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
-FEMALES 1,979 87 4.3 3.3- 5.5 65 3.5 2.6- 4.7 1,827 92.2 90.6-93.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,297 44 3.2 2.2- 4.5 25 2.1 1.3- 3.4 1,228 94.7 92.9-96.0
Non-Hispanic Black 424 26 5.9 3.7- 9.1 25 6.6 4.0-10.6 373 87.5 83.0-91.0
Other 236 16 6.9 3.9-11.8 14 5.6 3.1- 9.7 206 87.6 81.9-91.7
AGE
18-34 322 21 5.3 3.3- 8.4 12 4.6 2.5- 8.4 289 90.1 85.8-93.2
35-44 256 13 5.3 2.9- 9.4 11 3.6 1.8- 6.9 232 91.1 86.4-94.3
45-54 332 16 5.4 3.1- 9.3 15 4.4 2.3- 8.2 301 90.2 85.5-93.5
55-64 381 16 2.9 1.7- 5.0 13 3.6 1.8- 6.8 352 93.6 90.1-95.9
65-74 393 14 2.6 1.4- 4.8 11 2.8 1.4- 5.5 368 94.6 91.5-96.6
75+ 262 *** *** *** *** *** *** 254 95.9 89.9-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 *** *** *** 17 8.3 4.7-14.2 184 87.5 81.0-92.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 465 21 4.5 2.7- 7.6 21 4.7 2.9- 7.7 423 90.7 86.9-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 624 26 4.2 2.7- 6.4 14 2.2 1.2- 3.9 584 93.7 91.1-95.5
College Graduate 678 31 4.2 2.9- 6.2 13 1.9 0.9- 3.9 634 93.9 91.4-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 11 4.3 2.2- 8.2 13 7.9 4.0-15.0 182 87.9 80.7-92.6
$15,000- 24,999 337 20 6.3 3.8-10.3 18 6.2 3.5-10.8 299 87.5 82.2-91.4
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** 167 93.8 87.9-96.9
$35,000- 49,999 227 11 5.2 2.8- 9.6 *** *** *** 207 90.4 84.9-94.0
$50,000- 74,999 233 *** *** *** *** *** *** 223 95.8 92.1-97.9
$75,000+ 384 15 3.2 1.8- 5.8 *** *** *** 364 95.9 93.2-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 696 32 4.2 2.7- 6.5 38 7.0 4.7-10.2 626 88.8 85.2-91.6
No 1,279 55 4.3 3.2- 5.8 27 1.9 1.2- 2.9 1,197 93.8 92.1-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** 60 93.7 84.2-97.6
Non-Veteran 1,913 83 4.2 3.3- 5.4 64 3.6 2.7- 4.8 1,766 92.1 90.5-93.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 472 26 4.4 2.8- 6.7 20 4.3 2.5- 7.2 426 91.3 88.0-93.8
Regional City or Suburban County 454 25 5.2 3.3- 8.1 *** *** *** 419 91.8 88.3-94.3
Rural 1,053 36 3.6 2.4- 5.4 35 3.3 2.2- 4.9 982 93.1 90.9-94.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 858 40 4.7 3.4- 6.7 24 2.6 1.7- 4.1 794 92.6 90.4-94.4
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 95.0 87.9-98.0
Retired 625 18 2.9 1.5- 5.4 12 1.7 0.9- 3.1 595 95.4 92.8-97.1
Unable to Work 228 11 3.8 1.8- 7.9 13 8.6 4.5-15.8 204 87.6 80.3-92.4
Other not in Labor Force 197 15 5.9 3.3-10.2 11 6.1 3.1-11.9 171 87.9 81.7-92.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 172 12 6.7 3.4-12.6 11 6.6 2.9-14.1 149 86.7 78.7-92.0
101% to 150% 314 21 6.4 3.9-10.5 *** *** *** 284 90.8 86.4-94.0
151% to 200% 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 133 94.9 88.3-97.8
More than 200% 863 32 3.4 2.3- 5.0 20 2.1 1.3- 3.5 811 94.5 92.6-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 419 14 3.0 1.6- 5.7 17 3.4 2.0- 5.9 388 93.5 90.2-95.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 858 39 4.5 3.2- 6.5 27 3.0 2.0- 4.5 792 92.5 90.2-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 702 34 4.4 3.0- 6.4 21 4.2 2.5- 6.8 647 91.4 88.5-93.7

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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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