2024 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 3,500 2,889 81.0 79.3-82.5 611 19.0 17.5-20.7
Western 661 533 77.7 73.2-81.6 128 22.3 18.4-26.8
GENDER
Male 287 218 70.3 63.0-76.6 69 29.7 23.4-37.0
Female 374 315 84.4 79.3-88.5 59 15.6 11.5-20.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 548 446 78.9 74.1-83.0 102 21.1 17.0-25.9
Non-Hispanic Black 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 110 86 77.1 66.5-85.2 24 22.9 14.8-33.5
65-74 134 108 84.3 76.4-89.8 26 15.7 10.2-23.6
75+ 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 136 101 71.4 60.8-80.1 35 28.6 19.9-39.2
Some Post-H.S. 191 145 76.1 68.1-82.6 46 23.9 17.4-31.9
College Graduate 262 228 86.0 80.2-90.4 34 14.0 9.6-19.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 273 215 72.6 64.8-79.2 58 27.4 20.8-35.2
No 379 309 80.5 74.9-85.1 70 19.5 14.9-25.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 602 486 77.7 72.9-81.8 116 22.3 18.2-27.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 279 218 77.0 70.5-82.4 61 23.0 17.6-29.5
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 267 239 88.5 81.9-92.9 28 11.5 7.1-18.1
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 154 78.5 70.0-85.1 33 21.5 14.9-30.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 176 152 83.7 74.5-90.0 24 16.3 10.0-25.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 316 263 80.7 74.4-85.7 53 19.3 14.3-25.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 176 152 83.7 74.5-90.0 24 16.3 10.0-25.5
HOUSING
Own 488 407 79.0 73.7-83.5 81 21.0 16.5-26.3
Rent 136 97 70.7 60.5-79.2 39 29.3 20.8-39.5
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 208 175 79.4 70.5-86.1 33 20.6 13.9-29.5
Rural 453 358 77.0 71.6-81.6 95 23.0 18.4-28.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 368 286 76.1 70.1-81.3 82 23.9 18.7-29.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 208 175 79.4 70.5-86.1 33 20.6 13.9-29.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 385 315 78.2 72.2-83.2 70 21.8 16.8-27.8
2nd Quartile 111 87 76.7 65.3-85.2 24 23.3 14.8-34.7
3rd Quartile 165 131 77.3 67.9-84.6 34 22.7 15.4-32.1

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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 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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