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%)
TOTAL 4,236 3,410 77.2 75.5-78.8 643 16.9 15.5-18.4 183 6.0 5.0- 7.1
GENDER
Male 1,922 1,471 73.1 70.5-75.5 364 20.9 18.7-23.2 87 6.1 4.7- 7.7
Female 2,314 1,939 80.8 78.4-82.9 279 13.3 11.6-15.3 96 5.9 4.6- 7.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,743 3,043 78.1 76.3-79.8 548 16.4 14.9-18.0 152 5.6 4.6- 6.7
No 422 313 69.2 63.3-74.5 83 22.1 17.6-27.4 26 8.7 5.4-13.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,084 854 76.3 72.8-79.5 179 16.1 13.6-19.0 51 7.6 5.5-10.5
Overweight 1,327 1,081 77.6 74.5-80.4 194 17.2 14.7-20.0 52 5.2 3.8- 7.1
Obese 1,422 1,128 76.5 73.6-79.2 227 17.4 15.1-20.0 67 6.1 4.6- 8.1
Current Smoker
Yes 563 242 40.1 35.1-45.3 242 42.5 37.4-47.8 79 17.3 13.5-21.9
No 3,654 3,152 83.2 81.5-84.7 398 12.7 11.4-14.2 104 4.1 3.3- 5.2
History of CVD**
Yes 485 410 83.7 78.9-87.6 62 12.8 9.4-17.2 *** *** ***
No 3,706 2,966 76.5 74.6-78.2 573 17.3 15.8-18.9 167 6.2 5.2- 7.5
Binge Drinker
Yes 555 335 56.2 51.2-61.1 173 32.6 28.1-37.4 47 11.2 8.2-15.1
No 3,485 2,909 80.5 78.6-82.2 447 14.3 12.9-15.9 129 5.2 4.2- 6.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 210 132 58.7 50.7-66.3 60 30.8 23.8-38.7 18 10.5 6.3-17.0
No 3,824 3,114 78.1 76.3-79.8 554 16.1 14.6-17.6 156 5.9 4.9- 7.0
COPD
Yes 329 231 66.8 59.3-73.5 77 24.4 18.4-31.5 21 8.8 5.3-14.3
No 3,892 3,167 78.0 76.3-79.7 563 16.2 14.8-17.7 162 5.7 4.8- 6.9
Current Asthma
Yes 368 283 70.8 63.7-76.9 67 22.3 16.7-29.1 18 6.9 4.0-11.7
No 3,858 3,119 77.7 76.0-79.4 574 16.4 14.9-17.9 165 5.9 4.9- 7.1
Diabetes
Yes 605 533 88.1 84.4-90.9 65 10.3 7.6-13.6 *** *** ***
No 3,629 2,876 75.6 73.7-77.4 577 17.8 16.2-19.5 176 6.6 5.6- 7.9
Functional Disability
Yes 1,355 1,063 75.2 72.1-78.1 215 16.5 14.2-19.2 77 8.3 6.5-10.6
No 2,853 2,327 78.1 76.1-80.1 422 17.0 15.3-18.9 104 4.9 3.8- 6.2
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,372 1,117 79.0 76.0-81.8 200 15.9 13.5-18.7 55 5.0 3.7- 6.8
No 2,864 2,293 76.4 74.3-78.3 443 17.2 15.6-19.1 128 6.4 5.2- 7.8

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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.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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