2023 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 3,942 1,510 37.2 35.1-39.4 2,432 62.8 60.6-64.9
Western 510 220 39.3 33.6-45.3 290 60.7 54.7-66.4
GENDER
Male 219 108 42.4 34.2-50.9 111 57.6 49.1-65.8
Female 291 112 36.3 28.7-44.7 179 63.7 55.3-71.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 425 185 42.4 36.2-48.9 240 57.6 51.1-63.8
Non-Hispanic Black 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 166 87 40.6 31.2-50.7 79 59.4 49.3-68.8
College Graduate 207 72 31.9 24.4-40.3 135 68.1 59.7-75.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 182 93 55.8 45.8-65.3 89 44.2 34.7-54.2
No 322 124 30.4 24.4-37.1 198 69.6 62.9-75.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 452 188 38.0 32.0-44.4 264 62.0 55.6-68.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 224 87 33.7 26.5-41.8 137 66.3 58.2-73.5
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 190 97 52.3 42.1-62.3 93 47.7 37.7-57.9
Unable to Work 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 54 33.9 25.0-44.3 88 66.1 55.7-75.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 265 108 35.0 27.9-42.8 157 65.0 57.2-72.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 372 160 39.5 32.9-46.5 212 60.5 53.5-67.1
Rent 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 148 69 43.0 33.6-52.9 79 57.0 47.1-66.4
Rural 362 151 37.8 30.9-45.3 211 62.2 54.7-69.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 228 95 34.9 26.7-44.0 133 65.1 56.0-73.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 159 71 40.4 31.5-50.0 88 59.6 50.0-68.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 264 115 37.7 30.7-45.3 149 62.3 54.7-69.3
2nd Quartile 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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