69.2-81.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 98 12 10.8 5.9-19.0 12 10.3 5.5-18.5 74 78.9 69.1-86.2
Regional City or Suburban County 93 *** *** *** 14 15.5 8.5-26.7 *** *** ***
Rural 129 16 12.6 7.2-21.1 17 14.0 8.4-22.6 96 73.4 63.6-81.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 217 31 14.2 9.7-20.2 28 11.9 7.8-17.7 158 73.9 66.8-80.0
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 146 22 13.5 8.7-20.5 20 14.5 8.8-23.1 104 71.9 62.8-79.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 110 13 11.9 6.4-21.1 13 14.6 8.0-25.1 84 73.5 62.5-82.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 137 19 13.6 8.5-21.2 21 12.1 7.6-18.8 97 74.2 65.6-81.3

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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 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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