2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Smoking Status*

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  Total
Respond.^
Smoke everyday Smoke some days Former smoker Never smoked
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,562 537 12.5 11.2-13.8 219 5.0 4.2- 5.8 1,225 25.5 23.9-27.1 2,581 57.1 55.3-58.9
-Western 861 120 15.4 12.3-19.1 37 4.1 2.5- 6.5 257 29.1 25.3-33.3 447 51.4 46.9-55.9
GENDER
Male 407 59 17.8 12.9-24.1 *** *** *** 135 33.2 27.4-39.7 197 43.9 37.6-50.5
Female 454 61 13.1 9.7-17.6 21 3.1 1.8- 5.3 122 25.3 20.4-30.8 250 58.5 52.4-64.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 756 110 16.1 12.8-20.2 30 3.6 2.0- 6.3 237 31.0 26.8-35.6 379 49.2 44.4-54.0
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 134 23 19.4 12.6-28.6 *** *** *** 16 12.9 7.6-21.1 88 61.2 50.8-70.6
35-44 95 19 18.1 10.1-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 24.5 16.0-35.5 *** *** ***
55-64 168 27 13.2 8.3-20.6 *** *** *** 55 38.0 28.9-48.1 81 46.6 37.0-56.4
65-74 194 27 18.1 11.2-27.9 *** *** *** 67 37.6 28.9-47.1 90 41.1 32.1-50.6
75+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 41 19.8 14.0-27.3 *** *** *** 66 30.9 23.8-39.1 101 45.6 37.6-53.8
Some Post-H.S. 257 41 14.4 9.9-20.5 15 3.7 2.0- 6.6 83 31.2 24.3-39.1 118 50.7 42.5-58.8
College Graduate 294 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 21.4 16.3-27.5 195 70.8 64.1-76.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 27.7 18.8-38.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 192 14 8.7 4.8-15.1 *** *** *** 53 29.9 21.8-39.5 124 60.8 51.2-69.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 302 55 22.3 16.0-30.2 *** *** *** 112 34.5 27.7-42.1 121 40.1 32.7-47.9
No 558 65 11.9 8.8-15.9 *** *** *** 145 26.5 21.9-31.7 325 57.0 51.4-62.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 17 16.1 9.1-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 745 103 15.3 12.0-19.3 35 4.4 2.7- 7.1 204 26.9 22.9-31.3 403 53.5 48.6-58.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 22 11.6 7.3-18.0 *** *** *** 74 30.2 23.7-37.7 119 52.2 44.2-60.0
Rural 638 98 17.0 13.1-21.7 27 3.2 1.9- 5.2 184 28.8 24.1-33.9 329 51.1 45.6-56.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 388 55 17.3 12.6-23.4 *** *** *** 97 23.0 18.1-28.7 219 54.8 48.2-61.3
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 302 29 9.1 6.0-13.8 *** *** *** 110 41.1 33.4-49.3 153 47.1 39.4-55.0
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 41 11.1 7.7-15.7 *** *** *** 124 32.2 26.3-38.7 238 55.3 48.8-61.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 244 31 13.6 8.6-20.9 *** *** *** 71 24.5 18.1-32.3 127 55.1 46.3-63.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 274 49 19.6 14.0-26.8 *** *** *** 86 32.5 25.9-40.0 129 45.7 38.3-53.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 40 11.7 8.1-16.8 *** *** *** 101 27.9 22.4-34.2 192 55.6 48.8-62.1

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*Data in this table were derived from the tobacco use questions 1 and 2.
Overall smoking prevalence estimates can be obtained by adding 'Smoke everyday' and 'Smoke some days' rates.

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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