2023 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 3,949 3,232 78.2 76.3-80.1 458 13.4 11.9-15.0 259 8.4 7.1- 9.9
FEMALES 2,210 1,884 82.0 79.4-84.4 207 10.2 8.6-12.1 119 7.8 5.9-10.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,323 1,120 81.5 78.4-84.2 130 10.5 8.6-12.9 73 8.0 6.0-10.5
Non-Hispanic Black 395 351 87.0 81.4-91.1 30 9.1 5.5-14.5 14 3.9 2.1- 7.2
Other 470 393 77.4 68.4-84.5 47 11.1 7.8-15.7 30 11.4 5.6-22.1
AGE
18-34 391 275 66.5 59.5-72.8 73 18.4 14.1-23.7 43 15.1 10.0-22.1
35-44 310 248 80.9 74.8-85.8 34 8.4 5.6-12.4 28 10.7 6.9-16.4
45-54 355 294 82.1 76.0-86.9 42 12.1 8.4-17.2 19 5.8 3.0-10.7
55-64 410 363 88.9 83.9-92.4 35 7.0 4.6-10.8 12 4.1 1.9- 8.6
65-74 401 379 94.2 89.9-96.7 14 4.2 2.0- 8.6 *** *** ***
75+ 314 297 93.9 89.1-96.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 136 89.0 81.2-93.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 456 372 73.7 66.3-80.0 51 13.7 9.8-18.7 33 12.6 7.5-20.5
Some Post-H.S. 647 533 80.5 76.1-84.2 66 10.5 7.9-14.0 48 9.0 6.4-12.5
College Graduate 946 837 88.1 85.2-90.6 79 8.9 6.7-11.6 30 3.0 1.9- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** 19 20.5 12.2-32.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 187 153 80.9 71.6-87.7 23 14.7 8.6-24.0 11 4.3 2.0- 9.1
$25,000- 34,999 224 178 74.5 65.6-81.8 22 10.2 6.0-16.7 24 15.3 9.6-23.4
$35,000- 49,999 262 218 80.5 73.3-86.1 29 12.7 8.2-19.0 15 6.9 3.7-12.4
$50,000- 74,999 296 258 80.0 69.9-87.3 22 8.9 5.6-13.9 16 11.1 5.0-22.9
$75,000+ 622 544 83.1 77.6-87.5 54 9.6 6.7-13.6 24 7.3 4.2-12.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 617 76.5 71.7-80.7 86 12.8 9.8-16.6 62 10.7 7.6-14.7
No 1,427 1,249 84.5 81.2-87.3 121 9.1 7.3-11.3 57 6.4 4.3- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,136 1,830 82.5 79.8-84.9 194 9.8 8.2-11.7 112 7.7 5.9-10.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 654 555 80.7 75.5-85.0 67 10.9 8.0-14.5 32 8.4 5.2-13.4
Regional City or Suburban County 517 433 82.9 77.8-87.1 52 9.3 6.8-12.6 32 7.8 4.6-12.8
Rural 1,039 896 82.5 78.5-85.9 88 10.4 7.9-13.6 55 7.1 4.8-10.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,049 863 78.2 73.9-81.9 118 11.9 9.6-14.7 68 9.9 6.9-14.1
Unemployed 102 *** *** *** 17 16.8 9.4-28.2 *** *** ***
Retired 664 629 94.6 91.8-96.5 23 3.8 2.2- 6.5 12 1.6 0.8- 3.0
Unable to Work 193 159 85.0 76.7-90.7 22 7.7 4.4-13.0 12 7.3 3.3-15.7
Other not in Labor Force 187 149 78.4 69.7-85.2 27 15.6 9.7-24.0 11 6.0 3.1-11.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 196 152 77.9 69.4-84.6 26 12.1 7.6-18.7 18 10.0 5.6-17.3
101% to 150% 153 121 77.1 66.5-85.1 21 15.5 8.9-25.6 11 7.4 3.6-14.6
151% to 200% 170 144 76.6 66.3-84.6 13 11.8 6.2-21.4 13 11.6 6.3-20.2
More than 200% 1,117 972 82.4 78.2-85.9 96 9.7 7.5-12.4 49 8.0 5.2-12.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 737 628 81.0 75.9-85.2 61 10.1 7.2-13.9 48 8.9 5.9-13.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 615 524 82.8 77.5-87.1 59 9.2 6.7-12.6 32 8.0 4.6-13.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 858 732 82.0 78.0-85.5 87 11.0 8.5-14.1 39 7.0 4.6-10.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 649 569 84.9 80.5-88.4 54 10.0 7.0-13.9 26 5.2 3.3- 8.0
2nd Quartile 573 469 78.7 73.1-83.4 65 10.5 7.9-13.8 39 10.8 6.9-16.5
3rd Quartile 572 476 81.3 76.4-85.3 60 10.4 7.7-14.0 36 8.3 5.4-12.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 416 370 86.5 79.4-91.4 28 9.8 5.5-16.7 18 3.8 1.7- 8.0

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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 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.

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