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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,392 80 3.5 2.7- 4.5 50 2.3 1.6- 3.3 2,262 94.2 92.9-95.3
GENDER
Male 1,095 36 3.8 2.6- 5.5 25 2.6 1.5- 4.2 1,034 93.6 91.5-95.3
Female 1,297 44 3.2 2.2- 4.5 25 2.1 1.3- 3.4 1,228 94.7 92.9-96.0
AGE
18-34 339 19 4.2 2.5- 7.0 *** *** *** 307 91.3 87.1-94.2
35-44 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** 240 93.6 89.5-96.1
45-54 389 *** *** *** *** *** *** 369 94.1 90.1-96.5
55-64 479 *** *** *** *** *** *** 452 94.7 91.7-96.6
65-74 539 16 3.3 1.9- 5.7 *** *** *** 517 95.8 93.4-97.4
75+ 361 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 545 *** *** *** 16 3.2 1.8- 5.6 517 93.9 90.8-96.0
Some Post-H.S. 734 25 3.8 2.4- 5.9 *** *** *** 695 94.3 91.9-96.0
College Graduate 937 38 4.1 2.9- 5.8 *** *** *** 888 95.2 93.4-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 *** *** *** *** *** *** 160 89.5 82.1-94.0
$15,000- 24,999 282 *** *** *** *** *** *** 261 92.2 87.4-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 202 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 283 *** *** *** *** *** *** 264 92.4 87.4-95.5
$50,000- 74,999 357 *** *** *** *** *** *** 337 92.3 87.2-95.4
$75,000+ 669 18 2.5 1.5- 4.2 *** *** *** 646 96.7 94.8-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 816 35 4.7 3.2- 6.9 24 3.6 2.2- 5.7 757 91.7 89.0-93.9
No 1,568 45 2.9 2.1- 4.1 26 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,497 95.3 93.8-96.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 349 *** *** *** *** *** *** 332 93.8 89.5-96.4
Non-Veteran 2,043 69 3.3 2.5- 4.4 44 2.4 1.7- 3.5 1,930 94.2 92.8-95.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 484 21 3.3 2.1- 5.2 *** *** *** 457 95.2 92.7-96.9
Regional City or Suburban County 580 21 3.8 2.3- 6.1 *** *** *** 547 93.5 90.6-95.5
Rural 1,328 38 3.4 2.3- 5.0 32 2.5 1.6- 4.0 1,258 94.1 92.1-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,136 41 3.5 2.5- 5.1 21 1.8 1.1- 3.1 1,074 94.6 92.8-96.0
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 847 *** *** *** *** *** *** 819 96.2 94.1-97.6
Unable to Work 214 *** *** *** *** *** *** 194 89.1 82.4-93.4
Other not in Labor Force 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 285 *** *** *** *** *** *** 267 93.9 89.3-96.6
151% to 200% 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,337 45 3.6 2.5- 5.0 20 1.7 1.0- 3.0 1,272 94.7 92.9-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 451 *** *** *** *** *** *** 425 93.4 89.4-95.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,034 32 3.4 2.3- 5.0 18 1.9 1.0- 3.3 984 94.7 92.7-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 907 38 4.0 2.7- 5.7 16 2.3 1.3- 4.1 853 93.8 91.5-95.4

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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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