2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,741 2,078 43.1 41.3-45.0 2,663 56.9 55.0-58.7
-Western 925 456 51.2 46.6-55.9 469 48.8 44.1-53.4
GENDER
Male 419 233 54.7 47.7-61.5 186 45.3 38.5-52.3
Female 506 223 48.0 41.8-54.3 283 52.0 45.7-58.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 820 414 52.5 47.6-57.5 406 47.5 42.5-52.4
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 96 56.7 46.1-66.7 77 43.3 33.3-53.9
65-74 210 115 61.5 52.8-69.5 95 38.5 30.5-47.2
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 237 130 56.1 47.0-64.8 107 43.9 35.2-53.0
Some Post-H.S. 266 151 53.0 44.7-61.0 115 47.0 39.0-55.3
College Graduate 327 125 37.6 31.0-44.8 202 62.4 55.2-69.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 64 30.2 22.4-39.4 126 69.8 60.6-77.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 345 205 64.6 56.8-71.6 140 35.4 28.4-43.2
No 574 247 43.4 37.9-49.1 327 56.6 50.9-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 137 90 65.3 54.6-74.6 47 34.7 25.4-45.4
Non-Veteran 787 365 49.0 43.9-54.1 422 51.0 45.9-56.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 219 107 48.1 39.8-56.5 112 51.9 43.5-60.2
Rural 706 349 52.6 47.0-58.1 357 47.4 41.9-53.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 186 47.2 40.4-54.0 219 52.8 46.0-59.6
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 327 151 51.7 44.5-58.9 176 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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 428 181 39.0 32.9-45.5 247 61.0 54.5-67.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 306 147 51.1 42.3-59.8 159 48.9 40.2-57.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 257 128 54.7 46.4-62.7 129 45.3 37.3-53.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 362 181 48.3 41.3-55.4 181 51.7 44.6-58.7

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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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