BRFSS 2023 - Piedmont North Carolina: (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?)

2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
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
Piedmont NC	1,973	1,619	78.3	75.6-80.8	60	4.6	3.3- 6.3	67	4.2	3.1- 5.8	227	12.8	10.9-15.1
GENDER
Male	896	701	74.8	70.6-78.6	32	3.9	2.7- 5.8	41	5.1	3.5- 7.3	122	16.2	12.9-20.0
Female	1,077	918	81.6	77.9-84.8	28	5.2	3.2- 8.1	26	3.5	2.0- 5.8	105	9.8	7.7-12.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,220	998	77.0	73.5-80.2	41	5.2	3.6- 7.4	44	4.4	3.1- 6.4	137	13.4	10.8-16.4
Non-Hispanic Black	377	324	84.0	78.6-88.2	***	***	***	***	***	***	38	11.2	7.6-16.2
Other	341	268	75.3	67.5-81.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	49	13.6	9.5-19.1
AGE
18-34	456	294	60.1	53.9-66.0	33	9.4	6.1-14.2	31	8.7	5.7-13.2	98	21.8	17.0-27.4
35-44	284	216	73.3	66.7-79.0	14	6.4	3.7-10.9	16	6.3	3.5-11.1	38	14.0	10.0-19.3
45-54	326	281	86.2	80.4-90.5	***	***	***	***	***	***	32	9.1	5.8-14.1
55-64	333	293	90.1	85.2-93.5	***	***	***	***	***	***	30	8.5	5.3-13.4
65-74	303	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	238	222	90.8	83.9-95.0	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	161	141	90.8	85.2-94.5	***	***	***	***	***	***	14	5.6	3.1- 9.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	389	293	70.1	63.5-75.9	24	8.8	5.2-14.4	18	6.5	3.6-11.2	54	14.7	10.8-19.7
Some Post-H.S.	459	352	72.2	66.2-77.6	22	5.6	3.5- 8.7	21	5.4	3.2- 9.0	64	16.8	12.3-22.5
College Graduate	954	823	85.2	82.3-87.7	***	***	***	26	2.9	1.9- 4.4	95	10.7	8.6-13.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	584	449	73.2	67.6-78.1	29	6.7	4.3-10.3	28	4.8	2.8- 7.9	78	15.3	11.3-20.4
No	1,374	1,157	80.5	77.4-83.3	30	3.6	2.3- 5.7	39	4.1	2.8- 6.0	148	11.8	9.7-14.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	210	171	80.0	72.3-85.9	***	***	***	***	***	***	27	15.8	10.4-23.2
Non-Veteran	1,760	1,445	78.1	75.2-80.8	55	4.9	3.5- 6.7	60	4.5	3.3- 6.2	200	12.5	10.5-14.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,143	902	74.5	70.8-77.9	43	5.6	3.8- 8.2	48	5.5	3.8- 7.9	150	14.3	11.8-17.4
Unemployed	89	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	14	15.1	8.4-25.6
Retired	501	469	91.9	87.4-94.9	***	***	***	***	***	***	24	6.7	3.9-11.3
Unable to Work	93	64	78.8	68.0-86.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	17	11.2	6.3-19.2
Other not in Labor Force	128	104	78.3	66.5-86.8	***	***	***	***	***	***	20	17.5	9.7-29.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	71	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	107	89	84.0	73.2-91.0	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	158	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	220	174	77.4	69.8-83.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	30	15.2	10.1-22.3
$50,000- 74,999	255	208	77.3	68.8-84.0	***	***	***	***	***	***	31	10.4	7.0-15.2
$75,000+	728	606	78.5	73.9-82.4	19	3.4	2.0- 5.6	27	5.9	3.6- 9.5	76	12.2	9.3-15.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	434	370	82.9	77.2-87.3	***	***	***	***	***	***	47	11.8	8.2-16.8
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	32	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	133	104	77.8	68.2-85.2	***	***	***	***	***	***	19	12.7	7.7-20.3
101% to 150%	105	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	123	99	79.3	69.4-86.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	15	13.7	7.8-22.8
More than 200%	1,135	934	77.3	73.5-80.6	35	5.0	3.3- 7.6	42	5.4	3.6- 7.9	124	12.4	10.0-15.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	434	370	82.9	77.2-87.3	***	***	***	***	***	***	47	11.8	8.2-16.8
HOUSING
Own	1,229	1,074	82.9	79.3-85.9	20	3.1	1.7- 5.4	34	3.7	2.4- 5.8	101	10.3	8.0-13.2
Rent	584	433	70.2	65.3-74.6	26	7.0	4.7-10.5	25	5.5	3.4- 8.7	100	17.3	14.0-21.1
Other arrangement	137	***	***	***	12	9.7	5.3-17.0	***	***	***	24	22.3	13.9-33.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	1,125	923	77.4	73.8-80.7	34	4.7	3.1- 7.3	39	4.8	3.3- 6.9	129	13.1	10.6-16.0
Regional City or Suburban County	453	370	80.1	74.3-84.9	***	***	***	***	***	***	57	12.8	9.0-17.9
Rural	395	326	78.2	71.6-83.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	41	12.2	8.2-17.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	134	109	78.8	67.6-86.9	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	706	588	80.4	75.9-84.3	***	***	***	23	3.4	2.0- 5.7	75	11.6	8.8-15.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	1,133	922	77.0	73.3-80.3	32	3.8	2.6- 5.6	39	4.9	3.2- 7.3	140	14.3	11.6-17.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	721	609	80.0	75.2-84.2	17	3.3	1.9- 5.7	19	2.9	1.7- 5.0	76	13.7	10.1-18.4
2nd Quartile	754	602	77.0	72.6-80.9	29	5.5	3.4- 8.6	28	5.2	3.3- 8.3	95	12.3	9.6-15.5
3rd Quartile	433	352	78.0	72.4-82.8	***	***	***	19	4.7	2.7- 8.1	52	12.6	9.3-16.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	65	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Never Used

Every Day

Some Days

Not at all

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

Piedmont NC

1,973

1,619

78.3

75.6-80.8

4.6

3.3- 6.3

4.2

3.1- 5.8

227

12.8

10.9-15.1

GENDER

Male

896

701

74.8

70.6-78.6

3.9

2.7- 5.8

5.1

3.5- 7.3

122

16.2

12.9-20.0

Female

1,077

918

81.6

77.9-84.8

5.2

3.2- 8.1

3.5

2.0- 5.8

105

9.8

7.7-12.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,220

998

77.0

73.5-80.2

5.2

3.6- 7.4

4.4

3.1- 6.4

137

13.4

10.8-16.4

Non-Hispanic Black

377

324

84.0

78.6-88.2

***

11.2

7.6-16.2

Other

341

268

75.3

67.5-81.7

***

13.6

9.5-19.1

AGE

18-34

456

294

60.1

53.9-66.0

9.4

6.1-14.2

8.7

5.7-13.2

21.8

17.0-27.4

35-44

284

216

73.3

66.7-79.0

6.4

3.7-10.9

6.3

3.5-11.1

14.0

10.0-19.3

45-54

326

281

86.2

80.4-90.5

***

9.1

5.8-14.1

55-64

333

293

90.1

85.2-93.5

***

8.5

5.3-13.4

65-74

303

***

75+

238

222

90.8

83.9-95.0

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

161

141

90.8

85.2-94.5

***

5.6

3.1- 9.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

389

293

70.1

63.5-75.9

8.8

5.2-14.4

6.5

3.6-11.2

14.7

10.8-19.7

Some Post-H.S.

459

352

72.2

66.2-77.6

5.6

3.5- 8.7

5.4

3.2- 9.0

16.8

12.3-22.5

College Graduate

954

823

85.2

82.3-87.7

***

2.9

1.9- 4.4

10.7

8.6-13.4

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

584

449

73.2

67.6-78.1

6.7

4.3-10.3

4.8

2.8- 7.9

15.3

11.3-20.4

1,374

1,157

80.5

77.4-83.3

3.6

2.3- 5.7

4.1

2.8- 6.0

148

11.8

9.7-14.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

210

171

80.0

72.3-85.9

***

15.8

10.4-23.2

Non-Veteran

1,760

1,445

78.1

75.2-80.8

4.9

3.5- 6.7

4.5

3.3- 6.2

200

12.5

10.5-14.9

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,143

902

74.5

70.8-77.9

5.6

3.8- 8.2

5.5

3.8- 7.9

150

14.3

11.8-17.4

Unemployed

***

15.1

8.4-25.6

Retired

501

469

91.9

87.4-94.9

***

6.7

3.9-11.3

Unable to Work

78.8

68.0-86.7

***

11.2

6.3-19.2

Other not in Labor Force

128

104

78.3

66.5-86.8

***

17.5

9.7-29.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

107

84.0

73.2-91.0

***

$25,000- 34,999

158

***

$35,000- 49,999

220

174

77.4

69.8-83.6

***

15.2

10.1-22.3

$50,000- 74,999

255

208

77.3

68.8-84.0

***

10.4

7.0-15.2

$75,000+

728

606

78.5

73.9-82.4

3.4

2.0- 5.6

5.9

3.6- 9.5

12.2

9.3-15.9

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

434

370

82.9

77.2-87.3

***

11.8

8.2-16.8

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

133

104

77.8

68.2-85.2

***

12.7

7.7-20.3

101% to 150%

105

***

151% to 200%

123

79.3

69.4-86.7

***

13.7

7.8-22.8

More than 200%

1,135

934

77.3

73.5-80.6

5.0

3.3- 7.6

5.4

3.6- 7.9

124

12.4

10.0-15.2

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

434

370

82.9

77.2-87.3

***

11.8

8.2-16.8

HOUSING

Own

1,229

1,074

82.9

79.3-85.9

3.1

1.7- 5.4

3.7

2.4- 5.8

101

10.3

8.0-13.2

Rent

584

433

70.2

65.3-74.6

7.0

4.7-10.5

5.5

3.4- 8.7

100

17.3

14.0-21.1

Other arrangement

137

***

9.7

5.3-17.0

***

22.3

13.9-33.9

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

1,125

923

77.4

73.8-80.7

4.7

3.1- 7.3

4.8

3.3- 6.9

129

13.1

10.6-16.0

Regional City or Suburban County

453

370

80.1

74.3-84.9

***

12.8

9.0-17.9

Rural

395

326

78.2

71.6-83.6

***

12.2

8.2-17.9

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

134

109

78.8

67.6-86.9

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

706

588

80.4

75.9-84.3

***

3.4

2.0- 5.7

11.6

8.8-15.2

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,133

922

77.0

73.3-80.3

3.8

2.6- 5.6

4.9

3.2- 7.3

140

14.3

11.6-17.6

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

721

609

80.0

75.2-84.2

3.3

1.9- 5.7

2.9

1.7- 5.0

13.7

10.1-18.4

2nd Quartile

754

602

77.0

72.6-80.9

5.5

3.4- 8.6

5.2

3.3- 8.3

12.3

9.6-15.5

3rd Quartile

433

352

78.0

72.4-82.8

***

4.7

2.7- 8.1

12.6

9.3-16.9

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

***

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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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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?