2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,824 4,172 85.6 84.3-86.8 652 14.4 13.2-15.7
-Western 611 521 84.3 80.2-87.6 90 15.7 12.4-19.8
GENDER
Male 286 242 83.1 77.3-87.7 44 16.9 12.3-22.7
Female 325 279 85.4 79.2-89.9 46 14.6 10.1-20.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 503 427 83.4 78.8-87.2 76 16.6 12.8-21.2
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 108 *** *** *** 26 28.1 19.0-39.3
55-64 114 97 86.5 78.3-92.0 17 13.5 8.0-21.7
65-74 123 107 87.0 77.5-92.9 16 13.0 7.1-22.5
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 140 118 83.9 75.2-89.9 22 16.1 10.1-24.8
Some Post-H.S. 174 147 84.9 77.5-90.2 27 15.1 9.8-22.5
College Graduate 223 201 89.9 84.5-93.6 22 10.1 6.4-15.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 221 184 83.2 76.1-88.5 37 16.8 11.5-23.9
No 386 333 84.8 79.5-88.9 53 15.2 11.1-20.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 542 461 84.7 80.4-88.2 81 15.3 11.8-19.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 302 254 81.5 75.1-86.5 48 18.5 13.5-24.9
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 195 177 91.5 85.3-95.2 18 8.5 4.8-14.7
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 65 82.7 70.8-90.4 15 17.3 9.6-29.2
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 138 120 85.7 76.9-91.6 18 14.3 8.4-23.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 287 255 84.9 77.9-89.9 32 15.1 10.1-22.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 138 120 85.7 76.9-91.6 18 14.3 8.4-23.1
HOUSING
Own 417 363 85.2 80.3-89.1 54 14.8 10.9-19.7
Rent 155 128 81.8 72.7-88.4 27 18.2 11.6-27.3
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 176 157 85.0 74.9-91.5 19 15.0 8.5-25.1
Rural 435 364 84.0 79.6-87.7 71 16.0 12.3-20.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 157 86.1 79.9-90.7 31 13.9 9.3-20.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 304 256 81.3 74.5-86.5 48 18.7 13.5-25.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 308 273 86.9 80.7-91.3 35 13.1 8.7-19.3
2nd Quartile 129 109 84.4 75.0-90.7 20 15.6 9.3-25.0
3rd Quartile 174 139 79.5 71.6-85.7 35 20.5 14.3-28.4

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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 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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