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
-MALES 1,922 1,471 73.1 70.5-75.5 364 20.9 18.7-23.2 87 6.1 4.7- 7.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,235 927 71.2 67.9-74.2 240 21.8 19.1-24.8 68 7.0 5.3- 9.3
Non-Hispanic Black 325 252 77.3 71.3-82.3 63 18.4 13.9-24.0 *** *** ***
Other 322 263 76.5 69.4-82.3 51 18.8 13.7-25.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 381 215 55.0 48.9-61.0 127 32.3 27.1-38.0 39 12.7 8.9-17.8
35-44 295 204 64.5 57.5-70.9 74 29.4 23.3-36.2 17 6.2 3.6-10.3
45-54 344 253 72.2 66.0-77.6 74 21.7 16.8-27.6 17 6.1 3.7-10.0
55-64 328 271 83.4 78.5-87.4 49 14.1 10.5-18.8 *** *** ***
65-74 338 304 90.8 86.3-93.9 31 7.6 5.1-11.2 *** *** ***
75+ 198 191 93.3 84.4-97.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 191 151 74.6 65.6-81.8 31 20.1 13.5-28.9 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 498 367 70.3 65.0-75.0 102 21.7 17.7-26.4 29 8.0 5.3-12.0
Some Post-H.S. 494 338 68.2 63.1-72.8 127 25.2 21.1-29.8 29 6.7 4.3-10.1
College Graduate 728 605 81.3 77.8-84.4 103 15.2 12.4-18.4 20 3.5 2.2- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 64 86.2 76.1-92.4 13 11.0 5.6-20.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 *** *** *** 33 26.2 17.6-37.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 133 67.9 58.1-76.3 41 27.1 19.3-36.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 233 173 71.9 64.3-78.4 50 22.3 16.5-29.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 268 202 70.4 63.0-76.8 49 20.2 15.0-26.6 17 9.5 5.4-16.0
$75,000+ 624 481 73.3 68.9-77.3 116 20.9 17.4-25.0 27 5.7 3.8- 8.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 578 441 74.2 69.4-78.5 106 18.4 14.8-22.6 31 7.4 4.9-11.0
No 1,333 1,022 72.6 69.5-75.5 256 22.0 19.3-24.9 55 5.4 3.9- 7.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 454 376 78.9 73.7-83.3 67 17.1 13.2-21.9 11 4.0 2.0- 7.6
Non-Veteran 1,461 1,088 71.4 68.4-74.3 297 21.9 19.4-24.7 76 6.6 5.1- 8.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 577 426 72.0 67.4-76.3 126 22.9 19.0-27.4 25 5.0 3.2- 7.8
Regional City or Suburban County 515 403 74.4 69.4-78.9 87 19.1 15.2-23.8 25 6.4 4.1- 9.9
Rural 830 642 72.9 68.8-76.7 151 20.5 17.3-24.1 37 6.6 4.5- 9.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,155 831 68.1 64.7-71.3 257 24.5 21.6-27.6 67 7.5 5.7- 9.7
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 484 442 91.6 87.9-94.2 38 7.2 4.9-10.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 135 98 70.6 59.5-79.7 30 23.2 15.0-34.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 97 72.7 61.3-81.8 27 18.0 11.2-27.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 144 107 68.3 57.0-77.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 117 77.8 68.8-84.8 29 18.8 12.6-27.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,062 805 71.8 68.4-75.0 206 21.9 19.0-25.0 51 6.4 4.7- 8.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 507 378 71.7 66.4-76.5 105 21.8 17.7-26.5 24 6.5 4.0-10.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 810 620 72.0 67.9-75.8 153 21.9 18.5-25.7 37 6.1 4.2- 8.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 605 473 75.1 70.6-79.1 106 19.1 15.6-23.3 26 5.8 3.7- 8.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 591 467 75.1 70.4-79.3 98 19.0 15.4-23.2 26 5.9 3.7- 9.4
2nd Quartile 502 384 73.2 68.1-77.6 92 20.4 16.4-25.0 26 6.5 4.2- 9.8
3rd Quartile 566 409 69.1 64.2-73.6 129 24.3 20.3-28.8 28 6.6 4.3-10.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 263 211 77.9 70.5-83.8 45 18.6 13.2-25.5 *** *** ***

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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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