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%)
North Carolina 1,821 157 9.2 7.5-11.2 1,664 90.8 88.8-92.5
-FEMALES 898 49 4.8 3.3- 6.9 849 95.2 93.1-96.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 561 21 3.4 1.8- 6.1 540 96.6 93.9-98.2
Non-Hispanic Black 223 16 6.0 3.1-11.1 207 94.0 88.9-96.9
Other 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 200 13 4.9 2.5- 9.4 187 95.1 90.6-97.5
35-44 176 *** *** *** 167 94.6 88.3-97.6
45-54 227 16 6.6 3.2-12.9 211 93.4 87.1-96.8
55-64 204 *** *** *** 195 96.9 92.8-98.7
65-74 64 *** *** *** 62 99.2 96.6-99.8
75+ 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 162 11 5.5 2.2-12.8 151 94.5 87.2-97.8
Some Post-H.S. 278 20 5.5 3.2- 9.5 258 94.5 90.5-96.8
College Graduate 413 14 3.3 1.6- 6.8 399 96.7 93.2-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 16 12.7 6.4-23.5 110 87.3 76.5-93.6
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** 77 93.2 84.5-97.2
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** 115 96.5 89.4-98.9
$50,000- 74,999 138 *** *** *** 135 99.2 97.2-99.8
$75,000+ 274 *** *** *** 269 98.4 94.8-99.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 150 13 7.7 3.9-14.8 137 92.3 85.2-96.1
No 746 35 3.9 2.5- 6.2 711 96.1 93.8-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 869 48 4.7 3.2- 6.9 821 95.3 93.1-96.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 250 12 4.4 2.2- 8.6 238 95.6 91.4-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 185 *** *** *** 178 97.3 93.2-99.0
Rural 463 30 6.3 3.8-10.3 433 93.7 89.7-96.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 898 49 4.8 3.3- 6.9 849 95.2 93.1-96.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** 63 96.0 90.2-98.4
101% to 150% 121 18 16.8 9.2-28.7 103 83.2 71.3-90.8
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** 49 97.9 93.6-99.3
More than 200% 528 12 1.8 0.8- 3.8 516 98.2 96.2-99.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 193 17 7.8 3.8-15.4 176 92.2 84.6-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 349 20 6.2 3.6-10.6 329 93.8 89.4-96.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 356 12 2.8 1.4- 5.5 344 97.2 94.5-98.6

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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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