2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 1,591 115 8.1 6.7- 9.9 1,476 91.9 90.1-93.3
GENDER
Male 785 83 11.0 8.7-13.8 702 89.0 86.2-91.3
Female 806 32 5.1 3.5- 7.4 774 94.9 92.6-96.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 946 47 5.8 4.2- 7.8 899 94.2 92.2-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 330 24 8.8 5.7-13.5 306 91.2 86.5-94.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 203 35 18.2 12.9-25.1 168 81.8 74.9-87.1
AGE
18-34 403 44 12.7 9.3-17.1 359 87.3 82.9-90.7
35-44 344 26 7.4 4.9-11.1 318 92.6 88.9-95.1
45-54 392 28 7.2 4.8-10.4 364 92.8 89.6-95.2
55-64 312 13 4.2 2.2- 7.8 299 95.8 92.2-97.8
65-74 93 *** *** *** 90 96.3 88.5-98.9
75+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 27 17.3 11.5-25.2 104 82.7 74.8-88.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 330 44 13.6 9.8-18.5 286 86.4 81.5-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 433 27 6.7 4.4- 9.9 406 93.3 90.1-95.6
College Graduate 693 17 2.7 1.6- 4.6 676 97.3 95.4-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 278 30 13.5 9.2-19.5 248 86.5 80.5-90.8
No 1,304 84 7.0 5.6- 8.8 1,220 93.0 91.2-94.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 149 11 7.5 3.9-13.9 138 92.5 86.1-96.1
Non-Veteran 1,442 104 8.2 6.7-10.1 1,338 91.8 89.9-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,591 115 8.1 6.7- 9.9 1,476 91.9 90.1-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 27 18.8 12.6-27.1 134 81.2 72.9-87.4
$25,000- 34,999 124 13 7.7 4.2-13.6 111 92.3 86.4-95.8
$35,000- 49,999 201 16 8.9 5.2-15.0 185 91.1 85.0-94.8
$50,000-74,999 227 13 7.0 3.8-12.6 214 93.0 87.4-96.2
$75,000+ 601 20 3.9 2.4- 6.2 581 96.1 93.8-97.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 229 22 12.0 7.7-18.2 207 88.0 81.8-92.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 19 16.4 10.1-25.3 97 83.6 74.7-89.9
101% to 150% 140 17 11.9 6.8-20.2 123 88.1 79.8-93.2
151% to 200% 123 14 13.2 7.5-22.0 109 86.8 78.0-92.5
More than 200% 950 40 4.8 3.4- 6.7 910 95.2 93.3-96.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 229 22 12.0 7.7-18.2 207 88.0 81.8-92.3
HOUSING
Own 1,037 55 6.2 4.6- 8.2 982 93.8 91.8-95.4
Rent 463 50 12.7 9.5-16.9 413 87.3 83.1-90.5
Other arrangement 84 *** *** *** 74 85.9 74.4-92.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 571 32 6.1 4.2- 8.9 539 93.9 91.1-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 421 33 9.0 6.3-12.8 388 91.0 87.2-93.7
Rural 599 50 9.5 7.0-12.9 549 90.5 87.1-93.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 349 33 10.6 7.2-15.4 316 89.4 84.6-92.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 38 7.8 5.5-11.0 480 92.2 89.0-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 724 44 7.4 5.4-10.0 680 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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