2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did you smell tobacco smoke from someone else's cigarette,
cigar, or pipe drifting into your home from nearby apartments or from outside?

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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 3,770 175 4.5 3.7- 5.5 133 3.9 3.1- 4.9 3,462 91.6 90.3-92.7
-Eastern NC 1,580 73 5.0 3.7- 6.9 54 3.8 2.5- 5.8 1,453 91.1 88.7-93.1
GENDER
Male 676 30 4.7 2.7- 8.0 25 5.1 2.8- 9.0 621 90.2 85.7-93.4
Female 904 43 5.4 3.7- 7.7 29 2.6 1.6- 4.2 832 92.0 89.4-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 892 33 3.1 2.0- 4.8 21 2.8 1.6- 4.9 838 94.1 91.7-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 443 31 9.0 5.5-14.6 *** *** *** 392 85.8 79.0-90.6
Other 245 *** *** *** *** *** *** 223 89.6 83.2-93.7
AGE
18-34 232 17 6.4 3.8-10.6 *** *** *** 204 87.0 79.9-91.8
35-44 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 265 *** *** *** *** *** *** 239 90.8 85.5-94.3
55-64 346 *** *** *** *** *** *** 318 93.4 89.2-96.1
65-74 317 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 217 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 216 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 436 27 5.5 3.5- 8.6 19 4.5 2.5- 8.0 390 90.0 85.8-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 478 22 6.3 3.5-11.0 *** *** *** 442 90.9 86.1-94.1
College Graduate 445 17 3.7 2.1- 6.4 *** *** *** 420 95.2 92.4-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** 148 85.8 77.9-91.1
$15,000- 24,999 266 *** *** *** *** *** *** 240 93.1 88.8-95.8
$25,000- 34,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 187 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 304 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 600 33 5.4 3.5- 8.2 27 4.5 2.7- 7.4 540 90.1 86.5-92.9
No 970 39 4.9 3.1- 7.6 *** *** *** 904 91.6 88.2-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 252 *** *** *** *** *** *** 236 93.6 89.1-96.3
Non-Veteran 1,326 64 5.1 3.6- 7.2 46 4.1 2.6- 6.3 1,216 90.8 88.0-93.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 229 20 10.1 6.3-15.8 *** *** *** 203 87.4 81.4-91.7
Rural 1,247 47 3.8 2.4- 6.0 45 4.3 2.7- 6.9 1,155 91.9 88.9-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 751 32 5.0 3.0- 8.1 *** *** *** 703 91.9 87.8-94.6
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 487 19 3.4 1.9- 5.8 *** *** *** 458 94.1 90.6-96.4
Unable to Work 195 *** *** *** 16 5.9 3.2-10.4 166 86.2 78.6-91.4
Other not in Labor Force 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 86.6 78.5-91.9
101% to 150% 269 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 692 29 5.2 3.0- 8.9 *** *** *** 654 92.5 88.4-95.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 588 22 2.8 1.6- 5.0 24 3.5 2.1- 5.7 542 93.7 90.9-95.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 714 38 6.4 4.2- 9.7 17 2.6 1.5- 4.4 659 91.1 87.6-93.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 278 *** *** *** *** *** *** 252 88.6 81.0-93.4

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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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