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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,416 1,152 80.2 77.2-82.9 177 12.1 10.2-14.3 87 7.7 5.7-10.3
Non-Hispanic Black 462 400 83.6 78.8-87.5 42 12.1 8.7-16.6 20 4.3 2.6- 7.2
Other 358 301 80.3 72.5-86.2 36 13.2 8.0-20.9 21 6.6 3.9-10.9
AGE
18-34 459 322 67.7 61.8-73.0 83 18.0 13.8-23.1 54 14.4 10.5-19.4
35-44 351 282 79.2 73.4-84.0 44 14.2 10.2-19.5 25 6.6 4.2-10.2
45-54 360 297 85.5 81.1-89.1 40 9.7 6.8-13.6 23 4.8 3.0- 7.6
55-64 425 376 86.9 80.4-91.5 34 8.6 5.6-13.0 15 4.5 1.6-11.9
65-74 384 336 85.5 80.0-89.7 39 12.3 8.4-17.7 *** *** ***
75+ 255 233 94.5 91.0-96.7 19 4.9 2.9- 8.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 148 *** *** *** 13 5.1 2.4-10.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 454 363 79.1 74.2-83.3 57 13.2 9.8-17.5 34 7.7 5.2-11.2
Some Post-H.S. 689 547 75.7 70.3-80.4 95 17.3 13.0-22.8 47 6.9 4.9- 9.7
College Graduate 985 851 85.9 82.9-88.3 95 10.1 8.0-12.7 39 4.1 2.8- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 217 176 82.5 75.6-87.8 24 10.9 6.8-17.1 17 6.6 3.8-11.0
$25,000- 34,999 259 193 73.8 66.5-79.9 41 17.2 12.2-23.8 25 9.0 5.6-14.1
$35,000- 49,999 244 197 77.4 69.8-83.6 40 18.5 13.2-25.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 275 222 77.2 68.7-83.9 37 13.3 9.2-18.7 16 9.5 4.4-19.4
$75,000+ 628 539 84.7 80.8-88.0 59 9.2 6.8-12.3 30 6.1 4.0- 9.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 750 588 74.6 68.9-79.6 102 15.7 11.6-21.1 60 9.7 6.6-13.9
No 1,510 1,284 83.9 81.4-86.1 158 11.2 9.3-13.3 68 5.0 3.8- 6.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 70 82.9 71.0-90.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,196 1,817 80.4 77.7-82.8 256 13.0 11.0-15.4 123 6.6 5.2- 8.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 740 607 80.6 75.9-84.6 82 12.9 9.3-17.7 51 6.4 4.7- 8.7
Regional City or Suburban County 598 484 79.0 74.2-83.2 80 13.8 10.7-17.7 34 7.1 4.4-11.2
Rural 943 799 81.5 77.0-85.3 99 11.8 8.8-15.5 45 6.7 4.3-10.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,146 931 79.8 76.7-82.5 139 12.6 10.4-15.1 76 7.6 5.9- 9.8
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 624 563 88.7 82.0-93.1 47 9.8 5.5-16.7 14 1.5 0.8- 2.9
Unable to Work 184 146 79.9 69.1-87.5 23 11.9 7.2-19.0 15 8.2 3.1-20.2
Other not in Labor Force 212 168 74.6 64.1-82.8 30 16.1 9.7-25.7 14 9.3 4.2-19.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 221 175 76.0 64.0-84.9 30 16.3 9.1-27.4 16 7.7 2.9-19.2
101% to 150% 165 128 75.1 63.6-83.9 22 13.8 8.6-21.6 15 11.0 4.5-24.4
151% to 200% 195 155 76.3 67.7-83.2 24 11.8 7.4-18.2 16 11.9 6.8-19.9
More than 200% 1,098 913 81.6 78.6-84.3 131 12.9 10.6-15.5 54 5.5 4.0- 7.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 592 496 80.2 74.4-84.9 63 11.4 8.3-15.4 33 8.4 4.9-14.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 723 593 79.9 75.6-83.7 90 13.3 10.4-16.8 40 6.8 4.4-10.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 966 801 81.0 76.8-84.7 108 13.1 9.7-17.3 57 5.9 4.4- 7.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 683 562 81.5 77.1-85.2 82 12.8 9.5-17.0 39 5.8 4.0- 8.2
2nd Quartile 644 516 76.4 70.9-81.2 87 15.6 11.5-20.8 41 8.0 5.3-11.8
3rd Quartile 563 477 82.4 77.4-86.5 57 10.7 8.0-14.2 29 6.9 4.0-11.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 391 335 85.5 79.7-89.8 35 9.0 5.6-14.1 21 5.5 3.1- 9.5

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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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