2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

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%)
North Carolina 4,236 3,410 77.2 75.5-78.8 643 16.9 15.5-18.4 183 6.0 5.0- 7.1
-Eastern NC 1,630 1,316 74.6 71.6-77.5 248 18.1 15.8-20.7 66 7.2 5.3- 9.8
GENDER
Male 699 536 71.6 66.9-75.8 131 21.4 17.8-25.6 32 7.0 4.5-10.7
Female 931 780 77.5 73.3-81.2 117 15.1 12.3-18.4 34 7.5 4.8-11.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 895 703 71.8 67.5-75.7 144 19.0 15.9-22.6 48 9.2 6.4-13.0
Non-Hispanic Black 415 359 83.4 78.0-87.7 49 12.8 9.2-17.4 *** *** ***
Other 298 240 69.5 61.0-76.8 48 23.9 17.3-31.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 262 148 50.9 43.4-58.4 79 29.6 23.6-36.5 35 19.5 13.4-27.3
35-44 218 163 71.5 63.6-78.2 45 24.3 17.9-32.1 *** *** ***
45-54 244 184 73.1 65.7-79.4 48 20.5 15.0-27.3 *** *** ***
55-64 310 265 86.5 81.6-90.2 39 11.7 8.2-16.3 *** *** ***
65-74 359 330 93.2 89.6-95.7 27 6.1 3.8- 9.7 *** *** ***
75+ 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 134 82.5 73.3-89.0 17 12.1 6.7-20.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 439 342 67.6 61.3-73.4 74 20.3 16.0-25.5 23 12.0 7.6-18.5
Some Post-H.S. 452 336 70.4 64.6-75.5 90 22.1 17.7-27.2 26 7.6 4.6-12.2
College Graduate 573 497 85.5 81.3-88.9 66 12.7 9.5-16.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 593 469 73.2 68.0-77.9 96 18.4 14.5-23.0 28 8.4 5.5-12.6
No 1,024 838 75.5 71.6-79.1 149 17.9 15.0-21.1 37 6.6 4.3-10.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 249 208 79.6 72.1-85.5 37 16.9 11.8-23.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,378 1,105 73.6 70.2-76.8 211 18.4 15.8-21.2 62 8.0 5.8-10.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 798 600 69.2 64.8-73.2 148 20.8 17.6-24.5 50 10.0 7.2-13.7
Unemployed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 505 471 94.0 91.2-96.0 33 5.8 3.9- 8.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 144 111 73.7 63.2-82.0 26 19.6 12.4-29.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** 16 19.5 11.1-31.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 166 *** *** *** 28 21.0 13.4-31.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 170 134 72.0 61.9-80.3 23 12.3 7.5-19.6 13 15.6 8.9-26.0
$35,000- 49,999 180 137 68.4 58.8-76.7 34 22.9 16.0-31.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 205 163 72.8 63.1-80.7 31 18.3 12.3-26.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 412 332 76.2 70.7-81.0 66 19.9 15.4-25.3 14 3.8 2.2- 6.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 397 334 78.8 72.3-84.1 53 15.4 11.3-20.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 *** *** *** 22 21.1 13.2-32.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 *** *** *** 26 21.5 13.5-32.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 141 113 75.2 64.0-83.8 19 13.7 8.1-22.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 768 616 75.7 71.6-79.4 121 19.3 15.9-23.1 31 5.0 3.4- 7.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 397 334 78.8 72.3-84.1 53 15.4 11.3-20.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,122 963 80.3 76.7-83.4 135 15.5 12.9-18.6 24 4.2 2.5- 7.0
Rent 376 270 64.9 58.1-71.2 79 23.7 18.5-29.8 27 11.4 7.5-17.0
Other arrangement 118 *** *** *** 32 26.3 17.8-36.9 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 134 101 71.0 61.2-79.2 25 19.3 13.0-27.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 427 340 75.8 70.3-80.6 69 18.8 14.6-23.8 18 5.4 3.1- 9.4
Rural 1,069 875 74.5 70.4-78.2 154 17.7 14.8-21.0 40 7.8 5.3-11.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 851 689 73.7 69.0-78.0 132 18.5 15.2-22.3 30 7.8 4.9-12.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 624 504 75.0 70.2-79.3 92 17.8 14.3-22.1 28 7.1 4.5-11.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 155 123 76.9 68.3-83.8 24 17.5 11.4-25.7 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 310 241 70.1 62.8-76.5 54 21.4 16.2-27.8 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 185 153 81.6 74.3-87.2 25 14.0 9.2-20.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 520 408 72.3 66.9-77.0 87 20.7 16.5-25.6 25 7.0 4.5-10.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 615 514 76.8 70.8-81.8 82 15.2 11.6-19.6 *** *** ***

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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 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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