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
-MALES 923 108 13.1 10.3-16.3 815 86.9 83.7-89.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 608 67 11.9 8.9-15.8 541 88.1 84.2-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 143 18 14.1 8.1-23.5 125 85.9 76.5-91.9
Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 201 34 24.2 17.1-33.1 167 75.8 66.9-82.9
35-44 179 16 7.8 4.3-13.8 163 92.2 86.2-95.7
45-54 248 36 12.8 8.6-18.7 212 87.2 81.3-91.4
55-64 195 11 4.8 2.2-10.1 184 95.2 89.9-97.8
65-74 68 *** *** *** 59 89.1 76.9-95.3
75+ 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 231 40 17.3 11.9-24.5 191 82.7 75.5-88.1
Some Post-H.S. 233 28 12.0 7.6-18.5 205 88.0 81.5-92.4
College Graduate 367 16 4.1 2.3- 7.3 351 95.9 92.7-97.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 110 20 18.0 10.3-29.5 90 82.0 70.5-89.7
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 18 20.5 12.2-32.3 98 79.5 67.7-87.8
$50,000- 74,999 145 11 6.4 3.1-12.8 134 93.6 87.2-96.9
$75,000+ 338 19 6.7 3.7-11.8 319 93.3 88.2-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 163 27 20.0 12.8-29.9 136 80.0 70.1-87.2
No 755 81 11.6 8.8-15.1 674 88.4 84.9-91.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 182 19 10.2 5.8-17.1 163 89.8 82.9-94.2
Non-Veteran 741 89 13.6 10.5-17.3 652 86.4 82.7-89.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 241 18 10.5 6.4-16.9 223 89.5 83.1-93.6
Regional City or Suburban County 186 18 11.7 7.0-18.9 168 88.3 81.1-93.0
Rural 496 72 15.7 11.6-20.9 424 84.3 79.1-88.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 923 108 13.1 10.3-16.3 815 86.9 83.7-89.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 103 21 20.6 12.4-32.3 82 79.4 67.7-87.6
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 597 50 9.0 6.3-12.6 547 91.0 87.4-93.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 184 37 23.8 15.9-33.9 147 76.2 66.1-84.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 347 43 15.0 10.5-20.9 304 85.0 79.1-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 392 28 9.1 5.9-13.9 364 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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