2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

Workplace Secondhand Smoke Exposure Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-7 days No days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,821 157 9.2 7.5-11.2 1,664 90.8 88.8-92.5
GENDER
Male 923 108 13.1 10.3-16.3 815 86.9 83.7-89.7
Female 898 49 4.8 3.3- 6.9 849 95.2 93.1-96.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,170 88 8.1 6.2-10.5 1,082 91.9 89.5-93.8
Non-Hispanic Black 366 34 9.6 6.3-14.5 332 90.4 85.5-93.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 162 21 14.9 8.2-25.4 141 85.1 74.6-91.8
AGE
18-34 401 47 15.0 10.8-20.4 354 85.0 79.6-89.2
35-44 355 25 6.7 4.2-10.7 330 93.3 89.3-95.8
45-54 476 52 10.0 7.0-13.9 424 90.0 86.1-93.0
55-64 399 20 4.0 2.2- 7.1 379 96.0 92.9-97.8
65-74 132 11 6.6 3.0-13.9 121 93.4 86.1-97.0
75+ 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 28 20.3 12.9-30.5 108 79.7 69.5-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 393 51 12.8 9.1-17.9 342 87.2 82.1-90.9
Some Post-H.S. 512 48 8.6 6.0-12.2 464 91.4 87.8-94.0
College Graduate 780 30 3.7 2.4- 5.8 750 96.3 94.2-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** 66 84.9 72.1-92.5
$15,000- 24,999 237 36 15.3 10.0-22.7 201 84.7 77.3-90.0
$25,000- 34,999 173 32 15.4 9.7-23.5 141 84.6 76.5-90.3
$35,000- 49,999 235 22 12.4 7.6-19.5 213 87.6 80.5-92.4
$50,000-74,999 283 14 3.6 1.9- 7.0 269 96.4 93.0-98.1
$75,000+ 612 24 4.6 2.7- 7.7 588 95.4 92.3-97.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 206 19 12.5 7.2-20.7 187 87.5 79.3-92.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 313 40 14.7 10.0-21.0 273 85.3 79.0-90.0
No 1,502 116 8.0 6.3-10.1 1,386 92.0 89.9-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 20 9.5 5.6-15.8 191 90.5 84.2-94.4
Non-Veteran 1,611 137 9.2 7.4-11.3 1,474 90.8 88.7-92.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 491 30 7.5 5.0-11.2 461 92.5 88.8-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 371 25 7.6 4.8-11.8 346 92.4 88.2-95.2
Rural 960 102 11.5 8.9-14.9 858 88.5 85.1-91.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,822 157 9.2 7.5-11.2 1,665 90.8 88.8-92.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 18 13.1 7.5-21.9 109 86.9 78.1-92.5
101% to 150% 224 39 18.8 12.9-26.8 185 81.2 73.2-87.1
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,125 62 5.8 4.2- 7.9 1,063 94.2 92.1-95.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 206 19 12.5 7.2-20.7 187 87.5 79.3-92.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 377 54 16.5 11.6-23.0 323 83.5 77.0-88.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 696 63 10.8 8.0-14.4 633 89.2 85.6-92.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 749 40 6.3 4.3- 9.1 709 93.7 90.9-95.7

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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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