2022 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 4,291 3,730 85.5 83.9-87.0 561 14.5 13.0-16.1
Western 487 413 81.9 76.5-86.3 74 18.1 13.7-23.5
GENDER
Male 223 190 84.6 77.7-89.6 33 15.4 10.4-22.3
Female 264 223 79.4 70.9-85.9 41 20.6 14.1-29.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 420 356 80.6 74.5-85.5 64 19.4 14.5-25.5
Non-Hispanic Black 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 87 70 79.6 67.7-87.9 17 20.4 12.1-32.3
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 145 116 81.2 72.8-87.5 29 18.8 12.5-27.2
College Graduate 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 171 133 74.4 63.4-83.0 38 25.6 17.0-36.6
No 310 276 87.0 81.5-91.1 34 13.0 8.9-18.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 426 362 82.2 76.3-86.8 64 17.8 13.2-23.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 253 221 85.4 79.1-90.1 32 14.6 9.9-20.9
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 160 143 85.1 75.1-91.5 17 14.9 8.5-24.9
Unable to Work 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 276 250 88.8 83.2-92.7 26 11.2 7.3-16.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 367 326 84.8 78.2-89.6 41 15.2 10.4-21.8
Rent 99 73 72.5 61.3-81.4 26 27.5 18.6-38.7
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 176 155 87.8 81.3-92.3 21 12.2 7.7-18.7
Rural 311 258 79.2 71.9-85.1 53 20.8 14.9-28.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 168 146 83.2 74.4-89.4 22 16.8 10.6-25.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 188 164 87.6 81.3-92.0 24 12.4 8.0-18.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 281 247 87.6 82.5-91.3 34 12.4 8.7-17.5
2nd Quartile 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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