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
-Non-Hispanic White 932 92 12.0 9.5-15.1 91 11.8 9.3-14.8 749 76.2 72.4-79.6
GENDER
Male 508 42 10.9 7.6-15.3 55 11.9 8.9-15.7 411 77.2 72.2-81.5
Female 424 50 13.4 9.7-18.1 36 11.6 7.8-16.8 338 75.0 69.0-80.2
AGE
18-34 339 46 17.0 12.4-22.9 39 13.7 9.5-19.2 254 69.3 62.7-75.3
35-44 161 *** *** *** 21 12.5 7.8-19.2 128 79.7 71.7-85.9
45-54 144 15 10.5 5.9-18.0 21 17.7 11.1-26.9 108 71.8 62.1-79.8
55-64 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 111 85.6 76.8-91.4
65-74 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 220 33 16.2 11.1-23.2 25 14.7 9.6-21.8 162 69.1 61.1-76.1
Some Post-H.S. 289 32 13.2 8.9-18.9 33 11.3 7.6-16.6 224 75.5 68.9-81.1
College Graduate 362 22 6.5 4.1-10.2 22 6.9 4.4-10.6 318 86.6 82.0-90.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 96 *** *** *** 15 16.6 9.4-27.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 88.2 80.3-93.2
$50,000- 74,999 141 24 19.4 11.8-30.3 *** *** *** 104 70.2 59.0-79.5
$75,000+ 325 23 9.5 6.1-14.6 27 8.4 5.6-12.4 275 82.1 76.4-86.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 273 34 12.6 8.7-17.9 38 17.8 12.7-24.4 201 69.5 62.5-75.8
No 650 57 11.6 8.6-15.6 53 9.4 6.8-12.9 540 78.9 74.4-82.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 12 12.5 6.8-21.7 13 11.0 6.2-19.0 102 76.5 66.6-84.1
Non-Veteran 805 80 12.0 9.3-15.3 78 11.9 9.2-15.2 647 76.2 72.1-79.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 309 28 10.6 6.9-15.9 24 8.8 5.8-13.2 257 80.6 74.6-85.5
Regional City or Suburban County 252 25 12.7 8.1-19.2 26 9.8 6.3-14.9 201 77.5 70.5-83.3
Rural 371 39 12.8 8.8-18.3 41 15.9 11.1-22.3 291 71.3 64.3-77.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 596 61 12.7 9.5-16.8 65 11.7 9.0-15.0 470 75.6 71.0-79.7
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 67 84.2 74.1-90.8
More than 200% 557 55 11.8 8.7-15.9 49 9.3 6.8-12.5 453 78.9 74.3-82.9
HOUSING
Own 523 43 10.6 7.5-14.8 42 9.6 6.7-13.4 438 79.8 74.9-84.0
Rent 328 34 13.3 9.2-18.8 27 9.6 6.4-14.2 267 77.2 71.0-82.3
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 17 8.8 5.1-14.7 31 21.5 14.0-31.7 140 69.7 59.6-78.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 409 42 14.1 9.9-19.6 38 11.3 8.0-15.6 329 74.7 68.7-79.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 335 33 11.5 7.8-16.7 22 7.6 4.7-11.9 280 80.9 75.1-85.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 342 35 14.4 9.7-20.7 24 8.7 5.6-13.4 283 76.9 70.3-82.5
2nd Quartile 275 30 13.3 9.1-19.2 26 10.5 7.0-15.6 219 76.1 69.5-81.7
3rd Quartile 238 19 7.3 4.5-11.6 29 12.9 8.7-18.7 190 79.8 73.4-85.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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