2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Would you say you have never used e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products in your entire life or now use them every day, use them some days, or used them in the past but do not currently use them at all?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Used Every Day Some Days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,308 3,450 78.0 76.3-79.7 133 3.8 3.0- 4.7 162 4.1 3.4- 5.1 563 14.0 12.6-15.5
MALES 2,027 1,560 75.4 72.9-77.8 80 4.5 3.5- 5.8 85 4.7 3.6- 6.2 302 15.3 13.5-17.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,281 987 74.8 71.7-77.7 59 5.1 3.8- 6.9 53 5.0 3.6- 6.8 182 15.0 12.7-17.7
Non-Hispanic Black 296 243 83.9 78.1-88.4 *** *** *** 12 5.0 2.3-10.6 38 10.1 7.0-14.3
Other 400 295 69.3 62.8-75.2 18 6.5 3.6-11.4 17 3.8 2.1- 6.7 70 20.4 15.7-26.1
AGE
18-34 525 304 58.0 52.6-63.2 51 10.2 7.4-13.9 53 11.1 8.0-15.2 117 20.7 16.9-25.0
35-44 294 224 74.3 67.8-79.9 12 3.9 1.9- 7.8 *** *** *** 48 17.6 12.9-23.5
45-54 319 252 78.1 71.6-83.5 11 3.8 1.9- 7.3 *** *** *** 48 15.8 11.2-22.0
55-64 350 296 86.4 81.2-90.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 12.7 8.8-17.9
65-74 329 296 89.9 85.4-93.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 8.4 5.5-12.7
75+ 174 157 91.3 84.0-95.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 7.7 3.8-15.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 202 154 75.0 66.8-81.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 19.4 13.4-27.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 499 370 72.6 67.3-77.4 26 7.0 4.5-10.7 24 4.7 3.0- 7.4 79 15.7 12.1-20.1
Some Post-H.S. 548 398 72.0 67.1-76.4 31 5.7 3.9- 8.2 30 6.8 4.2-10.8 89 15.5 12.3-19.4
College Graduate 769 634 82.4 79.0-85.3 14 1.3 0.7- 2.4 24 3.3 2.1- 5.3 97 13.0 10.5-16.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 111 73.2 62.8-81.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 13.7 8.2-22.0
$25,000- 34,999 175 125 66.0 56.4-74.4 12 8.0 4.2-14.8 *** *** *** 29 19.6 13.0-28.5
$35,000- 49,999 209 144 66.2 56.8-74.5 15 9.0 4.7-16.5 18 10.1 5.3-18.5 32 14.7 9.4-22.2
$50,000- 74,999 261 199 76.9 70.0-82.6 *** *** *** 11 4.9 2.1-10.8 44 16.2 11.6-22.0
$75,000+ 733 587 78.5 74.6-82.0 23 2.7 1.7- 4.2 25 3.6 2.3- 5.6 98 15.2 12.2-18.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 609 445 72.1 67.3-76.4 31 5.5 3.7- 8.3 28 4.3 2.8- 6.7 105 18.1 14.5-22.3
No 1,398 1,100 77.0 74.0-79.7 48 4.0 2.8- 5.7 57 5.0 3.6- 6.9 193 14.0 11.9-16.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 481 384 77.1 71.7-81.7 19 6.1 3.5-10.5 17 3.6 2.0- 6.2 61 13.1 9.8-17.5
Non-Veteran 1,536 1,171 75.0 72.2-77.7 61 4.1 3.0- 5.5 66 5.0 3.7- 6.8 238 15.9 13.8-18.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 707 533 73.8 69.7-77.6 21 3.4 2.0- 5.6 29 4.5 2.8- 7.2 124 18.3 15.2-21.9
Regional City or Suburban County 531 391 74.1 69.2-78.5 29 5.7 3.8- 8.4 28 6.1 3.9- 9.5 83 14.0 10.8-18.0
Rural 789 636 78.0 73.7-81.8 30 4.6 2.9- 7.3 28 3.8 2.4- 6.2 95 13.5 10.6-17.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,318 988 73.4 70.3-76.3 62 5.4 4.0- 7.2 68 5.8 4.3- 7.7 200 15.4 13.2-17.9
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 403 89.8 85.8-92.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 8.7 6.0-12.4
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 115 76.1 65.5-84.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 11.2 6.0-20.0
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 27.7 18.8-38.9
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 17.6 10.1-28.9
More than 200% 1,153 899 77.1 73.9-79.9 43 3.8 2.6- 5.5 48 4.1 2.9- 5.9 163 15.0 12.6-17.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 490 386 75.8 69.9-80.9 24 6.3 3.9-10.0 18 3.3 1.6- 6.9 62 14.5 10.5-19.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 637 493 76.9 72.7-80.6 24 4.4 2.7- 7.1 26 4.9 3.2- 7.3 94 13.9 11.1-17.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 900 681 74.2 70.4-77.6 32 3.7 2.5- 5.6 41 5.3 3.6- 7.8 146 16.8 14.0-20.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 661 515 76.6 72.3-80.3 26 4.4 2.8- 7.0 27 4.5 3.0- 6.9 93 14.5 11.5-18.1
2nd Quartile 550 408 74.2 69.5-78.5 18 3.9 2.2- 6.6 28 5.9 3.7- 9.3 96 16.0 12.8-19.8
3rd Quartile 514 393 75.1 70.2-79.5 22 4.9 3.0- 7.8 19 4.4 2.5- 7.6 80 15.6 12.1-19.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 302 244 76.6 68.1-83.4 14 5.9 3.2-10.6 11 2.3 0.9- 5.4 33 15.2 9.4-23.7

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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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