2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 766 33 4.3 2.8- 6.4 65 9.5 6.9-13.1 668 86.2 82.4-89.3
GENDER
Male 295 *** *** *** 28 11.7 7.3-18.1 253 83.4 76.7-88.4
Female 471 19 3.7 2.2- 6.3 37 7.8 4.9-12.1 415 88.5 83.9-91.9
AGE
18-34 137 *** *** *** 15 17.3 9.9-28.4 116 78.5 67.4-86.5
35-44 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 112 85.2 76.0-91.3
55-64 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** 152 90.3 84.3-94.1
65-74 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 *** *** *** 27 12.3 7.8-18.8 186 82.0 75.0-87.4
Some Post-H.S. 215 *** *** *** 17 8.5 4.8-14.6 188 87.2 80.7-91.7
College Graduate 213 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 96 85.5 75.3-92.0
$15,000- 24,999 163 *** *** *** 21 9.8 5.5-17.0 135 87.9 80.6-92.7
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 280 *** *** *** 23 8.8 5.2-14.8 242 85.7 79.2-90.4
No 482 18 3.7 2.1- 6.4 42 9.9 6.6-14.7 422 86.4 81.4-90.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 669 30 4.3 2.8- 6.6 57 9.7 6.8-13.6 582 86.0 81.8-89.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 221 *** *** *** *** *** *** 201 92.0 87.0-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 88.4 80.6-93.4
Rural 397 20 6.0 3.4-10.2 39 15.0 9.7-22.3 338 79.1 71.6-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 376 18 4.3 2.5- 7.3 33 11.2 7.3-16.9 325 84.5 78.7-88.9
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 104 84.9 75.8-90.9
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 83.2 72.0-90.5
101% to 150% 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 269 *** *** *** 20 7.6 4.4-13.0 240 88.3 82.2-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 238 *** *** *** 25 10.6 6.2-17.6 200 82.1 73.9-88.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 280 *** *** *** 26 13.7 8.8-20.8 242 82.0 74.8-87.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 248 *** *** *** *** *** *** 226 91.6 85.9-95.2

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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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