2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

Workplace Secondhand Smoke Exposure Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-7 days No days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,711 146 9.6 7.9-11.5 1,565 90.4 88.5-92.1
-FEMALES 852 36 4.2 2.9- 6.1 816 95.8 93.9-97.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 538 17 2.9 1.7- 5.1 521 97.1 94.9-98.3
Non-Hispanic Black 193 12 5.0 2.7- 9.2 181 95.0 90.8-97.3
Other 113 *** *** *** 106 90.4 80.0-95.7
AGE
18-34 201 12 6.0 3.3-10.9 189 94.0 89.1-96.7
35-44 189 *** *** *** 184 97.4 92.8-99.1
45-54 208 *** *** *** 202 97.0 92.2-98.9
55-64 171 *** *** *** 162 95.6 90.9-97.9
65-74 55 *** *** *** 52 94.7 81.8-98.6
75+ 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** 46 90.1 77.2-96.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 12 7.2 3.8-13.3 144 92.8 86.7-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 234 11 3.0 1.5- 5.8 223 97.0 94.2-98.5
College Graduate 410 *** *** *** 402 97.3 93.9-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 12 9.7 5.2-17.6 105 90.3 82.4-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** 69 94.0 79.7-98.4
$35,000- 49,999 124 *** *** *** 120 95.3 86.9-98.4
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** 123 97.6 90.7-99.4
$75,000+ 261 *** *** *** 256 97.9 94.6-99.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 155 12 6.9 3.5-13.2 143 93.1 86.8-96.5
No 697 24 3.6 2.3- 5.7 673 96.4 94.3-97.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 824 34 4.2 2.8- 6.1 790 95.8 93.9-97.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 241 *** *** *** 231 95.6 91.5-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 205 *** *** *** 197 96.2 92.2-98.2
Rural 406 18 4.3 2.4- 7.6 388 95.7 92.4-97.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** 48 88.2 75.6-94.8
101% to 150% 101 *** *** *** 92 89.2 78.3-94.9
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** 55 100 . - .
More than 200% 504 12 2.5 1.3- 4.8 492 97.5 95.2-98.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 174 12 6.8 3.4-13.1 162 93.2 86.9-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 340 14 4.4 2.5- 7.8 326 95.6 92.2-97.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 *** *** *** 328 96.8 93.6-98.4

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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 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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