2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace
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 1,711 70 4.1 3.1- 5.4 76 5.5 4.2- 7.2 1,565 90.4 88.5-92.1
-MALES 859 53 6.0 4.3- 8.2 57 8.5 6.3-11.5 749 85.5 82.1-88.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 570 30 5.8 3.8- 8.9 29 6.8 4.5-10.3 511 87.3 83.2-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 120 *** *** *** 12 11.6 5.8-21.9 104 85.6 75.2-92.0
Other 157 19 10.5 6.3-16.9 16 13.1 7.4-22.0 122 76.4 67.2-83.7
AGE
18-34 230 18 6.3 3.8-10.3 26 13.9 9.0-20.9 186 79.8 72.7-85.4
35-44 163 19 11.1 6.1-19.3 13 9.0 5.0-15.5 131 80.0 71.2-86.6
45-54 214 *** *** *** *** *** *** 203 92.7 85.1-96.5
55-64 170 *** *** *** *** *** *** 155 92.7 87.5-95.9
65-74 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 15 12.1 6.9-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 209 15 6.3 3.6-10.8 14 5.8 3.2-10.1 180 87.9 82.4-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 224 11 5.2 2.3-11.5 19 10.7 6.3-17.5 194 84.1 76.4-89.6
College Graduate 328 12 3.9 2.1- 7.0 *** *** *** 310 94.1 90.5-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 15 14.2 7.8-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 *** *** *** 11 10.1 5.4-18.1 89 80.0 70.0-87.3
$50,000- 74,999 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 130 88.2 77.7-94.2
$75,000+ 308 *** *** *** 11 5.3 2.7-10.0 288 90.3 84.4-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 143 11 7.0 3.7-13.0 14 12.4 6.7-22.0 118 80.6 71.0-87.5
No 708 42 5.8 4.0- 8.4 41 7.5 5.2-10.6 625 86.7 83.1-89.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 114 86.3 74.4-93.1
Non-Veteran 732 47 6.3 4.5- 8.9 50 8.3 6.1-11.3 635 85.4 81.8-88.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 238 *** *** *** 17 8.1 4.8-13.2 215 89.9 84.6-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 201 *** *** *** 13 9.1 4.7-16.8 178 85.8 78.0-91.2
Rural 420 37 9.7 6.5-14.2 27 8.5 5.5-13.1 356 81.8 76.2-86.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 16 18.1 10.2-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 550 20 4.1 2.4- 7.0 26 6.8 4.4-10.5 504 89.1 84.9-92.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 157 13 6.2 3.1-11.9 18 14.1 8.4-22.8 126 79.7 70.7-86.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 351 24 6.9 4.2-11.0 16 7.1 4.0-12.5 311 86.0 80.2-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 351 16 5.0 2.9- 8.5 23 8.3 5.3-12.8 312 86.7 81.6-90.5

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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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