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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,670 570 24.6 22.6-26.8 2,100 75.4 73.2-77.4
GENDER
Male 1,235 308 28.8 25.8-32.1 927 71.2 67.9-74.2
Female 1,435 262 20.9 18.2-23.9 1,173 79.1 76.1-81.8
AGE
18-34 407 182 48.1 42.3-54.0 225 51.9 46.0-57.7
35-44 352 118 35.5 29.7-41.8 234 64.5 58.2-70.3
45-54 412 111 27.0 22.3-32.3 301 73.0 67.7-77.7
55-64 495 88 18.1 14.0-23.1 407 81.9 76.9-86.0
65-74 580 52 8.0 5.9-10.7 528 92.0 89.3-94.1
75+ 379 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 48 35.9 26.3-46.8 86 64.1 53.2-73.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 571 143 28.8 24.4-33.7 428 71.2 66.3-75.6
Some Post-H.S. 730 195 27.0 23.4-31.0 535 73.0 69.0-76.6
College Graduate 1,232 184 16.1 13.9-18.7 1,048 83.9 81.3-86.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 171 44 34.9 25.9-45.3 127 65.1 54.7-74.1
$25,000- 34,999 231 64 27.8 21.0-35.8 167 72.2 64.2-79.0
$35,000- 49,999 267 66 26.6 20.8-33.2 201 73.4 66.8-79.2
$50,000- 74,999 378 91 29.3 23.6-35.7 287 70.7 64.3-76.4
$75,000+ 989 192 22.1 19.1-25.3 797 77.9 74.7-80.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 832 191 25.4 21.9-29.2 641 74.6 70.8-78.1
No 1,820 374 24.2 21.7-26.9 1,446 75.8 73.1-78.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 62 20.1 15.4-25.7 286 79.9 74.3-84.6
Non-Veteran 2,317 508 25.3 23.1-27.6 1,809 74.7 72.4-76.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 743 166 23.9 20.3-27.8 577 76.1 72.2-79.7
Regional City or Suburban County 731 152 24.4 20.7-28.6 579 75.6 71.4-79.3
Rural 1,196 252 25.3 22.0-28.8 944 74.7 71.2-78.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,401 379 29.5 26.7-32.5 1,022 70.5 67.5-73.3
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 868 59 6.6 4.9- 8.9 809 93.4 91.1-95.1
Unable to Work 165 57 35.6 27.2-45.0 108 64.4 55.0-72.8
Other not in Labor Force 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 43 31.8 22.6-42.7 101 68.2 57.3-77.4
101% to 150% 164 50 36.1 26.9-46.4 114 63.9 53.6-73.1
151% to 200% 201 47 22.3 16.3-29.7 154 77.7 70.3-83.7
More than 200% 1,597 335 24.1 21.6-26.8 1,262 75.9 73.2-78.4
HOUSING
Own 2,058 335 19.7 17.5-22.0 1,723 80.3 78.0-82.5
Rent 436 179 49.5 43.8-55.2 257 50.5 44.8-56.2
Other arrangement 154 55 35.6 26.2-46.2 99 64.4 53.8-73.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 617 134 24.9 20.3-30.2 483 75.1 69.8-79.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,218 278 27.2 24.1-30.5 940 72.8 69.5-75.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 835 158 21.3 18.1-24.9 677 78.7 75.1-81.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 922 182 22.6 19.3-26.1 740 77.4 73.9-80.7
2nd Quartile 705 158 25.3 21.6-29.5 547 74.7 70.5-78.4
3rd Quartile 750 170 25.0 21.2-29.2 580 75.0 70.8-78.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 293 60 29.7 22.2-38.5 233 70.3 61.5-77.8

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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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