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%)
TOTAL 3,791 99 2.9 2.2- 3.8 283 8.4 7.3- 9.8 3,409 88.7 87.2-90.0
GENDER
Male 1,657 47 3.7 2.5- 5.3 129 8.8 7.1-10.9 1,481 87.5 85.1-89.6
Female 2,134 52 2.2 1.5- 3.1 154 8.1 6.6- 9.9 1,928 89.7 87.8-91.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,496 51 2.6 1.8- 3.8 176 8.3 6.9- 9.9 2,269 89.1 87.2-90.7
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 118 *** *** *** 16 11.7 6.0-21.6 98 86.9 77.1-92.8
Hispanic 246 *** *** *** *** *** *** 230 93.9 89.7-96.5
AGE
18-34 595 22 4.8 2.9- 7.8 49 8.8 6.3-12.1 524 86.5 82.4-89.7
35-44 450 11 2.0 1.1- 3.8 38 10.3 7.1-14.8 401 87.7 83.1-91.1
45-54 668 16 2.2 1.2- 4.0 61 10.7 7.9-14.3 591 87.2 83.4-90.2
55-64 801 25 2.4 1.4- 4.1 65 7.1 5.0- 9.9 711 90.5 87.5-92.9
65-74 726 15 2.1 1.1- 4.3 53 8.4 6.0-11.6 658 89.5 86.0-92.2
75+ 518 *** *** *** 16 4.0 2.0- 7.9 493 92.9 88.5-95.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 422 18 5.2 2.9- 8.9 47 13.0 9.0-18.3 357 81.9 76.1-86.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 955 35 4.0 2.6- 6.3 105 12.1 9.7-15.0 815 83.9 80.5-86.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,106 34 2.5 1.6- 3.8 85 7.8 6.0-10.1 987 89.7 87.2-91.7
College Graduate 1,304 12 0.7 0.4- 1.5 46 2.4 1.7- 3.4 1,246 96.9 95.7-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 358 19 5.9 3.4-10.2 41 13.7 9.4-19.6 298 80.4 74.0-85.5
$15,000- 24,999 577 28 4.5 2.6- 7.7 74 12.6 9.3-17.0 475 82.9 78.0-86.8
$25,000- 34,999 385 *** *** *** 36 10.5 6.7-16.1 339 87.1 81.3-91.3
$35,000- 49,999 431 *** *** *** 36 10.4 7.0-15.2 386 87.6 82.7-91.3
$50,000-74,999 491 *** *** *** 23 5.1 3.1- 8.2 460 93.0 89.4-95.4
$75,000+ 869 *** *** *** 27 2.9 1.7- 4.7 835 95.6 93.1-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 682 18 3.3 1.9- 5.7 46 9.7 6.9-13.5 618 86.9 82.9-90.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,299 47 4.2 2.9- 5.9 138 12.7 10.3-15.5 1,114 83.2 80.1-85.9
No 2,473 51 2.3 1.6- 3.4 144 6.6 5.4- 8.1 2,278 91.1 89.3-92.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 522 *** *** *** 36 9.1 6.2-13.3 477 89.3 85.0-92.4
Non-Veteran 3,269 90 3.1 2.3- 4.0 246 8.3 7.1- 9.7 2,933 88.6 87.0-90.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 875 17 1.8 1.1- 3.1 43 5.5 3.9- 7.7 815 92.7 90.3-94.5
Regional City or Suburban County 738 23 3.2 1.9- 5.4 50 7.6 5.4-10.5 665 89.2 85.8-91.8
Rural 2,180 59 3.4 2.4- 4.9 190 11.0 9.1-13.2 1,931 85.6 83.1-87.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,866 44 2.5 1.7- 3.7 122 7.5 6.0- 9.3 1,700 90.0 88.0-91.7
Unemployed 135 *** *** *** 27 25.0 16.2-36.4 *** *** ***
Retired 1,135 22 2.6 1.5- 4.3 56 6.2 4.4- 8.6 1,057 91.3 88.5-93.4
Unable to Work 405 21 3.9 2.3- 6.7 64 17.0 12.4-22.8 320 79.1 73.1-84.0
Other not in Labor Force 234 *** *** *** 14 3.6 1.8- 7.1 212 92.4 87.2-95.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 304 14 3.5 1.8- 6.5 37 11.7 7.8-17.2 253 84.8 79.0-89.2
101% to 150% 575 25 4.5 2.5- 7.8 73 13.9 10.1-18.7 477 81.7 76.5-86.0
151% to 200% 263 *** *** *** 27 9.5 5.7-15.4 227 88.1 81.7-92.5
More than 200% 1,849 27 1.9 1.1- 3.1 84 4.8 3.7- 6.2 1,738 93.4 91.7-94.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 682 18 3.3 1.9- 5.7 46 9.7 6.9-13.5 618 86.9 82.9-90.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 940 22 3.7 2.1- 6.4 94 12.3 9.4-16.0 824 84.0 79.9-87.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,410 38 2.5 1.6- 3.9 108 9.5 7.6-11.8 1,264 88.0 85.5-90.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,443 39 3.0 2.0- 4.4 81 6.4 4.9- 8.3 1,323 90.6 88.4-92.5

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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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