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
-MALES 1,448 31 2.6 1.6- 4.0 128 9.8 8.1-11.7 1,289 87.7 85.4-89.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 937 15 1.7 1.0- 3.2 74 9.5 7.4-12.0 848 88.8 86.1-91.0
Non-Hispanic Black 265 *** *** *** 36 12.7 8.9-17.7 221 84.9 79.6-89.0
Other 228 *** *** *** 16 6.4 3.7-11.0 204 86.7 78.6-92.0
AGE
18-34 289 *** *** *** 30 9.9 6.9-14.1 250 85.7 80.3-89.8
35-44 182 *** *** *** 18 10.9 6.5-17.7 160 86.1 78.8-91.2
45-54 253 *** *** *** 22 9.8 6.2-15.2 228 88.8 83.2-92.7
55-64 265 *** *** *** 31 13.3 9.2-18.9 229 84.7 78.9-89.1
65-74 257 *** *** *** 19 8.1 4.8-13.3 231 90.0 84.6-93.6
75+ 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** 172 94.8 90.4-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 *** *** *** 20 14.4 9.0-22.2 135 79.8 71.4-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 374 *** *** *** 47 10.9 8.0-14.6 317 86.0 81.4-89.6
Some Post-H.S. 422 *** *** *** 44 10.7 7.8-14.4 368 87.3 83.3-90.4
College Graduate 486 *** *** *** 17 4.0 2.4- 6.5 466 95.5 92.9-97.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 *** *** *** 30 15.9 10.7-22.8 148 78.3 69.8-84.9
$25,000- 34,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 108 88.2 79.4-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 167 *** *** *** 14 7.8 4.6-13.1 147 87.5 80.6-92.1
$50,000- 74,999 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 156 92.0 85.5-95.7
$75,000+ 443 *** *** *** 14 4.1 2.3- 7.1 429 95.9 92.9-97.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 473 17 4.3 2.4- 7.5 63 14.0 10.7-18.0 393 81.8 77.2-85.6
No 963 14 1.8 0.9- 3.7 64 7.8 6.0-10.2 885 90.3 87.7-92.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 378 *** *** *** 28 7.0 4.6-10.3 345 92.0 88.5-94.5
Non-Veteran 1,068 26 3.0 1.9- 4.9 100 10.6 8.6-13.0 942 86.4 83.7-88.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 468 *** *** *** 31 7.7 5.3-11.1 429 90.5 86.9-93.2
Regional City or Suburban County 402 *** *** *** 30 7.5 5.0-11.0 365 89.8 85.3-93.0
Rural 578 16 3.2 1.7- 5.8 67 13.2 10.2-16.9 495 83.7 79.6-87.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 838 *** *** *** 56 7.4 5.6- 9.8 772 91.5 89.0-93.4
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 400 *** *** *** 25 7.4 4.6-11.7 365 90.3 85.8-93.5
Unable to Work 117 *** *** *** 27 25.5 17.3-35.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** 26 24.7 16.6-34.9 92 72.2 61.7-80.7
101% to 150% 153 *** *** *** 17 9.9 5.6-16.9 131 85.6 76.4-91.6
151% to 200% 122 *** *** *** 14 12.5 7.1-21.3 105 86.2 77.5-91.9
More than 200% 732 12 1.8 0.9- 3.4 31 5.0 3.4- 7.2 689 93.3 90.7-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 332 11 3.8 1.8- 8.0 44 15.5 11.3-20.9 277 80.7 74.8-85.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 500 12 2.5 1.3- 4.8 47 10.4 7.6-14.0 441 87.2 83.2-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 616 *** *** *** 37 6.4 4.5- 9.1 571 91.5 88.2-93.9

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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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