2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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 3,606 87 2.4 1.9- 3.2 275 8.1 7.0- 9.3 3,244 89.5 88.1-90.7
-FEMALES 1,987 52 2.7 1.9- 3.9 153 8.2 6.7- 9.9 1,782 89.1 87.1-90.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,303 29 2.2 1.4- 3.5 107 9.2 7.3-11.5 1,167 88.6 86.1-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 426 17 4.6 2.3- 9.0 30 6.4 4.2- 9.7 379 89.0 84.3-92.4
Other 236 *** *** *** 16 6.8 3.4-13.0 215 92.4 86.2-95.9
AGE
18-34 323 *** *** *** 20 6.5 3.9-10.7 295 91.3 87.0-94.3
35-44 258 *** *** *** 26 9.3 5.9-14.4 227 88.1 82.3-92.1
45-54 334 *** *** *** 40 13.4 9.1-19.1 288 83.6 77.1-88.5
55-64 381 13 2.5 1.3- 4.7 40 10.6 7.4-15.0 328 86.8 82.3-90.4
65-74 396 *** *** *** 21 5.6 3.1- 9.7 365 92.2 87.9-95.1
75+ 262 *** *** *** *** *** *** 248 95.1 90.1-97.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 213 *** *** *** 34 18.5 12.5-26.4 176 79.6 71.5-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 19 4.0 2.1- 7.4 46 8.9 6.2-12.5 404 87.1 82.7-90.5
Some Post-H.S. 624 20 3.3 1.8- 6.1 49 6.7 4.8- 9.3 555 90.0 86.7-92.5
College Graduate 679 *** *** *** 24 4.1 2.5- 6.6 645 94.5 91.9-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 12 5.5 2.6-11.1 36 20.6 13.8-29.6 161 73.9 64.7-81.4
$15,000- 24,999 338 *** *** *** 44 14.0 9.7-19.7 284 83.3 77.0-88.1
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** 13 7.0 3.6-13.3 160 89.4 82.2-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 228 *** *** *** 19 8.0 4.8-13.1 204 89.7 84.2-93.4
$50,000- 74,999 233 *** *** *** *** *** *** 213 87.2 79.4-92.3
$75,000+ 384 *** *** *** *** *** *** 371 97.3 94.6-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 701 29 3.8 2.3- 6.1 96 15.3 12.0-19.2 576 81.0 76.8-84.5
No 1,282 23 2.3 1.3- 3.8 57 4.7 3.4- 6.5 1,202 93.0 90.9-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 93.9 82.8-98.0
Non-Veteran 1,921 52 2.8 1.9- 4.1 149 8.2 6.8-10.0 1,720 89.0 87.0-90.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 473 14 3.4 1.6- 6.7 21 4.5 2.7- 7.3 438 92.2 88.3-94.8
Regional City or Suburban County 456 12 3.4 1.8- 6.3 32 9.0 6.1-13.1 412 87.6 83.1-91.1
Rural 1,058 26 1.9 1.2- 3.0 100 10.3 8.1-13.0 932 87.9 85.0-90.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 860 22 2.9 1.7- 5.2 64 6.9 5.1- 9.2 774 90.2 87.3-92.4
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 91.5 81.3-96.4
Retired 626 17 3.6 1.8- 7.0 21 2.9 1.8- 4.6 588 93.5 90.1-95.8
Unable to Work 228 *** *** *** 50 28.1 20.6-37.0 171 70.8 62.0-78.3
Other not in Labor Force 200 *** *** *** 12 6.5 3.3-12.4 183 91.0 85.0-94.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 *** *** *** 28 15.1 9.1-24.0 138 81.2 72.1-87.8
101% to 150% 315 13 4.7 2.2- 9.8 35 10.8 7.4-15.5 267 84.5 78.8-89.0
151% to 200% 141 *** *** *** 12 9.9 5.3-17.7 125 87.5 79.2-92.8
More than 200% 863 18 2.4 1.3- 4.6 39 4.4 3.0- 6.4 806 93.2 90.6-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 422 11 1.9 0.9- 4.1 45 13.9 9.6-19.7 366 84.2 78.3-88.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 863 31 3.8 2.4- 5.9 72 8.3 6.2-11.0 760 87.9 84.8-90.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 702 *** *** *** 36 6.1 4.2- 8.7 656 92.2 89.0-94.5

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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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