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%)
North Carolina 3,770 175 4.5 3.7- 5.5 133 3.9 3.1- 4.9 3,462 91.6 90.3-92.7
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,382 49 3.2 2.3- 4.6 38 3.0 1.9- 4.6 1,295 93.8 91.9-95.3
Non-Hispanic Black 467 31 7.0 4.4-10.8 23 4.1 2.5- 6.8 413 89.0 84.7-92.1
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 71 88.1 74.6-94.9
AGE
18-34 306 24 6.6 4.2-10.4 14 3.3 1.8- 6.2 268 90.0 85.7-93.1
35-44 241 *** *** *** *** *** *** 224 92.3 86.6-95.7
45-54 351 17 4.7 2.6- 8.0 16 2.9 1.6- 5.2 318 92.5 88.7-95.0
55-64 447 17 4.8 2.5- 9.2 24 4.0 2.3- 7.0 406 91.1 86.6-94.3
65-74 416 17 3.5 1.8- 6.7 11 3.9 1.6- 9.1 388 92.5 87.4-95.7
75+ 337 12 3.2 1.5- 6.4 *** *** *** 321 94.7 90.1-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 14 6.9 3.7-12.4 12 5.1 2.4-10.2 201 88.1 81.6-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 487 23 3.3 2.0- 5.5 24 4.2 2.4- 7.2 440 92.5 89.1-94.9
Some Post-H.S. 662 33 4.7 3.1- 7.1 27 4.1 2.6- 6.5 602 91.2 88.1-93.5
College Graduate 741 27 4.1 2.5- 6.6 13 0.8 0.4- 1.5 701 95.1 92.6-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 225 14 9.8 5.2-17.9 20 9.2 5.1-16.1 191 81.0 72.2-87.5
$15,000- 24,999 336 19 5.5 3.0- 9.7 21 6.1 3.3-10.9 296 88.4 82.8-92.4
$25,000- 34,999 227 15 4.1 2.1- 7.9 *** *** *** 202 91.8 86.0-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** 216 93.6 88.3-96.6
$50,000- 74,999 244 *** *** *** *** *** *** 231 94.2 89.4-96.9
$75,000+ 413 12 3.3 1.6- 6.7 *** *** *** 398 96.5 93.1-98.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 765 39 5.9 3.9- 8.7 42 5.2 3.4- 7.8 684 89.0 85.5-91.7
No 1,344 56 3.9 2.8- 5.4 34 2.7 1.7- 4.1 1,254 93.4 91.5-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** 48 93.6 81.5-98.0
Non-Veteran 2,071 94 4.5 3.5- 5.8 76 3.5 2.6- 4.8 1,901 92.0 90.3-93.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 480 28 5.5 3.4- 8.7 16 3.6 2.0- 6.3 436 91.0 87.2-93.7
Regional City or Suburban County 413 22 4.2 2.6- 6.7 18 4.2 2.4- 7.3 373 91.6 88.0-94.2
Rural 1,229 47 4.0 2.8- 5.9 42 3.0 1.9- 4.7 1,140 93.0 90.7-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 892 41 4.2 2.9- 6.1 23 2.7 1.6- 4.4 828 93.1 90.7-94.9
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 62 92.9 84.8-96.8
Retired 700 27 3.5 2.1- 5.7 14 2.8 1.4- 5.5 659 93.7 90.6-95.8
Unable to Work 258 15 8.7 4.6-16.0 23 6.9 3.6-12.8 220 84.4 76.5-90.0
Other not in Labor Force 190 *** *** *** 12 5.3 2.6-10.4 170 90.4 84.3-94.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 187 11 7.6 3.7-15.2 17 7.0 3.5-13.7 159 85.3 76.8-91.1
101% to 150% 332 19 4.9 2.6- 9.0 19 6.7 3.7-12.0 294 88.4 82.6-92.4
151% to 200% 146 11 4.6 2.3- 9.2 *** *** *** 128 91.3 85.4-95.0
More than 200% 933 31 3.5 2.3- 5.3 12 1.1 0.5- 2.3 890 95.5 93.4-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 567 22 3.9 2.2- 6.8 24 2.4 1.4- 4.1 521 93.7 90.6-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 805 38 5.5 3.8- 8.0 25 3.8 2.4- 6.2 742 90.6 87.5-93.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 750 37 3.9 2.6- 5.8 27 3.4 2.2- 5.4 686 92.7 90.2-94.6

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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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