2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 490 380 73.2 67.4-78.3 66 14.0 10.5-18.4 44 12.9 8.9-18.1
GENDER
Male 225 172 75.5 67.8-81.8 26 11.5 7.3-17.6 27 13.1 8.4-19.8
Female 265 208 71.0 62.3-78.4 40 16.4 11.2-23.2 17 12.6 7.0-21.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 423 328 73.1 67.0-78.4 56 13.2 9.9-17.5 39 13.7 9.3-19.6
Non-Hispanic Black 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 102 89 84.3 73.3-91.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 147 106 68.6 58.4-77.3 23 16.6 10.2-25.8 18 14.8 8.8-23.8
College Graduate 209 172 78.3 70.1-84.7 24 13.3 8.5-20.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 170 130 69.4 58.1-78.7 30 19.4 12.6-28.7 *** *** ***
No 314 246 75.6 69.2-81.1 35 10.5 7.2-15.1 33 13.9 9.5-19.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 429 330 72.6 66.4-78.1 61 14.1 10.4-18.8 38 13.3 9.0-19.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 255 183 69.1 61.6-75.8 36 14.3 9.9-20.3 36 16.5 11.5-23.2
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 162 143 86.2 78.0-91.6 16 10.9 6.4-18.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** 16 15.6 8.5-26.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** 13 16.8 9.3-28.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 140 112 71.5 61.0-80.2 13 14.5 8.3-24.2 15 13.9 8.0-23.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 278 209 72.4 65.3-78.5 41 15.3 10.9-21.2 28 12.3 8.1-18.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 371 309 79.0 72.4-84.4 40 10.4 7.3-14.6 22 10.6 6.3-17.2
Rent 98 *** *** *** 20 19.7 12.4-29.9 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 177 133 74.3 66.0-81.1 26 13.6 8.7-20.5 18 12.1 7.5-19.0
Rural 313 247 72.7 65.0-79.2 40 14.1 9.8-20.0 26 13.2 8.2-20.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 *** *** *** 17 12.9 7.7-20.8 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 169 133 73.5 64.3-81.1 21 13.2 8.1-20.9 15 13.2 7.7-21.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 190 143 72.8 63.7-80.3 28 15.7 9.6-24.6 19 11.6 7.2-18.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 284 216 73.5 66.5-79.4 39 14.8 10.0-21.3 29 11.8 8.1-16.9
2nd Quartile 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 117 *** *** *** 14 12.8 7.0-22.2 *** *** ***

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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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