2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,411 34 2.4 1.6- 3.7 93 7.4 5.9- 9.3 1,284 90.1 88.0-91.9
GENDER
Male 623 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7 42 7.4 5.3-10.3 565 89.4 86.0-92.1
Female 788 18 1.8 1.1- 3.0 51 7.5 5.4-10.2 719 90.7 87.9-92.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 931 *** *** *** 53 6.9 5.1- 9.3 862 91.1 88.4-93.1
Non-Hispanic Black 293 *** *** *** 27 9.9 6.5-14.9 254 86.2 80.8-90.3
Other 187 *** *** *** *** *** *** 168 92.0 86.5-95.4
AGE
18-34 260 *** *** *** 16 6.0 3.4-10.3 233 89.2 83.7-93.0
35-44 190 *** *** *** 16 9.8 5.6-16.5 172 89.6 82.8-93.9
45-54 264 *** *** *** 20 9.7 6.1-15.2 237 88.1 82.5-92.1
55-64 296 *** *** *** 18 6.9 4.0-11.6 273 92.1 87.5-95.2
65-74 226 *** *** *** 17 7.2 4.3-12.0 205 91.1 86.0-94.4
75+ 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 *** *** *** 11 11.4 6.3-20.0 108 81.5 72.2-88.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 317 *** *** *** 40 12.8 9.2-17.5 267 84.4 79.3-88.4
Some Post-H.S. 392 *** *** *** 31 7.3 4.9-10.8 350 90.8 87.1-93.5
College Graduate 573 *** *** *** *** *** *** 558 98.3 97.0-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 *** *** *** 15 15.7 9.1-25.8 93 79.7 69.3-87.2
$15,000- 24,999 179 *** *** *** 20 11.6 7.0-18.6 151 84.4 76.5-89.9
$25,000- 34,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 159 *** *** *** 15 11.6 6.6-19.5 140 85.9 77.8-91.3
$50,000- 74,999 196 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 397 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 388 17 4.2 2.5- 7.1 43 11.7 8.2-16.3 328 84.1 79.2-88.0
No 1,018 *** *** *** 49 5.9 4.4- 8.0 953 92.2 89.9-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 155 *** *** *** 14 10.8 6.0-18.8 138 88.0 80.0-93.0
Non-Veteran 1,256 31 2.6 1.7- 3.9 79 7.1 5.5- 9.0 1,146 90.3 88.1-92.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 770 *** *** *** 40 5.7 4.0- 8.1 718 92.7 90.2-94.6
Regional City or Suburban County 334 *** *** *** 25 7.9 5.0-12.1 301 89.3 84.5-92.7
Rural 307 *** *** *** 28 11.3 7.4-16.8 265 84.5 78.6-89.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 771 *** *** *** 46 6.9 5.0- 9.4 710 91.6 88.9-93.7
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 361 *** *** *** 20 5.8 3.4- 9.7 335 92.1 87.7-95.0
Unable to Work 115 *** *** *** 18 17.6 10.7-27.4 91 78.1 68.0-85.6
Other not in Labor Force 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 85.2 75.9-91.3
101% to 150% 172 *** *** *** 20 12.9 7.8-20.7 144 82.3 73.7-88.5
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 769 *** *** *** 31 4.2 2.8- 6.3 727 94.1 91.8-95.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** 69 82.6 71.0-90.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 467 *** *** *** 38 9.4 6.6-13.2 416 88.1 84.0-91.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 862 18 2.2 1.2- 3.9 45 6.0 4.3- 8.3 799 91.8 89.2-93.8

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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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