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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
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
-Piedmont NC	7,417	331	4.8	3.9- 5.9	624	10.0	9.0-11.2	6,462	85.2	83.7-86.6
GENDER
Male	2,842	130	5.7	4.1- 7.8	235	8.9	7.4-10.7	2,477	85.4	82.9-87.5
Female	4,575	201	3.9	3.0- 5.0	389	11.0	9.6-12.7	3,985	85.1	83.2-86.7
RACE
White	5,917	238	3.5	2.9- 4.2	493	10.4	9.2-11.7	5,186	86.1	84.7-87.4
African American	1,030	74	7.7	5.3-11.0	111	11.9	9.1-15.4	845	80.4	76.2-84.1
Other Minorities	449	18	7.8	3.5-16.6	18	4.9	2.7- 8.7	413	87.3	79.3-92.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	338	16	7.3	2.7-18.5	10	4.3	1.9- 9.4	312	88.4	78.3-94.1
Non-Hispanic	7,061	315	4.5	3.8- 5.4	611	10.6	9.4-11.8	6,135	84.9	83.5-86.2
AGE
18-24	210	17	10.1	5.1-18.8	30	14.4	9.5-21.3	163	75.5	66.7-82.6
25-34	735	28	3.6	2.2- 5.8	63	9.8	7.1-13.4	644	86.6	82.8-89.7
35-44	1,229	35	3.1	2.0- 4.6	98	7.6	6.0- 9.5	1,096	89.3	87.1-91.3
45-54	1,492	79	4.9	3.5- 6.7	172	12.7	10.6-15.0	1,241	82.5	79.7-84.9
55-64	1,556	92	5.6	4.3- 7.2	148	10.6	8.8-12.9	1,316	83.8	81.3-86.1
65-74	1,213	55	3.8	2.7- 5.1	79	7.9	6.0-10.3	1,079	88.3	85.8-90.5
75+	924	24	2.9	1.7- 5.0	32	4.7	2.9- 7.5	868	92.4	89.2-94.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	925	66	7.6	5.0-11.5	135	15.5	12.3-19.5	724	76.8	72.0-81.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,043	128	6.8	4.6-10.1	227	15.0	12.3-18.0	1,688	78.2	74.5-81.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,908	78	4.5	3.2- 6.4	174	10.9	8.9-13.3	1,656	84.6	81.8-87.0
College Graduate	2,525	58	2.1	1.4- 3.2	88	3.2	2.5- 4.2	2,379	94.7	93.4-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	680	71	11.4	7.4-17.2	98	19.4	14.1-26.1	511	69.2	62.0-75.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,134	81	9.0	5.2-15.2	143	15.5	12.2-19.6	910	75.5	69.7-80.4
$25,000- 34,999	727	40	7.0	4.5-10.6	82	12.9	9.8-16.8	605	80.1	75.5-84.1
$35,000- 49,999	992	40	3.4	2.1- 5.3	98	13.5	10.3-17.4	854	83.2	79.1-86.6
$50,000-74,999	1,053	30	3.1	1.8- 5.3	71	7.5	5.5-10.1	952	89.4	86.3-91.9
$75,000+	1,843	28	1.4	0.9- 2.3	67	3.1	2.3- 4.1	1,748	95.5	94.3-96.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,547	170	7.3	5.7- 9.4	289	13.7	11.7-15.9	2,088	79.0	76.3-81.5
No	4,789	158	3.7	2.7- 5.1	327	8.4	7.2- 9.9	4,304	87.8	86.0-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	996	39	4.5	2.8- 7.1	76	7.9	6.0-10.3	881	87.7	84.5-90.3
Non-Veteran	6,418	292	4.8	3.8- 6.0	548	10.3	9.2-11.6	5,578	84.9	83.2-86.4

Total
Respond.^

1-6 days

All 7 days

No days

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

-Piedmont NC

7,417

331

4.8

3.9- 5.9

624

10.0

9.0-11.2

6,462

85.2

83.7-86.6

GENDER

Male

2,842

130

5.7

4.1- 7.8

235

8.9

7.4-10.7

2,477

85.4

82.9-87.5

Female

4,575

201

3.9

3.0- 5.0

389

11.0

9.6-12.7

3,985

85.1

83.2-86.7

RACE

White

5,917

238

3.5

2.9- 4.2

493

10.4

9.2-11.7

5,186

86.1

84.7-87.4

African American

1,030

7.7

5.3-11.0

111

11.9

9.1-15.4

845

80.4

76.2-84.1

Other Minorities

449

7.8

3.5-16.6

4.9

2.7- 8.7

413

87.3

79.3-92.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

338

7.3

2.7-18.5

4.3

1.9- 9.4

312

88.4

78.3-94.1

Non-Hispanic

7,061

315

4.5

3.8- 5.4

611

10.6

9.4-11.8

6,135

84.9

83.5-86.2

AGE

18-24

210

10.1

5.1-18.8

14.4

9.5-21.3

163

75.5

66.7-82.6

25-34

735

3.6

2.2- 5.8

9.8

7.1-13.4

644

86.6

82.8-89.7

35-44

1,229

3.1

2.0- 4.6

7.6

6.0- 9.5

1,096

89.3

87.1-91.3

45-54

1,492

4.9

3.5- 6.7

172

12.7

10.6-15.0

1,241

82.5

79.7-84.9

55-64

1,556

5.6

4.3- 7.2

148

10.6

8.8-12.9

1,316

83.8

81.3-86.1

65-74

1,213

3.8

2.7- 5.1

7.9

6.0-10.3

1,079

88.3

85.8-90.5

75+

924

2.9

1.7- 5.0

4.7

2.9- 7.5

868

92.4

89.2-94.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

925

7.6

5.0-11.5

135

15.5

12.3-19.5

724

76.8

72.0-81.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,043

128

6.8

4.6-10.1

227

15.0

12.3-18.0

1,688

78.2

74.5-81.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,908

4.5

3.2- 6.4

174

10.9

8.9-13.3

1,656

84.6

81.8-87.0

College Graduate

2,525

2.1

1.4- 3.2

3.2

2.5- 4.2

2,379

94.7

93.4-95.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

680

11.4

7.4-17.2

19.4

14.1-26.1

511

69.2

62.0-75.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,134

9.0

5.2-15.2

143

15.5

12.2-19.6

910

75.5

69.7-80.4

$25,000- 34,999

727

7.0

4.5-10.6

12.9

9.8-16.8

605

80.1

75.5-84.1

$35,000- 49,999

992

3.4

2.1- 5.3

13.5

10.3-17.4

854

83.2

79.1-86.6

$50,000-74,999

1,053

3.1

1.8- 5.3

7.5

5.5-10.1

952

89.4

86.3-91.9

$75,000+

1,843

1.4

0.9- 2.3

3.1

2.3- 4.1

1,748

95.5

94.3-96.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,547

170

7.3

5.7- 9.4

289

13.7

11.7-15.9

2,088

79.0

76.3-81.5

4,789

158

3.7

2.7- 5.1

327

8.4

7.2- 9.9

4,304

87.8

86.0-89.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

996

4.5

2.8- 7.1

7.9

6.0-10.3

881

87.7

84.5-90.3

Non-Veteran

6,418

292

4.8

3.8- 6.0

548

10.3

9.2-11.6

5,578

84.9

83.2-86.4

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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