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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,169 43 3.7 2.4- 5.5 45 4.4 3.0- 6.3 1,081 91.9 89.5-93.8
GENDER
Male 608 34 5.7 3.6- 8.9 33 6.2 4.1- 9.2 541 88.1 84.2-91.1
Female 561 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 226 15 9.0 5.0-15.8 *** *** *** 202 86.3 79.2-91.3
35-44 189 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 331 18 3.8 2.1- 6.7 *** *** *** 303 91.8 87.2-94.9
55-64 283 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 226 *** *** *** 17 8.4 4.8-14.3 194 85.6 78.6-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 352 *** *** *** *** *** *** 324 93.2 89.0-95.8
College Graduate 553 *** *** *** *** *** *** 535 96.9 94.7-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 78 85.0 74.0-91.9
$35,000- 49,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 207 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 492 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 198 *** *** *** 19 9.0 5.2-15.2 174 86.5 78.8-91.7
No 968 38 3.5 2.3- 5.5 26 3.5 2.2- 5.6 904 93.0 90.4-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,024 36 3.8 2.4- 5.8 38 4.3 2.9- 6.3 950 91.9 89.3-94.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 267 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 252 *** *** *** *** *** *** 237 92.7 87.3-95.9
Rural 651 32 4.5 2.7- 7.5 29 5.4 3.4- 8.5 590 90.1 86.3-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,170 43 3.7 2.4- 5.5 45 4.4 3.0- 6.3 1,082 91.9 89.5-93.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 834 24 3.3 1.9- 5.6 21 2.2 1.3- 3.7 789 94.5 92.0-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 222 *** *** *** *** *** *** 193 81.9 72.4-88.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 456 19 4.2 2.3- 7.4 18 4.7 2.7- 8.1 419 91.1 87.0-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 492 *** *** *** *** *** *** 470 94.8 91.3-96.9

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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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