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%)
TOTAL 1,711 146 9.6 7.9-11.5 1,565 90.4 88.5-92.1
GENDER
Male 859 110 14.5 11.7-17.9 749 85.5 82.1-88.3
Female 852 36 4.2 2.9- 6.1 816 95.8 93.9-97.1
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,435 89 7.0 5.5- 8.9 1,346 93.0 91.1-94.5
No 275 58 24.3 18.2-31.6 217 75.7 68.4-81.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 429 28 7.0 4.4-10.8 401 93.0 89.2-95.6
Overweight 584 60 12.8 9.5-16.9 524 87.2 83.1-90.5
Obese 565 46 8.6 6.1-12.0 519 91.4 88.0-93.9
Current Smoker
Yes 273 44 17.9 12.8-24.4 229 82.1 75.6-87.2
No 1,423 101 7.8 6.2- 9.8 1,322 92.2 90.2-93.8
History of CVD**
Yes 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,618 133 9.2 7.6-11.2 1,485 90.8 88.8-92.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 273 29 11.9 7.9-17.7 244 88.1 82.3-92.1
No 1,359 101 8.3 6.6-10.5 1,258 91.7 89.5-93.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,502 119 8.8 7.1-10.8 1,383 91.2 89.2-92.9
COPD
Yes 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,643 140 9.5 7.8-11.5 1,503 90.5 88.5-92.2
Current Asthma
Yes 115 16 13.3 7.5-22.5 99 86.7 77.5-92.5
No 1,591 129 9.2 7.5-11.2 1,462 90.8 88.8-92.5
Diabetes
Yes 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,564 137 9.9 8.2-12.0 1,427 90.1 88.0-91.8
Functional Disability
Yes 299 37 13.3 9.1-19.0 262 86.7 81.0-90.9
No 1,406 108 8.6 6.9-10.8 1,298 91.4 89.2-93.1
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 329 32 12.1 8.0-18.0 297 87.9 82.0-92.0
No 1,384 115 9.0 7.3-11.1 1,269 91.0 88.9-92.7

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*Asked of respondents that were employed or self-employed.

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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