2013 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

Workplace Secondhand Smoke Exposure Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-7 days No days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,360 266 9.9 8.6-11.4 3,094 90.1 88.6-91.4
GENDER
Male 1,473 186 14.6 12.4-17.2 1,287 85.4 82.8-87.6
Female 1,887 80 4.7 3.6- 6.1 1,807 95.3 93.9-96.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,808 172 7.3 6.1- 8.8 2,636 92.7 91.2-93.9
No 544 94 21.4 17.1-26.4 450 78.6 73.6-82.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 971 70 9.5 7.1-12.7 901 90.5 87.3-92.9
Overweight 1,183 99 10.8 8.6-13.6 1,084 89.2 86.4-91.4
Obese 960 68 7.9 5.9-10.5 892 92.1 89.5-94.1
Current Smoker
No 2,793 183 8.5 7.1-10.2 2,610 91.5 89.8-92.9
Yes 552 82 16.1 12.5-20.5 470 83.9 79.5-87.5
History of CVD**
Yes 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,200 254 9.9 8.5-11.5 2,946 90.1 88.5-91.5
Binge Drinker
No 2,835 197 8.9 7.4-10.5 2,638 91.1 89.5-92.6
Yes 436 58 14.7 11.1-19.2 378 85.3 80.8-88.9
Heavy Drinker
No 3,090 238 9.8 8.4-11.4 2,852 90.2 88.6-91.6
Yes 170 *** *** *** *** *** ***
COPD
Yes 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 3,223 246 9.4 8.1-10.9 2,977 90.6 89.1-91.9
Current Asthma
Yes 200 19 11.9 6.8-20.1 181 88.1 79.9-93.2
No 3,148 246 9.7 8.4-11.3 2,902 90.3 88.7-91.6
Diabetes
Yes 271 17 7.0 3.9-12.2 254 93.0 87.8-96.1
No 3,086 248 10.1 8.7-11.7 2,838 89.9 88.3-91.3
Disability
Yes 409 41 10.6 7.3-15.1 368 89.4 84.9-92.7
No 2,932 225 9.9 8.4-11.5 2,707 90.1 88.5-91.6

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*This question was asked of respondents that were employed or self-employed.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2013 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2013 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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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