2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,166 168 5.4 4.5- 6.4 126 4.2 3.4- 5.2 2,872 90.4 89.1-91.6
-Eastern NC 1,057 52 4.5 3.3- 6.2 51 4.9 3.5- 6.9 954 90.5 88.2-92.4
GENDER
Male 453 19 4.1 2.5- 6.8 18 3.3 2.0- 5.4 416 92.5 89.5-94.8
Female 604 33 4.9 3.3- 7.2 33 6.3 4.1- 9.6 538 88.8 85.1-91.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 619 23 3.9 2.4- 6.1 23 4.1 2.5- 6.6 573 92.0 89.0-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 271 20 5.5 3.4- 8.9 *** *** *** 235 88.4 83.2-92.1
Other 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 88.0 80.7-92.8
AGE
18-34 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** 158 90.9 84.3-94.9
35-44 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** 127 91.1 85.1-94.8
45-54 169 *** *** *** 16 9.2 5.3-15.4 146 87.1 80.1-91.9
55-64 208 15 8.1 4.5-14.1 *** *** *** 182 85.9 79.2-90.7
65-74 213 *** *** *** *** *** *** 199 94.5 90.4-96.8
75+ 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 84.7 74.0-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 306 18 4.7 2.8- 7.6 17 5.7 3.2-10.0 271 89.7 85.0-93.0
Some Post-H.S. 351 19 4.4 2.6- 7.2 18 5.0 3.0- 8.2 314 90.6 86.8-93.4
College Graduate 293 *** *** *** *** *** *** 277 95.7 92.8-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 418 31 7.3 4.9-10.8 27 5.9 3.8- 8.9 360 86.8 82.7-90.1
No 630 21 2.9 1.8- 4.7 24 4.4 2.7- 7.2 585 92.6 89.6-94.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 901 48 4.9 3.5- 6.7 43 5.0 3.5- 7.2 810 90.1 87.5-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 493 19 2.8 1.6- 4.7 23 5.1 3.0- 8.5 451 92.1 88.6-94.6
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 311 *** *** *** *** *** *** 293 93.7 89.6-96.3
Unable to Work 141 15 11.1 6.3-18.7 *** *** *** 114 79.9 70.9-86.7
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 134 91.1 84.7-94.9
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 229 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 85.7 77.4-91.3
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 460 17 3.7 2.1- 6.6 16 3.2 1.9- 5.5 427 93.0 89.8-95.3
HOUSING
Own 696 20 2.9 1.7- 4.7 23 3.4 2.2- 5.4 653 93.7 91.3-95.5
Rent 278 28 10.4 6.9-15.5 21 6.7 4.2-10.5 229 82.9 77.2-87.4
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 323 20 4.6 2.8- 7.6 *** *** *** 290 91.6 87.3-94.5
Rural 651 29 4.5 3.0- 6.8 34 5.6 3.7- 8.3 588 89.9 86.7-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 603 28 3.7 2.5- 5.5 32 5.2 3.5- 7.6 543 91.1 88.3-93.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 242 15 6.8 3.8-11.8 *** *** *** 216 88.0 81.8-92.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** 195 91.9 86.0-95.5

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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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