2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,165 3,403 79.0 77.5-80.6 494 13.6 12.4-15.0 268 7.3 6.4- 8.4
Eastern NC 1,131 915 77.2 74.0-80.1 143 15.1 12.7-18.0 73 7.7 5.9- 9.9
GENDER
Male 508 381 71.1 66.2-75.6 81 18.4 14.6-22.8 46 10.5 7.7-14.2
Female 623 534 82.9 78.8-86.4 62 12.1 9.2-15.8 27 5.0 3.1- 7.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 711 569 73.7 69.4-77.6 97 16.6 13.5-20.3 45 9.7 7.0-13.1
Non-Hispanic Black 233 201 85.7 79.4-90.3 24 12.1 7.8-18.4 *** *** ***
Other 172 133 74.9 66.1-82.1 21 15.7 9.8-24.1 18 9.4 5.6-15.3
AGE
18-34 229 136 59.3 52.0-66.2 53 22.9 17.5-29.4 40 17.8 12.9-24.0
35-44 165 128 75.4 67.0-82.2 30 21.0 14.6-29.2 *** *** ***
45-54 166 140 85.6 78.1-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 217 185 84.6 77.9-89.5 23 11.6 7.3-18.0 *** *** ***
65-74 197 177 86.3 77.9-91.9 20 13.7 8.1-22.1 *** *** ***
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 86 82.4 72.1-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 296 223 70.4 63.8-76.2 41 16.8 12.2-22.7 32 12.8 8.9-18.1
Some Post-H.S. 314 246 76.4 70.4-81.5 45 16.1 11.9-21.4 23 7.5 4.6-12.0
College Graduate 414 358 85.8 81.5-89.3 44 11.6 8.4-15.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 377 298 75.4 69.5-80.5 48 14.5 10.6-19.6 31 10.1 6.7-14.8
No 747 611 77.7 73.8-81.2 94 15.7 12.7-19.2 42 6.6 4.7- 9.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 164 71.2 63.7-77.7 33 17.1 12.1-23.7 21 11.6 7.4-17.9
Non-Veteran 912 750 78.8 75.2-81.9 110 14.6 11.9-17.8 52 6.6 4.8- 9.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 586 443 70.7 66.0-74.9 87 17.8 14.4-21.9 56 11.5 8.6-15.1
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 331 306 91.0 85.7-94.5 22 7.5 4.4-12.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 105 *** *** *** 18 19.4 11.9-29.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 140 113 74.4 64.3-82.4 19 20.3 12.9-30.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 156 124 78.0 69.2-84.8 18 12.7 7.7-20.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 352 291 77.2 71.3-82.2 41 13.6 9.9-18.5 20 9.2 5.8-14.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 261 223 82.2 75.3-87.5 26 13.0 8.4-19.6 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 91 69.4 58.7-78.4 25 24.8 16.5-35.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 579 475 77.9 73.5-81.8 64 12.8 9.9-16.4 40 9.3 6.6-12.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 261 223 82.2 75.3-87.5 26 13.0 8.4-19.6 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 737 629 80.1 76.2-83.6 82 14.2 11.3-17.7 26 5.7 3.8- 8.5
Rent 304 230 72.9 66.6-78.3 43 16.5 12.1-22.2 31 10.6 7.2-15.3
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 21.0 12.5-32.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 97 *** *** *** 12 17.6 10.1-29.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 372 286 71.6 65.7-76.8 56 18.9 14.4-24.3 30 9.5 6.5-13.9
Rural 662 551 81.2 77.1-84.6 75 12.5 9.7-16.0 36 6.3 4.3- 9.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 680 541 77.2 73.1-80.9 90 14.7 11.7-18.3 49 8.1 5.9-11.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 115 93 75.4 64.2-84.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 336 281 77.8 71.6-82.9 41 16.7 12.3-22.4 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 192 78.8 71.2-84.8 25 15.3 10.3-22.2 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 216 162 68.0 60.0-75.1 39 22.6 16.5-30.2 15 9.4 5.4-15.7
3rd Quartile 370 296 76.5 70.9-81.4 47 15.8 11.7-21.0 27 7.7 5.0-11.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 317 265 83.5 77.7-88.0 32 9.0 5.9-13.5 20 7.5 4.5-12.4

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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