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
-MALES 1,657 47 3.7 2.5- 5.3 129 8.8 7.1-10.9 1,481 87.5 85.1-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,105 25 3.6 2.2- 5.9 83 8.5 6.6-11.0 997 87.8 84.8-90.3
Non-Hispanic Black 295 14 5.0 2.7- 9.0 28 11.7 7.3-18.1 253 83.4 76.7-88.4
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 285 16 8.4 4.8-14.2 27 9.7 6.1-15.1 242 81.9 75.2-87.1
35-44 204 *** *** *** 16 9.9 5.5-17.2 182 87.9 80.7-92.6
45-54 314 *** *** *** 25 10.0 6.4-15.2 283 87.8 82.2-91.8
55-64 352 13 2.7 1.4- 5.0 32 7.9 4.8-12.6 307 89.4 84.6-92.9
65-74 308 *** *** *** 21 7.9 4.7-12.8 283 91.1 86.1-94.5
75+ 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** 173 92.1 83.6-96.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 *** *** *** 24 14.8 9.1-23.3 163 78.3 69.1-85.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 15 4.1 2.1- 7.9 54 12.3 9.2-16.3 391 83.6 78.9-87.5
Some Post-H.S. 439 17 3.5 2.0- 6.1 28 7.0 4.5-10.9 394 89.5 85.3-92.6
College Graduate 560 *** *** *** 23 2.7 1.7- 4.5 531 96.2 94.1-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** 18 14.3 8.1-24.0 106 77.8 66.9-85.9
$15,000- 24,999 238 13 6.2 2.8-13.0 27 11.3 6.8-18.3 198 82.5 74.5-88.4
$25,000- 34,999 154 *** *** *** 14 11.0 5.5-20.9 136 86.5 76.5-92.7
$35,000- 49,999 202 *** *** *** 23 14.3 8.9-22.2 175 83.9 75.9-89.6
$50,000- 74,999 245 *** *** *** 14 6.3 3.4-11.6 224 90.2 83.9-94.2
$75,000+ 454 *** *** *** 16 3.2 1.7- 6.1 432 94.0 89.9-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 533 20 4.6 2.7- 7.7 63 13.0 9.6-17.2 450 82.4 77.7-86.3
No 1,116 26 3.3 2.0- 5.3 66 7.1 5.3- 9.6 1,024 89.6 86.7-91.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 471 *** *** *** 33 9.6 6.4-14.2 430 88.7 84.1-92.1
Non-Veteran 1,184 39 4.2 2.8- 6.3 95 8.5 6.6-11.0 1,050 87.2 84.3-89.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 391 *** *** *** 19 4.6 2.8- 7.6 364 93.4 90.0-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 324 14 5.2 2.7- 9.8 25 8.3 5.2-12.9 285 86.5 80.9-90.6
Rural 942 25 3.9 2.3- 6.7 85 12.0 9.1-15.6 832 84.1 80.1-87.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 964 22 2.9 1.7- 4.8 64 7.7 5.7-10.5 878 89.4 86.3-91.8
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 434 *** *** *** 23 6.0 3.7- 9.6 403 91.7 87.5-94.6
Unable to Work 145 *** *** *** 25 19.9 12.4-30.4 111 74.9 64.4-83.2
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** 13 10.5 5.4-19.2 96 85.1 75.8-91.2
101% to 150% 240 *** *** *** 30 14.8 9.2-22.9 200 79.4 70.7-86.0
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** 13 9.6 5.0-17.6 99 89.6 81.7-94.4
More than 200% 910 19 2.9 1.6- 5.2 49 5.8 4.1- 8.1 842 91.3 88.4-93.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 372 *** *** *** 36 12.6 8.3-18.6 327 83.5 76.9-88.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 599 16 3.0 1.5- 5.9 52 10.5 7.5-14.4 531 86.5 82.2-89.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 686 22 4.1 2.5- 6.7 41 6.5 4.5- 9.4 623 89.4 85.9-92.1

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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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