2023 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 456 314 65.4 58.7-71.5 142 34.6 28.5-41.3
Western 446 361 79.1 73.5-83.8 85 20.9 16.2-26.5
GENDER
Male 195 145 72.9 64.0-80.3 50 27.1 19.7-36.0
Female 251 216 85.2 77.9-90.4 35 14.8 9.6-22.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 372 308 78.4 72.2-83.5 64 21.6 16.5-27.8
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 149 113 80.6 71.0-87.6 36 19.4 12.4-29.0
College Graduate 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 172 136 77.6 68.2-84.8 36 22.4 15.2-31.8
No 268 221 81.1 73.8-86.7 47 18.9 13.3-26.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 395 320 79.1 73.1-84.1 75 20.9 15.9-26.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 191 143 73.2 64.2-80.6 48 26.8 19.4-35.8
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 118 99 83.3 72.8-90.3 19 16.7 9.7-27.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 225 186 82.6 74.8-88.3 39 17.4 11.7-25.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 338 283 80.0 73.2-85.4 55 20.0 14.6-26.8
Rent 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 116 100 86.0 76.6-92.0 16 14.0 8.0-23.4
Rural 330 261 76.9 69.9-82.7 69 23.1 17.3-30.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 115 91 77.3 66.2-85.6 24 22.7 14.4-33.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 204 160 75.7 65.9-83.3 44 24.3 16.7-34.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 127 110 86.7 78.1-92.2 17 13.3 7.8-21.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 223 187 81.0 73.4-86.8 36 19.0 13.2-26.6
2nd Quartile 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 127 97 75.1 63.8-83.8 30 24.9 16.2-36.2

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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