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
-MALES 1,444 73 5.1 4.0- 6.6 50 3.6 2.6- 4.9 1,321 91.3 89.4-92.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 939 36 4.1 2.9- 5.8 24 2.9 1.8- 4.6 879 93.1 90.8-94.8
Non-Hispanic Black 260 21 7.3 4.5-11.4 14 5.1 2.8- 8.9 225 87.7 82.7-91.4
Other 228 16 7.7 4.2-13.6 12 5.2 2.7- 9.5 200 87.1 80.8-91.6
AGE
18-34 289 23 7.6 4.9-11.7 13 4.1 2.3- 7.3 253 88.3 83.7-91.7
35-44 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** 167 91.2 85.3-94.9
45-54 252 11 3.8 1.8- 7.5 *** *** *** 231 93.4 89.3-96.0
55-64 265 18 6.8 4.2-11.1 *** *** *** 238 89.4 84.5-92.8
65-74 255 *** *** *** *** *** *** 241 92.5 86.7-95.9
75+ 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** 174 97.6 94.3-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 13 6.2 3.4-11.1 *** *** *** 143 89.9 83.8-93.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 22 6.8 4.3-10.7 17 3.5 2.1- 5.9 334 89.7 85.6-92.7
Some Post-H.S. 419 22 4.6 2.9- 7.2 17 4.5 2.7- 7.6 380 90.9 87.3-93.5
College Graduate 485 16 3.2 1.9- 5.4 *** *** *** 461 94.7 91.8-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 74 87.6 78.4-93.2
$15,000- 24,999 183 13 8.1 4.3-14.7 18 9.6 5.8-15.5 152 82.3 74.8-87.9
$25,000- 34,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 118 95.5 85.9-98.6
$35,000- 49,999 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** 154 93.5 88.0-96.6
$50,000- 74,999 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 154 91.3 85.3-95.0
$75,000+ 443 15 2.7 1.5- 4.7 *** *** *** 422 95.6 92.7-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 471 38 8.9 6.3-12.6 22 4.0 2.5- 6.4 411 87.0 83.0-90.2
No 961 35 3.5 2.4- 5.0 28 3.4 2.2- 5.2 898 93.1 91.0-94.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 374 14 4.0 2.1- 7.3 *** *** *** 350 93.7 90.2-96.0
Non-Veteran 1,068 59 5.5 4.1- 7.2 40 3.9 2.8- 5.6 969 90.6 88.4-92.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 465 26 5.6 3.7- 8.4 17 4.0 2.4- 6.6 422 90.4 87.0-93.0
Regional City or Suburban County 404 20 5.0 3.0- 8.1 *** *** *** 374 93.1 89.8-95.4
Rural 575 27 4.9 3.2- 7.5 23 4.4 2.7- 7.3 525 90.6 87.2-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 839 34 3.9 2.7- 5.7 28 3.1 2.0- 4.8 777 92.9 90.7-94.7
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 396 13 4.0 2.1- 7.4 *** *** *** 376 93.8 89.6-96.4
Unable to Work 118 15 11.9 6.7-20.1 *** *** *** 94 80.5 71.3-87.3
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 11 7.8 4.2-14.1 12 10.0 5.3-18.1 98 82.2 73.5-88.5
101% to 150% 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** 134 87.5 79.0-92.9
151% to 200% 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 117 97.7 94.3-99.1
More than 200% 731 32 3.9 2.7- 5.8 13 2.0 1.0- 3.7 686 94.1 91.8-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 330 16 5.4 3.0- 9.4 15 5.6 3.0-10.0 299 89.1 83.9-92.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 501 28 5.2 3.4- 7.8 17 3.2 1.8- 5.5 456 91.7 88.5-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 613 29 5.0 3.4- 7.4 18 2.9 1.8- 4.8 566 92.0 89.3-94.2

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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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