2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 3,588 158 4.7 3.9- 5.6 112 3.3 2.6- 4.1 3,318 92.1 90.9-93.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 686 41 6.1 4.3- 8.7 35 5.4 3.6- 8.1 610 88.4 85.1-91.1
GENDER
Male 262 15 6.5 3.7-11.2 *** *** *** 237 89.6 84.3-93.3
Female 424 26 5.9 3.7- 9.1 25 6.6 4.0-10.6 373 87.5 83.0-91.0
AGE
18-34 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 106 85.3 76.7-91.1
35-44 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 119 85.7 77.0-91.4
55-64 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** 183 86.7 79.9-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 214 *** *** *** *** *** *** 193 89.7 84.1-93.6
College Graduate 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 89.7 81.9-94.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 82.5 70.0-90.5
$15,000- 24,999 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 81.2 70.9-88.4
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 82 87.7 78.9-93.2
$50,000- 74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 245 *** *** *** 20 11.6 6.9-18.7 211 83.6 76.3-89.0
No 440 27 6.7 4.4-10.1 *** *** *** 399 90.8 87.2-93.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 585 36 5.8 4.0- 8.5 32 5.5 3.6- 8.4 517 88.6 85.1-91.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 214 *** *** *** *** *** *** 191 89.8 84.1-93.7
Regional City or Suburban County 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 122 89.0 80.9-93.9
Rural 336 18 6.4 3.7-10.7 21 6.9 4.0-11.5 297 86.7 81.2-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 326 19 6.9 4.2-11.0 *** *** *** 294 89.3 84.7-92.7
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** 170 91.9 86.4-95.3
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 122 85.8 76.8-91.6
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 257 15 6.1 3.4-10.8 *** *** *** 232 91.6 86.8-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** 174 86.8 79.0-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 299 15 4.1 2.3- 7.2 16 5.5 3.2- 9.4 268 90.3 85.9-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 168 86.7 79.6-91.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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