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%)
North Carolina 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
-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
GENDER
Male 938 721 71.8 68.1-75.2 164 21.7 18.6-25.2 23 2.7 1.7- 4.4 30 3.8 2.5- 5.6
Female 1,038 869 80.1 76.9-83.0 132 15.1 12.6-18.0 21 2.7 1.7- 4.4 16 2.0 1.2- 3.6
AGE
18-34 264 140 48.4 41.7-55.1 87 36.8 30.5-43.7 14 5.7 3.2- 9.7 23 9.1 5.9-14.0
35-44 227 154 66.5 59.3-73.0 57 25.5 19.7-32.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 312 248 79.5 73.9-84.2 53 18.0 13.5-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 425 354 82.5 77.8-86.3 52 13.6 10.2-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 414 371 88.1 83.6-91.6 37 9.2 6.5-12.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 313 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 77 68.5 57.7-77.7 29 28.3 19.5-39.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 431 329 72.2 67.0-77.0 82 22.0 17.7-26.9 *** *** *** 12 3.9 2.2- 7.0
Some Post-H.S. 626 478 72.4 68.1-76.3 108 19.5 16.1-23.3 21 4.7 3.0- 7.3 19 3.4 2.0- 5.8
College Graduate 804 701 86.0 83.0-88.5 77 10.6 8.4-13.3 *** *** *** 13 1.9 1.0- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 73 71.3 60.6-80.0 18 19.3 12.1-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 199 135 64.4 56.3-71.8 55 30.6 23.7-38.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 149 109 66.6 56.7-75.2 32 29.0 20.7-39.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 230 183 76.4 69.2-82.3 31 15.4 10.7-21.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 261 215 79.6 72.8-85.1 38 17.2 12.1-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 628 529 79.8 75.5-83.5 75 15.3 12.0-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 680 530 73.1 68.8-77.1 107 19.0 15.6-23.0 20 3.5 2.1- 5.7 23 4.4 2.7- 6.8
No 1,282 1,046 77.4 74.4-80.1 189 18.1 15.6-20.9 24 2.4 1.5- 3.7 23 2.1 1.3- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 294 246 79.6 72.9-84.9 36 14.9 10.2-21.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,681 1,343 75.6 73.0-78.1 260 18.8 16.6-21.2 41 3.0 2.1- 4.2 37 2.6 1.8- 3.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 522 422 77.2 72.3-81.4 78 17.6 13.8-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 572 463 77.6 73.2-81.5 88 18.5 15.0-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 882 705 74.5 70.7-78.0 130 18.5 15.5-21.9 24 3.7 2.3- 5.7 23 3.4 2.1- 5.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 986 761 73.2 69.8-76.4 167 20.3 17.4-23.5 23 2.4 1.5- 3.7 35 4.1 2.8- 5.9
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 663 612 91.7 88.7-94.0 44 6.9 4.9- 9.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 165 117 68.0 59.2-75.6 42 29.0 21.5-37.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** 18 19.4 11.8-30.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 87 57.7 47.6-67.2 35 33.3 24.5-43.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 162 110 66.1 57.2-74.0 43 28.3 20.9-36.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 144 114 75.3 65.9-82.7 25 20.8 13.9-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,099 915 79.8 76.6-82.6 138 15.4 12.8-18.3 23 2.5 1.5- 4.0 23 2.4 1.5- 3.7
HOUSING
Own 1,513 1,294 81.5 78.9-83.8 177 14.7 12.6-17.1 25 2.3 1.5- 3.5 17 1.5 0.9- 2.5
Rent 336 220 57.2 50.7-63.5 81 30.5 24.7-36.9 15 4.7 2.7- 8.2 20 7.6 4.5-12.5
Other arrangement 118 67 48.4 38.2-58.6 38 37.7 28.0-48.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 399 315 72.6 66.7-77.7 71 23.3 18.4-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 759 606 74.4 70.2-78.1 116 18.8 15.6-22.6 18 3.4 2.0- 5.6 19 3.4 2.0- 5.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 818 669 79.4 75.9-82.5 109 15.5 12.7-18.8 19 2.5 1.5- 4.1 21 2.6 1.6- 4.1

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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 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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