2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,258 1,810 78.9 76.5-81.0 305 14.2 12.3-16.2 143 7.0 5.7- 8.6
GENDER
Male 1,082 830 75.9 72.5-78.9 174 15.8 13.4-18.6 78 8.3 6.3-10.9
Female 1,176 980 81.6 78.1-84.7 131 12.6 10.0-15.8 65 5.8 4.1- 8.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,403 1,134 79.6 76.8-82.2 176 12.7 10.7-15.0 93 7.7 5.9- 9.9
Non-Hispanic Black 422 350 81.5 76.4-85.6 50 12.4 9.2-16.5 22 6.1 3.6-10.2
Other 381 292 76.1 70.5-81.0 64 17.8 13.5-22.9 25 6.1 3.9- 9.6
AGE
18-34 572 367 64.5 59.5-69.3 125 19.6 16.2-23.6 80 15.8 12.1-20.5
35-44 367 288 77.6 72.0-82.3 53 15.6 11.6-20.6 26 6.9 4.4-10.5
45-54 380 319 83.5 78.4-87.5 44 12.9 9.2-17.7 17 3.7 2.1- 6.2
55-64 381 336 89.1 84.9-92.3 36 9.1 6.2-13.2 *** *** ***
65-74 317 277 87.1 81.9-90.9 32 11.0 7.4-16.1 *** *** ***
75+ 192 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 121 79.5 69.1-87.1 17 9.5 5.5-16.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 461 348 75.6 70.6-80.0 75 16.2 12.6-20.6 38 8.2 5.7-11.6
Some Post-H.S. 592 450 74.5 69.4-79.0 98 17.6 13.6-22.4 44 7.9 5.5-11.3
College Graduate 1,040 883 85.0 82.3-87.3 113 11.0 9.0-13.4 44 4.0 2.8- 5.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 637 486 75.0 69.7-79.7 97 16.1 12.2-20.9 54 8.9 6.2-12.7
No 1,603 1,310 80.5 78.0-82.9 205 13.3 11.4-15.5 88 6.1 4.7- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 213 176 81.0 73.5-86.8 28 12.7 8.3-18.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,039 1,631 78.7 76.2-81.0 275 14.3 12.3-16.4 133 7.0 5.6- 8.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,381 1,081 77.2 74.3-79.8 198 14.7 12.6-17.1 102 8.1 6.4-10.2
Unemployed 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 485 442 89.3 82.3-93.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 129 98 80.2 71.4-86.8 20 13.9 8.5-22.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 156 116 71.4 60.6-80.2 26 14.0 9.2-20.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 70 77.8 67.2-85.7 16 15.3 9.0-24.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 132 78.2 69.3-85.1 18 11.8 6.9-19.4 17 10.0 5.6-17.1
$25,000- 34,999 197 143 73.5 65.8-80.0 38 18.7 13.3-25.6 16 7.8 4.5-13.1
$35,000- 49,999 205 154 70.0 60.9-77.8 35 19.7 13.6-27.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 272 212 75.7 67.3-82.4 44 15.0 10.8-20.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 798 662 82.4 79.0-85.3 96 12.5 10.0-15.6 40 5.1 3.6- 7.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 524 437 81.5 75.8-86.2 58 12.5 8.3-18.3 29 6.0 4.0- 8.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 128 78.4 69.8-85.1 21 12.9 8.0-20.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 130 *** *** *** 32 25.5 17.6-35.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 147 116 75.4 64.8-83.7 19 13.2 7.5-22.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,224 993 80.3 77.5-82.9 162 13.9 11.7-16.3 69 5.8 4.4- 7.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 524 437 81.5 75.8-86.2 58 12.5 8.3-18.3 29 6.0 4.0- 8.8
HOUSING
Own 1,371 1,195 85.1 82.0-87.7 140 11.3 9.1-14.0 36 3.6 2.2- 5.8
Rent 688 471 64.3 59.8-68.6 137 22.6 19.0-26.7 80 13.0 10.2-16.5
Other arrangement 172 123 73.2 64.6-80.4 25 12.1 7.7-18.5 24 14.7 9.5-22.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,339 1,058 77.4 74.2-80.3 190 15.4 12.9-18.3 91 7.2 5.6- 9.2
Regional City or Suburban County 543 436 78.8 73.7-83.2 72 13.9 10.6-18.0 35 7.3 4.5-11.7
Rural 376 316 83.5 78.4-87.7 43 10.6 7.6-14.8 17 5.8 3.3-10.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 102 80 80.2 68.8-88.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 833 676 79.8 75.9-83.1 111 13.8 11.2-16.9 46 6.5 4.3- 9.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,323 1,054 78.1 74.9-81.0 181 14.7 12.2-17.6 88 7.2 5.6- 9.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 777 634 81.1 77.6-84.2 99 12.9 10.4-16.0 44 6.0 4.2- 8.3
2nd Quartile 899 696 75.4 71.2-79.2 138 16.4 13.2-20.1 65 8.2 5.9-11.3
3rd Quartile 520 431 82.2 77.8-85.9 61 11.9 8.9-15.6 28 5.9 3.8- 9.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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