2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace
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 1,591 58 4.0 3.0- 5.3 57 4.2 3.1- 5.5 1,476 91.9 90.1-93.3
-MALES 785 40 5.4 3.8- 7.6 43 5.6 4.1- 7.8 702 89.0 86.2-91.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 489 19 4.2 2.6- 6.7 19 4.3 2.6- 7.0 451 91.5 88.2-94.0
Non-Hispanic Black 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 89.9 81.5-94.7
Other 166 14 9.7 5.3-17.2 19 12.2 7.4-19.3 133 78.1 69.6-84.8
AGE
18-34 214 15 7.5 4.2-13.0 13 6.8 3.8-11.8 186 85.8 79.4-90.4
35-44 158 *** *** *** 11 6.0 3.2-10.9 138 88.3 82.0-92.7
45-54 192 *** *** *** 11 5.0 2.6- 9.4 171 90.0 84.6-93.7
55-64 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 137 92.8 85.9-96.4
65-74 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** 11 10.1 5.0-19.1 65 81.6 71.4-88.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 187 16 8.9 5.1-15.3 16 7.2 4.2-12.0 155 83.8 77.0-89.0
Some Post-H.S. 213 *** *** *** *** *** *** 194 91.5 86.3-94.8
College Graduate 299 *** *** *** *** *** *** 286 94.7 90.7-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 87.9 78.1-93.7
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 86.1 76.0-92.4
$50,000- 74,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 97 89.2 79.6-94.6
$75,000+ 321 11 2.9 1.5- 5.2 *** *** *** 301 92.9 88.9-95.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 135 *** *** *** 12 9.3 4.9-17.0 118 86.0 76.9-91.9
No 644 35 5.6 3.9- 8.0 30 4.8 3.2- 7.0 579 89.6 86.7-92.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 124 92.0 85.1-95.8
Non-Veteran 650 36 6.0 4.1- 8.6 36 5.6 3.9- 8.0 578 88.4 85.2-91.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 285 14 5.4 3.0- 9.6 11 3.8 2.0- 7.3 260 90.8 86.0-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 206 15 7.2 4.1-12.2 *** *** *** 182 88.4 82.7-92.4
Rural 294 11 4.1 2.0- 8.1 23 8.3 5.2-12.8 260 87.6 82.4-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 785 40 5.4 3.8- 7.6 43 5.6 4.1- 7.8 702 89.0 86.2-91.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 60 85.1 72.5-92.5
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 479 21 3.9 2.4- 6.2 16 4.4 2.6- 7.3 442 91.8 88.4-94.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 168 11 7.4 3.7-14.4 11 6.2 3.3-11.6 146 86.3 78.9-91.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 266 *** *** *** 21 7.8 4.8-12.4 235 88.5 83.3-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 351 19 5.8 3.6- 9.5 11 3.6 2.0- 6.6 321 90.5 86.4-93.5

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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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