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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,973 33 1.8 1.2- 2.6 139 8.6 7.1-10.3 1,801 89.7 87.8-91.2
GENDER
Male 937 *** *** *** 74 9.5 7.4-12.0 848 88.8 86.1-91.0
Female 1,036 18 1.8 1.0- 3.0 65 7.7 5.8-10.2 953 90.5 87.9-92.6
AGE
18-34 263 *** *** *** 20 9.3 6.0-14.3 238 88.7 83.5-92.4
35-44 225 *** *** *** 20 9.8 6.0-15.4 201 88.2 82.2-92.4
45-54 310 *** *** *** 23 7.7 4.9-11.9 285 91.1 86.6-94.2
55-64 425 *** *** *** 46 14.2 10.3-19.3 370 83.8 78.7-87.9
65-74 414 *** *** *** 22 6.2 3.8-10.0 385 92.6 88.7-95.2
75+ 315 *** *** *** *** *** *** 302 96.5 93.9-98.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** 22 17.5 11.2-26.4 83 77.9 68.6-85.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 429 *** *** *** 48 11.8 8.6-15.9 371 86.2 81.8-89.6
Some Post-H.S. 626 *** *** *** 54 9.6 7.2-12.7 561 88.7 85.4-91.3
College Graduate 802 *** *** *** 15 1.7 1.0- 2.9 781 97.7 96.3-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** 20 25.2 16.2-36.9 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 200 *** *** *** 31 18.4 12.6-26.0 163 78.6 70.8-84.8
$25,000- 34,999 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** 130 87.4 79.4-92.5
$35,000- 49,999 230 *** *** *** 18 7.2 4.4-11.5 205 88.4 82.6-92.4
$50,000- 74,999 261 *** *** *** 17 8.5 4.8-14.4 240 90.5 84.6-94.3
$75,000+ 628 *** *** *** *** *** *** 612 96.7 94.3-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 678 21 3.3 2.0- 5.5 73 12.9 10.0-16.3 584 83.8 80.1-87.0
No 1,281 *** *** *** 66 6.5 4.9- 8.5 1,203 92.5 90.4-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 295 *** *** *** 17 7.0 3.9-12.4 274 91.8 86.5-95.2
Non-Veteran 1,677 29 1.8 1.2- 2.8 122 8.8 7.2-10.7 1,526 89.4 87.4-91.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 521 *** *** *** 20 5.1 3.1- 8.3 495 93.5 90.1-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 571 *** *** *** 40 8.1 5.7-11.3 526 91.0 87.6-93.5
Rural 881 22 2.5 1.5- 4.1 79 11.0 8.6-13.9 780 86.6 83.4-89.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 985 *** *** *** 55 6.7 5.1- 8.9 917 92.1 89.9-93.9
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 665 *** *** *** 31 5.8 3.7- 8.9 622 92.5 89.3-94.8
Unable to Work 161 *** *** *** 33 22.8 16.0-31.4 123 72.7 64.0-80.1
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 *** *** *** 26 22.4 15.0-32.0 103 74.8 65.0-82.6
101% to 150% 163 *** *** *** 22 15.4 9.7-23.7 138 83.2 74.8-89.2
151% to 200% 144 *** *** *** 14 10.9 6.1-18.6 128 87.9 80.1-92.9
More than 200% 1,099 17 1.7 1.0- 2.9 44 4.8 3.4- 6.7 1,038 93.5 91.4-95.2
HOUSING
Own 1,513 17 1.3 0.7- 2.2 82 7.0 5.5- 8.9 1,414 91.7 89.7-93.3
Rent 334 *** *** *** 43 16.8 12.2-22.7 278 79.1 72.9-84.2
Other arrangement 117 *** *** *** 14 11.3 6.5-19.0 100 85.7 77.3-91.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 400 *** *** *** 50 15.2 11.3-20.1 340 82.4 77.3-86.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 756 16 2.3 1.3- 4.1 57 9.7 7.2-12.8 683 88.0 84.7-90.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 817 *** *** *** 32 4.6 3.2- 6.7 778 94.4 92.3-96.0

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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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