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%)
TOTAL 4,165 3,403 79.0 77.5-80.6 494 13.6 12.4-15.0 268 7.3 6.4- 8.4
GENDER
Male 1,905 1,479 75.3 72.9-77.6 278 15.9 14.0-18.0 148 8.8 7.3-10.4
Female 2,260 1,924 82.5 80.4-84.5 216 11.5 9.9-13.4 120 6.0 4.8- 7.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,651 2,166 78.2 76.1-80.1 312 13.8 12.3-15.5 173 8.0 6.8- 9.4
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
Non-Hispanic Other 224 161 71.9 63.9-78.8 44 19.4 13.4-27.3 19 8.6 5.3-13.9
Hispanic 547 459 82.9 78.9-86.3 48 9.4 6.9-12.7 40 7.7 5.4-10.8
AGE
18-34 917 574 61.1 57.4-64.8 207 22.6 19.6-26.0 136 16.2 13.6-19.3
35-44 633 482 73.9 69.7-77.8 108 20.1 16.6-24.2 43 5.9 4.3- 8.2
45-54 661 555 84.5 81.0-87.4 56 8.5 6.3-11.3 50 7.0 5.1- 9.6
55-64 687 607 89.1 85.8-91.7 57 8.4 6.0-11.5 23 2.5 1.6- 3.9
65-74 646 589 90.3 86.8-92.9 46 8.2 5.7-11.6 11 1.5 0.7- 3.0
75+ 553 539 97.5 95.2-98.7 13 2.4 1.2- 4.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 386 333 84.3 79.3-88.2 31 9.1 6.3-13.1 22 6.6 4.0-10.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 895 681 72.8 69.0-76.2 125 17.0 14.1-20.4 89 10.2 8.2-12.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,103 861 76.2 73.1-79.1 155 15.7 13.2-18.4 87 8.1 6.4-10.3
College Graduate 1,765 1,516 85.6 83.7-87.4 179 10.0 8.5-11.7 70 4.3 3.3- 5.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,293 1,022 75.5 72.4-78.4 162 13.9 11.7-16.5 109 10.6 8.5-13.0
No 2,825 2,341 80.5 78.6-82.2 327 13.6 12.1-15.3 157 5.9 5.0- 7.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 483 382 75.5 70.6-79.8 66 15.7 12.2-20.0 35 8.8 6.1-12.4
Non-Veteran 3,678 3,017 79.5 77.8-81.1 428 13.4 12.0-14.9 233 7.1 6.1- 8.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,256 1,753 75.0 72.8-77.1 319 16.1 14.3-18.1 184 8.9 7.5-10.4
Unemployed 195 134 64.6 56.1-72.4 40 23.4 16.9-31.4 21 11.9 7.3-18.9
Retired 1,131 1,056 92.8 90.5-94.5 60 5.6 4.0- 7.7 15 1.7 0.9- 3.0
Unable to Work 254 190 77.0 70.7-82.3 39 15.3 10.8-21.1 25 7.7 5.0-11.7
Other not in Labor Force 288 232 76.4 69.2-82.3 34 13.5 8.9-20.1 22 10.1 6.4-15.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 106 73.8 64.5-81.3 25 16.6 10.5-25.2 15 9.6 5.5-16.4
$15,000- 24,999 274 213 74.5 67.4-80.5 34 13.8 9.5-19.7 27 11.7 7.5-17.9
$25,000- 34,999 342 256 70.1 63.5-75.9 49 17.5 12.7-23.7 37 12.4 8.7-17.3
$35,000- 49,999 510 427 80.8 76.1-84.8 56 13.6 10.3-17.9 27 5.5 3.5- 8.6
$50,000-74,999 491 399 79.0 74.2-83.1 62 14.6 11.1-19.0 30 6.4 4.2- 9.5
$75,000-100,000 464 369 74.1 68.3-79.1 56 15.0 10.9-20.3 39 10.9 7.7-15.3
$100,000-150,000 440 358 79.7 74.8-83.8 53 13.1 9.8-17.3 29 7.2 4.8-10.7
$150,000+ 500 421 83.1 78.9-86.5 59 12.7 9.7-16.5 20 4.2 2.6- 6.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 998 854 83.1 80.0-85.9 100 11.5 9.2-14.3 44 5.3 3.8- 7.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 108 79 75.5 64.8-83.8 18 15.5 8.9-25.5 11 9.0 4.6-16.9
50% to 100% 261 203 76.4 69.6-82.1 30 11.3 7.6-16.4 28 12.3 7.9-18.5
101% to 150% 420 320 70.1 64.0-75.5 62 20.1 15.3-25.9 38 9.8 6.9-13.9
151% to 200% 204 155 72.9 64.8-79.7 34 17.6 12.2-24.7 15 9.5 5.4-16.4
More than 200% 2,147 1,772 80.0 77.8-82.1 245 13.1 11.4-15.0 130 6.9 5.7- 8.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 998 854 83.1 80.0-85.9 100 11.5 9.2-14.3 44 5.3 3.8- 7.4
HOUSING
Own 2,564 2,231 83.3 81.3-85.1 235 11.8 10.2-13.5 98 4.9 4.0- 6.1
Rent 1,288 960 70.8 67.7-73.6 204 18.0 15.6-20.7 124 11.3 9.3-13.5
Other arrangement 282 187 63.5 56.5-70.0 50 17.7 13.1-23.5 45 18.8 13.7-25.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,462 1,194 80.4 77.8-82.8 190 13.6 11.6-16.0 78 5.9 4.6- 7.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,203 970 77.1 74.0-79.9 138 13.9 11.6-16.7 95 9.0 7.2-11.2
Rural 1,500 1,239 79.4 76.6-81.9 166 13.4 11.3-15.8 95 7.2 5.7- 9.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 854 689 78.1 74.5-81.4 108 14.2 11.6-17.4 57 7.6 5.7-10.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,319 1,082 79.1 76.2-81.9 139 12.8 10.5-15.4 98 8.1 6.4-10.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,992 1,632 79.4 77.1-81.5 247 14.0 12.2-16.0 113 6.6 5.4- 8.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,464 1,195 78.7 76.0-81.3 172 13.5 11.4-15.9 97 7.8 6.2- 9.6
2nd Quartile 1,330 1,066 76.7 73.7-79.5 181 16.1 13.7-18.8 83 7.2 5.6- 9.2
3rd Quartile 1,005 834 80.8 77.7-83.6 106 12.5 10.1-15.2 65 6.7 5.1- 8.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 366 308 84.0 78.9-88.1 35 8.1 5.5-11.9 23 7.8 4.9-12.2

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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