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
-MALES 1,648 78 4.5 3.3- 6.1 57 4.3 3.1- 6.0 1,513 91.1 89.0-92.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,099 45 3.6 2.5- 5.2 32 3.6 2.4- 5.5 1,022 92.7 90.5-94.5
Non-Hispanic Black 294 20 7.0 3.6-13.0 15 6.6 3.3-12.8 259 86.4 79.2-91.4
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 284 27 8.2 5.1-13.0 11 5.6 2.8-10.7 246 86.2 80.2-90.6
35-44 204 *** *** *** *** *** *** 188 91.0 83.3-95.4
45-54 315 15 4.0 2.1- 7.3 16 5.4 2.9- 9.8 284 90.6 85.7-93.9
55-64 347 15 3.2 1.7- 5.9 12 4.3 2.2- 8.4 320 92.4 88.2-95.3
65-74 307 *** *** *** *** *** *** 293 96.3 93.3-98.0
75+ 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** 171 94.9 87.9-98.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 192 *** *** *** 13 8.9 4.6-16.5 173 88.1 80.2-93.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 19 3.5 1.9- 6.6 22 5.2 3.2- 8.3 418 91.2 87.4-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 438 25 6.0 3.6-10.0 17 3.4 1.7- 6.4 396 90.6 86.2-93.7
College Graduate 558 28 4.8 3.1- 7.3 *** *** *** 526 94.2 91.3-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 132 *** *** *** 12 9.5 4.8-17.8 110 81.1 70.7-88.4
$15,000- 24,999 233 *** *** *** 13 7.1 3.6-13.6 211 90.3 83.6-94.4
$25,000- 34,999 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 135 91.4 81.5-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 204 *** *** *** *** *** *** 192 90.4 81.3-95.3
$50,000- 74,999 244 11 4.4 2.3- 8.5 *** *** *** 228 93.2 88.2-96.2
$75,000+ 453 20 3.9 2.1- 7.0 *** *** *** 429 94.2 90.5-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 527 32 5.2 3.2- 8.2 23 5.3 3.2- 8.8 472 89.5 85.4-92.5
No 1,114 45 4.3 2.9- 6.2 34 4.0 2.6- 6.0 1,035 91.8 89.2-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 470 16 2.9 1.7- 4.9 13 2.4 1.2- 4.9 441 94.7 91.9-96.6
Non-Veteran 1,176 62 5.0 3.6- 7.0 43 4.8 3.3- 6.9 1,071 90.2 87.6-92.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 391 20 5.2 3.1- 8.6 15 4.4 2.4- 7.7 356 90.5 86.3-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 320 20 5.0 3.0- 8.0 *** *** *** 293 92.5 88.5-95.1
Rural 937 38 3.8 2.3- 6.5 35 5.3 3.4- 8.2 864 90.9 87.4-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 963 43 4.4 2.9- 6.6 31 4.7 3.1- 7.2 889 90.9 87.9-93.2
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 431 16 3.2 1.7- 6.1 *** *** *** 405 94.5 91.2-96.6
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 123 90.0 82.7-94.4
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 86.2 75.8-92.5
101% to 150% 238 *** *** *** 12 7.1 3.4-14.2 219 91.0 83.9-95.2
151% to 200% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 98 89.4 79.5-94.8
More than 200% 910 41 4.4 2.8- 6.7 14 2.3 1.2- 4.3 855 93.3 90.6-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 368 12 2.5 1.2- 5.1 17 6.5 3.5-11.5 339 91.1 85.9-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 596 26 4.4 2.4- 7.6 13 2.6 1.4- 4.9 557 93.0 89.5-95.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 684 40 5.2 3.6- 7.5 27 5.1 3.2- 8.1 617 89.7 86.3-92.3

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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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