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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke I-WHITE MALES

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 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
-WHITE MALES 4,662 182 3.6 3.0- 4.4 438 11.0 9.6-12.5 4,042 85.4 83.7-86.9
AGE
18-24 120 7 4.0 1.7- 9.0 26 20.9 13.5-30.9 87 75.1 65.0-83.0
25-34 380 9 2.3 1.0- 4.9 34 8.7 5.8-12.7 337 89.1 84.7-92.3
35-44 692 31 4.4 2.9- 6.6 61 9.2 6.9-12.2 600 86.3 83.0-89.1
45-54 917 44 3.8 2.6- 5.3 126 14.2 11.6-17.2 747 82.1 78.9-84.9
55-64 1,113 46 4.6 3.2- 6.5 107 10.0 8.0-12.4 960 85.4 82.6-87.8
65-74 851 36 3.3 2.3- 4.9 67 7.9 5.9-10.5 748 88.8 85.9-91.1
75+ 573 9 1.5 0.7- 3.4 17 2.7 1.6- 4.7 547 95.7 93.4-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 544 35 6.0 3.9- 9.0 113 30.3 24.2-37.2 396 63.7 56.9-70.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,326 75 4.7 3.4- 6.4 158 15.2 12.2-18.8 1,093 80.1 76.4-83.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,112 40 3.6 2.3- 5.5 103 8.7 6.5-11.4 969 87.7 84.6-90.3
College Graduate 1,674 32 2.1 1.3- 3.3 64 3.7 2.7- 5.0 1,578 94.2 92.5-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 314 29 9.7 5.7-16.0 64 23.5 17.0-31.5 221 66.8 58.4-74.2
$15,000- 24,999 608 35 4.1 2.6- 6.4 99 27.3 21.0-34.7 474 68.6 61.4-74.9
$25,000- 34,999 468 28 5.7 3.6- 8.7 58 17.2 12.1-24.0 382 77.1 70.3-82.7
$35,000- 49,999 711 36 3.8 2.4- 6.0 57 9.9 7.1-13.5 618 86.4 82.4-89.5
$50,000-74,999 832 23 3.3 2.0- 5.5 59 7.6 5.3-10.8 750 89.0 85.6-91.7
$75,000+ 1,324 16 1.9 1.1- 3.5 64 4.7 3.4- 6.4 1,244 93.4 91.3-95.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,702 87 4.8 3.7- 6.3 224 15.2 12.9-17.9 1,391 80.0 77.1-82.6
No 2,916 92 2.9 2.2- 3.9 211 9.2 7.6-11.2 2,613 87.8 85.8-89.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,814 55 3.2 2.3- 4.4 134 7.9 6.3- 9.8 1,625 88.9 86.8-90.8
Non-Veteran 2,844 127 3.8 3.0- 4.8 304 12.3 10.5-14.4 2,413 83.9 81.7-85.8

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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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