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
MALES 1,739 1,348 74.2 71.2-76.9 251 16.7 14.4-19.4 140 9.1 7.5-11.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,046 809 72.5 68.6-76.1 150 17.3 14.2-20.9 87 10.2 8.1-12.8
Non-Hispanic Black 282 228 81.7 75.4-86.7 42 14.5 10.0-20.4 12 3.8 2.0- 7.3
Other 376 284 70.9 63.0-77.6 54 18.1 12.6-25.2 38 11.1 6.9-17.2
AGE
18-34 397 217 54.0 47.7-60.2 99 25.7 20.3-32.0 81 20.3 15.8-25.5
35-44 253 173 67.1 59.5-73.9 53 22.1 16.6-28.9 27 10.7 6.9-16.4
45-54 251 209 83.5 76.1-88.9 28 11.9 7.1-19.0 14 4.7 2.5- 8.6
55-64 319 280 87.2 81.1-91.5 28 10.2 6.3-16.1 11 2.6 1.2- 5.5
65-74 295 262 89.7 83.6-93.6 28 9.2 5.4-15.2 *** *** ***
75+ 200 189 92.0 83.4-96.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 132 85.2 77.4-90.7 23 13.1 7.9-20.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 395 265 66.2 60.1-71.9 68 17.4 13.2-22.5 62 16.4 12.3-21.5
Some Post-H.S. 443 324 67.3 60.7-73.3 75 22.4 16.9-29.0 44 10.2 7.1-14.5
College Graduate 732 618 83.2 79.7-86.3 85 12.5 9.8-15.7 29 4.3 2.9- 6.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.3 6.9-21.1
$35,000- 49,999 222 165 69.7 60.8-77.3 32 17.5 11.8-25.2 25 12.8 7.8-20.4
$50,000- 74,999 239 176 74.3 66.7-80.7 38 14.5 10.0-20.6 25 11.2 6.9-17.5
$75,000+ 667 544 77.5 73.1-81.4 82 14.2 11.1-18.1 41 8.2 5.8-11.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 540 398 70.0 64.0-75.4 84 18.5 13.9-24.3 58 11.5 8.4-15.4
No 1,185 939 75.8 72.3-79.0 166 16.2 13.5-19.3 80 8.0 6.2-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 432 343 77.6 72.3-82.1 55 14.4 10.7-19.0 34 8.0 5.5-11.6
Non-Veteran 1,301 999 73.1 69.5-76.4 196 17.5 14.7-20.8 106 9.4 7.5-11.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 562 440 75.0 70.1-79.3 75 14.9 11.5-19.2 47 10.1 7.3-13.8
Regional City or Suburban County 458 336 71.0 64.9-76.5 81 20.3 15.5-26.2 41 8.6 6.0-12.3
Rural 719 572 76.0 71.0-80.5 95 15.5 11.8-20.0 52 8.5 5.9-11.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,067 784 70.5 66.7-74.0 171 17.6 14.7-21.0 112 12.0 9.6-14.8
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 414 88.7 82.8-92.7 31 10.5 6.6-16.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 106 *** *** *** 20 20.6 12.1-32.8 12 12.9 6.7-23.4
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 126 94 78.7 69.2-85.9 18 13.5 8.1-21.6 14 7.8 3.9-14.8
More than 200% 1,052 831 75.3 71.7-78.6 139 15.1 12.4-18.2 82 9.6 7.5-12.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 534 414 74.7 69.3-79.5 76 16.9 12.9-21.8 44 8.4 5.9-11.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 499 389 76.8 71.4-81.5 67 14.4 10.6-19.3 43 8.8 6.1-12.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 706 545 71.9 67.0-76.3 108 18.4 14.6-22.9 53 9.7 7.1-13.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 556 434 73.0 67.4-78.0 84 18.0 13.7-23.3 38 9.0 6.2-12.9
2nd Quartile 470 355 73.4 67.9-78.3 69 16.1 12.2-20.9 46 10.5 7.5-14.5
3rd Quartile 433 329 75.4 70.1-80.1 66 15.7 11.9-20.4 38 8.9 6.1-12.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 280 230 77.1 65.8-85.4 32 17.7 10.0-29.4 18 5.3 2.8- 9.6

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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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