2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 4,236 3,410 77.2 75.5-78.8 643 16.9 15.5-18.4 183 6.0 5.0- 7.1
GENDER
Male 1,922 1,471 73.1 70.5-75.5 364 20.9 18.7-23.2 87 6.1 4.7- 7.7
Female 2,314 1,939 80.8 78.4-82.9 279 13.3 11.6-15.3 96 5.9 4.6- 7.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,668 2,100 75.4 73.3-77.5 428 17.5 15.7-19.4 140 7.1 5.8- 8.6
Non-Hispanic Black 814 685 81.2 77.5-84.5 107 14.7 11.9-18.1 22 4.1 2.5- 6.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 80 67 82.7 70.7-90.5 12 16.5 8.9-28.5 *** *** ***
Hispanic 408 357 84.0 78.0-88.5 43 13.4 9.2-19.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 752 460 59.6 55.3-63.8 213 27.4 23.9-31.3 79 12.9 10.1-16.5
35-44 647 478 71.0 66.4-75.1 135 23.3 19.5-27.7 34 5.7 3.9- 8.3
45-54 698 548 77.9 73.9-81.4 113 15.7 12.8-19.3 37 6.4 4.4- 9.1
55-64 743 627 84.0 80.2-87.2 95 13.0 10.0-16.6 21 3.0 1.9- 4.9
65-74 798 727 91.9 89.2-93.9 63 6.5 4.8- 8.7 *** *** ***
75+ 502 487 95.4 91.6-97.6 15 4.6 2.4- 8.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 399 322 75.8 69.4-81.2 59 18.2 13.5-24.3 18 6.0 3.4-10.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 991 769 73.5 69.9-76.9 168 18.8 16.0-22.1 54 7.6 5.6-10.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,140 855 73.8 70.5-76.8 217 18.8 16.3-21.7 68 7.4 5.6- 9.7
College Graduate 1,688 1,447 84.7 82.6-86.6 198 12.4 10.6-14.4 43 2.9 2.1- 4.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,355 1,063 75.2 72.1-78.1 215 16.5 14.2-19.2 77 8.3 6.5-10.6
No 2,853 2,327 78.1 76.1-80.1 422 17.0 15.3-18.9 104 4.9 3.8- 6.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 523 437 80.2 75.5-84.2 72 15.7 12.2-20.0 14 4.1 2.3- 7.3
Non-Veteran 3,703 2,963 76.7 74.9-78.5 571 17.0 15.5-18.7 169 6.2 5.2- 7.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,267 1,724 73.1 70.7-75.3 419 19.9 17.9-22.0 124 7.0 5.7- 8.6
Unemployed 211 146 63.7 55.1-71.5 51 28.0 21.1-36.2 14 8.3 4.3-15.3
Retired 1,179 1,100 93.8 91.8-95.2 73 5.6 4.2- 7.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 310 227 70.0 62.9-76.2 61 20.3 15.1-26.8 22 9.7 6.0-15.3
Other not in Labor Force 239 184 72.3 63.7-79.6 38 18.0 12.2-25.9 17 9.6 5.3-16.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 241 196 79.4 71.8-85.3 34 15.4 10.3-22.5 11 5.2 2.6-10.0
$15,000- 24,999 381 303 73.4 66.6-79.2 61 18.5 13.7-24.4 17 8.2 4.6-14.1
$25,000- 34,999 435 329 72.6 66.7-77.7 81 20.2 15.7-25.5 25 7.3 4.6-11.4
$35,000- 49,999 439 336 73.6 67.9-78.6 84 21.2 16.6-26.7 19 5.1 3.0- 8.7
$50,000-74,999 534 421 74.7 69.5-79.2 79 16.7 13.0-21.1 34 8.6 5.7-12.9
$75,000-100,000 428 341 76.6 71.4-81.2 67 17.2 13.3-21.8 20 6.2 3.8-10.0
$100,000-150,000 455 377 80.4 75.5-84.5 65 15.9 12.2-20.4 13 3.7 2.0- 6.8
$150,000+ 369 300 78.5 73.0-83.1 54 16.7 12.6-21.8 15 4.8 2.8- 8.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 954 807 81.3 77.6-84.5 118 13.7 11.0-16.9 29 5.0 3.3- 7.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 343 265 73.5 66.6-79.4 59 18.9 13.9-25.1 19 7.6 4.4-12.9
101% to 150% 365 277 71.6 64.9-77.4 71 20.6 15.7-26.5 17 7.8 4.5-13.2
151% to 200% 332 263 77.4 71.0-82.8 53 17.2 12.4-23.4 16 5.3 2.8- 9.9
More than 200% 2,130 1,707 77.1 74.8-79.3 328 17.3 15.4-19.3 95 5.6 4.5- 7.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 954 807 81.3 77.6-84.5 118 13.7 11.0-16.9 29 5.0 3.3- 7.6
HOUSING
Own 2,869 2,442 81.7 79.7-83.5 342 13.9 12.3-15.7 85 4.4 3.5- 5.7
Rent 1,033 735 65.3 61.5-69.0 236 26.4 23.0-30.0 62 8.3 6.3-10.9
Other arrangement 285 187 65.4 57.9-72.1 62 20.0 15.1-26.0 36 14.6 9.7-21.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,228 980 78.0 74.9-80.7 200 17.6 15.1-20.4 48 4.5 3.2- 6.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,128 911 77.5 74.3-80.4 165 16.3 13.8-19.2 52 6.2 4.5- 8.5
Rural 1,880 1,519 76.3 73.5-78.9 278 16.7 14.5-19.1 83 7.1 5.4- 9.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,220 984 76.7 73.1-80.0 187 16.9 14.1-20.0 49 6.4 4.5- 9.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,716 1,358 74.7 71.9-77.3 268 17.8 15.6-20.3 90 7.5 5.9- 9.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,300 1,068 80.2 77.5-82.8 188 15.8 13.5-18.4 44 4.0 2.8- 5.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,256 1,021 78.6 75.7-81.4 184 16.0 13.7-18.6 51 5.4 3.8- 7.5
2nd Quartile 1,060 851 78.1 74.9-81.0 159 16.0 13.5-18.9 50 5.8 4.3- 7.9
3rd Quartile 1,237 965 73.8 70.4-76.9 210 19.8 17.0-23.0 62 6.4 4.8- 8.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 683 573 78.8 73.5-83.2 90 14.2 11.1-18.1 20 7.0 3.9-12.2

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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