2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,180 77 2.5 1.8- 3.3 256 9.0 7.8-10.3 2,847 88.5 87.1-89.9
GENDER
Male 1,448 31 2.6 1.6- 4.0 128 9.8 8.1-11.7 1,289 87.7 85.4-89.6
Female 1,732 46 2.3 1.6- 3.3 128 8.4 6.8-10.2 1,558 89.3 87.3-91.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,973 33 1.8 1.2- 2.6 139 8.6 7.1-10.3 1,801 89.7 87.8-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 676 26 2.8 1.8- 4.3 73 11.5 8.8-14.8 577 85.8 82.3-88.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 300 *** *** *** 17 4.9 2.8- 8.4 274 91.5 86.7-94.6
AGE
18-34 566 16 3.6 2.0- 6.4 55 10.6 8.0-14.0 495 85.8 82.0-89.0
35-44 435 *** *** *** 36 9.2 6.4-13.0 389 88.4 84.3-91.6
45-54 534 *** *** *** 49 9.1 6.7-12.3 476 88.9 85.5-91.6
55-64 629 21 2.7 1.6- 4.4 71 13.4 10.2-17.2 537 84.0 80.0-87.3
65-74 562 13 1.4 0.7- 2.6 32 6.1 4.1- 9.2 517 92.5 89.4-94.7
75+ 410 *** *** *** 13 2.3 1.2- 4.2 391 96.5 94.3-97.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 322 17 5.6 3.3- 9.4 41 13.4 9.6-18.4 264 80.9 75.4-85.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 759 22 2.5 1.3- 4.6 90 11.7 9.3-14.7 647 85.8 82.5-88.5
Some Post-H.S. 975 28 2.5 1.6- 3.9 96 10.2 8.1-12.7 851 87.3 84.6-89.6
College Graduate 1,118 *** *** *** 29 2.5 1.6- 3.7 1,079 96.9 95.6-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,092 43 4.0 2.7- 5.8 136 13.5 11.2-16.1 913 82.5 79.6-85.1
No 2,066 34 1.8 1.1- 2.7 118 6.9 5.6- 8.4 1,914 91.4 89.6-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 421 *** *** *** 32 7.9 5.1-11.9 384 91.2 87.2-94.0
Non-Veteran 2,757 72 2.7 2.0- 3.6 224 9.2 7.9-10.6 2,461 88.2 86.6-89.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,651 30 1.5 1.0- 2.2 104 7.1 5.8- 8.7 1,517 91.4 89.7-92.9
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** 24 21.4 13.7-31.8 *** *** ***
Retired 901 19 1.7 1.0- 2.9 46 5.8 4.0- 8.2 836 92.5 90.0-94.5
Unable to Work 309 19 7.5 4.3-12.8 64 21.8 16.7-27.8 226 70.7 64.2-76.5
Other not in Labor Force 192 *** *** *** 17 10.6 5.9-18.5 171 86.3 78.2-91.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 231 *** *** *** 47 23.7 17.6-31.3 177 72.8 65.1-79.3
$15,000- 24,999 422 21 4.7 2.5- 8.6 56 14.9 11.2-19.6 345 80.4 75.1-84.8
$25,000- 34,999 263 *** *** *** 23 9.1 5.7-14.4 232 89.0 83.6-92.7
$35,000- 49,999 361 11 3.8 1.9- 7.3 34 8.7 6.1-12.3 316 87.5 83.1-90.9
$50,000-74,999 365 *** *** *** 24 7.5 4.6-11.9 333 90.6 86.1-93.8
$75,000+ 838 *** *** *** 20 2.9 1.8- 4.9 815 96.8 94.8-98.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 700 19 3.2 1.8- 5.5 52 8.8 6.4-11.9 629 88.1 84.5-90.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 310 15 4.9 2.8- 8.6 50 18.8 14.0-24.8 245 76.3 70.0-81.6
101% to 150% 328 12 3.2 1.2- 8.2 36 10.8 7.3-15.7 280 86.0 80.4-90.3
151% to 200% 244 *** *** *** 26 11.1 7.3-16.5 213 87.5 82.0-91.5
More than 200% 1,497 24 1.6 1.0- 2.5 68 5.0 3.8- 6.6 1,405 93.4 91.7-94.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 700 19 3.2 1.8- 5.5 52 8.8 6.4-11.9 629 88.1 84.5-90.9
HOUSING
Own 2,105 29 1.7 1.0- 2.7 117 6.5 5.3- 8.0 1,959 91.8 90.1-93.2
Rent 834 37 4.4 2.9- 6.5 114 16.4 13.4-19.8 683 79.3 75.6-82.5
Other arrangement 223 11 4.5 2.3- 8.7 24 9.8 6.3-15.0 188 85.7 79.8-90.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 992 18 1.9 1.1- 3.2 54 6.4 4.7- 8.5 920 91.7 89.4-93.6
Regional City or Suburban County 857 17 2.3 1.2- 4.4 65 8.3 6.2-11.0 775 89.4 86.3-91.8
Rural 1,331 42 3.0 2.0- 4.4 137 11.7 9.7-14.0 1,152 85.3 82.8-87.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 793 29 3.6 2.2- 5.8 98 13.8 11.1-17.0 666 82.6 79.1-85.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,087 30 2.7 1.7- 4.1 94 10.5 8.3-13.1 963 86.9 84.1-89.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,300 18 1.7 1.0- 3.1 64 5.4 4.1- 7.2 1,218 92.8 90.8-94.4

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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 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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