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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,481 94 3.4 2.6- 4.4 70 3.3 2.4- 4.4 2,317 93.3 91.9-94.5
GENDER
Male 1,099 45 3.6 2.5- 5.2 32 3.6 2.4- 5.5 1,022 92.7 90.5-94.5
Female 1,382 49 3.2 2.3- 4.6 38 3.0 1.9- 4.6 1,295 93.8 91.9-95.3
AGE
18-34 314 *** *** *** *** *** *** 287 92.6 88.5-95.3
35-44 240 *** *** *** *** *** *** 222 91.7 85.9-95.2
45-54 442 17 3.3 1.8- 5.9 *** *** *** 407 92.8 89.3-95.3
55-64 538 19 3.5 2.1- 6.0 *** *** *** 502 93.3 90.0-95.6
65-74 524 *** *** *** *** *** *** 497 94.6 91.0-96.8
75+ 406 *** *** *** *** *** *** 386 94.8 90.9-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** 150 89.4 82.5-93.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 579 *** *** *** 23 4.5 2.8- 7.3 536 92.8 89.4-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 763 30 3.2 2.1- 4.9 26 3.1 1.9- 5.1 707 93.7 91.3-95.4
College Graduate 969 35 4.1 2.7- 6.2 *** *** *** 923 94.9 92.7-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 182 *** *** *** 16 10.9 6.1-18.9 156 82.9 74.3-89.0
$15,000- 24,999 282 *** *** *** *** *** *** 256 90.9 85.0-94.6
$25,000- 34,999 245 *** *** *** *** *** *** 223 94.1 90.1-96.6
$35,000- 49,999 275 *** *** *** *** *** *** 261 94.3 89.9-96.8
$50,000- 74,999 377 *** *** *** *** *** *** 357 94.2 90.6-96.5
$75,000+ 707 25 3.8 2.3- 6.4 *** *** *** 675 94.7 91.9-96.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 849 41 4.2 2.9- 6.2 38 4.8 3.2- 7.3 770 90.9 88.1-93.1
No 1,620 52 3.0 2.1- 4.3 32 2.6 1.7- 3.9 1,536 94.4 92.7-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 368 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,113 85 3.6 2.8- 4.8 64 3.5 2.5- 4.7 1,964 92.9 91.3-94.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 504 23 4.2 2.6- 6.7 *** *** *** 468 92.8 89.7-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 499 20 3.4 2.1- 5.5 14 3.6 1.9- 6.4 465 93.1 89.9-95.3
Rural 1,479 51 3.0 2.0- 4.5 43 3.3 2.2- 5.0 1,385 93.7 91.7-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 41 3.2 2.2- 4.8 34 3.5 2.3- 5.2 1,114 93.3 91.1-94.9
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 852 31 3.3 2.1- 5.1 *** *** *** 807 94.8 92.4-96.4
Unable to Work 227 *** *** *** *** *** *** 200 89.5 83.1-93.7
Other not in Labor Force 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 311 *** *** *** 23 7.4 4.3-12.4 280 91.1 85.9-94.4
151% to 200% 176 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,410 50 3.7 2.6- 5.2 20 1.8 1.0- 3.0 1,340 94.6 92.7-95.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 537 *** *** *** *** *** *** 501 94.2 90.8-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 951 27 3.1 1.9- 5.0 23 3.1 1.9- 5.0 901 93.9 91.4-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 994 49 4.0 2.8- 5.5 29 3.5 2.3- 5.4 916 92.5 90.3-94.3

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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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