2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

E-Cigarettes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,780 750 22.6 20.9-24.4 3,030 77.4 75.6-79.1
-Western 768 159 23.5 19.4-28.0 609 76.5 72.0-80.6
GENDER
Male 362 79 26.9 20.7-34.2 283 73.1 65.8-79.3
Female 406 80 20.2 15.5-25.8 326 79.8 74.2-84.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 672 146 24.6 20.2-29.5 526 75.4 70.5-79.8
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 158 27 13.7 8.5-21.3 131 86.3 78.7-91.5
65-74 177 27 12.9 8.2-19.8 150 87.1 80.2-91.8
75+ 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 195 48 26.6 19.4-35.3 147 73.4 64.7-80.6
Some Post-H.S. 237 62 26.3 19.6-34.3 175 73.7 65.7-80.4
College Graduate 257 34 13.9 9.2-20.5 223 86.1 79.5-90.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 172 18 11.3 6.4-19.1 154 88.7 80.9-93.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 270 74 31.0 23.6-39.5 196 69.0 60.5-76.4
No 495 84 19.6 15.1-25.0 411 80.4 75.0-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 21 17.9 10.7-28.5 82 82.1 71.5-89.3
Non-Veteran 666 138 24.0 19.7-28.9 528 76.0 71.1-80.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 193 35 23.1 16.0-32.3 158 76.9 67.7-84.0
Rural 576 124 23.6 18.9-29.0 452 76.4 71.0-81.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 348 79 25.7 19.6-32.8 269 74.3 67.2-80.4
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 273 23 6.0 3.7- 9.7 250 94.0 90.3-96.3
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 371 55 16.3 12.0-21.8 316 83.7 78.2-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 225 47 20.8 14.2-29.4 178 79.2 70.6-85.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 246 55 23.5 17.2-31.3 191 76.5 68.7-82.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 298 57 24.7 18.4-32.4 241 75.3 67.6-81.6

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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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