2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Have you ever used an e-cigarette or other electronic vaping product, even just one time, in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,238 828 22.9 21.3-24.6 3,410 77.1 75.4-78.7
-MALES 1,922 451 26.9 24.5-29.5 1,471 73.1 70.5-75.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,235 308 28.8 25.8-32.1 927 71.2 67.9-74.2
Non-Hispanic Black 325 73 22.7 17.7-28.7 252 77.3 71.3-82.3
Other 322 59 23.5 17.7-30.6 263 76.5 69.4-82.3
AGE
18-34 381 166 45.0 39.0-51.1 215 55.0 48.9-61.0
35-44 295 91 35.5 29.1-42.5 204 64.5 57.5-70.9
45-54 344 91 27.8 22.4-34.0 253 72.2 66.0-77.6
55-64 328 57 16.6 12.6-21.5 271 83.4 78.5-87.4
65-74 338 34 9.2 6.1-13.7 304 90.8 86.3-93.9
75+ 198 *** *** *** 191 93.3 84.4-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 40 25.4 18.2-34.4 151 74.6 65.6-81.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 498 131 29.7 25.0-35.0 367 70.3 65.0-75.0
Some Post-H.S. 494 156 31.8 27.2-36.9 338 68.2 63.1-72.8
College Graduate 728 123 18.7 15.6-22.2 605 81.3 77.8-84.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 17 13.8 7.6-23.9 64 86.2 76.1-92.4
$15,000- 24,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 48 32.1 23.7-41.9 133 67.9 58.1-76.3
$35,000- 49,999 233 60 28.1 21.6-35.7 173 71.9 64.3-78.4
$50,000- 74,999 268 66 29.6 23.2-37.0 202 70.4 63.0-76.8
$75,000+ 624 143 26.7 22.7-31.1 481 73.3 68.9-77.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 578 137 25.8 21.5-30.6 441 74.2 69.4-78.5
No 1,333 311 27.4 24.5-30.5 1,022 72.6 69.5-75.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 454 78 21.1 16.7-26.3 376 78.9 73.7-83.3
Non-Veteran 1,461 373 28.6 25.7-31.6 1,088 71.4 68.4-74.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 577 151 28.0 23.7-32.6 426 72.0 67.4-76.3
Regional City or Suburban County 515 112 25.6 21.1-30.6 403 74.4 69.4-78.9
Rural 830 188 27.1 23.3-31.2 642 72.9 68.8-76.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,155 324 31.9 28.7-35.3 831 68.1 64.7-71.3
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 484 42 8.4 5.8-12.1 442 91.6 87.9-94.2
Unable to Work 135 37 29.4 20.3-40.5 98 70.6 59.5-79.7
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 37 27.3 18.2-38.7 97 72.7 61.3-81.8
101% to 150% 144 *** *** *** 107 68.3 57.0-77.9
151% to 200% 150 33 22.2 15.2-31.2 117 77.8 68.8-84.8
More than 200% 1,062 257 28.2 25.0-31.6 805 71.8 68.4-75.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 507 129 28.3 23.5-33.6 378 71.7 66.4-76.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 810 190 28.0 24.2-32.1 620 72.0 67.9-75.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 605 132 24.9 20.9-29.4 473 75.1 70.6-79.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 591 124 24.9 20.7-29.6 467 75.1 70.4-79.3
2nd Quartile 502 118 26.8 22.4-31.9 384 73.2 68.1-77.6
3rd Quartile 566 157 30.9 26.4-35.8 409 69.1 64.2-73.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 263 52 22.1 16.2-29.5 211 77.9 70.5-83.8

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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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