2021 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 4,248 3,460 79.3 77.6-80.8 788 20.7 19.2-22.4
-Western 561 445 75.6 70.1-80.4 116 24.4 19.6-29.9
GENDER
Male 262 202 72.9 65.6-79.2 60 27.1 20.8-34.4
Female 299 243 78.0 69.7-84.6 56 22.0 15.4-30.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 458 358 73.9 67.7-79.3 100 26.1 20.7-32.3
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 106 82 79.5 69.6-86.8 24 20.5 13.2-30.4
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 134 106 77.8 67.9-85.3 28 22.2 14.7-32.1
Some Post-H.S. 162 123 74.9 65.9-82.2 39 25.1 17.8-34.1
College Graduate 193 165 85.0 78.3-89.9 28 15.0 10.1-21.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 211 161 71.2 60.7-79.8 50 28.8 20.2-39.3
No 346 280 78.3 72.0-83.5 66 21.7 16.5-28.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 497 394 76.2 70.2-81.2 103 23.8 18.8-29.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 281 219 74.7 67.7-80.6 62 25.3 19.4-32.3
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 125 102 80.5 70.4-87.8 23 19.5 12.2-29.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 260 213 76.4 68.7-82.8 47 23.6 17.2-31.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 125 102 80.5 70.4-87.8 23 19.5 12.2-29.6
HOUSING
Own 388 317 76.4 69.5-82.2 71 23.6 17.8-30.5
Rent 136 *** *** *** 34 30.3 21.0-41.5
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 162 136 76.4 65.6-84.6 26 23.6 15.4-34.4
Rural 399 309 75.4 68.7-81.0 90 24.6 19.0-31.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 180 140 80.0 72.5-85.9 40 20.0 14.1-27.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 277 215 69.3 60.4-77.0 62 30.7 23.0-39.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 104 90 85.3 75.3-91.8 14 14.7 8.2-24.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 275 228 77.4 68.4-84.4 47 22.6 15.6-31.6
2nd Quartile 117 95 80.1 68.8-88.1 22 19.9 11.9-31.2
3rd Quartile 169 122 69.5 60.0-77.6 47 30.5 22.4-40.0

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

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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