2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

Workplace Secondhand Smoke Exposure Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-7 days No days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,591 115 8.1 6.7- 9.9 1,476 91.9 90.1-93.3
-Non-Hispanic White 946 47 5.8 4.2- 7.8 899 94.2 92.2-95.8
GENDER
Male 489 38 8.5 6.0-11.8 451 91.5 88.2-94.0
Female 457 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 193 17 10.2 6.2-16.3 176 89.8 83.7-93.8
35-44 180 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 172 17 9.9 6.0-15.9 155 90.1 84.1-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 263 15 6.0 3.5-10.2 248 94.0 89.8-96.5
College Graduate 479 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 433 13 3.5 2.0- 6.3 420 96.5 93.7-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 156 12 10.5 5.8-18.2 144 89.5 81.8-94.2
No 787 35 4.8 3.4- 6.9 752 95.2 93.1-96.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 855 41 5.8 4.2- 8.0 814 94.2 92.0-95.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 275 21 8.4 5.4-13.0 254 91.6 87.0-94.6
Rural 389 19 6.1 3.8- 9.6 370 93.9 90.4-96.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 946 47 5.8 4.2- 7.8 899 94.2 92.2-95.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 665 24 4.5 2.9- 6.9 641 95.5 93.1-97.1
HOUSING
Own 723 28 4.5 3.0- 6.6 695 95.5 93.4-97.0
Rent 177 15 11.5 6.6-19.0 162 88.5 81.0-93.4
Other arrangement 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 345 19 6.0 3.7- 9.7 326 94.0 90.3-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 427 17 5.1 3.1- 8.4 410 94.9 91.6-96.9

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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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