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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,108 38 3.9 2.7- 5.7 38 4.2 2.9- 6.1 1,032 91.9 89.5-93.8
GENDER
Male 570 30 5.8 3.8- 8.9 29 6.8 4.5-10.3 511 87.3 83.2-90.5
Female 538 *** *** *** *** *** *** 521 97.1 94.9-98.3
AGE
18-34 245 *** *** *** 15 7.6 4.4-13.0 220 88.7 83.2-92.6
35-44 205 *** *** *** *** *** *** 187 89.3 82.1-93.8
45-54 273 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 253 *** *** *** *** *** *** 238 94.5 90.6-96.9
65-74 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 217 *** *** *** *** *** *** 196 92.1 87.5-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 299 *** *** *** 17 6.0 3.4-10.3 274 90.2 84.7-93.9
College Graduate 552 15 3.3 1.9- 5.7 *** *** *** 531 95.4 92.9-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 85.6 77.5-91.1
$50,000- 74,999 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 456 *** *** *** *** *** *** 436 93.3 89.0-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** 176 87.5 80.1-92.4
No 905 28 3.6 2.3- 5.7 25 3.4 2.2- 5.3 852 93.0 90.4-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,006 31 3.6 2.4- 5.6 34 4.0 2.7- 6.0 941 92.3 89.8-94.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 260 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 281 *** *** *** *** *** *** 263 92.7 87.7-95.7
Rural 567 23 5.4 3.3- 8.8 23 5.3 3.2- 8.7 521 89.3 85.1-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,108 38 3.9 2.7- 5.7 38 4.2 2.9- 6.1 1,032 91.9 89.5-93.8
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 781 24 3.7 2.3- 6.1 22 3.8 2.4- 6.1 735 92.4 89.5-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 *** *** *** *** *** *** 170 87.7 80.2-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 460 18 4.7 2.7- 8.2 *** *** *** 432 92.1 88.0-94.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 457 *** *** *** 15 4.2 2.3- 7.3 430 92.9 89.3-95.3

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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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