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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,668 2,100 75.4 73.3-77.5 428 17.5 15.7-19.4 140 7.1 5.8- 8.6
GENDER
Male 1,235 927 71.2 67.9-74.2 240 21.8 19.1-24.8 68 7.0 5.3- 9.3
Female 1,433 1,173 79.3 76.3-82.0 188 13.7 11.5-16.2 72 7.1 5.3- 9.3
AGE
18-34 407 225 51.9 46.0-57.7 128 30.3 25.4-35.7 54 17.8 13.2-23.6
35-44 351 234 64.6 58.3-70.4 89 27.2 21.9-33.3 28 8.2 5.5-12.2
45-54 412 301 73.0 67.7-77.7 79 18.2 14.3-22.8 32 8.9 6.0-12.9
55-64 494 407 82.2 77.3-86.3 69 14.0 10.3-18.8 18 3.7 2.2- 6.2
65-74 580 528 92.0 89.3-94.1 47 7.2 5.2- 9.9 *** *** ***
75+ 379 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 86 64.1 53.2-73.7 36 26.6 18.0-37.4 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 570 428 71.4 66.5-75.8 103 19.2 15.6-23.4 39 9.4 6.5-13.3
Some Post-H.S. 730 535 73.0 69.0-76.6 140 18.3 15.4-21.7 55 8.7 6.4-11.7
College Graduate 1,231 1,048 83.9 81.4-86.2 149 13.0 11.0-15.4 34 3.1 2.1- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** 21 20.0 12.2-31.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 171 127 65.1 54.7-74.1 32 21.7 14.8-30.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 231 167 72.2 64.2-79.0 45 18.3 12.9-25.5 19 9.5 5.5-15.8
$35,000- 49,999 267 201 73.4 66.8-79.2 55 22.5 17.1-28.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 378 287 70.7 64.3-76.4 61 18.3 13.8-23.7 30 11.0 7.1-16.8
$75,000+ 988 797 78.0 74.7-80.9 150 16.8 14.2-19.8 41 5.2 3.7- 7.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 831 641 74.8 70.9-78.3 132 16.8 13.9-20.2 58 8.4 6.3-11.1
No 1,819 1,446 75.8 73.1-78.3 292 17.8 15.7-20.2 81 6.4 4.9- 8.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 286 79.9 74.3-84.6 52 16.3 12.1-21.6 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,315 1,809 74.8 72.4-77.0 376 17.7 15.8-19.7 130 7.5 6.1- 9.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 742 577 76.2 72.3-79.7 129 18.2 15.1-21.8 36 5.6 3.8- 8.1
Regional City or Suburban County 730 579 75.8 71.6-79.5 114 17.8 14.6-21.5 37 6.4 4.4- 9.4
Rural 1,196 944 74.7 71.2-78.0 185 16.8 14.2-19.8 67 8.5 6.3-11.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,400 1,022 70.5 67.5-73.3 282 20.9 18.5-23.5 96 8.6 6.9-10.8
Unemployed 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 868 809 93.4 91.1-95.1 55 6.3 4.6- 8.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 164 108 65.2 55.8-73.6 40 23.8 17.0-32.4 16 11.0 6.2-18.8
Other not in Labor Force 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 101 68.2 57.3-77.4 31 19.0 12.7-27.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 164 114 63.9 53.6-73.1 40 25.1 17.5-34.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 201 154 77.7 70.3-83.7 37 18.8 13.2-26.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,596 1,262 75.9 73.2-78.4 251 17.6 15.4-20.0 83 6.6 5.1- 8.4
HOUSING
Own 2,057 1,723 80.3 78.0-82.5 265 14.8 13.0-16.9 69 4.8 3.6- 6.4
Rent 435 257 50.8 45.1-56.5 136 35.7 30.3-41.4 42 13.6 9.7-18.6
Other arrangement 154 99 64.4 53.8-73.8 26 14.1 9.0-21.4 29 21.5 13.7-32.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 616 483 75.3 70.1-79.9 97 16.4 12.7-21.0 36 8.3 5.4-12.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,217 940 72.8 69.5-76.0 206 18.9 16.3-21.8 71 8.2 6.3-10.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 835 677 78.7 75.1-81.9 125 16.4 13.6-19.7 33 4.9 3.3- 7.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 922 740 77.4 73.9-80.7 137 15.7 13.1-18.7 45 6.8 4.8- 9.6
2nd Quartile 705 547 74.7 70.5-78.4 120 18.5 15.2-22.3 38 6.8 4.8- 9.7
3rd Quartile 748 580 75.3 71.0-79.1 126 18.8 15.3-22.8 42 6.0 4.3- 8.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 293 233 70.3 61.5-77.8 45 16.9 12.1-23.3 *** *** ***

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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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