2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,308 3,450 78.0 76.3-79.7 563 14.0 12.6-15.5 295 7.9 6.9- 9.2
Eastern NC 1,560 1,260 78.2 75.3-80.9 192 13.5 11.3-16.0 108 8.3 6.6-10.3
GENDER
Male 720 558 74.3 69.6-78.4 102 15.5 12.2-19.6 60 10.2 7.6-13.6
Female 840 702 82.0 78.4-85.2 90 11.5 9.0-14.7 48 6.4 4.5- 9.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 871 677 74.7 70.7-78.3 127 16.1 13.1-19.7 67 9.2 7.0-12.0
Non-Hispanic Black 322 281 86.7 81.2-90.8 29 9.3 6.1-14.0 *** *** ***
Other 332 272 76.4 68.7-82.7 33 10.7 6.7-16.6 27 12.9 8.1-20.0
AGE
18-34 324 218 66.2 59.9-72.1 54 16.4 12.3-21.6 52 17.4 13.0-22.8
35-44 231 182 74.2 65.8-81.2 31 15.9 10.5-23.4 18 9.9 5.6-16.8
45-54 222 171 80.0 71.9-86.3 34 13.5 8.2-21.5 17 6.4 3.7-11.1
55-64 298 253 83.2 75.5-88.9 35 15.5 9.9-23.3 *** *** ***
65-74 294 266 90.4 85.4-93.9 21 7.2 4.4-11.5 *** *** ***
75+ 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 132 76.1 65.1-84.4 27 21.3 13.2-32.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 309 76.2 70.1-81.3 47 12.3 8.7-17.0 35 11.6 7.8-16.8
Some Post-H.S. 498 389 76.9 71.9-81.2 63 12.6 9.4-16.8 46 10.5 7.5-14.4
College Graduate 505 430 84.7 80.5-88.1 55 12.0 8.9-15.9 20 3.4 2.0- 5.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 552 417 72.3 66.8-77.2 80 16.1 12.1-21.0 55 11.6 8.5-15.7
No 991 828 81.6 78.2-84.6 111 12.0 9.6-14.9 52 6.4 4.6- 8.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 291 230 75.3 68.2-81.3 33 11.6 7.6-17.3 28 13.1 8.7-19.3
Non-Veteran 1,264 1,027 79.0 75.8-81.9 158 14.0 11.5-16.8 79 7.1 5.4- 9.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 828 655 77.8 74.0-81.2 105 12.4 9.9-15.4 68 9.8 7.4-12.7
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 427 381 90.4 86.3-93.3 37 8.2 5.5-12.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 120 74.0 62.6-82.8 17 13.8 7.9-23.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 181 132 62.9 52.4-72.3 29 23.4 15.0-34.6 20 13.6 8.1-22.2
$35,000- 49,999 175 137 79.0 71.0-85.3 21 10.2 6.2-16.3 17 10.8 6.3-17.9
$50,000- 74,999 191 156 80.8 72.9-86.7 24 13.2 8.4-20.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 423 352 83.9 79.3-87.6 48 10.9 7.9-15.0 23 5.2 3.3- 8.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 341 287 80.9 74.5-86.0 35 10.3 6.9-15.2 19 8.8 5.2-14.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 127 75.6 64.2-84.3 24 15.9 9.0-26.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 115 69.5 58.0-78.9 18 16.4 9.0-28.0 15 14.2 8.2-23.3
More than 200% 749 610 80.3 76.5-83.6 91 13.3 10.6-16.7 48 6.4 4.6- 8.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 341 287 80.9 74.5-86.0 35 10.3 6.9-15.2 19 8.8 5.2-14.5
HOUSING
Own 1,063 900 82.1 78.6-85.1 111 12.7 10.1-15.9 52 5.2 3.6- 7.3
Rent 379 270 66.8 60.6-72.4 64 17.3 13.1-22.6 45 15.9 11.7-21.3
Other arrangement 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 108 82 73.9 62.5-82.8 16 16.5 9.4-27.4 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 409 306 72.9 67.3-77.8 65 14.6 11.1-19.0 38 12.5 8.8-17.4
Rural 1,043 872 81.5 77.9-84.7 111 12.6 9.8-16.0 60 5.9 4.3- 8.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 849 698 78.8 74.4-82.7 95 13.4 10.2-17.3 56 7.8 5.6-10.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 358 277 76.0 70.1-81.0 52 14.1 10.3-18.8 29 10.0 6.5-14.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 353 285 79.4 73.9-84.1 45 13.2 9.5-18.0 23 7.3 4.6-11.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 283 227 79.6 73.4-84.6 37 13.6 9.4-19.1 19 6.8 4.1-11.2
2nd Quartile 206 158 76.3 68.7-82.6 32 12.5 8.4-18.0 16 11.2 6.5-18.5
3rd Quartile 440 345 76.3 71.0-80.9 62 14.9 11.2-19.5 33 8.8 6.0-12.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 631 530 80.5 74.9-85.1 61 12.6 8.7-17.9 40 6.9 4.6-10.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the E-Cigarettes question 4.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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