2024 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 4,162 1,547 37.3 35.5-39.0 2,615 62.7 61.0-64.5
Western 719 313 45.7 41.1-50.4 406 54.3 49.6-58.9
GENDER
Male 322 162 49.7 43.0-56.3 160 50.3 43.7-57.0
Female 397 151 42.0 35.6-48.7 246 58.0 51.3-64.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 591 265 47.0 41.9-52.2 326 53.0 47.8-58.1
Non-Hispanic Black 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 145 79 61.3 51.7-70.1 66 38.7 29.9-48.3
75+ 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 153 76 48.1 38.3-57.9 77 51.9 42.1-61.7
Some Post-H.S. 201 103 52.0 43.5-60.2 98 48.0 39.8-56.5
College Graduate 288 97 34.0 27.3-41.4 191 66.0 58.6-72.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 288 144 52.5 45.1-59.8 144 47.5 40.2-54.9
No 423 168 41.8 35.8-48.0 255 58.2 52.0-64.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 651 276 45.2 40.3-50.2 375 54.8 49.8-59.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 307 122 40.5 33.9-47.4 185 59.5 52.6-66.1
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 284 128 51.3 43.6-59.0 156 48.7 41.0-56.4
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+ 204 89 45.7 37.3-54.3 115 54.3 45.7-62.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 182 60 33.8 25.2-43.6 122 66.2 56.4-74.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 348 155 45.2 38.7-51.9 193 54.8 48.1-61.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 182 60 33.8 25.2-43.6 122 66.2 56.4-74.8
HOUSING
Own 513 229 49.0 43.5-54.4 284 51.0 45.6-56.5
Rent 167 70 40.7 31.7-50.4 97 59.3 49.6-68.3
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 230 96 45.3 37.1-53.7 134 54.7 46.3-62.9
Rural 489 217 45.9 40.3-51.6 272 54.1 48.4-59.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 395 178 46.1 39.8-52.5 217 53.9 47.5-60.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 230 96 45.3 37.1-53.7 134 54.7 46.3-62.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 423 181 46.2 40.2-52.3 242 53.8 47.7-59.8
2nd Quartile 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 171 75 46.3 36.9-56.1 96 53.7 43.9-63.1

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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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