2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use at least 1 Product
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,919 3,055 76.2 74.4-77.9 864 23.8 22.1-25.6
-Western 797 602 72.1 67.4-76.3 195 27.9 23.7-32.6
GENDER
Male 377 269 64.3 57.0-71.0 108 35.7 29.0-43.0
Female 420 333 79.6 74.0-84.3 87 20.4 15.7-26.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 694 518 71.2 66.1-75.7 176 28.8 24.3-33.9
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 159 125 81.6 72.7-88.1 34 18.4 11.9-27.3
65-74 183 141 72.6 62.1-81.1 42 27.4 18.9-37.9
75+ 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 204 137 66.0 57.3-73.8 67 34.0 26.2-42.7
Some Post-H.S. 244 172 69.5 61.4-76.6 72 30.5 23.4-38.6
College Graduate 263 232 91.3 87.0-94.3 31 8.7 5.7-13.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 176 152 85.1 76.7-90.9 24 14.9 9.1-23.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 285 203 67.2 59.0-74.6 82 32.8 25.4-41.0
No 509 397 74.6 68.8-79.7 112 25.4 20.3-31.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 692 521 71.8 66.8-76.3 171 28.2 23.7-33.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 197 159 76.6 67.8-83.6 38 23.4 16.4-32.2
Rural 601 444 70.3 64.6-75.4 157 29.7 24.6-35.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 359 267 68.8 61.6-75.2 92 31.2 24.8-38.4
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 283 236 82.8 75.8-88.2 47 17.2 11.8-24.2
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 381 313 80.1 74.2-84.9 68 19.9 15.1-25.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 232 174 72.1 62.6-80.0 58 27.9 20.0-37.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 259 189 69.2 61.1-76.2 70 30.8 23.8-38.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 307 240 75.4 68.1-81.6 67 24.6 18.4-31.9

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*Current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, or hookah.
This table only includes respondents who were asked the state-added questions on other tobacco products.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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