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
-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
GENDER
Male 217 30 13.4 9.1-19.3 23 9.7 6.1-15.1 164 76.9 70.0-82.6
Female 169 16 10.3 5.9-17.3 21 13.7 8.6-21.2 132 76.0 67.5-82.8
AGE
18-34 124 23 17.7 11.5-26.3 14 10.9 6.3-18.4 87 71.3 61.9-79.2
35-44 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 102 12 14.2 8.0-23.9 *** *** *** 82 79.2 69.0-86.7
Some Post-H.S. 148 19 12.4 7.4-20.1 21 17.0 11.0-25.3 108 70.6 61.4-78.3
College Graduate 103 13 13.4 7.5-22.7 13 11.1 6.2-18.8 77 75.5 65.5-83.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 99 13 12.5 7.0-21.3 *** *** *** 75 75.6 64.6-84.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 150 23 16.2 10.4-24.4 20 12.9 7.9-20.5 107 70.8 61.7-78.5
No 236 23 9.5 6.0-14.7 24 10.6 6.8-16.1 189 79.9 73.4-85.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 338 37 10.7 7.4-15.1 41 12.3 8.8-17.0 260 77.0 71.4-81.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 78 77.3 66.4-85.4
Regional City or Suburban County 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 82.8 73.4-89.3
Rural 177 23 13.2 8.4-20.2 24 14.4 9.3-21.6 130 72.4 64.1-79.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 225 35 15.4 10.7-21.5 23 8.8 5.6-13.6 167 75.8 69.1-81.5
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 184 23 11.7 7.5-17.7 23 12.3 7.6-19.2 138 76.0 68.2-82.4
HOUSING
Own 219 17 8.1 4.8-13.3 25 12.4 8.2-18.5 177 79.4 72.6-85.0
Rent 116 20 17.7 10.7-27.9 15 11.0 6.3-18.7 81 71.3 60.8-79.9
Other arrangement 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 71 85.1 74.5-91.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 153 19 13.4 8.1-21.3 18 13.1 8.0-21.0 116 73.4 64.3-80.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 149 21 12.5 7.9-19.3 19 12.1 7.4-19.1 109 75.4 67.1-82.1

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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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