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
-MALES 1,905 1,479 75.3 72.9-77.6 278 15.9 14.0-18.0 148 8.8 7.3-10.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,229 956 74.3 71.3-77.2 176 16.4 14.0-19.0 97 9.3 7.5-11.5
Non-Hispanic Black 272 216 79.0 72.9-84.1 44 16.0 11.6-21.6 12 5.0 2.7- 9.1
Other 385 295 75.9 70.3-80.7 52 13.3 9.6-18.2 38 10.8 7.7-15.0
AGE
18-34 492 280 55.4 50.3-60.3 124 25.2 21.0-29.8 88 19.5 15.7-23.9
35-44 289 211 71.6 65.3-77.2 57 21.9 16.8-28.0 21 6.4 4.0-10.2
45-54 281 228 82.5 76.9-86.9 32 11.0 7.4-16.0 21 6.5 4.0-10.3
55-64 303 268 89.0 83.9-92.6 26 8.6 5.3-13.5 *** *** ***
65-74 281 252 89.0 83.6-92.8 24 9.0 5.6-14.2 *** *** ***
75+ 227 216 95.2 90.0-97.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 200 165 81.4 74.4-86.8 24 13.4 8.8-19.8 11 5.2 2.7-10.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 454 318 66.6 61.3-71.5 77 19.5 15.5-24.3 59 13.9 10.6-18.0
Some Post-H.S. 455 348 75.2 70.4-79.4 67 16.3 12.7-20.6 40 8.5 6.1-11.8
College Graduate 788 643 82.1 78.9-84.9 107 12.5 10.2-15.2 38 5.4 3.8- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 82 74.9 64.7-82.9 22 18.1 11.2-28.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 132 88 59.0 48.3-68.9 22 21.7 13.7-32.6 22 19.4 12.4-28.9
$35,000- 49,999 236 193 78.1 70.8-83.9 27 14.4 9.6-21.0 16 7.5 4.3-12.9
$50,000- 74,999 216 167 77.3 70.4-83.0 33 15.2 10.5-21.5 16 7.5 4.4-12.5
$75,000+ 738 573 75.5 71.6-79.0 113 16.4 13.5-19.9 52 8.1 6.0-10.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 568 438 74.7 70.0-78.9 82 14.7 11.5-18.7 48 10.6 7.7-14.3
No 1,316 1,025 75.5 72.7-78.2 193 16.4 14.1-19.0 98 8.0 6.5- 9.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 408 323 76.7 71.5-81.1 57 15.7 11.9-20.3 28 7.7 5.2-11.3
Non-Veteran 1,495 1,154 74.9 72.2-77.5 221 16.0 13.9-18.4 120 9.1 7.4-11.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 690 534 77.0 73.1-80.5 109 15.5 12.6-18.9 47 7.5 5.4-10.3
Regional City or Suburban County 573 438 72.6 67.9-76.8 83 16.8 13.4-21.0 52 10.6 7.9-14.0
Rural 642 507 76.2 71.9-80.0 86 15.5 12.3-19.3 49 8.3 6.1-11.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,181 876 72.2 69.1-75.1 193 17.6 15.2-20.4 112 10.1 8.3-12.3
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.5 7.6-26.0
Retired 451 410 89.8 85.6-92.8 33 7.8 5.2-11.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 107 80 78.7 68.7-86.2 18 14.2 8.2-23.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 84 78.8 69.3-85.9 15 12.7 7.1-21.5 11 8.6 4.7-15.3
101% to 150% 173 119 61.5 52.2-70.1 34 25.1 17.6-34.4 20 13.4 8.3-21.0
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** 14 15.9 9.0-26.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,064 836 76.6 73.5-79.5 153 15.5 13.1-18.3 75 7.8 6.1-10.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 385 295 74.8 69.4-79.6 57 15.5 11.7-20.3 33 9.7 6.8-13.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 582 464 78.3 74.0-82.0 69 13.5 10.4-17.3 49 8.2 6.0-11.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 938 720 73.6 70.0-76.9 152 17.7 14.9-20.9 66 8.7 6.6-11.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 677 530 75.6 71.4-79.4 99 16.2 13.0-20.0 48 8.2 6.0-11.2
2nd Quartile 623 477 73.1 68.7-77.1 100 18.4 15.0-22.4 46 8.5 6.2-11.7
3rd Quartile 450 345 76.1 71.3-80.3 62 14.5 11.1-18.7 43 9.5 6.9-12.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 127 81.2 72.7-87.5 17 9.3 5.2-16.0 11 9.5 5.1-17.1

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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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