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%)
TOTAL 3,770 175 4.5 3.7- 5.5 133 3.9 3.1- 4.9 3,462 91.6 90.3-92.7
GENDER
Male 1,648 78 4.5 3.3- 6.1 57 4.3 3.1- 6.0 1,513 91.1 89.0-92.9
Female 2,122 97 4.5 3.5- 5.8 76 3.5 2.5- 4.7 1,949 92.0 90.3-93.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,482 94 3.4 2.6- 4.4 70 3.3 2.4- 4.4 2,318 93.3 91.9-94.5
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 127 *** *** *** 13 11.8 5.5-23.6 111 86.1 74.5-92.9
Non-Hispanic Other 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 103 89.5 80.6-94.6
Hispanic 246 18 8.0 4.5-13.7 *** *** *** 222 88.1 81.3-92.6
AGE
18-34 590 51 7.4 5.3-10.3 25 4.4 2.7- 7.1 514 88.1 84.6-91.0
35-44 446 17 3.6 1.8- 7.1 16 4.7 2.6- 8.4 413 91.7 87.3-94.7
45-54 667 32 4.3 2.8- 6.5 32 4.2 2.6- 6.5 603 91.5 88.6-93.8
55-64 794 32 4.1 2.5- 6.4 36 4.2 2.7- 6.4 726 91.8 88.8-94.0
65-74 723 26 2.8 1.7- 4.6 16 2.9 1.5- 5.7 681 94.3 91.4-96.3
75+ 516 17 3.3 1.8- 6.2 *** *** *** 492 94.8 91.3-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 419 20 4.9 2.9- 8.2 25 7.0 4.2-11.3 374 88.1 83.3-91.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 947 42 3.4 2.3- 5.2 46 4.7 3.3- 6.7 859 91.9 89.4-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,101 58 5.3 3.8- 7.3 44 3.8 2.6- 5.5 999 90.9 88.5-92.9
College Graduate 1,299 55 4.4 3.2- 6.1 17 0.9 0.4- 1.9 1,227 94.7 92.9-96.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 357 24 9.6 5.9-15.3 32 9.3 6.0-14.2 301 81.0 74.6-86.2
$15,000- 24,999 571 28 4.2 2.5- 6.8 34 6.5 4.1-10.2 509 89.3 85.3-92.4
$25,000- 34,999 379 25 3.6 2.2- 5.9 17 4.9 2.2-10.2 337 91.6 86.6-94.8
$35,000- 49,999 433 15 4.9 2.4- 9.6 *** *** *** 408 91.9 86.9-95.1
$50,000-74,999 488 19 3.8 2.3- 6.2 *** *** *** 459 93.7 90.5-95.9
$75,000+ 866 32 3.6 2.3- 5.7 *** *** *** 827 95.2 92.8-96.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 678 32 4.4 2.9- 6.7 23 3.5 2.1- 5.8 623 92.2 89.2-94.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,292 71 5.5 4.1- 7.5 65 5.2 3.8- 7.2 1,156 89.2 86.7-91.3
No 2,460 101 4.1 3.2- 5.3 68 3.3 2.4- 4.5 2,291 92.6 91.1-93.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 521 19 3.2 2.0- 5.2 13 2.2 1.0- 4.4 489 94.6 92.0-96.4
Non-Veteran 3,249 156 4.7 3.8- 5.8 119 4.1 3.2- 5.1 2,974 91.2 89.8-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 871 48 5.3 3.8- 7.5 31 3.9 2.6- 5.9 792 90.7 88.1-92.9
Regional City or Suburban County 733 42 4.6 3.3- 6.4 25 3.4 2.1- 5.5 666 92.0 89.5-93.9
Rural 2,168 85 3.9 2.9- 5.4 77 4.1 2.9- 5.7 2,006 92.0 90.0-93.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,856 84 4.3 3.2- 5.7 54 3.8 2.7- 5.3 1,718 91.9 90.0-93.5
Unemployed 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 117 90.2 82.5-94.7
Retired 1,131 43 3.4 2.3- 5.0 24 2.6 1.5- 4.3 1,064 94.0 91.9-95.6
Unable to Work 398 24 7.2 4.3-11.8 31 6.1 3.6-10.1 343 86.7 81.3-90.7
Other not in Labor Force 233 14 5.9 3.2-10.8 14 4.7 2.5- 8.8 205 89.4 83.8-93.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 108 *** *** *** 12 12.3 6.0-23.6 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 303 18 6.2 3.4-11.0 26 8.0 4.7-13.3 259 85.8 79.6-90.3
101% to 150% 570 26 3.4 1.9- 5.8 31 6.9 4.3-10.9 513 89.7 85.5-92.8
151% to 200% 259 17 5.0 2.5- 9.8 15 4.7 2.6- 8.2 227 90.4 85.1-93.9
More than 200% 1,843 72 3.9 2.9- 5.4 26 1.7 1.0- 2.8 1,745 94.3 92.7-95.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 678 32 4.4 2.9- 6.7 23 3.5 2.1- 5.8 623 92.2 89.2-94.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 935 34 3.2 2.0- 5.0 41 4.3 2.7- 6.7 860 92.5 89.8-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,402 64 5.0 3.6- 6.9 38 3.3 2.2- 4.8 1,300 91.7 89.5-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,435 77 4.5 3.4- 6.0 54 4.3 3.1- 5.9 1,304 91.2 89.2-92.9

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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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