2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,737 537 11.9 10.7-13.3 228 5.3 4.4- 6.2 1,309 25.9 24.3-27.5 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.8
-Western 924 132 16.3 13.1-20.2 50 6.9 4.8- 9.9 273 27.9 24.1-32.0 469 48.8 44.2-53.5
GENDER
Male 419 66 18.4 13.5-24.4 26 7.5 4.6-12.0 141 28.8 23.3-35.0 186 45.3 38.5-52.3
Female 505 66 14.4 10.5-19.5 24 6.4 3.6-10.9 132 27.1 22.0-32.8 283 52.2 45.8-58.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 819 115 16.5 13.0-20.6 42 6.8 4.6-10.1 256 29.2 25.2-33.5 406 47.5 42.6-52.5
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 135 25 20.4 12.9-30.6 *** *** *** 23 16.2 10.1-25.0 *** *** ***
35-44 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 147 28 16.5 10.2-25.6 *** *** *** 37 26.8 18.2-37.7 *** *** ***
55-64 173 33 18.3 11.5-28.0 *** *** *** 49 31.5 23.0-41.5 77 43.3 33.3-53.9
65-74 210 20 12.5 7.0-21.4 *** *** *** 87 45.3 36.5-54.4 95 38.5 30.5-47.2
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 237 48 25.5 18.4-34.3 *** *** *** 66 23.7 17.7-31.0 107 43.9 35.2-53.0
Some Post-H.S. 265 50 14.2 9.6-20.5 *** *** *** 84 30.3 23.7-37.8 115 47.3 39.2-55.5
College Graduate 327 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 29.0 23.1-35.6 202 62.4 55.2-69.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 34 22.0 13.9-32.9 *** *** *** 41 22.1 15.0-31.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 26.4 17.6-37.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 52 23.6 16.9-32.0 126 69.8 60.6-77.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 345 69 24.5 18.2-32.1 31 10.2 6.1-16.5 105 29.9 23.3-37.4 140 35.4 28.4-43.2
No 573 62 11.8 8.6-15.9 18 4.9 2.9- 8.4 166 26.6 22.1-31.6 327 56.7 51.0-62.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 20 16.3 9.1-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 787 111 16.1 12.7-20.3 45 7.4 5.1-10.8 209 25.5 21.5-29.9 422 51.0 45.9-56.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 219 26 15.3 10.2-22.3 *** *** *** 73 30.1 23.3-37.9 112 51.9 43.5-60.2
Rural 705 106 16.8 12.9-21.5 42 8.7 5.9-12.8 200 27.0 22.5-31.9 357 47.5 42.0-53.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 404 61 16.8 12.2-22.7 23 7.3 4.3-12.0 101 22.9 18.1-28.6 219 53.0 46.1-59.7
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 327 20 7.6 4.3-13.4 *** *** *** 126 42.7 35.6-50.2 176 48.3 41.1-55.5
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 32 25.0 16.0-36.6 *** *** *** 42 25.0 16.9-35.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 427 36 9.2 6.1-13.7 *** *** *** 127 24.9 20.0-30.5 247 61.2 54.8-67.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 305 42 15.1 9.6-22.9 20 9.6 5.3-16.7 84 26.2 19.1-34.9 159 49.2 40.4-58.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 257 37 17.8 12.3-25.1 *** *** *** 76 28.1 21.7-35.5 129 45.3 37.3-53.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 362 53 15.9 11.3-22.0 *** *** *** 113 29.0 23.3-35.4 181 51.7 44.6-58.7

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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