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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,108 76 8.1 6.2-10.5 1,032 91.9 89.5-93.8
GENDER
Male 570 59 12.7 9.5-16.8 511 87.3 83.2-90.5
Female 538 17 2.9 1.7- 5.1 521 97.1 94.9-98.3
AGE
18-34 245 25 11.3 7.4-16.8 220 88.7 83.2-92.6
35-44 205 18 10.7 6.2-17.9 187 89.3 82.1-93.8
45-54 273 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 253 15 5.5 3.1- 9.4 238 94.5 90.6-96.9
65-74 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 217 21 7.9 4.9-12.5 196 92.1 87.5-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 299 25 9.8 6.1-15.3 274 90.2 84.7-93.9
College Graduate 552 21 4.6 2.9- 7.1 531 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 19 14.4 8.9-22.5 129 85.6 77.5-91.1
$50,000- 74,999 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 456 20 6.7 4.0-11.0 436 93.3 89.0-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 198 22 12.5 7.6-19.9 176 87.5 80.1-92.4
No 905 53 7.0 5.1- 9.6 852 93.0 90.4-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,006 65 7.7 5.7-10.2 941 92.3 89.8-94.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 260 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 281 18 7.3 4.3-12.3 263 92.7 87.7-95.7
Rural 567 46 10.7 7.5-14.9 521 89.3 85.1-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,108 76 8.1 6.2-10.5 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 46 7.6 5.4-10.5 735 92.4 89.5-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 21 12.3 7.4-19.8 170 87.7 80.2-92.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 460 28 7.9 5.1-12.0 432 92.1 88.0-94.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 457 27 7.1 4.7-10.7 430 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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