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%)
North Carolina 3,791 99 2.9 2.2- 3.8 283 8.4 7.3- 9.8 3,409 88.7 87.2-90.0
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,390 26 1.7 1.0- 2.8 93 8.0 6.2-10.3 1,271 90.3 87.9-92.3
Non-Hispanic Black 471 19 3.7 2.2- 6.3 37 7.8 4.9-12.1 415 88.5 83.9-91.9
Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 310 *** *** *** 22 7.8 4.8-12.5 282 90.9 86.1-94.2
35-44 245 *** *** *** 22 10.8 6.6-17.1 218 87.3 80.9-91.8
45-54 353 *** *** *** 36 11.3 7.5-16.8 307 86.6 81.0-90.7
55-64 449 12 2.2 0.9- 5.2 33 6.3 3.9-10.1 404 91.5 87.3-94.4
65-74 418 11 3.1 1.4- 7.0 32 8.8 5.6-13.6 375 88.1 82.8-91.9
75+ 336 *** *** *** *** *** *** 320 93.4 87.6-96.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 226 *** *** *** 23 11.1 6.4-18.5 194 85.5 78.1-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 494 20 4.0 2.2- 7.0 51 12.0 8.5-16.7 423 84.0 79.0-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 666 17 1.8 1.0- 3.2 57 8.4 6.1-11.4 592 89.8 86.7-92.3
College Graduate 744 *** *** *** 23 2.1 1.2- 3.5 715 97.5 96.0-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 227 12 4.5 2.3- 9.0 23 13.3 7.9-21.4 192 82.2 73.9-88.2
$15,000- 24,999 337 15 3.1 1.6- 5.9 47 13.9 9.3-20.1 275 83.0 76.7-87.9
$25,000- 34,999 231 *** *** *** 22 10.1 5.6-17.4 203 87.6 79.8-92.7
$35,000- 49,999 229 *** *** *** 13 6.2 3.1-12.1 211 91.5 85.3-95.2
$50,000- 74,999 246 *** *** *** *** *** *** 236 95.7 91.1-97.9
$75,000+ 415 *** *** *** 11 2.4 1.1- 5.1 403 97.5 94.8-98.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 766 27 3.8 2.3- 6.1 75 12.4 9.3-16.4 664 83.8 79.6-87.3
No 1,355 25 1.5 0.9- 2.4 78 6.1 4.6- 8.1 1,252 92.4 90.3-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 94.1 84.0-98.0
Non-Veteran 2,083 51 2.2 1.6- 3.1 151 8.2 6.6-10.0 1,881 89.6 87.6-91.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 484 *** *** *** 24 6.2 3.9- 9.8 451 92.1 88.4-94.7
Regional City or Suburban County 414 *** *** *** 25 7.0 4.3-11.2 380 91.5 87.3-94.4
Rural 1,236 34 3.0 1.9- 4.7 105 10.1 7.8-12.9 1,097 87.0 83.9-89.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 901 22 2.1 1.2- 3.5 58 7.2 5.3- 9.8 821 90.7 87.9-92.9
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 701 14 2.7 1.4- 5.3 33 6.3 4.0-10.0 654 90.9 87.0-93.8
Unable to Work 260 12 3.1 1.4- 6.4 39 14.9 9.7-22.2 209 82.0 74.6-87.6
Other not in Labor Force 190 *** *** *** 13 4.5 2.2- 9.0 175 94.5 89.7-97.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 188 *** *** *** 24 12.7 7.6-20.6 156 84.4 76.3-90.1
101% to 150% 335 15 3.1 1.6- 5.9 43 12.9 8.5-19.1 277 84.0 77.7-88.8
151% to 200% 147 *** *** *** 14 9.4 4.2-19.8 127 86.7 75.6-93.2
More than 200% 939 *** *** *** 35 3.6 2.4- 5.4 896 95.6 93.7-97.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 568 13 3.6 1.7- 7.2 58 12.1 8.4-17.1 497 84.4 79.0-88.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 810 22 2.1 1.2- 3.5 56 8.7 6.4-11.7 732 89.3 86.1-91.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 756 17 1.9 1.0- 3.4 40 6.3 4.3- 9.2 699 91.9 88.8-94.1

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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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