2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 796 *** *** *** 73 13.1 9.8-17.4 705 82.6 77.8-86.6
GENDER
Male 356 *** *** *** 36 14.4 9.6-21.0 311 79.1 71.3-85.2
Female 440 *** *** *** 37 11.9 7.8-17.8 394 86.0 80.1-90.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 710 *** *** *** 66 13.9 10.2-18.5 631 82.4 77.2-86.7
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** 133 86.5 76.9-92.5
65-74 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** 167 85.0 74.0-91.9
75+ 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 200 *** *** *** 26 17.3 11.0-26.3 168 75.3 64.8-83.5
Some Post-H.S. 236 *** *** *** 23 11.9 7.1-19.1 206 85.0 77.5-90.4
College Graduate 284 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 *** *** *** 39 17.8 11.9-25.7 257 75.8 67.2-82.7
No 484 *** *** *** 34 10.4 6.8-15.6 443 86.6 80.7-91.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 680 *** *** *** 65 13.2 9.6-17.8 598 82.2 76.9-86.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** 157 86.8 79.3-91.9
Rural 621 *** *** *** 62 14.9 10.8-20.4 548 81.0 74.8-85.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 342 *** *** *** 29 11.9 7.6-18.2 304 82.2 74.5-88.0
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 287 *** *** *** *** *** *** 271 89.5 82.1-94.1
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 388 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 268 *** *** *** 28 16.7 10.2-26.2 237 80.2 70.2-87.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 228 *** *** *** 23 15.2 9.3-23.8 201 81.4 71.7-88.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 300 *** *** *** 22 8.6 5.2-13.9 267 85.5 78.8-90.3

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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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