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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,422 1,210 81.8 79.1-84.3 136 11.4 9.5-13.7 76 6.8 5.2- 8.7
Non-Hispanic Black 430 369 86.0 81.8-89.4 39 9.7 6.8-13.7 22 4.3 2.7- 6.6
Other 386 325 80.0 73.3-85.4 40 14.5 9.7-21.1 21 5.5 3.1- 9.5
AGE
18-34 425 294 67.3 61.7-72.5 83 19.9 15.7-25.0 48 12.8 9.4-17.2
35-44 344 271 76.2 70.4-81.1 51 18.3 13.8-24.0 22 5.5 3.5- 8.5
45-54 380 327 86.4 81.9-89.9 24 6.1 4.0- 9.3 29 7.5 4.9-11.4
55-64 384 339 89.2 84.6-92.6 31 8.2 5.2-12.8 14 2.6 1.5- 4.5
65-74 365 337 91.3 86.2-94.7 22 7.5 4.3-12.7 *** *** ***
75+ 326 323 99.1 96.6-99.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 168 87.7 80.0-92.7 *** *** *** 11 8.2 4.1-15.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 441 363 80.0 74.6-84.4 48 14.1 10.1-19.3 30 6.0 4.0- 8.7
Some Post-H.S. 648 513 77.0 72.8-80.8 88 15.1 12.0-18.9 47 7.8 5.6-10.9
College Graduate 977 873 88.6 86.0-90.8 72 8.0 6.1-10.2 32 3.4 2.3- 5.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 131 74.1 63.8-82.3 12 10.2 5.5-18.0 18 15.7 9.0-25.8
$25,000- 34,999 210 168 77.6 69.6-84.0 27 14.7 9.4-22.3 15 7.7 4.4-13.0
$35,000- 49,999 274 234 83.3 76.8-88.2 29 12.9 8.6-19.0 11 3.8 1.8- 7.8
$50,000- 74,999 275 232 80.5 73.5-86.1 29 14.1 9.3-20.7 14 5.4 2.8-10.1
$75,000+ 666 575 83.5 79.2-87.0 55 10.0 7.2-13.8 36 6.6 4.5- 9.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 725 584 76.2 71.9-80.0 80 13.2 10.4-16.7 61 10.6 7.9-14.1
No 1,509 1,316 85.3 82.7-87.5 134 10.9 8.9-13.3 59 3.9 2.9- 5.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,183 1,863 83.0 80.8-85.0 207 11.4 9.7-13.3 113 5.6 4.5- 7.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 772 660 83.7 80.0-86.9 81 11.9 9.1-15.3 31 4.4 2.9- 6.7
Regional City or Suburban County 630 532 81.7 77.4-85.2 55 11.0 8.1-14.7 43 7.4 5.2-10.4
Rural 858 732 82.1 78.3-85.3 80 11.7 9.0-14.9 46 6.3 4.5- 8.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,075 877 78.4 75.1-81.3 126 14.3 11.8-17.2 72 7.3 5.6- 9.5
Unemployed 99 75 76.6 66.0-84.7 14 14.4 8.3-24.0 *** *** ***
Retired 680 646 94.9 92.1-96.8 27 4.0 2.3- 6.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 147 110 75.6 66.9-82.6 21 16.2 10.3-24.6 16 8.2 4.9-13.4
Other not in Labor Force 232 192 77.4 68.9-84.2 26 13.8 8.4-21.8 14 8.8 4.8-15.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 119 74.6 64.7-82.6 15 10.3 6.0-17.1 17 15.1 8.6-25.1
101% to 150% 247 201 76.9 68.9-83.3 28 16.1 10.5-23.9 18 7.0 4.1-11.7
151% to 200% 116 90 74.5 63.4-83.1 20 19.1 11.8-29.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,083 936 83.8 80.6-86.5 92 10.4 8.2-13.3 55 5.8 4.2- 7.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 469 394 81.4 76.4-85.5 51 13.1 9.6-17.5 24 5.6 3.4- 8.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 737 618 79.9 75.6-83.7 70 12.2 9.1-16.1 49 7.9 5.7-11.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,054 912 85.0 82.1-87.4 95 10.4 8.2-12.9 47 4.7 3.4- 6.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 787 665 81.6 77.8-84.8 73 11.1 8.5-14.3 49 7.4 5.4- 9.9
2nd Quartile 707 589 80.2 76.0-83.9 81 13.9 10.8-17.8 37 5.8 3.9- 8.6
3rd Quartile 555 489 85.2 80.9-88.7 44 10.6 7.6-14.6 22 4.2 2.5- 6.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 211 181 86.6 80.0-91.2 18 7.1 4.2-11.8 12 6.3 3.1-12.4

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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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