2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 721 65 9.6 7.3-12.6 56 8.7 6.5-11.4 600 81.7 78.0-84.8
GENDER
Male 416 34 9.2 6.3-13.3 32 8.5 5.9-12.2 350 82.3 77.4-86.2
Female 305 31 10.2 6.9-14.9 24 8.9 5.7-13.6 250 80.9 75.1-85.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 480 50 12.1 8.9-16.2 37 8.5 6.1-11.9 393 79.4 74.7-83.4
Non-Hispanic Black 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 100 85.5 76.7-91.4
Other 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 85.5 75.7-91.8
AGE
18-34 300 30 11.6 7.8-16.9 24 8.1 5.3-12.3 246 80.3 74.4-85.1
35-44 140 *** *** *** 14 9.5 5.4-16.2 117 83.9 75.9-89.6
45-54 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 85.4 75.3-91.8
65-74 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 172 23 12.0 7.6-18.5 15 8.2 4.8-13.6 134 79.8 72.4-85.6
Some Post-H.S. 198 19 11.3 7.0-18.0 16 8.4 5.0-13.9 163 80.2 72.9-86.0
College Graduate 291 21 7.9 5.1-12.2 14 5.6 3.3- 9.5 256 86.4 81.4-90.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 209 23 10.3 6.5-16.1 26 16.0 10.8-23.1 160 73.7 65.9-80.2
No 502 41 9.2 6.5-12.8 29 5.4 3.6- 7.9 432 85.4 81.4-88.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 64 81.4 70.2-89.0
Non-Veteran 640 57 9.6 7.2-12.8 49 8.7 6.4-11.7 534 81.7 77.8-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 476 40 9.5 6.7-13.2 39 8.3 5.9-11.5 397 82.2 77.8-85.9
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 78.7 67.0-87.1
$75,000+ 248 19 8.1 4.9-12.9 14 7.1 4.1-12.0 215 84.9 78.9-89.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 104 81.2 71.1-88.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 387 38 10.2 7.1-14.2 21 6.4 4.1- 9.9 328 83.4 78.7-87.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 104 81.2 71.1-88.4
HOUSING
Own 338 36 10.8 7.5-15.4 21 6.6 4.2-10.2 281 82.6 77.4-86.8
Rent 316 22 8.1 5.2-12.5 24 9.0 5.8-13.6 270 82.9 77.4-87.3
Other arrangement 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 441 31 7.4 5.0-10.9 33 8.2 5.7-11.7 377 84.4 80.0-88.0
Regional City or Suburban County 164 16 9.1 5.4-15.1 15 11.1 6.5-18.5 133 79.8 71.7-86.0
Rural 116 18 18.8 11.1-29.9 *** *** *** 90 74.7 63.4-83.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 247 28 12.1 8.1-17.9 22 10.5 6.6-16.2 197 77.4 70.4-83.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 427 31 8.2 5.5-12.1 27 6.9 4.6-10.2 369 84.9 80.4-88.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 249 20 10.1 6.2-16.1 *** *** *** 218 85.7 79.5-90.3
2nd Quartile 297 32 11.2 7.6-16.1 26 9.6 6.3-14.1 239 79.3 73.4-84.1
3rd Quartile 163 *** *** *** 18 13.6 8.2-21.8 133 81.1 72.7-87.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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