2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

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 1,362 116 10.1 8.2-12.5 125 11.0 9.0-13.3 1,121 78.9 75.9-81.6
-Eastern NC 475 36 10.3 7.0-14.9 51 14.6 10.3-20.1 388 75.2 69.1-80.4
GENDER
Male 253 17 10.2 5.7-17.6 30 14.6 9.6-21.6 206 75.1 67.0-81.8
Female 222 19 10.3 6.3-16.6 21 14.5 8.2-24.3 182 75.2 65.5-82.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 305 28 11.4 7.2-17.4 37 16.6 11.0-24.3 240 72.0 64.0-78.8
Non-Hispanic Black 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 181 20 13.7 8.3-21.7 31 21.3 14.1-30.9 130 65.0 55.2-73.7
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 84.8 74.1-91.6
45-54 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 15 15.8 9.0-26.3 19 19.2 11.5-30.2 110 65.0 54.0-74.6
Some Post-H.S. 169 14 8.0 4.4-14.1 *** *** *** 138 80.9 71.7-87.6
College Graduate 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 162 14 13.1 7.3-22.3 20 17.0 10.2-26.9 128 69.9 59.4-78.7
No 308 21 8.8 5.1-14.5 31 13.7 8.7-20.9 256 77.6 69.9-83.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 382 30 10.0 6.5-15.0 41 15.0 10.2-21.6 311 74.9 68.0-80.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 287 31 14.5 9.6-21.2 35 13.9 9.5-19.7 221 71.7 64.3-78.1
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 104 82.3 72.4-89.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 244 *** *** *** 28 12.7 8.1-19.5 203 81.0 73.5-86.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 242 *** *** *** 20 12.7 7.4-21.2 212 81.3 72.6-87.7
Rent 169 16 12.7 7.5-20.9 20 14.1 8.7-21.9 133 73.2 64.0-80.7
Other arrangement 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 155 *** *** *** 20 12.8 7.9-20.0 124 76.7 67.4-84.0
Rural 277 21 10.0 6.0-16.4 27 15.8 9.7-24.5 229 74.2 65.4-81.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 223 15 9.0 5.0-15.5 27 17.2 10.4-27.1 181 73.8 63.9-81.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 201 *** *** *** 17 11.0 6.6-17.9 168 77.2 68.2-84.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 177 14 11.3 6.3-19.3 20 11.6 7.1-18.5 143 77.1 68.4-84.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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