2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Secondhand Smoke

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%)
North Carolina 1,821 157 9.2 7.5-11.2 1,664 90.8 88.8-92.5
-Eastern NC 724 73 10.5 7.9-13.8 651 89.5 86.2-92.1
GENDER
Male 359 50 14.8 10.6-20.2 309 85.2 79.8-89.4
Female 365 23 5.5 3.2- 9.3 342 94.5 90.7-96.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 404 38 10.1 6.9-14.7 366 89.9 85.3-93.1
Non-Hispanic Black 200 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 152 20 14.7 9.0-23.1 132 85.3 76.9-91.0
35-44 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 190 26 11.5 7.0-18.2 164 88.5 81.8-93.0
55-64 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 179 25 14.7 9.0-23.0 154 85.3 77.0-91.0
Some Post-H.S. 221 18 6.9 4.0-11.9 203 93.1 88.1-96.0
College Graduate 254 16 5.9 3.4-10.1 238 94.1 89.9-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 19 13.7 7.8-23.1 98 86.3 76.9-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 144 17 13.0 7.4-21.8 127 87.0 78.2-92.6
No 576 56 9.8 7.1-13.6 520 90.2 86.4-92.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 616 62 10.1 7.3-13.6 554 89.9 86.4-92.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 122 16 16.8 9.5-27.8 106 83.2 72.2-90.5
Rural 548 56 9.9 7.1-13.6 492 90.1 86.4-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 724 73 10.5 7.9-13.8 651 89.5 86.2-92.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 411 28 6.0 3.8- 9.3 383 94.0 90.7-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 229 31 14.9 9.5-22.7 198 85.1 77.3-90.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 354 36 11.3 7.7-16.3 318 88.7 83.7-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents that were employed or self-employed.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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