2019 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 4,136 1,753 42.7 40.9-44.5 2,383 57.3 55.5-59.1
-Western 537 246 49.0 43.9-54.2 291 51.0 45.8-56.1
GENDER
Male 276 136 51.9 44.8-58.9 140 48.1 41.1-55.2
Female 261 110 46.3 39.1-53.8 151 53.7 46.2-60.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 442 204 49.6 44.1-55.2 238 50.4 44.8-55.9
Non-Hispanic Black 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 161 78 49.9 41.0-58.9 83 50.1 41.1-59.0
College Graduate 207 67 28.9 22.8-35.8 140 71.1 64.2-77.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 188 112 64.7 56.2-72.4 76 35.3 27.6-43.8
No 347 134 40.5 34.5-46.8 213 59.5 53.2-65.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 456 207 48.6 43.1-54.2 249 51.4 45.8-56.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 272 115 44.5 37.7-51.5 157 55.5 48.5-62.3
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 169 84 52.3 42.9-61.5 85 47.7 38.5-57.1
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 56 74.8 63.2-83.6 27 25.2 16.4-36.8
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 47 39.0 29.4-49.4 75 61.0 50.6-70.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 240 91 38.1 31.2-45.7 149 61.9 54.3-68.8
HOUSING
Own 384 166 48.2 42.2-54.3 218 51.8 45.7-57.8
Rent 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 150 64 43.5 34.8-52.5 86 56.5 47.5-65.2
Rural 387 182 50.9 44.8-56.9 205 49.1 43.1-55.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 229 119 54.0 45.9-61.9 110 46.0 38.1-54.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 208 82 41.9 34.3-49.9 126 58.1 50.1-65.7

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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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