2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,591 115 8.1 6.7- 9.9 1,476 91.9 90.1-93.3
-Eastern NC 473 41 10.2 7.2-14.1 432 89.8 85.9-92.8
GENDER
Male 228 24 10.1 6.6-15.1 204 89.9 84.9-93.4
Female 245 17 10.2 5.9-17.1 228 89.8 82.9-94.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 282 17 6.9 4.2-11.2 265 93.1 88.8-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 121 16 14.5 8.4-24.0 105 85.5 76.0-91.6
35-44 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 127 21 17.7 11.0-27.3 106 82.3 72.7-89.0
Some Post-H.S. 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 368 29 9.6 6.4-14.2 339 90.4 85.8-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 409 35 10.3 7.1-14.7 374 89.7 85.3-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 473 41 10.2 7.2-14.1 432 89.8 85.9-92.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 262 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 302 21 7.2 4.6-11.2 281 92.8 88.8-95.4
Rent 146 18 16.6 10.0-26.4 128 83.4 73.6-90.0
Other arrangement 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 149 14 11.9 6.7-20.4 135 88.1 79.6-93.3
Rural 280 23 8.6 5.4-13.5 257 91.4 86.5-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 268 23 9.0 5.7-14.1 245 91.0 85.9-94.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 103 15 19.8 11.6-31.5 88 80.2 68.5-88.4

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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