2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Respiratory Health

Over your lifetime, how many years have you smoked tobacco products?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 to 7 years 8 to 15 years 16 to 29 years 30 or more years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,668 433 29.7 26.9-32.6 404 25.4 22.8-28.2 365 20.0 17.7-22.4 466 25.0 22.4-27.8
-Western 360 81 26.3 20.2-33.4 81 26.1 20.2-32.9 84 21.2 16.4-27.1 114 26.4 20.9-32.7
GENDER
Male 187 49 31.3 22.5-41.6 37 23.2 15.8-32.6 51 24.3 17.3-33.0 50 21.3 14.4-30.3
Female 173 32 19.6 12.6-29.3 44 30.0 21.5-40.3 33 17.1 11.2-25.1 64 33.2 25.0-42.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 327 74 26.9 20.5-34.4 74 25.3 19.4-32.4 77 21.6 16.5-27.8 102 26.2 20.5-32.9
Non-Hispanic Black 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 95 20 15.5 9.0-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 21.6 13.5-32.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 22.1 14.3-32.5 39 24.6 16.4-35.1
College Graduate 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.6 10.4-28.2 19 20.2 12.1-31.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 161 28 15.6 9.6-24.4 31 24.4 16.2-34.9 44 27.0 19.0-36.8 58 33.0 23.6-43.9
No 198 52 33.9 25.0-44.0 50 27.4 19.6-36.8 40 17.1 11.6-24.4 56 21.6 15.7-29.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 294 66 25.9 19.4-33.7 67 27.3 20.9-34.9 69 20.4 15.4-26.5 92 26.4 20.4-33.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 20.5 13.0-30.9 21 20.4 12.9-30.8
Rural 265 58 25.5 18.5-34.1 54 23.9 17.1-32.3 60 21.5 15.7-28.9 93 29.1 22.1-37.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 147 *** *** *** 38 28.8 19.9-39.8 27 14.7 9.4-22.2 42 23.9 15.7-34.6
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 132 *** *** *** 21 12.4 7.3-20.2 *** *** *** 46 31.9 22.8-42.6
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 158 33 23.2 15.6-33.0 39 26.1 17.7-36.6 39 24.8 17.1-34.6 47 26.0 18.6-35.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 16.9 10.1-27.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 *** *** *** 28 25.4 16.6-36.9 26 21.4 13.7-31.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 133 *** *** *** 34 29.2 20.0-40.6 34 23.1 15.8-32.6 34 19.4 12.9-28.2

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*Includes only people that smoked one year or more.

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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