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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,169 88 8.1 6.2-10.5 1,081 91.9 89.5-93.8
GENDER
Male 608 67 11.9 8.9-15.8 541 88.1 84.2-91.1
Female 561 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 226 24 13.7 8.7-20.8 202 86.3 79.2-91.3
35-44 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 331 28 8.2 5.1-12.8 303 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 32 14.4 9.4-21.4 194 85.6 78.6-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 352 28 6.8 4.2-11.0 324 93.2 89.0-95.8
College Graduate 553 18 3.1 1.8- 5.3 535 96.9 94.7-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 94 16 15.0 8.1-26.0 78 85.0 74.0-91.9
$35,000- 49,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 207 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 492 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 198 24 13.5 8.3-21.2 174 86.5 78.8-91.7
No 968 64 7.0 5.1- 9.6 904 93.0 90.4-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,024 74 8.1 6.0-10.7 950 91.9 89.3-94.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 252 15 7.3 4.1-12.7 237 92.7 87.3-95.9
Rural 651 61 9.9 7.1-13.7 590 90.1 86.3-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,170 88 8.1 6.2-10.5 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 45 5.5 3.7- 8.0 789 94.5 92.0-96.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 222 29 18.1 11.3-27.6 193 81.9 72.4-88.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 456 37 8.9 6.0-13.0 419 91.1 87.0-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 492 22 5.2 3.1- 8.7 470 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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