2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,562 3,806 82.6 81.1-84.0 756 17.4 16.0-18.9
-Western 861 704 80.6 76.5-84.0 157 19.4 16.0-23.5
GENDER
Male 407 332 77.2 70.4-82.8 75 22.8 17.2-29.6
Female 454 372 83.7 79.1-87.5 82 16.3 12.5-20.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 756 616 80.3 75.9-84.0 140 19.7 16.0-24.1
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 134 104 74.1 63.7-82.4 30 25.9 17.6-36.3
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 168 136 84.6 77.1-89.9 32 15.4 10.1-22.9
65-74 194 157 78.6 69.0-85.9 37 21.4 14.1-31.0
75+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 167 76.5 68.7-82.8 51 23.5 17.2-31.3
Some Post-H.S. 257 201 81.9 75.6-86.9 56 18.1 13.1-24.4
College Graduate 294 268 92.2 87.6-95.1 26 7.8 4.9-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 177 90.8 84.2-94.7 15 9.2 5.3-15.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 302 233 74.6 66.8-81.1 69 25.4 18.9-33.2
No 558 470 83.5 78.8-87.4 88 16.5 12.6-21.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 99 82.8 72.0-90.0 19 17.2 10.0-28.0
Non-Veteran 745 607 80.3 76.0-84.1 138 19.7 15.9-24.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 193 82.4 74.4-88.3 32 17.6 11.7-25.6
Rural 638 513 79.8 75.0-83.9 125 20.2 16.1-25.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 388 316 77.8 71.3-83.2 72 22.2 16.8-28.7
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 302 263 88.2 83.3-91.9 39 11.8 8.1-16.7
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 411 362 87.5 82.9-91.1 49 12.5 8.9-17.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 244 198 79.7 71.4-86.0 46 20.3 14.0-28.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 274 215 78.2 71.0-84.1 59 21.8 15.9-29.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 293 83.5 77.2-88.3 52 16.5 11.7-22.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

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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