2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

Have you smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your entire life?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,566 1,985 43.0 41.1-44.8 2,581 57.0 55.2-58.9
-Western 862 415 48.6 44.1-53.1 447 51.4 46.9-55.9
GENDER
Male 407 210 56.1 49.5-62.4 197 43.9 37.6-50.5
Female 455 205 41.6 35.8-47.7 250 58.4 52.3-64.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 757 378 50.8 46.0-55.6 379 49.2 44.4-54.0
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 135 47 39.0 29.5-49.3 88 61.0 50.7-70.5
35-44 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 168 87 53.4 43.6-63.0 81 46.6 37.0-56.4
65-74 194 104 58.9 49.4-67.9 90 41.1 32.1-50.6
75+ 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 117 54.4 46.2-62.4 101 45.6 37.6-53.8
Some Post-H.S. 258 140 49.4 41.3-57.6 118 50.6 42.4-58.7
College Graduate 294 99 29.2 23.3-35.9 195 70.8 64.1-76.7
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 68 39.2 30.3-48.8 124 60.8 51.2-69.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 302 181 59.9 52.1-67.3 121 40.1 32.7-47.9
No 558 233 43.0 37.6-48.6 325 57.0 51.4-62.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 746 343 46.6 41.8-51.4 403 53.4 48.6-58.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 225 106 47.8 40.0-55.8 119 52.2 44.2-60.0
Rural 639 310 49.0 43.6-54.4 329 51.0 45.6-56.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 388 169 45.2 38.7-51.8 219 54.8 48.2-61.3
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 302 149 52.9 45.0-60.6 153 47.1 39.4-55.0
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 411 173 44.7 38.3-51.2 238 55.3 48.8-61.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 244 117 44.9 36.3-53.7 127 55.1 46.3-63.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 275 146 54.3 46.7-61.8 129 45.7 38.2-53.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 345 153 44.4 37.9-51.2 192 55.6 48.8-62.1

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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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