2022 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 4,299 1,711 39.5 37.6-41.6 2,588 60.5 58.4-62.4
Western 487 239 46.6 40.9-52.5 248 53.4 47.5-59.1
GENDER
Male 223 122 51.3 42.8-59.7 101 48.7 40.3-57.2
Female 264 117 42.1 34.6-50.0 147 57.9 50.0-65.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 420 210 48.2 42.1-54.3 210 51.8 45.7-57.9
Non-Hispanic Black 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 74 47.4 37.6-57.3 71 52.6 42.7-62.4
College Graduate 208 92 40.6 32.9-48.7 116 59.4 51.3-67.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 310 129 39.4 32.9-46.4 181 60.6 53.6-67.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 426 204 45.4 39.2-51.6 222 54.6 48.4-60.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 253 108 42.2 34.8-50.0 145 57.8 50.0-65.2
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 160 90 55.9 46.2-65.1 70 44.1 34.9-53.8
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 60 39.8 30.5-49.8 79 60.2 50.2-69.5
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% 276 130 43.9 36.7-51.3 146 56.1 48.7-63.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 367 178 46.8 40.1-53.7 189 53.2 46.3-59.9
Rent 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 176 92 46.9 38.1-55.8 84 53.1 44.2-61.9
Rural 311 147 46.5 39.2-54.0 164 53.5 46.0-60.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 168 72 41.5 33.1-50.5 96 58.5 49.5-66.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 188 98 45.6 37.0-54.4 90 54.4 45.6-63.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 281 135 43.1 36.3-50.1 146 56.9 49.9-63.7
2nd Quartile 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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