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%)
North Carolina 3,180 77 2.5 1.8- 3.3 256 9.0 7.8-10.3 2,847 88.5 87.1-89.9
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,036 18 1.8 1.0- 3.0 65 7.7 5.8-10.2 953 90.5 87.9-92.6
Non-Hispanic Black 411 18 3.0 1.7- 5.2 37 10.6 7.2-15.3 356 86.4 81.6-90.1
Other 265 *** *** *** 25 7.6 4.8-11.9 231 88.5 82.9-92.4
AGE
18-34 277 *** *** *** 25 11.4 7.4-17.2 245 85.9 79.9-90.3
35-44 253 *** *** *** 18 7.7 4.6-12.5 229 90.3 85.3-93.8
45-54 281 *** *** *** 27 8.4 5.5-12.4 248 89.0 84.4-92.4
55-64 364 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7 40 13.4 9.2-19.2 308 83.4 77.6-87.9
65-74 305 *** *** *** 13 4.4 2.3- 8.5 286 94.7 90.7-97.0
75+ 227 *** *** *** *** *** *** 219 97.7 95.0-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 *** *** *** 21 12.2 7.6-19.1 129 82.3 74.7-88.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 12 1.9 1.0- 3.7 43 12.5 8.9-17.5 330 85.6 80.6-89.4
Some Post-H.S. 553 18 2.9 1.6- 5.1 52 9.7 7.0-13.4 483 87.4 83.5-90.5
College Graduate 632 *** *** *** 12 1.3 0.6- 2.6 613 98.0 96.6-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 *** *** *** 25 18.3 11.6-27.6 115 76.5 66.8-84.0
$15,000- 24,999 236 13 3.7 1.9- 7.2 26 14.1 9.2-21.1 197 82.2 75.1-87.5
$25,000- 34,999 140 *** *** *** 13 9.2 5.0-16.4 124 89.8 82.6-94.2
$35,000- 49,999 194 *** *** *** 20 9.7 6.0-15.2 169 87.5 81.3-91.9
$50,000- 74,999 197 *** *** *** 16 9.5 5.1-16.8 177 89.3 82.1-93.9
$75,000+ 395 *** *** *** *** *** *** 386 97.8 95.0-99.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 619 26 3.7 2.3- 6.0 73 13.1 10.1-16.8 520 83.2 79.2-86.5
No 1,103 20 1.7 1.0- 2.8 54 6.0 4.3- 8.3 1,029 92.3 89.9-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,689 46 2.4 1.7- 3.4 124 8.2 6.6-10.0 1,519 89.4 87.4-91.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 524 *** *** *** 23 5.2 3.2- 8.3 491 92.8 89.4-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 455 *** *** *** 35 9.1 6.0-13.6 410 89.0 84.4-92.4
Rural 753 26 2.9 1.8- 4.6 70 10.4 7.9-13.6 657 86.7 83.4-89.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 813 20 1.9 1.1- 3.2 48 6.7 4.9- 9.1 745 91.4 88.9-93.4
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 501 *** *** *** 21 4.4 2.6- 7.6 471 94.3 91.1-96.4
Unable to Work 192 12 6.8 3.4-13.1 37 19.4 13.5-27.0 143 73.9 65.7-80.7
Other not in Labor Force 153 *** *** *** 12 9.6 4.5-19.3 138 87.7 77.9-93.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 12 6.0 3.1-11.2 24 15.2 9.7-23.0 153 78.8 70.7-85.1
101% to 150% 175 *** *** *** 19 11.8 6.9-19.4 149 86.5 79.0-91.6
151% to 200% 122 *** *** *** 12 9.5 5.1-16.9 108 88.9 81.2-93.7
More than 200% 765 12 1.3 0.7- 2.6 37 5.1 3.4- 7.6 716 93.6 90.9-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 461 18 3.3 1.8- 6.1 54 12.3 9.1-16.4 389 84.4 79.9-88.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 587 18 2.8 1.6- 4.9 47 10.6 7.6-14.5 522 86.6 82.5-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 684 *** *** *** 27 4.5 2.8- 7.2 647 94.0 91.2-96.0

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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 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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