2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace
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%)
TOTAL 1,591 58 4.0 3.0- 5.3 57 4.2 3.1- 5.5 1,476 91.9 90.1-93.3
GENDER
Male 785 40 5.4 3.8- 7.6 43 5.6 4.1- 7.8 702 89.0 86.2-91.3
Female 806 18 2.4 1.4- 4.1 14 2.6 1.5- 4.6 774 94.9 92.6-96.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 946 25 3.0 2.0- 4.5 22 2.8 1.7- 4.3 899 94.2 92.2-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 330 13 4.0 2.1- 7.7 11 4.8 2.6- 8.8 306 91.2 86.5-94.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 203 17 9.2 5.5-14.9 18 9.0 5.4-14.6 168 81.8 74.9-87.1
AGE
18-34 403 23 6.3 4.0- 9.7 21 6.4 4.1-10.0 359 87.3 82.9-90.7
35-44 344 13 3.7 2.0- 6.7 13 3.7 2.1- 6.5 318 92.6 88.9-95.1
45-54 392 14 3.6 2.1- 6.2 14 3.5 2.0- 6.2 364 92.8 89.6-95.2
55-64 312 *** *** *** *** *** *** 299 95.8 92.2-97.8
65-74 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 96.3 88.5-98.9
75+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 13 8.4 4.8-14.5 14 8.9 4.8-15.7 104 82.7 74.8-88.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 330 22 7.0 4.3-11.2 22 6.6 4.1-10.2 286 86.4 81.5-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 433 14 3.1 1.7- 5.5 13 3.6 2.0- 6.4 406 93.3 90.1-95.6
College Graduate 693 *** *** *** *** *** *** 676 97.3 95.4-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 278 13 5.7 3.0-10.5 17 7.8 4.7-12.9 248 86.5 80.5-90.8
No 1,304 45 3.6 2.6- 5.0 39 3.4 2.4- 4.8 1,220 93.0 91.2-94.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 138 92.5 86.1-96.1
Non-Veteran 1,442 54 4.1 3.1- 5.6 50 4.1 3.0- 5.5 1,338 91.8 89.9-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,591 58 4.0 3.0- 5.3 57 4.2 3.1- 5.5 1,476 91.9 90.1-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 13 9.5 5.1-16.9 14 9.4 5.3-16.0 134 81.2 72.9-87.4
$25,000- 34,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 111 92.3 86.4-95.8
$35,000- 49,999 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** 185 91.1 85.0-94.8
$50,000-74,999 227 *** *** *** *** *** *** 214 93.0 87.4-96.2
$75,000+ 601 11 1.6 0.9- 2.9 *** *** *** 581 96.1 93.8-97.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 229 *** *** *** 13 7.0 3.8-12.5 207 88.0 81.8-92.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 11 8.8 4.6-16.2 *** *** *** 97 83.6 74.7-89.9
101% to 150% 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 123 88.1 79.8-93.2
151% to 200% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 109 86.8 78.0-92.5
More than 200% 950 22 2.2 1.4- 3.5 18 2.5 1.5- 4.2 910 95.2 93.3-96.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 229 *** *** *** 13 7.0 3.8-12.5 207 88.0 81.8-92.3
HOUSING
Own 1,037 29 3.0 1.9- 4.5 26 3.2 2.2- 4.8 982 93.8 91.8-95.4
Rent 463 21 5.7 3.6- 8.9 29 7.1 4.7-10.5 413 87.3 83.1-90.5
Other arrangement 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 74 85.9 74.4-92.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 571 18 3.6 2.2- 6.0 14 2.5 1.4- 4.4 539 93.9 91.1-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 421 20 5.1 3.2- 8.1 13 3.9 2.1- 6.9 388 91.0 87.2-93.7
Rural 599 20 3.4 2.0- 5.8 30 6.1 4.1- 9.0 549 90.5 87.1-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 349 17 5.0 2.7- 8.9 16 5.7 3.3- 9.5 316 89.4 84.6-92.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 14 2.9 1.6- 5.1 24 5.0 3.2- 7.7 480 92.2 89.0-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 724 27 4.4 2.9- 6.5 17 3.0 1.8- 5.0 680 92.6 90.0-94.6

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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