2019 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?

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
-Non-Hispanic Black 667 53 7.5 5.5-10.1 33 4.9 3.4- 7.2 581 87.6 84.4-90.1
GENDER
Male 260 21 7.3 4.5-11.4 14 5.1 2.8- 8.9 225 87.7 82.7-91.4
Female 407 32 7.7 5.1-11.3 19 4.9 2.9- 8.1 356 87.5 83.1-90.8
AGE
18-34 130 14 10.2 5.9-17.2 *** *** *** 108 83.8 75.7-89.5
35-44 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 84 85.8 76.7-91.8
45-54 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 86.4 79.1-91.5
55-64 137 18 11.5 6.9-18.8 *** *** *** 115 85.3 77.4-90.8
65-74 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 183 17 9.3 5.5-15.5 *** *** *** 156 84.8 77.5-90.0
Some Post-H.S. 230 16 6.2 3.6-10.5 14 5.3 3.0- 9.3 200 88.4 83.3-92.2
College Graduate 193 *** *** *** *** *** *** 174 90.4 84.2-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 83.0 73.2-89.7
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 240 24 10.0 6.5-15.2 18 8.3 5.0-13.3 198 81.7 75.4-86.6
No 421 29 6.4 4.2- 9.6 *** *** *** 377 90.2 86.3-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 581 50 8.2 6.0-11.0 31 5.4 3.7- 8.1 500 86.4 82.9-89.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 266 21 8.3 5.2-13.0 15 5.5 3.2- 9.3 230 86.2 80.8-90.3
Regional City or Suburban County 163 16 8.2 4.7-13.9 *** *** *** 139 87.2 79.9-92.1
Rural 238 16 5.8 3.4- 9.7 *** *** *** 212 89.8 84.8-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 338 29 7.3 4.8-11.0 18 5.2 3.0- 8.8 291 87.5 83.0-91.0
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 99 13 13.0 7.3-22.2 *** *** *** 78 78.9 68.5-86.6
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 82.8 72.2-89.9
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 255 18 6.7 4.0-11.1 *** *** *** 231 91.4 86.6-94.6
HOUSING
Own 344 13 3.7 2.0- 6.6 *** *** *** 324 94.3 90.9-96.5
Rent 252 31 12.3 8.4-17.7 22 9.1 5.8-14.1 199 78.6 72.3-83.8
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 224 17 5.9 3.5- 9.9 *** *** *** 197 90.2 85.4-93.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 204 18 7.8 4.6-12.9 *** *** *** 179 89.4 83.9-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 239 18 8.3 5.1-13.3 16 7.4 4.3-12.4 205 84.4 78.2-89.0

Back to Secondhand Smoke.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 09SEP20.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts