2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Current Smoker*

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,158 3,703 88.5 87.2-89.6 455 11.5 10.4-12.8
Western 718 639 88.2 84.8-90.9 79 11.8 9.1-15.2
GENDER
Male 321 285 86.4 80.8-90.6 36 13.6 9.4-19.2
Female 397 354 89.9 85.6-93.0 43 10.1 7.0-14.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 590 531 89.4 85.8-92.1 59 10.6 7.9-14.2
Non-Hispanic Black 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 108 94 83.6 72.1-91.0 14 16.4 9.0-27.9
55-64 118 101 85.2 75.9-91.4 17 14.8 8.6-24.1
65-74 145 128 90.3 83.8-94.4 17 9.7 5.6-16.2
75+ 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 153 132 85.9 78.1-91.3 21 14.1 8.7-21.9
Some Post-H.S. 200 168 85.8 79.3-90.4 32 14.2 9.6-20.7
College Graduate 288 269 93.8 89.8-96.3 19 6.2 3.7-10.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 251 85.2 79.3-89.7 37 14.8 10.3-20.7
No 422 380 89.8 85.5-93.0 42 10.2 7.0-14.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 650 579 88.0 84.4-90.9 71 12.0 9.1-15.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 306 273 88.9 83.8-92.5 33 11.1 7.5-16.2
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 284 265 94.6 90.8-96.9 19 5.4 3.1- 9.2
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 203 187 90.8 84.2-94.8 16 9.2 5.2-15.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 347 321 91.6 86.9-94.7 26 8.4 5.3-13.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 512 461 88.7 84.6-91.8 51 11.3 8.2-15.4
Rent 167 141 84.7 77.2-90.1 26 15.3 9.9-22.8
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 229 210 90.9 85.2-94.5 19 9.1 5.5-14.8
Rural 489 429 87.0 82.7-90.4 60 13.0 9.6-17.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 395 344 86.1 81.0-90.0 51 13.9 10.0-19.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 229 210 90.9 85.2-94.5 19 9.1 5.5-14.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 422 382 89.8 85.5-92.9 40 10.2 7.1-14.5
2nd Quartile 125 110 88.7 80.6-93.7 15 11.3 6.3-19.4
3rd Quartile 171 147 84.5 75.8-90.4 24 15.5 9.6-24.2

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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 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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