2023 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%)
TOTAL 3,949 3,232 78.2 76.3-80.1 116 4.0 3.1- 5.1 143 4.4 3.5- 5.5 458 13.4 11.9-15.0
GENDER
Male 1,739 1,348 74.2 71.2-76.9 62 4.1 3.0- 5.5 78 5.0 3.8- 6.6 251 16.7 14.4-19.4
Female 2,210 1,884 82.0 79.4-84.4 54 3.9 2.6- 5.8 65 3.9 2.7- 5.5 207 10.2 8.6-12.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,369 1,929 77.2 74.8-79.5 78 4.4 3.4- 5.8 82 4.6 3.5- 5.9 280 13.8 11.9-15.8
Non-Hispanic Black 677 579 84.6 80.5-87.9 *** *** *** 19 2.2 1.3- 3.8 72 11.5 8.6-15.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 330 *** *** *** 11 3.1 1.1- 8.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 11.8 6.5-20.5
Hispanic 357 277 75.5 68.8-81.2 *** *** *** 14 5.8 2.4-13.5 58 16.5 12.5-21.5
AGE
18-34 788 492 60.2 55.6-64.7 68 9.4 6.7-12.9 56 8.3 5.9-11.5 172 22.1 18.5-26.2
35-44 563 421 74.0 69.2-78.3 20 4.4 2.7- 7.2 35 6.3 4.1- 9.5 87 15.2 12.0-19.1
45-54 606 503 82.7 78.2-86.5 13 2.7 1.3- 5.5 20 2.6 1.5- 4.3 70 12.0 8.8-16.1
55-64 729 643 88.1 84.4-91.0 *** *** *** 19 3.0 1.6- 5.5 63 8.5 6.1-11.8
65-74 696 641 92.1 88.7-94.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 6.5 4.2- 9.8
75+ 514 486 93.1 89.0-95.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 5.5 3.1- 9.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 313 268 87.0 81.8-90.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 9.5 6.2-14.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 851 637 69.9 65.2-74.2 48 7.4 4.8-11.1 47 7.2 4.9-10.4 119 15.6 12.6-19.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,090 857 74.7 70.8-78.2 40 4.4 3.1- 6.2 52 5.2 3.6- 7.3 141 15.8 12.8-19.4
College Graduate 1,678 1,455 85.8 83.6-87.8 22 1.2 0.7- 2.0 37 2.4 1.7- 3.5 164 10.5 8.8-12.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,305 1,015 73.5 69.8-77.0 54 5.5 3.9- 7.6 66 5.6 4.0- 7.7 170 15.4 12.6-18.7
No 2,612 2,188 80.3 77.9-82.4 61 3.3 2.3- 4.8 76 3.9 2.9- 5.3 287 12.5 10.9-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 505 396 76.2 71.2-80.6 22 4.7 3.0- 7.4 19 3.4 1.9- 6.0 68 15.6 12.0-20.1
Non-Veteran 3,437 2,829 78.5 76.3-80.5 94 3.9 2.9- 5.2 124 4.6 3.6- 5.8 390 13.1 11.5-14.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,116 1,647 74.0 71.2-76.6 83 5.3 3.9- 7.2 97 5.7 4.4- 7.4 289 15.0 13.0-17.2
Unemployed 177 122 67.4 57.8-75.8 *** *** *** 15 9.3 5.1-16.4 32 17.4 11.5-25.5
Retired 1,114 1,043 92.1 89.2-94.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 6.7 4.7- 9.6
Unable to Work 282 219 80.2 73.0-85.8 *** *** *** 13 3.7 1.6- 8.3 41 12.4 8.0-18.5
Other not in Labor Force 227 175 74.8 66.0-82.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 19.8 13.2-28.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 117 70.8 60.6-79.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 23.2 15.6-33.2
$15,000- 24,999 270 215 79.4 71.6-85.5 *** *** *** 12 3.1 1.5- 6.5 34 14.2 9.1-21.6
$25,000- 34,999 369 282 70.1 62.1-77.1 17 6.0 3.5-10.1 25 7.9 4.8-12.8 45 16.0 10.3-24.0
$35,000- 49,999 484 383 74.6 68.8-79.6 15 4.3 2.1- 8.4 25 5.8 3.6- 9.2 61 15.3 11.4-20.2
$50,000-74,999 535 434 77.2 71.2-82.2 24 7.6 4.0-13.9 17 3.6 1.9- 6.4 60 11.7 8.8-15.4
$75,000-100,000 421 348 74.6 66.9-81.0 11 4.2 2.1- 8.0 16 8.6 4.3-16.5 46 12.6 8.4-18.5
$100,000-150,000 456 383 82.3 77.6-86.2 *** *** *** 16 4.7 2.7- 7.9 48 10.3 7.6-14.0
$150,000+ 412 357 83.2 77.6-87.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 13.4 9.5-18.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 844 713 82.3 78.2-85.8 20 3.1 1.7- 5.5 20 2.3 1.3- 4.2 91 12.3 9.4-15.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 302 226 73.4 66.1-79.6 13 4.7 2.4- 9.1 17 6.5 3.6-11.2 46 15.4 10.8-21.5
101% to 150% 250 190 70.3 59.6-79.1 *** *** *** 13 3.9 2.0- 7.6 38 19.4 11.9-30.2
151% to 200% 296 238 77.6 70.8-83.3 11 3.5 1.7- 6.8 16 6.3 3.4-11.2 31 12.6 8.4-18.5
More than 200% 2,169 1,803 78.7 76.0-81.2 58 4.0 2.7- 5.8 73 4.8 3.5- 6.6 235 12.4 10.7-14.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 844 713 82.3 78.2-85.8 20 3.1 1.7- 5.5 20 2.3 1.3- 4.2 91 12.3 9.4-15.9
HOUSING
Own 2,605 2,269 82.9 80.5-85.1 38 2.3 1.4- 3.8 77 3.8 2.8- 5.2 221 10.9 9.2-12.9
Rent 1,047 751 68.6 64.9-72.1 54 7.0 5.2- 9.4 49 5.3 3.8- 7.5 193 19.1 16.3-22.2
Other arrangement 258 181 64.8 56.4-72.4 22 10.1 6.0-16.5 13 5.5 2.9-10.2 42 19.6 13.5-27.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,216 995 78.0 74.5-81.1 36 4.5 2.9- 7.1 43 4.7 3.3- 6.7 142 12.8 10.5-15.5
Regional City or Suburban County 975 769 77.0 73.1-80.5 34 3.4 2.3- 5.0 39 4.8 3.1- 7.6 133 14.8 12.0-18.1
Rural 1,758 1,468 79.5 76.4-82.3 46 4.0 2.6- 6.0 61 3.8 2.7- 5.2 183 12.7 10.5-15.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,271 1,042 78.0 74.4-81.2 43 4.6 3.0- 7.0 49 4.1 2.9- 5.9 137 13.3 10.8-16.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,114 913 79.8 76.2-83.1 31 3.9 2.2- 6.7 44 4.4 3.1- 6.3 126 11.8 9.4-14.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,564 1,277 77.3 74.2-80.1 42 3.7 2.6- 5.3 50 4.5 3.1- 6.6 195 14.5 12.2-17.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,205 1,003 79.2 75.6-82.3 28 3.5 2.3- 5.5 36 3.5 2.4- 5.1 138 13.8 11.1-17.0
2nd Quartile 1,043 824 76.2 72.4-79.7 43 5.2 3.4- 7.8 42 5.5 3.6- 8.2 134 13.1 10.8-16.0
3rd Quartile 1,005 805 78.5 75.0-81.6 28 3.5 2.1- 5.8 46 5.0 3.6- 7.0 126 13.0 10.6-15.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 696 600 81.8 75.3-86.9 17 2.5 1.3- 4.9 19 2.0 1.0- 4.0 60 13.7 9.0-20.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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.

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