2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace
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 1,821 76 4.1 3.0- 5.5 81 5.2 3.9- 6.7 1,664 90.8 88.8-92.5
-MALES 923 51 5.9 4.1- 8.4 57 7.2 5.2- 9.8 815 86.9 83.7-89.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 608 34 5.7 3.6- 8.9 33 6.2 4.1- 9.2 541 88.1 84.2-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 143 *** *** *** 11 9.0 4.4-17.7 125 85.9 76.5-91.9
Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 201 19 13.5 8.1-21.7 15 10.7 6.2-18.1 167 75.8 66.9-82.9
35-44 179 *** *** *** 11 6.1 3.0-11.8 163 92.2 86.2-95.7
45-54 248 20 6.1 3.6-10.1 16 6.7 3.6-12.1 212 87.2 81.3-91.4
55-64 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** 184 95.2 89.9-97.8
65-74 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 89.1 76.9-95.3
75+ 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** 15 16.8 9.1-29.1 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 231 13 4.6 2.1-10.1 27 12.6 8.1-19.2 191 82.7 75.5-88.1
Some Post-H.S. 233 19 8.7 5.0-14.9 *** *** *** 205 88.0 81.5-92.4
College Graduate 367 *** *** *** *** *** *** 351 95.9 92.7-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 *** *** *** 12 13.3 6.6-25.0 90 82.0 70.5-89.7
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** 16 15.7 8.3-27.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 98 79.5 67.7-87.8
$50,000- 74,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 134 93.6 87.2-96.9
$75,000+ 338 13 5.0 2.4-10.0 *** *** *** 319 93.3 88.2-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 163 11 8.7 4.2-17.4 16 11.2 6.1-19.8 136 80.0 70.1-87.2
No 755 40 5.3 3.4- 8.0 41 6.3 4.4- 9.1 674 88.4 84.9-91.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** 163 89.8 82.9-94.2
Non-Veteran 741 42 6.3 4.2- 9.3 47 7.3 5.1-10.2 652 86.4 82.7-89.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 241 *** *** *** *** *** *** 223 89.5 83.1-93.6
Regional City or Suburban County 186 *** *** *** 11 6.2 3.1-12.1 168 88.3 81.1-93.0
Rural 496 35 7.0 4.2-11.4 37 8.7 5.8-12.9 424 84.3 79.1-88.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 923 51 5.9 4.1- 8.4 57 7.2 5.2- 9.8 815 86.9 83.7-89.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 *** *** *** 14 15.4 8.3-26.8 82 79.4 67.7-87.6
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 597 27 5.0 3.0- 8.2 23 4.0 2.4- 6.5 547 91.0 87.4-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 184 16 6.7 3.6-12.1 21 17.1 10.1-27.4 147 76.2 66.1-84.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 347 21 7.2 4.1-12.3 22 7.9 4.9-12.5 304 85.0 79.1-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 392 14 4.7 2.6- 8.6 14 4.4 2.3- 8.2 364 90.9 86.1-94.1

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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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