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
-MALES 1,619 35 2.1 1.4- 3.1 122 8.0 6.4-10.0 1,462 89.9 87.8-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,100 23 1.6 1.1- 2.5 76 7.9 5.9-10.6 1,001 90.5 87.8-92.6
Non-Hispanic Black 266 *** *** *** 31 11.2 7.5-16.3 228 85.4 79.7-89.7
Other 230 *** *** *** 15 4.4 2.4- 8.1 210 92.8 87.9-95.8
AGE
18-34 298 *** *** *** 26 9.2 6.0-13.9 263 87.7 82.6-91.5
35-44 196 *** *** *** 14 6.8 3.7-12.1 181 93.1 87.8-96.2
45-54 291 *** *** *** 21 8.3 4.8-14.1 262 89.1 83.3-93.0
55-64 306 *** *** *** 27 7.9 5.0-12.2 272 89.9 85.2-93.2
65-74 324 *** *** *** 29 10.3 5.7-17.8 288 87.7 80.4-92.6
75+ 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** 179 96.0 91.5-98.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 201 *** *** *** 23 15.5 9.2-25.0 173 82.6 73.3-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 418 11 2.8 1.5- 5.2 47 10.3 7.4-14.1 360 86.9 82.8-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 451 14 2.8 1.5- 5.2 36 7.1 4.9-10.3 401 90.1 86.5-92.8
College Graduate 543 *** *** *** 16 2.1 1.1- 3.7 522 97.4 95.7-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** 17 13.2 7.5-22.3 92 79.6 69.6-86.9
$15,000- 24,999 224 *** *** *** 31 15.0 9.4-23.0 185 80.6 72.5-86.8
$25,000- 34,999 134 *** *** *** 13 11.2 6.3-19.1 117 86.6 78.6-91.9
$35,000- 49,999 196 *** *** *** 15 7.2 3.9-13.1 178 90.6 83.6-94.8
$50,000- 74,999 243 *** *** *** 19 10.0 5.9-16.4 221 89.2 82.7-93.4
$75,000+ 435 *** *** *** *** *** *** 423 97.4 95.1-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 516 15 3.1 1.8- 5.3 55 11.7 8.4-16.0 446 85.2 80.8-88.8
No 1,093 19 1.7 1.0- 2.9 67 6.5 4.8- 8.8 1,007 91.8 89.4-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 427 11 2.6 1.4- 5.0 29 5.8 3.8- 9.0 387 91.5 88.0-94.1
Non-Veteran 1,191 24 2.0 1.2- 3.1 93 8.6 6.6-11.0 1,074 89.5 86.9-91.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 390 *** *** *** 23 6.3 4.1- 9.6 362 92.5 89.0-94.9
Regional City or Suburban County 379 13 3.7 1.9- 6.8 21 7.1 4.1-12.1 345 89.2 84.0-92.8
Rural 850 17 1.7 1.0- 2.9 78 9.7 7.2-12.9 755 88.6 85.4-91.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 909 17 1.8 1.0- 3.1 53 6.3 4.6- 8.6 839 91.9 89.4-93.8
Unemployed 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 472 *** *** *** 31 6.9 4.4-10.6 434 91.7 87.9-94.4
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** 13 11.3 6.1-20.2 85 82.6 72.9-89.3
101% to 150% 217 *** *** *** 29 13.8 8.4-21.8 179 81.4 73.2-87.5
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 96 88.7 80.3-93.8
More than 200% 880 11 1.2 0.6- 2.7 45 5.6 4.0- 7.9 824 93.1 90.6-95.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 345 *** *** *** 32 7.8 4.8-12.3 307 90.9 86.3-94.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 675 20 3.1 1.9- 5.0 58 10.4 7.5-14.1 597 86.6 82.6-89.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 599 *** *** *** 32 5.5 3.7- 8.0 558 93.2 90.5-95.2

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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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