2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,180 77 2.5 1.8- 3.3 256 9.0 7.8-10.3 2,847 88.5 87.1-89.9
-Eastern NC 1,064 36 4.0 2.6- 6.2 102 10.4 8.2-13.0 926 85.7 82.6-88.2
GENDER
Male 454 *** *** *** 49 11.0 8.2-14.7 392 84.5 79.8-88.3
Female 610 23 3.6 2.1- 6.0 53 9.8 6.9-13.7 534 86.6 82.4-89.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 622 *** *** *** 52 9.0 6.7-12.1 558 88.6 85.2-91.3
Non-Hispanic Black 274 *** *** *** 29 13.1 8.4-19.9 231 83.7 77.0-88.8
Other 168 *** *** *** 21 10.5 6.3-16.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 177 *** *** *** 23 13.8 8.5-21.6 149 81.4 72.6-87.8
35-44 141 *** *** *** 16 11.8 6.9-19.3 119 82.9 74.1-89.1
45-54 171 *** *** *** 18 11.1 6.7-17.8 149 85.6 78.1-90.8
55-64 210 *** *** *** 28 13.4 9.0-19.4 170 80.8 73.9-86.2
65-74 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** 195 94.1 90.0-96.6
75+ 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 77.6 66.3-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 305 *** *** *** 38 12.6 8.9-17.7 257 83.6 77.5-88.3
Some Post-H.S. 358 *** *** *** 37 11.2 7.5-16.5 307 85.7 80.3-89.8
College Graduate 294 *** *** *** 16 5.3 3.0- 9.0 276 94.2 90.4-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 423 21 6.3 3.7-10.6 57 14.2 10.6-18.6 345 79.5 74.2-84.0
No 632 *** *** *** 45 8.2 5.7-11.6 572 89.2 85.3-92.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 *** *** *** 17 9.8 5.9-15.9 139 89.2 83.0-93.4
Non-Veteran 906 34 4.5 2.8- 7.0 85 10.4 8.1-13.4 787 85.1 81.7-88.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 495 *** *** *** 39 9.0 6.4-12.5 444 89.4 85.8-92.1
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 314 *** *** *** 17 4.5 2.7- 7.6 287 92.2 88.1-95.0
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** 26 16.5 10.7-24.6 106 73.3 63.3-81.4
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 *** *** *** 23 17.5 11.2-26.3 118 74.8 64.3-83.0
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 *** *** *** 14 10.1 5.7-17.2 115 81.7 72.0-88.5
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 112 90.8 84.1-94.8
$75,000+ 230 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 111 *** *** *** 21 22.0 13.8-33.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 81.7 69.2-89.9
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 461 *** *** *** 27 5.2 3.4- 7.8 423 91.6 88.0-94.2
HOUSING
Own 697 *** *** *** 48 7.2 5.2- 9.7 633 89.3 85.9-92.0
Rent 283 *** *** *** 47 20.2 14.8-26.9 221 74.3 67.2-80.3
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 325 *** *** *** 32 10.6 6.7-16.5 284 85.4 78.8-90.2
Rural 655 27 4.5 2.7- 7.3 64 10.4 7.9-13.5 564 85.1 81.4-88.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 607 23 3.5 2.0- 6.0 66 11.5 8.8-14.9 518 85.0 81.2-88.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 *** *** *** 21 9.1 5.5-14.5 213 85.5 78.8-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 214 *** *** *** *** *** *** 195 87.3 78.2-92.9

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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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