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%)
North Carolina 3,166 168 5.4 4.5- 6.4 126 4.2 3.4- 5.2 2,872 90.4 89.1-91.6
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,034 46 4.7 3.3- 6.6 34 4.0 2.8- 5.9 954 91.2 88.8-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black 407 32 7.7 5.1-11.3 19 4.9 2.9- 8.1 356 87.5 83.1-90.8
Other 261 17 6.3 3.6-10.7 23 8.7 5.3-14.2 221 85.0 78.9-89.6
AGE
18-34 273 22 7.6 4.8-11.7 19 7.1 4.2-11.7 232 85.3 79.9-89.5
35-44 253 17 5.9 3.6- 9.6 13 4.6 2.4- 8.6 223 89.5 84.7-92.9
45-54 280 14 6.4 3.4-11.7 21 6.8 4.3-10.7 245 86.8 81.1-91.0
55-64 361 22 5.6 3.4- 9.0 13 3.8 2.1- 6.9 326 90.6 86.5-93.5
65-74 306 13 4.1 1.9- 8.7 *** *** *** 286 92.7 87.3-95.9
75+ 224 *** *** *** *** *** *** 215 97.0 94.2-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 11 8.4 4.3-15.9 15 10.1 5.6-17.6 129 81.4 72.6-87.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 26 6.3 4.1- 9.5 19 4.9 2.9- 8.1 340 88.9 84.8-92.0
Some Post-H.S. 547 29 5.0 3.2- 7.6 31 6.0 4.1- 8.8 487 89.0 85.6-91.7
College Graduate 632 29 4.5 3.0- 6.6 11 1.0 0.5- 1.9 592 94.6 92.3-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 140 16 12.4 7.2-20.5 13 8.1 4.4-14.5 111 79.5 70.7-86.2
$15,000- 24,999 235 14 5.3 2.9- 9.5 14 6.3 3.5-10.9 207 88.4 82.9-92.3
$25,000- 34,999 139 12 7.7 4.1-14.1 *** *** *** 122 87.4 79.4-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 194 12 6.1 3.2-11.4 13 5.4 2.9- 9.6 169 88.5 82.6-92.6
$50,000- 74,999 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** 184 94.7 90.2-97.2
$75,000+ 394 14 4.4 2.5- 7.8 *** *** *** 372 92.7 88.5-95.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 613 44 6.3 4.5- 8.9 37 6.5 4.5- 9.2 532 87.2 83.8-90.0
No 1,099 51 5.2 3.8- 7.1 38 3.9 2.7- 5.7 1,010 90.9 88.5-92.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,679 93 5.6 4.4- 7.1 74 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,512 89.7 87.8-91.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 521 35 6.9 4.8- 9.8 20 3.9 2.4- 6.3 466 89.2 85.7-91.9
Regional City or Suburban County 451 29 5.6 3.6- 8.7 19 5.2 3.0- 8.9 403 89.1 84.9-92.3
Rural 750 31 4.4 2.9- 6.8 37 5.2 3.5- 7.5 682 90.4 87.4-92.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 809 48 6.0 4.3- 8.3 38 5.4 3.7- 7.8 723 88.6 85.6-91.1
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 93.6 86.1-97.2
Retired 498 19 4.0 2.2- 7.0 *** *** *** 472 94.6 91.4-96.6
Unable to Work 190 19 10.6 6.4-16.9 14 8.9 4.9-15.5 157 80.6 72.8-86.5
Other not in Labor Force 152 *** *** *** 15 7.2 4.2-12.1 133 90.1 84.4-93.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 185 15 7.5 4.3-12.8 *** *** *** 160 87.1 80.7-91.6
101% to 150% 175 16 7.6 4.3-13.1 13 8.2 4.6-14.4 146 84.1 77.1-89.3
151% to 200% 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 110 93.6 88.0-96.7
More than 200% 765 34 4.7 3.2- 6.9 22 3.0 1.8- 5.0 709 92.2 89.5-94.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 457 24 4.0 2.5- 6.3 29 6.7 4.4-10.0 404 89.3 85.6-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 586 30 5.7 3.7- 8.6 21 4.3 2.6- 7.2 535 90.0 86.3-92.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 679 41 6.2 4.5- 8.7 26 4.2 2.7- 6.5 612 89.5 86.5-91.9

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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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