2022 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 3,686 2,937 78.4 76.5-80.2 749 21.6 19.8-23.5
Western 432 329 72.6 66.4-78.0 103 27.4 22.0-33.6
GENDER
Male 192 138 73.6 65.3-80.5 54 26.4 19.5-34.7
Female 240 191 71.7 62.6-79.3 49 28.3 20.7-37.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 377 289 71.7 65.0-77.6 88 28.3 22.4-35.0
Non-Hispanic Black 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 130 92 71.5 61.5-79.8 38 28.5 20.2-38.5
College Graduate 185 159 83.4 75.3-89.3 26 16.6 10.7-24.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 274 216 75.9 68.9-81.7 58 24.1 18.3-31.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 379 289 72.2 65.5-78.0 90 27.8 22.0-34.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 223 165 71.6 63.7-78.4 58 28.4 21.6-36.3
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 147 126 83.4 73.6-90.1 21 16.6 9.9-26.4
Unable to Work 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 125 109 84.1 74.1-90.7 16 15.9 9.3-25.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 244 203 81.6 75.1-86.8 41 18.4 13.2-24.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 336 276 77.0 69.8-83.0 60 23.0 17.0-30.2
Rent 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 153 120 77.1 68.2-84.1 33 22.9 15.9-31.8
Rural 279 209 70.6 62.5-77.6 70 29.4 22.4-37.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 154 121 75.2 65.9-82.6 33 24.8 17.4-34.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 162 125 76.3 67.7-83.1 37 23.7 16.9-32.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 245 190 76.2 69.4-81.8 55 23.8 18.2-30.6
2nd Quartile 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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