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 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
GENDER
Male 1,281 987 74.8 71.7-77.7 182 15.0 12.7-17.7 112 10.1 8.2-12.5
Female 1,416 1,152 80.2 77.2-82.9 177 12.1 10.2-14.3 87 7.7 5.7-10.3
AGE
18-34 538 316 57.3 52.1-62.3 116 19.9 16.3-24.1 106 22.8 18.5-27.9
35-44 344 261 76.0 70.3-80.9 51 15.3 11.3-20.3 32 8.7 5.8-12.9
45-54 405 319 78.2 72.7-82.9 57 14.6 10.6-19.7 29 7.2 4.8-10.7
55-64 516 443 84.7 79.2-89.0 59 11.8 8.5-16.2 *** *** ***
65-74 508 448 88.5 84.8-91.5 48 9.5 6.8-13.1 *** *** ***
75+ 343 312 93.1 89.3-95.6 26 6.1 3.8- 9.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** 24 18.2 10.9-28.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 539 413 75.7 71.1-79.8 80 14.5 11.3-18.3 46 9.8 7.1-13.3
Some Post-H.S. 804 598 74.5 70.8-78.0 121 14.6 12.0-17.7 85 10.8 8.5-13.8
College Graduate 1,237 1,050 84.6 82.0-86.8 133 10.6 8.8-12.8 54 4.8 3.5- 6.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** 23 21.7 13.1-33.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 118 76.9 68.3-83.7 26 14.3 9.1-21.6 16 8.9 4.9-15.6
$25,000- 34,999 234 164 67.0 58.9-74.2 38 18.6 12.9-26.1 32 14.4 9.8-20.6
$35,000- 49,999 280 209 71.9 64.3-78.4 46 16.3 11.4-22.8 25 11.8 7.3-18.5
$50,000- 74,999 360 282 75.6 68.6-81.4 53 14.3 10.6-19.0 25 10.2 5.6-17.7
$75,000+ 1,018 848 82.3 79.2-85.0 111 11.5 9.2-14.2 59 6.3 4.7- 8.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 854 636 73.0 68.7-76.9 134 15.5 12.7-18.7 84 11.5 8.6-15.3
No 1,817 1,481 80.1 77.6-82.3 223 12.4 10.7-14.5 113 7.5 6.0- 9.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 366 295 76.6 70.4-81.8 45 13.6 9.7-18.8 26 9.8 6.4-14.9
Non-Veteran 2,327 1,841 77.8 75.4-79.9 313 13.5 11.9-15.3 173 8.8 7.2-10.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 813 637 77.9 74.4-81.1 114 14.3 11.7-17.4 62 7.8 5.9-10.2
Regional City or Suburban County 777 602 76.5 72.3-80.2 111 13.5 10.8-16.7 64 10.0 7.3-13.6
Rural 1,107 900 78.3 74.6-81.5 134 13.0 10.6-15.8 73 8.8 6.4-11.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,485 1,138 75.4 72.6-78.0 205 13.7 11.7-16.0 142 10.9 9.1-13.1
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 806 727 91.0 88.3-93.1 65 7.6 5.7-10.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 174 *** *** *** 37 22.1 14.8-31.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 137 *** *** *** 30 19.2 12.8-27.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** 21 13.5 7.9-22.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** 23 16.2 10.2-24.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 197 144 68.2 59.0-76.1 28 17.3 11.1-26.1 25 14.5 9.3-21.8
More than 200% 1,626 1,319 80.3 77.8-82.6 207 13.1 11.3-15.3 100 6.5 5.2- 8.2
HOUSING
Own 1,982 1,701 83.6 81.2-85.8 203 11.1 9.5-13.1 78 5.2 3.8- 7.2
Rent 544 320 53.9 48.9-58.8 127 23.3 19.5-27.6 97 22.8 18.6-27.5
Other arrangement 152 105 64.6 54.8-73.4 25 17.4 11.2-25.9 22 18.0 11.6-26.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 528 411 74.0 67.9-79.2 75 15.0 11.3-19.7 42 11.0 7.2-16.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 949 754 77.2 73.5-80.6 129 13.9 11.4-16.8 66 8.9 6.5-12.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,220 974 79.5 76.7-82.1 155 12.5 10.5-15.0 91 7.9 6.3-10.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 995 805 80.8 77.7-83.6 119 11.6 9.4-14.2 71 7.6 5.8- 9.8
2nd Quartile 773 596 75.4 71.2-79.1 118 14.9 12.1-18.1 59 9.8 7.1-13.4
3rd Quartile 643 512 76.6 71.7-80.9 86 13.7 10.7-17.4 45 9.7 6.5-14.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 286 226 75.8 67.7-82.4 36 15.7 10.0-23.7 24 8.5 5.3-13.4

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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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