2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,316 1,891 79.7 77.6-81.6 282 13.4 11.8-15.3 143 6.9 5.7- 8.3
GENDER
Male 1,077 844 76.9 73.7-79.8 157 15.4 13.0-18.2 76 7.7 6.0- 9.8
Female 1,239 1,047 82.3 79.4-84.8 125 11.6 9.5-14.1 67 6.1 4.6- 8.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,351 1,096 79.0 76.3-81.5 168 13.7 11.7-16.1 87 7.3 5.8- 9.2
Non-Hispanic Black 429 356 81.6 76.8-85.5 50 12.6 9.3-16.8 23 5.9 3.8- 9.1
Other 517 425 80.3 74.9-84.7 59 12.8 9.0-17.8 33 6.9 4.6-10.4
AGE
18-34 587 382 62.9 58.1-67.5 127 21.8 18.0-26.1 78 15.3 12.1-19.2
35-44 389 298 73.3 67.7-78.2 68 21.3 16.7-26.7 23 5.4 3.4- 8.5
45-54 386 331 86.2 81.8-89.6 31 7.9 5.3-11.5 24 5.9 3.8- 9.2
55-64 353 316 90.7 86.5-93.7 25 7.0 4.3-11.3 *** *** ***
65-74 304 281 92.5 88.2-95.3 18 6.0 3.5-10.0 *** *** ***
75+ 251 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 180 84.7 77.7-89.8 17 9.1 5.4-14.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 447 338 73.5 68.2-78.2 68 18.2 14.0-23.2 41 8.3 5.8-11.6
Some Post-H.S. 589 456 76.1 71.9-79.9 86 15.5 12.3-19.2 47 8.4 6.1-11.5
College Graduate 1,062 908 85.7 83.3-87.9 110 9.5 7.8-11.5 44 4.8 3.4- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 482 73.8 69.3-77.8 89 15.3 12.2-19.0 57 10.9 8.1-14.6
No 1,657 1,384 82.0 79.6-84.2 189 12.7 10.8-14.9 84 5.3 4.2- 6.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 159 77.3 69.6-83.6 27 15.7 10.4-22.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,116 1,731 79.9 77.7-81.9 255 13.2 11.5-15.1 130 6.9 5.7- 8.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,363 1,075 77.0 74.2-79.6 192 15.4 13.2-18.0 96 7.6 6.0- 9.4
Unemployed 123 86 67.6 57.1-76.6 25 21.9 14.3-32.1 *** *** ***
Retired 515 480 93.2 90.1-95.4 27 5.0 3.2- 7.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 113 81 74.6 65.1-82.3 18 15.8 9.9-24.3 14 9.6 5.3-16.8
Other not in Labor Force 179 149 76.4 66.8-83.9 18 13.4 7.7-22.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 147 115 73.8 63.8-81.8 16 12.1 7.2-19.9 16 14.1 8.0-23.7
$25,000- 34,999 168 127 70.7 61.0-78.9 23 19.1 12.2-28.8 18 10.1 6.0-16.7
$35,000- 49,999 266 226 83.5 77.4-88.2 30 11.7 7.8-17.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 254 207 80.8 74.4-85.9 34 14.5 9.9-20.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 850 695 79.8 76.3-83.0 106 13.5 10.9-16.7 49 6.6 4.8- 9.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 555 466 82.6 78.4-86.1 60 11.4 8.5-15.0 29 6.0 4.0- 9.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 114 76.1 66.6-83.6 17 10.8 6.5-17.5 15 13.0 7.2-22.5
101% to 150% 204 158 70.1 61.3-77.7 25 19.6 13.0-28.4 21 10.3 6.4-16.2
151% to 200% 106 81 76.5 65.6-84.7 18 15.1 9.0-24.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,222 1,009 81.0 78.1-83.5 149 13.2 11.0-15.8 64 5.8 4.4- 7.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 555 466 82.6 78.4-86.1 60 11.4 8.5-15.0 29 6.0 4.0- 9.0
HOUSING
Own 1,313 1,152 84.7 82.1-87.0 117 11.2 9.2-13.6 44 4.1 2.9- 5.7
Rent 819 611 70.3 66.5-73.9 134 18.4 15.5-21.7 74 11.3 8.8-14.3
Other arrangement 167 114 64.7 55.7-72.8 28 16.8 11.2-24.4 25 18.5 12.3-27.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,365 1,116 80.5 77.7-82.9 178 13.6 11.5-16.1 71 5.9 4.5- 7.7
Regional City or Suburban County 602 496 80.4 76.2-83.9 57 11.2 8.4-14.7 49 8.5 6.2-11.4
Rural 349 279 76.3 70.4-81.3 47 16.4 12.1-21.8 23 7.3 4.7-11.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 809 663 79.6 75.8-82.9 91 13.1 10.4-16.5 55 7.2 5.3- 9.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,427 1,163 79.9 77.3-82.3 181 13.5 11.5-15.8 83 6.6 5.2- 8.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 815 653 79.4 76.0-82.5 108 13.5 10.9-16.6 54 7.1 5.3- 9.4
2nd Quartile 989 796 77.2 73.7-80.4 133 15.8 13.1-19.0 60 7.0 5.2- 9.3
3rd Quartile 463 399 85.0 80.7-88.4 38 9.0 6.3-12.6 26 6.0 3.9- 9.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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