2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,048 1,649 77.9 75.6-80.1 311 16.9 14.9-19.1 88 5.2 4.1- 6.5
GENDER
Male 962 731 72.9 69.3-76.2 186 21.2 18.2-24.6 45 5.8 4.2- 8.1
Female 1,086 918 82.3 79.1-85.1 125 13.1 10.6-16.1 43 4.6 3.2- 6.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,318 1,042 76.4 73.4-79.2 212 17.6 15.2-20.4 64 5.9 4.5- 7.8
Non-Hispanic Black 377 305 78.9 73.4-83.4 57 16.8 12.7-21.8 15 4.4 2.4- 7.8
Other 312 267 81.9 75.2-87.1 36 14.3 9.6-20.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 408 267 64.4 58.7-69.7 109 26.8 22.1-32.2 32 8.8 5.9-12.8
35-44 361 266 70.5 64.3-75.9 76 24.2 19.1-30.1 19 5.4 3.3- 8.7
45-54 350 285 80.8 75.3-85.3 48 13.5 9.7-18.5 17 5.7 3.3- 9.5
55-64 327 275 82.8 76.7-87.5 40 13.4 9.0-19.4 *** *** ***
65-74 330 297 91.0 86.5-94.1 28 6.5 4.2- 9.8 *** *** ***
75+ 223 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 134 71.4 61.6-79.5 28 22.5 15.0-32.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 419 318 74.3 68.9-79.0 75 19.5 15.3-24.5 26 6.3 4.1- 9.5
Some Post-H.S. 526 400 75.9 71.4-79.9 98 17.9 14.5-22.0 28 6.2 4.1- 9.3
College Graduate 924 789 84.7 81.9-87.1 110 12.2 10.0-14.9 25 3.1 2.0- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 426 74.1 69.3-78.3 89 17.1 13.6-21.3 37 8.8 6.2-12.4
No 1,485 1,216 79.5 76.7-82.0 219 16.8 14.4-19.4 50 3.8 2.7- 5.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 213 177 79.9 72.6-85.7 27 14.9 9.9-21.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,831 1,468 77.7 75.2-80.0 284 17.1 15.0-19.4 79 5.2 4.0- 6.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,190 920 75.4 72.3-78.2 215 19.5 16.9-22.4 55 5.1 3.8- 6.9
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** 24 23.8 15.6-34.6 *** *** ***
Retired 499 466 93.8 90.9-95.9 29 5.2 3.4- 7.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** 23 21.7 13.7-32.7 12 13.9 7.6-24.1
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 105 *** *** *** 16 17.0 9.6-28.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 116 74.4 64.1-82.6 23 17.6 10.8-27.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 190 141 71.1 62.4-78.5 41 24.4 17.6-32.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 210 161 75.6 67.6-82.1 41 20.9 14.6-29.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 257 207 77.9 71.0-83.5 36 16.0 11.2-22.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 705 575 79.7 76.0-82.9 102 15.4 12.5-18.7 28 4.9 3.3- 7.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 433 367 81.2 75.7-85.8 52 14.2 10.2-19.3 14 4.6 2.5- 8.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 110 69.8 59.0-78.7 27 20.7 13.3-30.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 154 116 74.7 65.4-82.2 31 20.6 13.7-29.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 153 120 77.6 68.3-84.7 27 19.3 12.1-29.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,104 891 78.6 75.5-81.3 168 16.6 14.1-19.3 45 4.9 3.5- 6.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 433 367 81.2 75.7-85.8 52 14.2 10.2-19.3 14 4.6 2.5- 8.2
HOUSING
Own 1,361 1,158 82.2 79.4-84.7 157 13.6 11.3-16.2 46 4.2 3.1- 5.8
Rent 522 369 66.2 61.0-71.1 126 27.5 22.9-32.6 27 6.2 4.1- 9.4
Other arrangement 136 94 68.1 58.2-76.6 27 19.9 13.4-28.6 15 11.9 6.5-20.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,094 879 78.4 75.2-81.2 175 17.5 14.8-20.5 40 4.1 2.9- 5.9
Regional City or Suburban County 539 440 79.0 74.5-82.9 74 15.4 12.1-19.5 25 5.6 3.6- 8.5
Rural 415 330 75.1 68.9-80.4 62 17.6 13.0-23.4 23 7.3 4.5-11.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 192 155 78.6 69.5-85.5 26 15.8 9.6-24.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 815 639 74.8 70.9-78.4 131 18.3 15.1-22.0 45 6.9 5.0- 9.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,041 855 80.0 76.9-82.9 154 16.1 13.6-19.0 32 3.8 2.6- 5.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 671 555 81.0 77.1-84.3 97 15.6 12.6-19.2 19 3.4 2.0- 5.7
2nd Quartile 759 602 76.9 73.1-80.4 117 16.9 13.9-20.4 40 6.1 4.3- 8.6
3rd Quartile 550 433 74.7 69.5-79.3 89 19.2 14.9-24.4 28 6.0 4.0- 9.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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