2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Secondhand Smoke

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 3,791 99 2.9 2.2- 3.8 283 8.4 7.3- 9.8 3,409 88.7 87.2-90.0
-Eastern NC 1,586 47 3.2 2.2- 4.6 117 8.2 6.3-10.7 1,422 88.6 86.0-90.8
GENDER
Male 678 22 3.3 2.0- 5.5 51 9.0 6.1-13.2 605 87.7 83.4-91.0
Female 908 25 3.1 1.8- 5.2 66 7.5 5.3-10.6 817 89.4 86.0-92.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 896 23 3.1 1.8- 5.2 58 7.0 5.0- 9.7 815 89.9 86.8-92.4
Non-Hispanic Black 447 18 4.0 2.3- 6.9 36 9.3 5.3-15.9 393 86.7 80.3-91.2
Other 243 *** *** *** 23 12.2 7.4-19.5 214 86.4 79.1-91.4
AGE
18-34 231 *** *** *** 23 14.8 9.1-23.1 204 83.9 75.7-89.7
35-44 191 *** *** *** *** *** *** 171 90.1 84.2-94.0
45-54 266 *** *** *** 23 7.8 4.8-12.5 235 88.9 83.2-92.9
55-64 349 *** *** *** 28 5.4 3.4- 8.3 305 89.2 84.2-92.8
65-74 318 *** *** *** 24 7.4 4.2-12.8 286 89.5 83.2-93.6
75+ 217 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** 190 83.2 73.0-90.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 *** *** *** 39 8.4 5.6-12.5 380 87.1 82.3-90.8
Some Post-H.S. 478 *** *** *** 31 6.9 4.4-10.5 431 89.7 85.7-92.7
College Graduate 447 *** *** *** 25 4.8 3.0- 7.5 417 94.2 91.4-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 174 *** *** *** 20 11.6 6.8-19.1 144 82.0 73.3-88.3
$15,000- 24,999 267 *** *** *** 27 8.4 4.8-14.2 226 87.3 81.2-91.7
$25,000- 34,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 185 *** *** *** 17 9.2 5.0-16.2 164 89.2 82.0-93.7
$50,000- 74,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** 169 93.2 88.0-96.3
$75,000+ 306 *** *** *** *** *** *** 287 93.0 87.7-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 604 *** *** *** 56 11.4 7.9-16.0 529 85.5 80.7-89.3
No 971 28 3.2 2.0- 5.1 61 6.6 4.5- 9.7 882 90.2 86.9-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 251 *** *** *** *** *** *** 232 92.4 87.3-95.5
Non-Veteran 1,333 42 3.4 2.3- 5.0 102 8.6 6.5-11.4 1,189 88.0 85.0-90.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** 207 90.4 84.0-94.4
Rural 1,252 34 2.9 1.8- 4.6 100 9.2 6.9-12.2 1,118 87.9 84.8-90.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 753 20 3.0 1.7- 5.1 47 7.0 4.6-10.6 686 90.0 86.2-92.9
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 487 *** *** *** 24 5.4 3.1- 9.2 451 91.0 86.2-94.2
Unable to Work 200 *** *** *** 24 8.7 5.2-14.3 164 87.3 81.2-91.6
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 153 *** *** *** 21 11.5 6.7-19.0 124 84.2 75.8-90.0
101% to 150% 271 *** *** *** *** *** *** 233 85.3 76.5-91.2
151% to 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 692 *** *** *** 40 5.6 3.8- 8.3 640 92.4 89.4-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 590 *** *** *** 56 9.8 6.8-13.9 518 86.5 81.9-90.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 715 21 2.3 1.3- 4.0 47 8.1 5.6-11.5 647 89.6 86.1-92.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 *** *** *** *** *** *** 257 88.4 80.6-93.3

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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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