BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (On how many of the past 7 days, did anyone smoke in your home while you were there?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke I

On how many of the past 7 days, did anyone smoke in your home while you were there?

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	Total Respond.^	1-6 days	All 7 days	No days
TOTAL	15,430	715	4.6	4.0- 5.3	1,434	11.1	10.3-11.9	13,281	84.3	83.3-85.3
GENDER
Male	5,841	259	4.9	3.9- 6.2	544	10.7	9.5-12.0	5,038	84.4	82.7-86.0
Female	9,589	456	4.3	3.7- 5.0	890	11.4	10.4-12.5	8,243	84.2	83.0-85.4
RACE
White	12,025	493	3.5	3.1- 4.0	1,109	11.4	10.5-12.4	10,423	85.1	84.0-86.1
African American	2,292	164	7.4	5.8- 9.5	231	12.0	9.9-14.4	1,897	80.6	77.7-83.1
Asian	103	2	7.5	1.7-28.3	4	5.9	1.7-18.5	97	86.6	68.9-94.9
Native American	312	26	6.5	4.0-10.5	52	22.0	15.8-29.7	234	71.5	63.8-78.2
Other Minorities	641	29	7.1	3.5-13.9	31	5.1	3.1- 8.2	581	87.8	81.5-92.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	616	29	6.6	3.1-13.6	19	3.9	2.1- 7.3	568	89.5	82.8-93.7
-English Speaking	229	12	12.8	3.2-39.0	12	6.6	2.9-14.4	205	80.6	59.9-92.0
-Spanish Speaking	387	17	4.4	2.4- 8.0	7	3.0	1.2- 7.3	363	92.6	87.9-95.6
Non-Hispanic	14,768	686	4.4	3.9- 5.0	1,410	11.7	10.8-12.6	12,672	83.9	82.9-84.8
AGE
18-24	466	30	7.6	4.4-12.8	78	17.0	13.0-21.9	358	75.4	69.5-80.5
25-34	1,474	54	3.8	2.7- 5.3	140	10.2	8.2-12.5	1,280	86.1	83.5-88.3
35-44	2,397	96	3.7	2.9- 4.8	242	9.9	8.5-11.4	2,059	86.4	84.6-88.0
45-54	2,998	160	4.6	3.7- 5.8	378	13.5	12.0-15.2	2,460	81.8	79.9-83.6
55-64	3,302	197	5.6	4.6- 6.6	325	10.8	9.5-12.3	2,780	83.6	81.9-85.2
65-74	2,690	120	3.9	3.1- 4.8	192	8.5	7.1-10.1	2,378	87.6	85.9-89.2
75+	2,002	55	2.9	2.0- 4.1	74	4.6	3.3- 6.2	1,873	92.6	90.7-94.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,174	164	7.2	5.5- 9.3	333	18.0	15.6-20.8	1,677	74.8	71.6-77.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,504	277	6.2	4.8- 8.0	529	15.3	13.4-17.4	3,698	78.5	76.1-80.7
Some Post-H.S.	4,040	165	4.0	3.1- 5.1	402	11.4	10.0-13.0	3,473	84.6	82.7-86.2
College Graduate	4,678	107	2.3	1.7- 3.1	169	3.4	2.8- 4.1	4,402	94.3	93.3-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,724	180	10.3	7.9-13.5	257	19.0	15.7-22.8	1,287	70.6	66.4-74.5
$15,000- 24,999	2,469	157	7.1	4.7-10.6	318	16.8	14.2-19.7	1,994	76.1	72.4-79.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,643	88	5.8	4.3- 7.8	206	15.6	13.1-18.5	1,349	78.6	75.4-81.6
$35,000- 49,999	2,161	91	3.8	2.8- 5.2	192	11.9	9.8-14.3	1,878	84.3	81.7-86.6
$50,000-74,999	2,213	59	2.9	2.0- 4.2	163	7.7	6.2- 9.4	1,991	89.4	87.5-91.2
$75,000+	3,180	48	1.7	1.2- 2.5	139	4.1	3.3- 5.0	2,993	94.3	93.1-95.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,772	374	6.6	5.6- 7.8	720	15.4	13.9-16.9	4,678	78.0	76.2-79.7
No	9,462	334	3.7	3.0- 4.6	692	9.0	8.1-10.1	8,436	87.3	86.0-88.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,345	81	3.7	2.7- 5.1	185	8.2	6.7- 9.9	2,079	88.1	86.1-89.9
Non-Veteran	13,078	634	4.8	4.1- 5.5	1,248	11.5	10.6-12.5	11,196	83.7	82.6-84.8

Total
Respond.^

1-6 days

All 7 days

No days

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,430

715

4.6

4.0- 5.3

1,434

11.1

10.3-11.9

13,281

84.3

83.3-85.3

GENDER

Male

5,841

259

4.9

3.9- 6.2

544

10.7

9.5-12.0

5,038

84.4

82.7-86.0

Female

9,589

456

4.3

3.7- 5.0

890

11.4

10.4-12.5

8,243

84.2

83.0-85.4

RACE

White

12,025

493

3.5

3.1- 4.0

1,109

11.4

10.5-12.4

10,423

85.1

84.0-86.1

African American

2,292

164

7.4

5.8- 9.5

231

12.0

9.9-14.4

1,897

80.6

77.7-83.1

Asian

103

7.5

1.7-28.3

5.9

1.7-18.5

86.6

68.9-94.9

Native American

312

6.5

4.0-10.5

22.0

15.8-29.7

234

71.5

63.8-78.2

Other Minorities

641

7.1

3.5-13.9

5.1

3.1- 8.2

581

87.8

81.5-92.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

616

6.6

3.1-13.6

3.9

2.1- 7.3

568

89.5

82.8-93.7

-English Speaking

229

12.8

3.2-39.0

6.6

2.9-14.4

205

80.6

59.9-92.0

-Spanish Speaking

387

4.4

2.4- 8.0

3.0

1.2- 7.3

363

92.6

87.9-95.6

Non-Hispanic

14,768

686

4.4

3.9- 5.0

1,410

11.7

10.8-12.6

12,672

83.9

82.9-84.8

AGE

18-24

466

7.6

4.4-12.8

17.0

13.0-21.9

358

75.4

69.5-80.5

25-34

1,474

3.8

2.7- 5.3

140

10.2

8.2-12.5

1,280

86.1

83.5-88.3

35-44

2,397

3.7

2.9- 4.8

242

9.9

8.5-11.4

2,059

86.4

84.6-88.0

45-54

2,998

160

4.6

3.7- 5.8

378

13.5

12.0-15.2

2,460

81.8

79.9-83.6

55-64

3,302

197

5.6

4.6- 6.6

325

10.8

9.5-12.3

2,780

83.6

81.9-85.2

65-74

2,690

120

3.9

3.1- 4.8

192

8.5

7.1-10.1

2,378

87.6

85.9-89.2

75+

2,002

2.9

2.0- 4.1

4.6

3.3- 6.2

1,873

92.6

90.7-94.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,174

164

7.2

5.5- 9.3

333

18.0

15.6-20.8

1,677

74.8

71.6-77.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,504

277

6.2

4.8- 8.0

529

15.3

13.4-17.4

3,698

78.5

76.1-80.7

Some Post-H.S.

4,040

165

4.0

3.1- 5.1

402

11.4

10.0-13.0

3,473

84.6

82.7-86.2

College Graduate

4,678

107

2.3

1.7- 3.1

169

3.4

2.8- 4.1

4,402

94.3

93.3-95.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,724

180

10.3

7.9-13.5

257

19.0

15.7-22.8

1,287

70.6

66.4-74.5

$15,000- 24,999

2,469

157

7.1

4.7-10.6

318

16.8

14.2-19.7

1,994

76.1

72.4-79.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,643

5.8

4.3- 7.8

206

15.6

13.1-18.5

1,349

78.6

75.4-81.6

$35,000- 49,999

2,161

3.8

2.8- 5.2

192

11.9

9.8-14.3

1,878

84.3

81.7-86.6

$50,000-74,999

2,213

2.9

2.0- 4.2

163

7.7

6.2- 9.4

1,991

89.4

87.5-91.2

$75,000+

3,180

1.7

1.2- 2.5

139

4.1

3.3- 5.0

2,993

94.3

93.1-95.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,772

374

6.6

5.6- 7.8

720

15.4

13.9-16.9

4,678

78.0

76.2-79.7

9,462

334

3.7

3.0- 4.6

692

9.0

8.1-10.1

8,436

87.3

86.0-88.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,345

3.7

2.7- 5.1

185

8.2

6.7- 9.9

2,079

88.1

86.1-89.9

Non-Veteran

13,078

634

4.8

4.1- 5.5

1,248

11.5

10.6-12.5

11,196

83.7

82.6-84.8

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^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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