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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,495 51 2.6 1.8- 3.8 176 8.3 6.9- 9.9 2,268 89.1 87.2-90.7
GENDER
Male 1,105 25 3.6 2.2- 5.9 83 8.5 6.6-11.0 997 87.8 84.8-90.3
Female 1,390 26 1.7 1.0- 2.8 93 8.0 6.2-10.3 1,271 90.3 87.9-92.3
AGE
18-34 317 *** *** *** 20 5.7 3.4- 9.5 285 87.6 81.9-91.7
35-44 242 *** *** *** 20 12.1 7.5-19.1 221 87.6 80.6-92.3
45-54 441 *** *** *** 44 11.0 7.7-15.6 389 87.3 82.5-90.8
55-64 542 *** *** *** 42 7.5 4.9-11.2 484 90.3 86.4-93.2
65-74 527 *** *** *** 39 9.3 6.3-13.3 481 89.2 84.9-92.4
75+ 409 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 *** *** *** 26 16.6 10.5-25.2 135 77.0 67.7-84.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 584 *** *** *** 63 12.5 9.4-16.4 507 83.7 79.1-87.4
Some Post-H.S. 767 20 2.1 1.2- 3.6 55 7.1 5.2- 9.7 692 90.8 88.0-93.0
College Graduate 973 *** *** *** 32 2.5 1.6- 3.8 933 97.0 95.6-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 182 *** *** *** 26 17.4 10.9-26.5 148 78.1 68.6-85.3
$15,000- 24,999 286 *** *** *** 42 15.9 10.6-23.1 228 77.9 70.1-84.1
$25,000- 34,999 249 *** *** *** 21 7.9 4.8-12.8 223 89.1 83.0-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 275 *** *** *** 23 10.2 6.2-16.3 248 88.9 82.7-93.0
$50,000- 74,999 380 *** *** *** 15 5.2 2.9- 8.9 361 93.2 88.9-95.9
$75,000+ 710 *** *** *** 21 2.8 1.6- 4.9 684 95.7 92.9-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 853 30 4.0 2.5- 6.3 90 13.4 10.4-17.1 733 82.6 78.6-86.0
No 1,629 21 2.0 1.1- 3.5 85 6.0 4.6- 7.7 1,523 92.0 89.9-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 370 *** *** *** 25 9.9 6.2-15.4 342 89.5 84.1-93.3
Non-Veteran 2,125 48 2.9 2.0- 4.3 150 8.0 6.5- 9.7 1,927 89.1 87.1-90.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 504 *** *** *** 22 5.5 3.4- 8.7 474 92.8 89.4-95.2
Regional City or Suburban County 503 *** *** *** 33 8.0 5.4-11.7 458 89.3 85.1-92.4
Rural 1,489 31 3.1 1.9- 5.0 121 10.0 7.9-12.5 1,337 87.0 84.1-89.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,195 *** *** *** 74 6.9 5.2- 9.1 1,104 91.1 88.6-93.1
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 858 *** *** *** 40 6.7 4.5- 9.7 802 91.1 87.8-93.5
Unable to Work 229 *** *** *** 46 21.0 14.6-29.3 173 76.0 67.7-82.7
Other not in Labor Force 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** 102 87.0 78.0-92.7
101% to 150% 314 *** *** *** 50 16.2 11.2-22.9 252 78.5 71.3-84.4
151% to 200% 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** 159 89.7 82.4-94.2
More than 200% 1,417 *** *** *** 58 4.4 3.2- 6.0 1,344 94.1 92.2-95.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 541 *** *** *** 51 12.0 8.3-17.0 484 85.8 80.4-89.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 960 *** *** *** 68 8.5 6.4-11.2 872 89.3 86.3-91.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 995 25 3.1 1.8- 5.1 57 7.0 5.2- 9.5 913 89.9 87.0-92.2

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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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