2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Tobacco Use

E-Cigarette/Vaping Status*

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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 3,949 3,232 78.2 76.3-80.1 458 13.4 11.9-15.0 259 8.4 7.1- 9.9
Eastern NC 1,464 1,195 76.1 72.7-79.2 168 14.8 12.3-17.8 101 9.1 7.1-11.5
GENDER
Male 623 477 70.8 65.4-75.6 94 18.2 14.3-23.0 52 11.0 7.9-15.0
Female 841 718 81.2 76.7-85.0 74 11.6 8.4-15.6 49 7.3 5.0-10.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 722 578 73.9 69.4-77.9 93 15.4 12.2-19.3 51 10.7 8.0-14.2
Non-Hispanic Black 282 242 84.9 77.6-90.2 30 12.5 7.6-20.0 *** *** ***
Other 442 361 68.1 58.2-76.7 43 17.8 11.9-25.8 38 14.1 7.9-24.0
AGE
18-34 259 160 61.0 53.5-68.1 51 20.8 15.1-27.8 48 18.2 13.0-24.7
35-44 219 160 71.4 62.2-79.1 39 19.9 13.4-28.6 20 8.7 5.1-14.2
45-54 213 170 77.0 67.1-84.6 25 14.6 8.2-24.7 18 8.4 4.7-14.6
55-64 298 263 83.5 75.5-89.3 26 10.9 6.7-17.3 *** *** ***
65-74 281 256 89.2 83.0-93.3 21 9.9 5.9-16.1 *** *** ***
75+ 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 354 266 68.5 61.0-75.2 46 16.4 11.6-22.7 42 15.0 10.3-21.5
Some Post-H.S. 466 378 76.0 70.4-80.8 53 14.8 10.9-19.9 35 9.2 6.2-13.3
College Graduate 517 449 87.3 83.3-90.4 51 10.1 7.2-13.9 17 2.6 1.5- 4.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 535 421 70.0 63.6-75.7 67 17.8 13.1-23.7 47 12.3 8.6-17.2
No 918 764 79.0 74.9-82.6 101 13.6 10.7-17.2 53 7.4 5.2-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 237 175 66.9 58.9-74.1 36 18.9 13.3-26.0 26 14.2 9.3-21.1
Non-Veteran 1,224 1,017 78.1 74.2-81.5 132 13.9 11.1-17.3 75 8.0 5.9-10.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 748 573 72.1 67.4-76.4 105 16.3 13.0-20.3 70 11.5 8.7-15.2
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 422 395 91.6 86.7-94.8 21 7.5 4.5-12.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** 22 19.1 11.9-29.3 16 16.0 9.0-26.6
$35,000- 49,999 203 *** *** *** 24 18.4 11.3-28.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 206 164 76.4 68.1-83.2 23 14.6 9.2-22.2 19 9.0 5.2-15.0
$75,000+ 419 362 83.2 77.9-87.4 42 10.9 7.7-15.4 15 5.9 3.3-10.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 296 246 80.6 73.1-86.4 33 12.1 7.5-19.2 17 7.3 4.2-12.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.1 10.3-29.9
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 769 646 79.6 75.4-83.2 83 13.3 10.4-16.9 40 7.1 4.9-10.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 296 246 80.6 73.1-86.4 33 12.1 7.5-19.2 17 7.3 4.2-12.2
HOUSING
Own 1,002 868 81.3 77.2-84.8 92 13.7 10.7-17.5 42 5.0 3.3- 7.5
Rent 352 242 61.4 54.5-68.0 66 22.1 16.6-28.9 44 16.4 11.9-22.2
Other arrangement 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 91 72 78.9 67.1-87.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 376 280 69.3 63.1-74.9 53 17.4 12.8-23.1 43 13.3 9.6-18.2
Rural 997 843 79.4 75.0-83.3 102 13.9 10.7-17.8 52 6.7 4.5- 9.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,012 829 75.3 70.8-79.2 109 15.8 12.3-20.0 74 8.9 6.7-11.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 178 141 78.4 70.2-84.9 27 14.7 9.5-22.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 274 225 76.9 69.1-83.2 32 12.3 8.2-17.9 17 10.8 6.1-18.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 221 180 75.9 67.0-83.0 27 11.7 7.6-17.6 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 174 129 68.8 59.3-76.9 26 18.3 12.1-26.8 19 12.9 7.7-20.8
3rd Quartile 438 342 75.2 69.5-80.1 59 15.3 11.1-20.6 37 9.6 6.7-13.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 631 544 81.7 75.4-86.7 56 14.0 9.5-20.2 31 4.3 2.4- 7.5

Back to Tobacco Use.

*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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 08APR25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts