2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace
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 1,821 76 4.1 3.0- 5.5 81 5.2 3.9- 6.7 1,664 90.8 88.8-92.5
-Western 338 *** *** *** *** *** *** 302 88.7 82.1-93.1
GENDER
Male 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** 157 83.9 73.6-90.7
Female 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 297 *** *** *** *** *** *** 269 88.9 81.7-93.5
Non-Hispanic Black 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 272 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 296 *** *** *** *** *** *** 265 88.3 81.0-93.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 256 *** *** *** *** *** *** 221 84.4 75.8-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 338 *** *** *** *** *** *** 302 88.7 82.1-93.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 205 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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