2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 761 51 7.0 4.7-10.1 38 5.2 3.3- 8.1 672 87.8 84.0-90.8
GENDER
Male 294 *** *** *** *** *** *** 259 86.4 79.2-91.4
Female 467 31 7.0 4.4-10.8 23 4.1 2.5- 6.8 413 89.0 84.7-92.1
AGE
18-34 136 17 11.0 6.2-18.8 *** *** *** 112 82.6 72.6-89.4
35-44 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 110 88.4 81.0-93.2
55-64 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** 150 86.2 76.8-92.2
65-74 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 225 *** *** *** *** *** *** 192 88.7 82.9-92.7
Some Post-H.S. 213 18 11.7 6.5-19.9 *** *** *** 184 83.7 75.3-89.7
College Graduate 213 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 139 89.9 83.6-94.0
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 279 22 9.1 5.1-15.7 *** *** *** 242 86.7 79.9-91.4
No 478 28 5.9 3.5- 9.7 23 5.7 3.3- 9.9 427 88.4 83.4-92.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 663 46 7.1 4.7-10.6 34 5.5 3.4- 8.8 583 87.4 83.1-90.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 196 88.3 81.9-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County 148 15 7.4 4.2-12.7 *** *** *** 124 89.1 83.2-93.0
Rural 393 *** *** *** *** *** *** 352 86.7 79.3-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 373 25 6.8 3.9-11.4 *** *** *** 334 88.3 82.5-92.4
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 84 83.2 71.1-91.0
101% to 150% 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 236 *** *** *** *** *** *** 210 90.5 84.4-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 280 23 9.7 5.6-16.3 *** *** *** 246 86.1 79.1-91.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 245 *** *** *** *** *** *** 216 88.2 81.7-92.6

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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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