2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace
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 1,821 76 4.1 3.0- 5.5 81 5.2 3.9- 6.7 1,664 90.8 88.8-92.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 366 *** *** *** 19 6.2 3.6-10.6 332 90.4 85.5-93.7
GENDER
Male 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 85.9 76.5-91.9
Female 223 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 305 *** *** *** *** *** *** 277 90.7 85.3-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 328 *** *** *** 17 6.5 3.6-11.3 298 90.2 84.9-93.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 366 *** *** *** 19 6.2 3.6-10.6 332 90.4 85.5-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 177 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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