2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,402 69 4.1 3.1- 5.5 48 3.9 2.8- 5.4 1,285 92.0 90.1-93.5
GENDER
Male 620 29 3.9 2.5- 6.0 21 4.1 2.6- 6.6 570 91.9 89.0-94.1
Female 782 40 4.3 2.9- 6.3 27 3.7 2.4- 5.7 715 92.0 89.5-94.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 924 33 3.1 2.1- 4.5 27 3.4 2.2- 5.2 864 93.6 91.5-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 293 19 5.8 3.2-10.1 *** *** *** 262 89.4 84.2-93.0
Other 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** 159 87.7 80.5-92.4
AGE
18-34 255 24 7.2 4.4-11.4 *** *** *** 220 89.3 84.5-92.8
35-44 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 175 91.4 84.9-95.3
45-54 265 17 4.7 2.8- 8.0 *** *** *** 239 91.3 86.8-94.4
55-64 294 *** *** *** *** *** *** 269 91.6 86.9-94.7
65-74 225 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 108 86.2 78.4-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 314 *** *** *** 14 4.6 2.6- 8.0 290 93.4 89.8-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 389 21 4.3 2.5- 7.4 21 4.7 2.9- 7.8 347 90.9 87.1-93.7
College Graduate 572 29 4.5 2.9- 6.9 *** *** *** 539 94.9 92.4-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 *** *** *** 12 11.7 6.3-20.4 90 76.0 65.3-84.2
$15,000- 24,999 176 *** *** *** *** *** *** 152 85.8 78.4-91.0
$25,000- 34,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 396 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 386 23 5.9 3.5- 9.6 19 5.6 3.3- 9.2 344 88.6 84.0-92.0
No 1,011 44 3.5 2.4- 4.9 29 3.3 2.2- 5.0 938 93.2 91.2-94.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,249 65 4.4 3.3- 5.9 45 4.1 2.9- 5.7 1,139 91.5 89.4-93.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 767 42 5.2 3.6- 7.5 28 4.1 2.7- 6.2 697 90.7 87.9-92.9
Regional City or Suburban County 331 *** *** *** *** *** *** 308 93.9 90.4-96.2
Rural 304 *** *** *** *** *** *** 280 92.5 88.0-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 766 40 3.8 2.6- 5.6 26 4.2 2.8- 6.4 700 92.0 89.4-93.9
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 358 *** *** *** *** *** *** 341 95.7 92.5-97.5
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 98 84.4 74.5-90.9
Other not in Labor Force 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 84.4 73.8-91.2
101% to 150% 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 86.6 79.4-91.5
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 766 25 2.7 1.7- 4.3 *** *** *** 732 95.8 93.7-97.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 462 21 4.2 2.5- 7.0 *** *** *** 427 92.0 88.3-94.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 859 44 4.1 2.8- 5.8 32 4.0 2.7- 5.9 783 91.9 89.6-93.8

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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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