2022 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 4,308 3,450 78.0 76.3-79.7 563 14.0 12.6-15.5 295 7.9 6.9- 9.2
Non-Hispanic Black 758 643 83.7 80.1-86.8 80 11.2 8.7-14.2 35 5.1 3.3- 7.8
GENDER
Male 296 243 83.9 78.1-88.4 38 10.1 7.0-14.3 *** *** ***
Female 462 400 83.6 78.8-87.5 42 12.1 8.7-16.6 20 4.3 2.6- 7.2
AGE
18-34 153 110 71.7 62.4-79.5 29 16.2 10.9-23.4 *** *** ***
35-44 123 102 78.7 68.0-86.6 17 16.5 9.6-26.7 *** *** ***
45-54 125 107 89.5 82.7-93.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 150 132 90.1 83.6-94.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 194 158 80.5 72.9-86.3 22 13.0 8.2-19.9 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 242 205 82.2 74.8-87.8 27 11.0 7.1-16.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 275 237 85.6 79.9-89.8 27 11.2 7.5-16.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 70 78.8 67.0-87.1 15 17.4 9.9-28.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 78 79.3 68.9-87.0 16 16.6 9.8-26.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 176 151 85.7 78.7-90.7 19 10.0 6.2-15.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 253 213 84.2 78.1-88.9 28 11.2 7.4-16.6 *** *** ***
No 499 425 83.5 78.9-87.3 51 11.1 8.2-14.9 23 5.4 3.1- 9.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 98 88.8 81.0-93.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 639 542 82.7 78.6-86.2 67 11.6 8.9-15.0 30 5.7 3.6- 8.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 324 269 82.1 76.4-86.7 38 12.1 8.6-16.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 156 131 81.2 72.0-87.9 18 14.0 8.3-22.7 *** *** ***
Rural 278 243 87.5 81.7-91.6 24 8.2 5.1-13.0 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 428 354 81.1 75.9-85.3 50 12.3 9.0-16.5 24 6.7 4.0-10.9
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 336 271 80.5 75.1-85.0 45 14.1 10.3-19.0 20 5.4 3.2- 8.9
HOUSING
Own 389 352 88.9 84.0-92.4 29 8.0 5.4-11.8 *** *** ***
Rent 291 226 73.7 66.8-79.7 43 18.7 13.5-25.3 22 7.6 4.7-12.2
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 228 86.6 80.2-91.2 25 9.8 6.1-15.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 211 185 85.9 79.1-90.7 19 10.7 6.6-16.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 285 230 80.0 73.7-85.2 36 12.5 8.8-17.6 19 7.4 4.1-13.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 141 110 79.0 70.4-85.5 20 13.6 8.5-21.0 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 212 178 81.4 73.8-87.2 22 11.6 7.4-17.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 233 203 87.2 81.1-91.5 24 10.7 6.9-16.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 172 152 88.1 80.0-93.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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