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%)
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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,433 1,173 79.3 76.3-82.0 188 13.7 11.5-16.2 72 7.1 5.3- 9.3
Non-Hispanic Black 489 433 84.2 79.2-88.2 44 11.9 8.4-16.5 12 3.9 2.0- 7.3
Other 361 307 81.1 74.1-86.5 42 14.6 9.7-21.4 12 4.4 2.3- 8.2
AGE
18-34 371 245 64.0 57.8-69.7 86 22.8 18.2-28.3 40 13.2 9.2-18.5
35-44 352 274 76.9 70.9-82.0 61 17.8 13.3-23.4 17 5.3 3.0- 9.0
45-54 354 295 83.1 77.9-87.2 39 10.3 7.3-14.4 20 6.6 3.9-10.9
55-64 415 356 84.5 78.4-89.1 46 11.9 7.7-18.0 13 3.5 1.9- 6.5
65-74 460 423 92.8 89.1-95.3 32 5.6 3.6- 8.6 *** *** ***
75+ 304 296 96.9 93.6-98.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 171 77.0 67.1-84.5 28 16.4 10.0-25.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 402 77.3 72.0-81.9 66 15.5 11.7-20.1 25 7.2 4.5-11.3
Some Post-H.S. 646 517 78.2 73.9-82.0 90 13.8 10.8-17.4 39 8.0 5.6-11.3
College Graduate 960 842 87.2 84.5-89.6 95 10.3 8.2-12.9 23 2.5 1.6- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 160 132 75.8 65.7-83.7 21 17.8 11.0-27.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 236 197 77.1 68.0-84.2 28 13.2 8.3-20.1 11 9.7 4.7-19.0
$25,000- 34,999 254 196 75.9 68.7-81.8 40 15.3 10.6-21.5 18 8.8 5.3-14.3
$35,000- 49,999 206 163 75.7 66.6-82.9 34 20.0 13.2-29.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 266 219 79.9 72.4-85.8 30 12.5 8.0-18.9 17 7.6 4.0-14.1
$75,000+ 628 537 83.7 79.9-87.0 70 12.2 9.4-15.7 21 4.0 2.5- 6.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 777 622 76.0 71.8-79.8 109 15.0 12.0-18.5 46 9.0 6.5-12.2
No 1,520 1,305 83.2 80.3-85.7 166 12.4 10.3-14.9 49 4.4 3.1- 6.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 61 88.4 76.4-94.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,242 1,875 80.5 78.2-82.7 274 13.5 11.7-15.6 93 5.9 4.6- 7.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 651 554 83.2 79.1-86.5 74 12.9 9.8-16.8 23 3.9 2.5- 6.2
Regional City or Suburban County 613 508 80.2 75.8-83.9 78 13.9 10.9-17.5 27 6.0 3.8- 9.4
Rural 1,050 877 79.3 75.3-82.7 127 13.3 10.6-16.6 46 7.4 5.2-10.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,112 893 78.4 75.2-81.4 162 15.0 12.5-17.8 57 6.6 4.9- 8.9
Unemployed 116 *** *** *** 21 24.3 15.6-35.8 *** *** ***
Retired 695 658 95.3 93.2-96.8 35 4.4 3.0- 6.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 175 129 69.4 59.9-77.5 31 17.7 11.8-25.7 15 12.9 7.2-22.0
Other not in Labor Force 199 156 72.1 62.0-80.4 30 18.5 11.8-27.9 13 9.4 4.6-18.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 209 168 74.0 65.1-81.4 32 19.6 13.1-28.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 221 170 73.8 65.5-80.7 38 15.6 10.9-21.8 13 10.6 5.7-19.0
151% to 200% 182 146 77.2 67.4-84.7 24 16.0 9.4-25.9 12 6.8 3.3-13.6
More than 200% 1,068 902 82.6 79.5-85.3 122 12.5 10.2-15.2 44 4.9 3.4- 7.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 713 606 80.8 75.5-85.1 82 12.8 9.4-17.4 25 6.4 3.8-10.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 906 738 77.1 73.1-80.6 115 14.1 11.3-17.4 53 8.8 6.5-12.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 695 595 84.8 81.3-87.7 82 12.9 10.2-16.2 18 2.4 1.4- 4.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 665 554 81.8 77.8-85.1 86 13.3 10.6-16.7 25 4.9 3.0- 7.9
2nd Quartile 558 467 82.7 78.4-86.2 67 12.1 9.2-15.8 24 5.2 3.3- 8.2
3rd Quartile 671 556 78.0 73.1-82.3 81 15.8 11.9-20.6 34 6.2 4.2- 8.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 420 362 79.5 71.7-85.5 45 10.9 7.5-15.6 13 9.6 4.8-18.2

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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 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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