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%)
North Carolina 1,591 115 8.1 6.7- 9.9 1,476 91.9 90.1-93.3
-FEMALES 806 32 5.1 3.5- 7.4 774 94.9 92.6-96.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 457 *** *** *** 448 97.4 94.8-98.7
Non-Hispanic Black 211 12 8.0 4.3-14.3 199 92.0 85.7-95.7
Other 127 *** *** *** 117 89.9 81.0-94.9
AGE
18-34 189 16 10.9 6.5-17.6 173 89.1 82.4-93.5
35-44 186 *** *** *** 180 96.9 92.5-98.8
45-54 200 *** *** *** 193 95.7 91.1-98.0
55-64 165 *** *** *** 162 99.1 96.7-99.7
65-74 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 12 9.8 5.2-17.7 131 90.2 82.3-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 220 *** *** *** 212 95.2 90.5-97.6
College Graduate 394 *** *** *** 390 99.3 97.9-99.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** 62 97.4 86.3-99.5
$35,000- 49,999 100 *** *** *** 97 96.8 89.8-99.1
$50,000- 74,999 120 *** *** *** 117 97.0 90.1-99.1
$75,000+ 280 *** *** *** 280 100 . - .
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 143 13 13.0 7.4-21.9 130 87.0 78.1-92.6
No 660 19 3.5 2.1- 5.8 641 96.5 94.2-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 792 32 5.1 3.5- 7.5 760 94.9 92.5-96.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 286 *** *** *** 279 97.1 93.7-98.7
Regional City or Suburban County 215 *** *** *** 206 93.8 87.9-96.9
Rural 305 16 6.4 3.7-11.0 289 93.6 89.0-96.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 806 32 5.1 3.5- 7.4 774 94.9 92.6-96.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** 63 92.7 81.9-97.2
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** 55 92.3 80.8-97.2
More than 200% 471 *** *** *** 468 99.2 97.3-99.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 181 11 7.0 3.4-13.7 170 93.0 86.3-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 252 *** *** *** 245 96.3 92.1-98.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 373 14 5.3 3.0- 9.1 359 94.7 90.9-97.0

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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 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.

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