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?

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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 3,166 168 5.4 4.5- 6.4 126 4.2 3.4- 5.2 2,872 90.4 89.1-91.6
GENDER
Male 1,444 73 5.1 4.0- 6.6 50 3.6 2.6- 4.9 1,321 91.3 89.4-92.8
Female 1,722 95 5.6 4.4- 7.0 76 4.8 3.7- 6.2 1,551 89.7 87.8-91.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,973 82 4.4 3.4- 5.6 58 3.5 2.6- 4.7 1,833 92.1 90.5-93.5
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 75 83.9 71.6-91.5
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 93 88.0 77.6-94.0
Hispanic 298 20 6.8 4.2-10.8 25 7.8 5.0-12.1 253 85.4 80.2-89.4
AGE
18-34 562 45 7.6 5.6-10.3 32 5.5 3.7- 8.1 485 86.9 83.4-89.6
35-44 438 27 5.1 3.4- 7.6 21 4.6 2.7- 7.6 390 90.3 86.8-93.0
45-54 532 25 5.1 3.1- 8.1 31 4.8 3.3- 7.1 476 90.1 86.7-92.7
55-64 626 40 6.2 4.4- 8.7 22 3.8 2.4- 5.9 564 90.0 87.0-92.4
65-74 561 20 4.1 2.3- 7.0 14 3.3 1.7- 6.3 527 92.6 89.0-95.1
75+ 405 11 1.7 0.9- 3.3 *** *** *** 389 97.2 95.3-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 319 24 7.2 4.6-11.2 23 6.7 4.1-10.8 272 86.1 81.0-89.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 758 48 6.5 4.8- 8.9 36 4.2 2.9- 6.0 674 89.3 86.5-91.5
Some Post-H.S. 966 51 4.8 3.5- 6.5 48 5.3 3.9- 7.2 867 89.9 87.5-91.8
College Graduate 1,117 45 3.9 2.8- 5.4 19 1.5 0.8- 2.5 1,053 94.6 92.9-95.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,084 82 7.5 5.9- 9.6 59 5.3 4.0- 7.1 943 87.1 84.6-89.3
No 2,060 86 4.4 3.4- 5.5 66 3.7 2.8- 4.9 1,908 92.0 90.4-93.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 417 16 4.0 2.3- 7.1 12 2.8 1.5- 5.4 389 93.1 89.6-95.5
Non-Veteran 2,747 152 5.5 4.6- 6.6 114 4.4 3.5- 5.4 2,481 90.1 88.6-91.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,648 82 4.9 3.8- 6.3 66 4.2 3.2- 5.6 1,500 90.9 89.1-92.5
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 91.4 85.1-95.2
Retired 894 32 4.0 2.6- 6.0 14 1.8 0.9- 3.4 848 94.2 91.9-96.0
Unable to Work 308 34 11.1 7.7-15.8 23 8.4 5.3-12.9 251 80.5 74.8-85.2
Other not in Labor Force 191 11 5.8 3.2-10.5 17 7.4 4.4-12.3 163 86.7 80.8-91.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 226 23 10.3 6.6-15.7 18 6.8 4.1-11.2 185 82.9 76.7-87.7
$15,000- 24,999 418 27 6.6 4.3-10.1 32 7.8 5.3-11.3 359 85.6 81.2-89.1
$25,000- 34,999 263 14 4.2 2.3- 7.5 *** *** *** 240 91.5 86.2-94.9
$35,000- 49,999 360 21 5.7 3.5- 9.2 16 3.3 1.9- 5.6 323 91.0 87.2-93.7
$50,000-74,999 365 16 4.1 2.3- 7.1 11 2.8 1.5- 5.3 338 93.0 89.6-95.4
$75,000+ 837 29 3.5 2.3- 5.2 14 2.2 1.2- 4.2 794 94.3 92.0-96.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 697 38 6.2 4.3- 9.0 26 4.6 3.0- 7.2 633 89.1 85.8-91.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 84 *** *** *** 11 11.2 5.7-20.8 65 78.6 67.0-86.9
50% to 100% 306 26 7.6 5.0-11.4 22 7.1 4.4-11.3 258 85.2 80.3-89.1
101% to 150% 325 22 6.7 4.0-10.9 23 7.4 4.6-11.6 280 85.9 80.7-89.9
151% to 200% 242 *** *** *** *** *** *** 227 95.8 92.8-97.5
More than 200% 1,496 66 4.3 3.3- 5.7 35 2.5 1.7- 3.7 1,395 93.2 91.5-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 697 38 6.2 4.3- 9.0 26 4.6 3.0- 7.2 633 89.1 85.8-91.8
HOUSING
Own 2,103 72 3.8 2.9- 4.9 49 2.8 2.0- 3.8 1,982 93.4 92.0-94.6
Rent 821 80 9.8 7.7-12.4 62 7.6 5.8-10.1 679 82.6 79.4-85.4
Other arrangement 224 16 7.9 4.6-13.1 14 7.5 4.0-13.5 194 84.7 77.9-89.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 986 61 6.3 4.8- 8.2 37 4.0 2.8- 5.6 888 89.8 87.4-91.7
Regional City or Suburban County 855 49 5.3 3.8- 7.3 29 3.6 2.3- 5.5 777 91.1 88.5-93.1
Rural 1,325 58 4.7 3.4- 6.3 60 4.8 3.6- 6.5 1,207 90.5 88.3-92.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 787 40 4.7 3.2- 6.8 44 6.1 4.3- 8.7 703 89.2 86.2-91.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,087 58 5.4 4.0- 7.3 38 3.8 2.6- 5.5 991 90.8 88.5-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,292 70 5.7 4.4- 7.3 44 3.6 2.6- 5.0 1,178 90.7 88.7-92.4

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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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