2021 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 4,824 1,924 39.7 38.0-41.5 2,900 60.3 58.5-62.0
-Western 611 250 41.0 35.8-46.4 361 59.0 53.6-64.2
GENDER
Male 286 131 48.5 41.4-55.7 155 51.5 44.3-58.6
Female 325 119 34.1 27.5-41.4 206 65.9 58.6-72.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 503 220 44.0 38.1-50.1 283 56.0 49.9-61.9
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 174 82 43.4 34.7-52.6 92 56.6 47.4-65.3
College Graduate 223 70 28.9 22.8-35.8 153 71.1 64.2-77.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 221 105 50.5 40.5-60.3 116 49.5 39.7-59.5
No 386 143 35.3 29.7-41.3 243 64.7 58.7-70.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 542 213 38.4 32.9-44.2 329 61.6 55.8-67.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 302 119 39.2 32.7-46.0 183 60.8 54.0-67.3
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 195 79 41.1 32.0-50.8 116 58.9 49.2-68.0
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 47 30.8 23.1-39.8 102 69.2 60.2-76.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 138 43 29.6 20.9-40.2 95 70.4 59.8-79.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 287 122 45.6 38.8-52.6 165 54.4 47.4-61.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 138 43 29.6 20.9-40.2 95 70.4 59.8-79.1
HOUSING
Own 417 174 43.2 36.9-49.7 243 56.8 50.3-63.1
Rent 155 58 39.5 30.5-49.3 97 60.5 50.7-69.5
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 176 60 37.0 28.5-46.3 116 63.0 53.7-71.5
Rural 435 190 42.4 36.1-49.0 245 57.6 51.0-63.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 78 39.7 30.4-49.9 110 60.3 50.1-69.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 304 128 43.5 36.2-51.1 176 56.5 48.9-63.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 119 44 36.3 27.1-46.5 75 63.7 53.5-72.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 308 113 37.3 30.0-45.2 195 62.7 54.8-70.0
2nd Quartile 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 174 80 48.7 39.3-58.2 94 51.3 41.8-60.7

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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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