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%)
TOTAL 4,308 3,450 78.0 76.3-79.7 563 14.0 12.6-15.5 295 7.9 6.9- 9.2
GENDER
Male 2,027 1,560 75.4 72.9-77.8 302 15.3 13.5-17.4 165 9.2 7.7-11.1
Female 2,281 1,890 80.5 77.9-82.9 261 12.8 10.8-15.1 130 6.7 5.3- 8.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,697 2,139 77.6 75.5-79.6 359 13.5 12.0-15.2 199 8.9 7.4-10.6
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 161 *** *** *** 16 13.7 7.3-24.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.5 7.0-27.4
Non-Hispanic Other 93 78 84.8 75.3-91.1 11 10.6 5.7-18.7 *** *** ***
Hispanic 433 343 78.3 73.3-82.6 62 14.9 11.3-19.3 28 6.8 4.5-10.2
AGE
18-34 984 626 62.7 58.8-66.4 200 19.4 16.5-22.6 158 17.9 15.0-21.3
35-44 645 506 76.9 72.6-80.6 92 15.8 12.6-19.7 47 7.3 5.3-10.1
45-54 679 549 81.8 78.0-85.2 88 12.8 9.9-16.3 42 5.4 3.8- 7.6
55-64 775 672 86.7 82.7-89.9 80 10.5 8.0-13.8 23 2.8 1.2- 6.6
65-74 713 632 87.5 84.1-90.3 65 10.5 7.9-13.8 16 2.0 1.1- 3.5
75+ 429 390 93.2 89.9-95.5 33 6.1 3.9- 9.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 350 279 78.5 71.6-84.1 49 12.9 9.2-17.9 22 8.6 4.7-15.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 953 733 75.7 72.1-79.0 136 14.5 12.0-17.5 84 9.8 7.7-12.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,237 945 74.1 70.4-77.4 184 16.5 13.6-19.9 108 9.4 7.5-11.8
College Graduate 1,754 1,485 84.3 82.1-86.2 192 11.4 9.7-13.3 77 4.3 3.3- 5.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,359 1,033 73.5 69.7-76.9 207 16.8 13.8-20.1 119 9.8 7.6-12.4
No 2,908 2,384 80.4 78.4-82.2 351 12.6 11.2-14.2 173 7.0 5.8- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 563 454 78.0 73.2-82.2 66 12.2 9.2-16.0 43 9.8 6.9-13.8
Non-Veteran 3,732 2,988 78.1 76.1-79.9 494 14.3 12.7-15.9 250 7.7 6.5- 9.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,464 1,919 76.3 74.1-78.3 339 14.2 12.6-15.9 206 9.6 8.2-11.2
Unemployed 163 *** *** *** 38 24.1 16.5-33.7 20 15.3 9.4-24.0
Retired 1,074 966 89.2 85.2-92.2 86 9.3 6.4-13.4 22 1.5 0.9- 2.6
Unable to Work 306 233 76.0 68.0-82.5 50 17.2 12.1-23.9 23 6.8 3.2-14.1
Other not in Labor Force 264 199 71.8 63.1-79.1 43 16.6 11.0-24.2 22 11.6 6.6-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 216 164 70.8 59.6-79.9 37 20.6 13.0-31.2 15 8.6 3.7-18.8
$15,000- 24,999 362 287 78.6 72.7-83.5 43 12.1 8.5-16.8 32 9.3 6.2-13.8
$25,000- 34,999 434 318 70.4 64.6-75.6 70 18.3 14.0-23.4 46 11.3 8.2-15.5
$35,000- 49,999 453 341 71.8 65.7-77.1 72 16.6 12.6-21.4 40 11.6 7.7-17.1
$50,000-74,999 536 421 77.0 71.8-81.6 81 14.8 11.6-18.6 34 8.2 4.9-13.4
$75,000-100,000 465 361 75.4 70.1-80.1 62 15.6 11.7-20.4 42 9.0 6.3-12.7
$100,000-150,000 438 374 82.8 77.6-87.0 44 11.5 8.0-16.1 20 5.8 3.5- 9.5
$150,000+ 458 391 85.7 81.7-89.0 51 10.5 7.8-14.1 16 3.7 2.2- 6.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 946 793 82.2 78.1-85.6 103 11.6 8.6-15.5 50 6.2 4.6- 8.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 103 *** *** *** 21 18.5 10.8-29.8 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 367 290 76.0 67.9-82.6 47 14.3 9.2-21.6 30 9.7 5.5-16.5
101% to 150% 277 200 68.9 60.8-76.0 49 19.2 14.2-25.6 28 11.9 6.7-20.2
151% to 200% 338 263 72.4 65.4-78.5 43 14.3 9.9-20.3 32 13.2 8.8-19.3
More than 200% 2,251 1,812 79.1 76.9-81.1 294 14.0 12.4-15.9 145 6.8 5.6- 8.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 946 793 82.2 78.1-85.6 103 11.6 8.6-15.5 50 6.2 4.6- 8.5
HOUSING
Own 2,805 2,404 83.4 81.2-85.3 291 11.6 10.0-13.5 110 5.0 3.8- 6.5
Rent 1,165 798 64.7 61.2-68.0 221 20.6 17.9-23.6 146 14.7 12.4-17.5
Other arrangement 294 214 70.6 62.5-77.6 45 16.1 10.4-23.9 35 13.4 9.2-19.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,447 1,140 77.4 74.3-80.2 206 15.5 13.0-18.4 101 7.1 5.7- 9.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,129 875 76.7 73.3-79.8 163 13.9 11.6-16.6 91 9.4 7.2-12.0
Rural 1,732 1,435 79.8 76.8-82.5 194 12.6 10.5-15.1 103 7.6 5.8- 9.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,082 882 78.1 74.0-81.6 125 12.9 10.3-16.0 75 9.0 6.5-12.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,360 1,086 78.5 75.5-81.2 184 13.6 11.5-15.9 90 7.9 6.1-10.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,866 1,482 77.7 74.9-80.3 254 14.9 12.6-17.5 130 7.4 6.0- 9.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,344 1,077 79.1 76.1-81.8 175 13.6 11.3-16.3 92 7.3 5.8- 9.2
2nd Quartile 1,194 924 75.4 71.8-78.6 183 15.8 13.1-18.9 87 8.8 6.8-11.4
3rd Quartile 1,077 870 78.9 75.4-82.0 137 13.1 10.8-15.7 70 8.0 5.9-10.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 693 579 81.5 76.5-85.5 68 11.8 8.4-16.4 46 6.7 4.6- 9.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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