2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 512 418 78.4 73.2-82.9 63 14.6 10.9-19.3 31 6.9 4.5-10.5
GENDER
Male 220 170 73.7 65.4-80.6 35 17.5 12.0-24.9 15 8.7 4.8-15.3
Female 292 248 82.8 75.9-88.1 28 11.9 7.5-18.5 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 427 353 78.0 72.1-82.8 50 14.7 10.7-19.8 24 7.4 4.7-11.5
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 108 *** *** *** 19 20.0 11.9-31.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 165 127 77.4 68.1-84.7 24 15.2 9.4-23.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 207 183 85.2 77.4-90.6 18 11.8 6.9-19.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 186 145 76.3 67.3-83.5 25 13.4 8.2-21.3 16 10.3 5.7-17.9
No 320 267 78.9 72.0-84.5 38 15.7 10.9-22.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 453 367 77.8 72.1-82.6 58 15.5 11.4-20.6 28 6.7 4.3-10.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 225 172 73.2 65.2-80.0 34 16.7 11.5-23.6 19 10.1 6.0-16.7
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 191 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 120 80.1 69.4-87.7 18 16.1 9.3-26.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 97 82.5 71.0-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 265 223 81.2 73.9-86.7 28 12.9 8.3-19.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 114 97 82.5 71.0-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 374 327 83.2 77.0-88.0 28 10.8 7.0-16.4 19 6.0 3.4-10.4
Rent 111 *** *** *** 27 23.3 15.2-34.0 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 146 119 75.1 64.6-83.3 23 22.0 14.2-32.4 *** *** ***
Rural 366 299 79.6 73.3-84.7 40 12.0 8.2-17.3 27 8.4 5.2-13.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 125 104 84.7 75.9-90.7 16 12.3 7.0-20.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 230 184 75.4 66.4-82.6 24 12.4 7.3-20.1 22 12.2 7.3-19.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 157 130 76.9 67.0-84.6 23 20.4 13.1-30.3 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 263 214 75.7 68.2-82.0 35 17.1 11.7-24.1 14 7.2 4.1-12.4
2nd Quartile 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 134 111 83.6 74.3-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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