2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 610 61 11.4 8.5-15.0 56 11.5 8.4-15.5 493 77.2 72.5-81.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 424 50 13.4 9.7-18.1 36 11.6 7.8-16.8 338 75.0 69.0-80.2
Non-Hispanic Black 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 74 82.4 70.3-90.3
Other 92 *** *** *** 13 14.4 7.6-25.5 75 81.0 69.6-88.8
AGE
18-34 228 28 13.3 8.7-19.6 27 14.2 9.2-21.3 173 72.6 64.7-79.3
35-44 109 *** *** *** 14 11.3 6.3-19.6 89 81.8 71.7-88.9
45-54 78 12 17.0 9.1-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 81 85.7 75.0-92.3
65-74 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 139 18 12.9 7.8-20.6 14 13.8 7.5-24.1 107 73.3 63.0-81.5
Some Post-H.S. 191 23 13.5 8.6-20.6 21 12.0 7.2-19.3 147 74.5 66.0-81.5
College Graduate 233 18 8.1 4.9-13.0 13 6.1 3.4-10.6 202 85.8 80.0-90.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** 11 14.5 7.5-26.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 64 88.6 77.7-94.6
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 157 15 11.7 6.8-19.5 *** *** *** 132 82.9 74.9-88.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 227 24 12.7 8.2-19.2 28 15.7 10.5-22.7 175 71.6 63.7-78.3
No 376 36 10.5 7.1-15.3 27 8.9 5.5-14.3 313 80.5 74.4-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 591 59 11.3 8.4-15.1 54 11.6 8.4-15.7 478 77.1 72.3-81.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 194 18 8.4 5.0-13.8 14 8.9 5.0-15.2 162 82.7 75.6-88.1
Regional City or Suburban County 170 19 14.0 8.3-22.7 15 9.0 5.0-15.7 136 77.0 67.8-84.1
Rural 246 24 11.9 7.5-18.3 27 16.1 10.0-24.7 195 72.1 63.1-79.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 338 36 13.2 9.1-18.7 32 9.8 6.6-14.3 270 77.1 70.8-82.3
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 97.7 91.3-99.4
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 279 31 12.6 8.2-18.7 20 6.1 3.8- 9.7 228 81.3 74.9-86.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 149 12 7.7 4.1-14.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 247 32 16.7 11.2-24.1 26 13.3 8.7-19.9 189 70.0 62.0-77.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 214 17 8.1 4.8-13.3 12 5.3 2.7- 9.9 185 86.7 80.6-91.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 198 19 12.9 7.6-21.3 13 6.5 3.5-11.9 166 80.5 72.1-86.9
2nd Quartile 170 18 11.8 7.1-19.0 15 10.8 6.2-18.2 137 77.4 68.8-84.2
3rd Quartile 170 18 10.2 6.1-16.5 19 11.8 7.1-19.0 133 78.0 69.6-84.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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