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
-MALES 752 55 9.2 6.7-12.4 69 10.6 8.2-13.6 628 80.3 76.4-83.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 508 42 10.9 7.6-15.3 55 11.9 8.9-15.7 411 77.2 72.2-81.5
Non-Hispanic Black 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 98 85.4 75.3-91.8
Other 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 101 86.0 75.2-92.6
AGE
18-34 302 31 13.3 8.9-19.2 33 11.6 8.0-16.6 238 75.1 68.6-80.7
35-44 130 *** *** *** 14 10.1 5.6-17.6 107 82.9 74.3-89.0
45-54 121 *** *** *** 12 12.8 7.1-22.0 102 82.3 72.9-89.0
55-64 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 88.3 77.7-94.2
65-74 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 208 22 12.6 7.8-19.8 25 12.5 8.3-18.5 161 74.9 67.1-81.4
Some Post-H.S. 232 17 8.9 5.1-15.1 20 8.9 5.4-14.2 195 82.2 75.3-87.5
College Graduate 248 12 5.8 3.1-10.6 13 6.0 3.4-10.6 223 88.1 82.4-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 85 *** *** *** 11 12.6 6.5-22.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 81.6 70.1-89.4
$50,000- 74,999 103 11 14.8 7.4-27.4 11 13.1 6.7-23.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 250 13 6.3 3.4-11.5 20 9.5 5.8-14.9 217 84.2 77.8-89.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 196 18 9.2 5.3-15.5 26 18.5 12.3-26.9 152 72.3 63.6-79.6
No 548 36 8.9 6.1-12.9 43 7.8 5.7-10.7 469 83.2 78.9-86.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 13 10.6 5.8-18.6 16 10.9 6.5-17.8 137 78.5 69.8-85.3
Non-Veteran 583 42 8.8 6.2-12.5 53 10.5 7.8-14.0 488 80.7 76.2-84.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 290 17 7.1 4.1-12.0 23 8.2 5.3-12.4 250 84.7 79.1-89.0
Regional City or Suburban County 195 14 8.7 4.9-15.1 24 13.7 8.8-20.6 157 77.6 69.7-83.9
Rural 267 24 12.3 7.5-19.3 22 10.9 6.8-17.2 221 76.8 69.0-83.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 523 42 9.7 6.8-13.6 56 11.8 8.9-15.4 425 78.5 73.9-82.5
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 94.3 81.0-98.5
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 436 31 8.5 5.7-12.5 38 10.5 7.4-14.6 367 81.1 76.0-85.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 170 12 9.8 5.1-17.8 22 14.5 8.9-22.7 136 75.7 66.5-83.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 289 20 9.2 5.4-15.1 25 10.4 6.9-15.4 244 80.4 73.8-85.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 293 23 8.9 5.5-14.1 22 9.0 5.7-13.9 248 82.1 76.0-86.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 248 21 11.0 6.5-18.0 16 7.8 4.4-13.3 211 81.2 73.7-86.9
2nd Quartile 220 20 10.5 6.5-16.6 21 10.1 6.4-15.4 179 79.4 72.5-85.0
3rd Quartile 221 11 5.7 2.8-11.1 25 14.1 9.2-21.0 185 80.2 72.7-86.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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