2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 718 597 76.9 72.3-80.9 69 13.3 10.1-17.4 52 9.8 7.2-13.2
GENDER
Male 320 254 73.3 66.4-79.2 40 15.6 10.9-21.6 26 11.2 7.2-17.0
Female 398 343 80.2 73.8-85.4 29 11.2 7.1-17.3 26 8.6 5.6-12.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 589 501 78.7 73.6-83.0 47 11.8 8.4-16.3 41 9.5 6.7-13.2
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.9 11.4-29.5
35-44 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.6 9.0-25.8
45-54 109 *** *** *** 12 14.3 7.9-24.6 *** *** ***
55-64 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 152 120 71.9 61.6-80.4 16 14.3 8.3-23.6 16 13.8 8.0-22.8
Some Post-H.S. 200 159 74.0 65.5-81.1 24 16.5 10.6-24.7 17 9.5 5.6-15.6
College Graduate 289 250 81.7 74.0-87.5 25 12.0 7.0-19.7 14 6.4 3.6-10.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 242 77.6 70.1-83.7 25 9.9 6.1-15.6 21 12.5 7.8-19.5
No 421 346 75.9 69.7-81.1 44 15.8 11.2-21.7 31 8.4 5.6-12.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 650 536 75.8 70.9-80.1 63 13.6 10.2-18.0 51 10.6 7.8-14.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 235 71.6 64.6-77.7 40 17.9 12.6-24.8 32 10.5 7.2-15.0
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 285 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 202 162 75.2 66.4-82.4 21 14.7 8.8-23.7 19 10.0 6.2-15.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 182 165 83.7 73.6-90.4 14 11.9 6.5-20.8 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 346 288 77.5 70.9-82.9 32 14.4 9.6-20.9 26 8.2 5.4-12.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 182 165 83.7 73.6-90.4 14 11.9 6.5-20.8 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 514 450 81.5 76.2-85.8 36 10.7 7.4-15.3 28 7.8 5.1-11.8
Rent 165 *** *** *** 27 22.4 14.0-33.8 19 16.1 10.1-24.6
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 229 188 73.5 64.2-81.1 25 15.3 9.4-23.9 16 11.2 6.3-19.2
Rural 489 409 78.3 72.9-82.8 44 12.5 8.9-17.3 36 9.3 6.5-13.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 395 326 76.7 70.6-81.9 36 12.8 8.7-18.3 33 10.5 7.2-15.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 229 188 73.5 64.2-81.1 25 15.3 9.4-23.9 16 11.2 6.3-19.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 421 350 74.9 68.4-80.4 39 13.3 9.1-19.1 32 11.8 8.0-17.0
2nd Quartile 125 108 86.8 78.5-92.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 172 139 74.7 64.7-82.6 21 17.5 10.7-27.2 *** *** ***

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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 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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