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
-MALES 859 110 14.5 11.7-17.9 749 85.5 82.1-88.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 570 59 12.7 9.5-16.8 511 87.3 83.2-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 120 16 14.4 8.0-24.8 104 85.6 75.2-92.0
Other 157 35 23.6 16.3-32.8 122 76.4 67.2-83.7
AGE
18-34 230 44 20.2 14.6-27.3 186 79.8 72.7-85.4
35-44 163 32 20.0 13.4-28.8 131 80.0 71.2-86.6
45-54 214 11 7.3 3.5-14.9 203 92.7 85.1-96.5
55-64 170 15 7.3 4.1-12.5 155 92.7 87.5-95.9
65-74 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 209 29 12.1 8.1-17.6 180 87.9 82.4-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 224 30 15.9 10.4-23.6 194 84.1 76.4-89.6
College Graduate 328 18 5.9 3.6- 9.5 310 94.1 90.5-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 21 20.0 12.7-30.0 89 80.0 70.0-87.3
$50,000- 74,999 141 11 11.8 5.8-22.3 130 88.2 77.7-94.2
$75,000+ 308 20 9.7 5.9-15.6 288 90.3 84.4-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 143 25 19.4 12.5-29.0 118 80.6 71.0-87.5
No 708 83 13.3 10.3-16.9 625 86.7 83.1-89.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 13 13.7 6.9-25.6 114 86.3 74.4-93.1
Non-Veteran 732 97 14.6 11.7-18.2 635 85.4 81.8-88.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 238 23 10.1 6.5-15.4 215 89.9 84.6-93.5
Regional City or Suburban County 201 23 14.2 8.8-22.0 178 85.8 78.0-91.2
Rural 420 64 18.2 13.7-23.8 356 81.8 76.2-86.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 550 46 10.9 7.8-15.1 504 89.1 84.9-92.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 157 31 20.3 13.5-29.3 126 79.7 70.7-86.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 351 40 14.0 9.7-19.8 311 86.0 80.2-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 351 39 13.3 9.5-18.4 312 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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