2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,131 3,450 81.5 80.0-83.0 681 18.5 17.0-20.0
-Western 536 433 77.8 72.9-82.0 103 22.2 18.0-27.1
GENDER
Male 276 225 80.8 74.6-85.8 51 19.2 14.2-25.4
Female 260 208 75.0 67.3-81.3 52 25.0 18.7-32.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 441 356 77.1 71.7-81.8 85 22.9 18.2-28.3
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 108 86 76.3 65.8-84.3 22 23.7 15.7-34.2
35-44 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 *** *** *** 30 28.0 19.0-39.1
Some Post-H.S. 161 127 75.4 65.8-83.0 34 24.6 17.0-34.2
College Graduate 206 187 91.6 86.8-94.8 19 8.4 5.2-13.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 188 141 70.4 61.0-78.3 47 29.6 21.7-39.0
No 346 290 81.9 76.3-86.4 56 18.1 13.6-23.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 455 360 75.9 70.5-80.6 95 24.1 19.4-29.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 271 220 78.1 71.5-83.6 51 21.9 16.4-28.5
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 144 83.9 74.7-90.2 25 16.1 9.8-25.3
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 108 84.7 74.7-91.2 14 15.3 8.8-25.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 210 86.4 80.3-90.8 30 13.6 9.2-19.7
HOUSING
Own 383 325 79.7 73.8-84.6 58 20.3 15.4-26.2
Rent 109 80 72.7 62.0-81.3 29 27.3 18.7-38.0
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 149 130 84.9 76.6-90.6 19 15.1 9.4-23.4
Rural 387 303 75.5 69.5-80.6 84 24.5 19.4-30.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 229 174 74.4 66.5-80.9 55 25.6 19.1-33.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 207 182 84.8 77.7-90.0 25 15.2 10.0-22.3

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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 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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