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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,403 52 1.9 1.4- 2.7 183 8.6 7.2-10.3 2,168 89.5 87.7-91.0
GENDER
Male 1,100 23 1.6 1.1- 2.5 76 7.9 5.9-10.6 1,001 90.5 87.8-92.6
Female 1,303 29 2.2 1.4- 3.5 107 9.2 7.3-11.5 1,167 88.6 86.1-90.7
AGE
18-34 342 *** *** *** 35 11.3 7.7-16.2 302 87.7 82.8-91.4
35-44 262 *** *** *** 21 7.8 4.8-12.5 236 90.3 85.1-93.8
45-54 389 *** *** *** 39 11.0 7.4-16.2 341 86.7 81.5-90.6
55-64 480 *** *** *** 45 8.8 6.2-12.2 426 89.5 85.9-92.3
65-74 544 15 2.5 1.4- 4.3 35 8.1 4.9-13.2 494 89.4 84.4-92.9
75+ 360 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 *** *** *** 35 24.3 16.6-34.2 132 71.7 61.9-79.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 549 *** *** *** 62 10.5 7.8-14.1 472 86.7 82.8-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 737 20 1.6 1.0- 2.7 61 7.3 5.5- 9.7 656 91.1 88.6-93.1
College Graduate 938 *** *** *** 25 2.8 1.8- 4.5 904 96.3 94.6-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 180 *** *** *** 33 19.7 13.0-28.7 134 72.3 62.9-80.1
$15,000- 24,999 285 *** *** *** 46 19.4 13.4-27.2 229 77.9 70.2-84.2
$25,000- 34,999 205 *** *** *** 20 10.0 6.1-15.9 181 88.0 81.8-92.2
$35,000- 49,999 286 *** *** *** 22 8.7 5.4-13.6 260 90.0 84.8-93.5
$50,000- 74,999 358 *** *** *** 22 8.5 5.3-13.5 328 89.2 84.1-92.8
$75,000+ 669 *** *** *** *** *** *** 651 97.6 95.8-98.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 816 30 3.6 2.3- 5.6 97 13.2 10.4-16.7 689 83.2 79.5-86.3
No 1,578 21 1.1 0.7- 1.8 86 6.5 5.0- 8.4 1,471 92.4 90.4-94.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 *** *** *** 21 5.4 3.3- 8.7 321 92.5 88.8-95.0
Non-Veteran 2,053 44 1.9 1.3- 2.7 162 9.0 7.4-10.9 1,847 89.1 87.1-90.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 485 *** *** *** 20 4.3 2.6- 7.2 461 95.2 92.3-97.0
Regional City or Suburban County 584 *** *** *** 35 8.7 6.0-12.6 534 88.5 84.5-91.6
Rural 1,334 33 2.2 1.5- 3.2 128 10.7 8.7-13.3 1,173 87.1 84.4-89.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,143 17 1.3 0.7- 2.2 86 8.0 6.2-10.2 1,040 90.7 88.5-92.6
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 847 19 2.5 1.4- 4.3 33 4.0 2.6- 6.1 795 93.5 91.0-95.4
Unable to Work 214 *** *** *** 44 23.7 16.1-33.3 162 73.8 64.2-81.5
Other not in Labor Force 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 127 86.0 77.2-91.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 124 *** *** *** 25 19.3 11.3-30.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 291 *** *** *** 43 14.9 10.2-21.3 237 82.4 76.0-87.4
151% to 200% 174 *** *** *** 14 9.3 5.2-15.9 156 88.1 81.1-92.8
More than 200% 1,339 16 1.0 0.6- 1.7 60 5.2 3.8- 7.0 1,263 93.8 92.0-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 457 *** *** *** 50 12.9 9.2-17.8 396 85.1 80.1-89.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,036 32 3.0 2.0- 4.5 84 9.7 7.4-12.6 920 87.3 84.3-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 910 *** *** *** 49 6.0 4.3- 8.2 852 93.3 91.0-95.0

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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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