2024 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 4,165 3,403 79.0 77.5-80.6 494 13.6 12.4-15.0 268 7.3 6.4- 8.4
-Non-Hispanic Black 702 585 82.9 79.3-85.9 83 12.5 9.9-15.8 34 4.6 3.2- 6.7
GENDER
Male 272 216 79.0 72.9-84.1 44 16.0 11.6-21.6 *** *** ***
Female 430 369 86.0 81.8-89.4 39 9.7 6.8-13.7 22 4.3 2.7- 6.6
AGE
18-34 151 96 65.9 57.0-73.9 38 23.6 16.8-32.0 17 10.5 6.3-17.0
35-44 122 102 81.0 71.3-88.0 16 14.7 8.8-23.7 *** *** ***
45-54 124 108 88.1 79.4-93.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 171 135 78.6 70.5-84.9 26 16.9 11.2-24.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 233 193 84.1 78.3-88.6 24 10.1 6.5-15.2 16 5.8 3.4- 9.9
College Graduate 249 216 86.0 80.1-90.3 27 10.4 7.0-15.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 89 85.8 76.7-91.7 13 11.6 6.3-20.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 74 84.5 74.6-91.0 11 13.8 7.6-23.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 163 87.6 81.1-92.1 17 7.9 4.6-13.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 206 166 79.2 71.5-85.2 28 15.3 10.1-22.7 *** *** ***
No 490 413 84.1 80.0-87.5 55 11.6 8.7-15.3 22 4.3 2.7- 6.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 70 84.4 74.5-91.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 618 515 82.6 78.7-85.9 74 12.8 9.9-16.3 29 4.6 3.1- 7.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 306 252 80.4 74.6-85.1 37 13.7 9.7-19.0 17 6.0 3.5- 9.8
Regional City or Suburban County 184 157 87.1 80.8-91.6 20 10.1 6.2-16.3 *** *** ***
Rural 212 176 82.7 75.7-88.0 26 13.0 8.4-19.6 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 398 326 81.4 76.4-85.5 52 13.9 10.2-18.5 20 4.8 2.9- 7.7
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 291 86.8 82.2-90.3 35 10.2 7.1-14.4 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 341 299 87.2 82.5-90.8 33 10.4 7.2-14.9 *** *** ***
Rent 294 241 80.7 75.2-85.2 36 12.9 9.2-17.8 17 6.4 3.9-10.3
Other arrangement 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 213 179 83.5 76.6-88.7 24 13.1 8.4-19.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 174 138 79.9 72.1-86.0 26 14.9 9.7-22.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 268 84.2 78.9-88.3 33 10.6 7.4-15.1 14 5.2 2.9- 9.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 148 122 84.6 77.5-89.7 19 11.2 6.9-17.5 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 254 210 80.7 74.3-85.9 30 14.0 9.5-20.0 14 5.3 2.9- 9.4
3rd Quartile 201 166 82.8 75.8-88.0 26 12.6 8.1-19.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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