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%)
North Carolina 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
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
GENDER
Male 1,046 809 72.5 68.6-76.1 42 4.7 3.4- 6.5 45 5.5 3.9- 7.7 150 17.3 14.2-20.9
Female 1,323 1,120 81.5 78.4-84.2 36 4.2 2.8- 6.3 37 3.8 2.5- 5.6 130 10.5 8.6-12.9
AGE
18-34 424 251 54.4 48.4-60.2 47 12.2 8.7-16.7 33 9.7 6.6-14.1 93 23.7 18.8-29.5
35-44 280 195 69.6 62.9-75.5 *** *** *** 16 6.4 3.6-11.1 55 18.2 13.7-23.8
45-54 332 266 79.6 73.2-84.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 14.0 9.6-20.0
55-64 430 372 85.5 80.4-89.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 10.2 7.0-14.8
65-74 468 434 91.7 87.2-94.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 6.5 3.7-11.0
75+ 409 387 93.4 88.9-96.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 450 325 68.6 63.0-73.8 30 8.2 5.3-12.5 29 8.1 5.4-11.9 66 15.1 11.5-19.6
Some Post-H.S. 659 508 72.6 67.7-77.0 30 5.1 3.4- 7.5 30 5.6 3.7- 8.5 91 16.7 12.9-21.2
College Graduate 1,169 1,018 85.3 82.6-87.7 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9 22 2.0 1.3- 3.2 115 11.6 9.5-14.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 138 106 76.2 64.6-84.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 17.2 9.8-28.4
$25,000- 34,999 180 *** *** *** 14 9.1 5.1-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 252 202 74.5 66.6-81.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 14.9 9.9-21.9
$50,000- 74,999 332 261 72.9 66.2-78.7 18 8.3 4.8-14.0 *** *** *** 42 13.6 9.7-18.6
$75,000+ 930 781 80.2 76.5-83.4 17 2.3 1.4- 3.9 32 5.0 3.3- 7.5 100 12.5 9.9-15.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 777 599 72.1 67.2-76.4 41 7.0 4.8-10.1 34 5.8 3.8- 8.6 103 15.1 11.7-19.4
No 1,570 1,311 79.8 76.9-82.3 36 3.1 2.1- 4.5 47 4.0 2.9- 5.5 176 13.2 11.1-15.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 331 270 76.8 70.4-82.1 14 5.1 2.9- 8.8 *** *** *** 40 15.3 10.9-21.1
Non-Veteran 2,036 1,657 77.3 74.6-79.7 64 4.3 3.2- 5.8 75 4.9 3.7- 6.4 240 13.5 11.5-15.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 691 561 76.2 71.6-80.2 22 4.5 2.8- 7.2 28 5.7 3.6- 8.8 80 13.6 10.4-17.6
Regional City or Suburban County 654 518 75.6 70.7-79.9 27 4.3 2.8- 6.6 18 3.8 2.2- 6.4 91 16.3 12.6-20.9
Rural 1,024 850 79.2 75.6-82.5 29 4.5 2.8- 7.1 36 4.4 3.0- 6.5 109 11.8 9.4-14.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,203 919 71.9 68.3-75.2 52 5.6 4.0- 7.7 57 6.3 4.7- 8.5 175 16.2 13.5-19.3
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 826 771 91.6 88.2-94.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 6.9 4.5-10.4
Unable to Work 128 93 75.9 64.7-84.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 13.2 7.3-22.6
Other not in Labor Force 125 91 71.9 61.8-80.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.8 13.6-30.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 18.9 11.2-30.0
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 128 72.5 63.4-80.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.2 9.6-23.2
More than 200% 1,485 1,233 78.6 75.6-81.3 40 3.8 2.7- 5.5 50 5.0 3.6- 6.9 162 12.6 10.5-15.1
HOUSING
Own 1,735 1,497 81.5 78.6-84.0 25 2.2 1.3- 3.7 51 4.1 3.0- 5.7 162 12.2 10.1-14.7
Rent 485 327 61.8 56.3-67.0 36 11.4 8.1-15.8 21 5.7 3.4- 9.3 101 21.2 17.2-25.8
Other arrangement 132 91 64.5 53.8-73.9 15 13.1 7.7-21.6 *** *** *** 17 14.8 8.5-24.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 583 468 75.9 70.9-80.2 26 6.6 4.0-10.5 20 4.4 2.7- 7.1 69 13.2 10.1-17.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 774 630 78.6 74.4-82.2 25 4.0 2.5- 6.3 30 4.8 3.1- 7.2 89 12.7 9.9-16.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,012 831 76.9 72.9-80.5 27 3.7 2.4- 5.6 32 4.6 3.0- 6.9 122 14.9 11.9-18.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 884 741 79.4 75.2-83.1 21 3.3 2.0- 5.4 25 3.4 2.1- 5.4 97 13.8 10.6-17.9
2nd Quartile 660 523 75.4 70.7-79.5 29 5.1 3.3- 7.7 26 5.8 3.7- 8.9 82 13.8 10.6-17.7
3rd Quartile 612 483 74.8 69.9-79.1 22 5.3 3.0- 9.0 27 5.4 3.5- 8.3 80 14.5 11.3-18.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 213 182 83.4 76.2-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 10.4 6.3-16.8

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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 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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