2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 760 48 8.0 5.9-10.9 712 92.0 89.1-94.1
GENDER
Male 381 32 11.3 7.8-16.1 349 88.7 83.9-92.2
Female 379 16 4.4 2.5- 7.8 363 95.6 92.2-97.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 483 24 6.4 4.1- 9.7 459 93.6 90.3-95.9
Non-Hispanic Black 154 16 12.2 7.2-20.2 138 87.8 79.8-92.8
Other 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 175 16 13.9 8.4-22.1 159 86.1 77.9-91.6
35-44 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 196 18 9.6 5.6-15.9 178 90.4 84.1-94.4
55-64 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 144 16 11.0 6.3-18.6 128 89.0 81.4-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 190 16 9.2 5.4-15.1 174 90.8 84.9-94.6
College Graduate 385 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 654 36 6.8 4.7- 9.8 618 93.2 90.2-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 699 44 8.2 5.9-11.2 655 91.8 88.8-94.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 437 29 8.0 5.3-11.9 408 92.0 88.1-94.7
Regional City or Suburban County 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 760 48 8.0 5.9-10.9 712 92.0 89.1-94.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 509 21 5.2 3.2- 8.2 488 94.8 91.8-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 242 17 10.2 6.2-16.3 225 89.8 83.7-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 485 29 7.0 4.6-10.6 456 93.0 89.4-95.4

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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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