2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Do you now smoke cigarettes every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,981 537 29.1 26.5-31.8 219 11.6 9.9-13.5 1,225 59.4 56.5-62.2
-Western 414 120 31.7 25.8-38.2 37 8.3 5.2-13.1 257 60.0 53.3-66.3
GENDER
Male 210 59 31.7 23.5-41.3 *** *** *** 135 59.3 49.6-68.3
Female 204 61 31.6 23.9-40.5 21 7.5 4.4-12.6 122 60.9 51.9-69.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 377 110 31.8 25.6-38.6 30 7.1 4.0-12.2 237 61.1 54.2-67.7
Non-Hispanic Black 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 139 41 29.2 20.6-39.7 15 7.5 4.1-13.2 83 63.3 52.8-72.7
College Graduate 99 18 18.1 10.2-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** 112 57.6 47.2-67.4
No 233 65 27.7 20.9-35.8 23 10.6 5.9-18.5 145 61.7 53.0-69.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 342 103 32.8 26.4-40.1 35 9.4 5.8-14.9 204 57.8 50.5-64.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 106 22 24.2 15.5-35.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 309 98 34.7 27.5-42.7 27 6.5 4.0-10.6 184 58.8 50.9-66.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 169 55 38.4 28.9-48.9 *** *** *** 97 50.9 40.8-60.8
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 29 17.3 11.2-25.7 *** *** *** 110 77.7 68.8-84.7
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 173 41 24.9 17.6-34.0 *** *** *** 124 72.1 63.0-79.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 86 59.9 49.3-69.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 153 40 26.4 18.4-36.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever smoking at least 100 or more cigarettes.

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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