2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Use of Any Tobacco Product*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Use Use at least 1 Product
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,553 2,828 77.1 75.4-78.8 725 22.9 21.2-24.6
-Western 481 366 71.4 66.0-76.2 115 28.6 23.8-34.0
GENDER
Male 251 184 69.2 61.7-75.7 67 30.8 24.3-38.3
Female 230 182 73.6 65.4-80.4 48 26.4 19.6-34.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 388 292 70.1 64.2-75.4 96 29.9 24.6-35.8
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 144 103 65.4 55.2-74.3 41 34.6 25.7-44.8
College Graduate 173 153 89.3 83.5-93.2 20 10.7 6.8-16.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 177 128 65.6 56.0-74.1 49 34.4 25.9-44.0
No 302 236 74.7 68.2-80.3 66 25.3 19.7-31.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 414 310 69.7 63.9-74.9 104 30.3 25.1-36.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 241 182 71.4 64.0-77.9 59 28.6 22.1-36.0
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 155 130 82.0 72.4-88.8 25 18.0 11.2-27.6
Unable to Work 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 199 162 77.5 69.5-83.8 37 22.5 16.2-30.5
HOUSING
Own 351 280 73.4 67.2-78.9 71 26.6 21.1-32.8
Rent 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 128 107 80.9 72.0-87.5 21 19.1 12.5-28.0
Rural 353 259 68.4 62.0-74.3 94 31.6 25.7-38.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 207 148 68.7 60.1-76.2 59 31.3 23.8-39.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 182 154 81.2 73.5-87.1 28 18.8 12.9-26.5

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*Current use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, cigars, or hookah.
This table only includes respondents who were asked the state-added questions on other tobacco products.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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