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
-MALES 1,609 71 5.1 3.9- 6.6 47 3.0 2.0- 4.2 1,491 91.9 90.1-93.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,095 36 3.8 2.6- 5.5 25 2.6 1.5- 4.2 1,034 93.6 91.5-95.3
Non-Hispanic Black 262 15 6.5 3.7-11.2 *** *** *** 237 89.6 84.3-93.3
Other 231 20 10.3 6.3-16.4 *** *** *** 202 87.9 81.8-92.1
AGE
18-34 296 25 7.6 4.9-11.6 13 5.2 2.8- 9.6 258 87.2 82.0-91.1
35-44 194 13 5.7 3.1-10.5 11 3.4 1.8- 6.5 170 90.9 85.8-94.2
45-54 292 11 4.4 2.2- 8.6 *** *** *** 276 93.7 88.8-96.6
55-64 304 *** *** *** *** *** *** 284 93.1 88.6-95.9
65-74 320 *** *** *** *** *** *** 304 94.5 90.5-96.9
75+ 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** 182 97.6 92.8-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 15 7.8 4.5-13.1 *** *** *** 177 87.5 80.5-92.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 17 5.2 3.0- 8.6 14 2.9 1.5- 5.4 383 91.9 88.1-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 447 15 4.3 2.5- 7.3 15 3.6 2.0- 6.3 417 92.1 88.5-94.6
College Graduate 543 24 4.6 2.8- 7.4 *** *** *** 509 94.5 91.7-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 83.8 73.4-90.7
$15,000- 24,999 222 16 9.5 5.6-15.5 *** *** *** 197 86.0 79.3-90.8
$25,000- 34,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 118 90.0 81.6-94.9
$35,000- 49,999 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** 180 92.6 86.4-96.1
$50,000- 74,999 240 14 7.0 3.7-12.7 *** *** *** 221 89.8 82.8-94.1
$75,000+ 435 11 3.3 1.7- 6.2 *** *** *** 418 95.4 92.3-97.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 514 27 6.2 4.1- 9.3 21 3.9 2.3- 6.5 466 89.8 86.2-92.6
No 1,086 44 4.7 3.3- 6.5 24 2.4 1.4- 4.0 1,018 93.0 90.7-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 424 13 5.3 3.0- 9.2 *** *** *** 401 92.0 87.7-94.9
Non-Veteran 1,184 58 5.1 3.8- 6.8 36 2.9 1.9- 4.5 1,090 92.0 89.9-93.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 387 22 5.5 3.5- 8.5 *** *** *** 359 93.2 90.0-95.4
Regional City or Suburban County 374 16 5.5 3.2- 9.2 11 3.6 1.9- 7.0 347 90.9 86.5-94.0
Rural 848 33 4.7 3.1- 7.0 30 3.6 2.2- 5.9 785 91.7 88.8-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 903 46 5.6 4.0- 7.7 19 2.3 1.3- 3.9 838 92.1 89.7-94.0
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 469 *** *** *** 11 2.2 1.1- 4.4 449 95.2 92.2-97.0
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** 11 5.7 2.9-10.9 123 91.0 84.8-94.8
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 93 88.8 80.1-94.0
101% to 150% 213 14 7.1 3.9-12.6 *** *** *** 192 88.7 81.9-93.2
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 90.0 80.6-95.1
More than 200% 876 34 4.8 3.3- 7.0 17 2.1 1.1- 3.9 825 93.1 90.5-95.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 344 16 6.3 3.5-11.1 14 4.2 2.1- 8.3 314 89.6 84.1-93.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 671 20 3.6 2.2- 5.8 21 3.3 1.9- 5.7 630 93.1 90.2-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 594 35 6.4 4.4- 9.2 12 2.1 1.1- 4.0 547 91.5 88.4-93.8

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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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