2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Would you say you have never used e-cigarettes or other electronic vaping products in your entire life or now use them every day, use them some days, or used them in the past but do not currently use them at all?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Used Every Day Some Days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,165 3,403 79.0 77.5-80.6 132 3.5 2.9- 4.3 136 3.8 3.1- 4.6 494 13.6 12.4-15.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,651 2,166 78.2 76.1-80.1 92 4.1 3.3- 5.2 81 3.9 3.0- 5.0 312 13.8 12.3-15.5
GENDER
Male 1,229 956 74.3 71.3-77.2 52 4.6 3.4- 6.2 45 4.7 3.4- 6.5 176 16.4 14.0-19.0
Female 1,422 1,210 81.8 79.1-84.3 40 3.7 2.5- 5.3 36 3.1 2.1- 4.5 136 11.4 9.5-13.7
AGE
18-34 454 257 54.9 49.7-60.0 46 11.4 8.4-15.3 39 9.1 6.5-12.7 112 24.6 20.5-29.4
35-44 341 239 68.0 62.1-73.4 17 3.1 1.9- 5.1 14 4.0 2.3- 7.0 71 24.8 19.8-30.7
45-54 373 303 81.8 76.9-85.8 18 4.5 2.6- 7.5 *** *** *** 39 10.4 7.4-14.3
55-64 486 428 89.0 85.5-91.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 43 8.3 5.9-11.5
65-74 496 455 92.0 88.6-94.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 6.2 4.1- 9.3
75+ 474 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 89 83.8 74.2-90.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 523 392 71.3 66.5-75.7 31 6.5 4.5- 9.4 26 5.9 3.8- 8.9 74 16.3 12.9-20.4
Some Post-H.S. 711 551 75.0 71.0-78.6 30 4.4 2.8- 6.7 27 4.3 2.8- 6.6 103 16.3 13.3-19.7
College Graduate 1,304 1,129 85.4 83.0-87.4 27 2.2 1.5- 3.3 26 2.4 1.6- 3.6 122 10.0 8.3-12.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.3 9.9-28.6
$15,000- 24,999 131 98 74.1 64.0-82.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.2 7.8-21.6
$25,000- 34,999 173 125 67.5 58.5-75.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 20.3 13.9-28.7
$35,000- 49,999 280 231 78.0 71.1-83.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 15.3 10.6-21.6
$50,000- 74,999 337 275 79.2 73.4-84.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 13.5 9.6-18.6
$75,000+ 1,069 878 78.2 75.0-81.1 35 4.1 2.8- 6.0 35 4.1 2.9- 6.0 121 13.6 11.2-16.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 877 691 74.2 70.3-77.7 44 6.9 4.9- 9.5 34 5.1 3.5- 7.5 108 13.8 11.2-16.9
No 1,743 1,450 80.1 77.7-82.3 48 2.8 2.0- 3.9 45 3.2 2.3- 4.4 200 13.8 11.9-16.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 344 274 74.4 68.3-79.6 16 6.3 3.7-10.3 *** *** *** 47 16.7 12.4-22.1
Non-Veteran 2,303 1,888 78.7 76.5-80.7 76 3.8 2.9- 4.9 74 4.1 3.2- 5.3 265 13.4 11.8-15.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 783 641 80.3 76.8-83.4 18 2.7 1.5- 4.8 22 3.5 2.1- 5.7 102 13.5 11.0-16.4
Regional City or Suburban County 811 652 75.9 72.1-79.4 33 4.9 3.4- 7.1 35 5.4 3.7- 7.7 91 13.8 11.0-17.1
Rural 1,057 873 78.4 75.0-81.4 41 4.6 3.2- 6.5 24 2.9 1.8- 4.5 119 14.2 11.6-17.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,327 1,012 72.7 69.7-75.5 67 5.7 4.3- 7.4 49 4.3 3.2- 5.9 199 17.3 15.0-19.9
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 928 869 93.3 90.9-95.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 4.6 3.2- 6.6
Unable to Work 142 102 74.3 65.3-81.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 18.2 11.9-27.0
Other not in Labor Force 141 107 73.2 63.7-81.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 11.9 7.4-18.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.7 10.5-28.3
101% to 150% 230 170 70.2 62.4-77.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 20.8 15.0-28.2
151% to 200% 114 86 70.5 59.0-79.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.8 12.3-30.3
More than 200% 1,577 1,305 79.3 76.7-81.7 50 4.0 2.9- 5.5 49 3.8 2.8- 5.2 173 12.9 11.0-15.1
HOUSING
Own 1,901 1,666 83.3 81.0-85.3 31 2.3 1.5- 3.5 37 2.9 2.0- 4.1 167 11.5 9.8-13.5
Rent 569 382 59.5 54.6-64.2 42 9.8 7.2-13.3 33 7.7 5.2-11.1 112 23.1 19.1-27.5
Other arrangement 159 101 62.3 53.0-70.8 19 13.1 7.9-21.0 *** *** *** 28 16.9 11.3-24.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 482 383 74.7 69.6-79.2 21 6.8 4.2-10.7 *** *** *** 66 15.4 11.9-19.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 930 768 79.3 75.8-82.5 42 4.7 3.2- 6.6 27 3.7 2.4- 5.7 93 12.3 9.8-15.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,239 1,015 78.6 75.6-81.3 29 2.6 1.8- 3.9 42 4.4 3.1- 6.1 153 14.4 12.2-17.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,049 858 77.8 74.5-80.8 32 3.3 2.2- 4.9 38 4.8 3.3- 6.7 121 14.1 11.7-17.0
2nd Quartile 798 641 76.7 72.8-80.1 25 4.0 2.5- 6.2 23 3.6 2.2- 5.7 109 15.8 12.9-19.1
3rd Quartile 627 524 80.4 76.3-83.9 28 4.6 3.1- 6.9 16 3.1 1.8- 5.4 59 11.9 9.0-15.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 177 143 79.5 70.9-86.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 9.8 6.2-15.2

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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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