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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,973 82 4.4 3.4- 5.6 58 3.5 2.6- 4.7 1,833 92.1 90.5-93.5
GENDER
Male 939 36 4.1 2.9- 5.8 24 2.9 1.8- 4.6 879 93.1 90.8-94.8
Female 1,034 46 4.7 3.3- 6.6 34 4.0 2.8- 5.9 954 91.2 88.8-93.2
AGE
18-34 263 18 5.6 3.5- 9.0 *** *** *** 237 90.6 86.0-93.8
35-44 227 13 4.3 2.4- 7.5 *** *** *** 208 92.5 87.6-95.5
45-54 311 *** *** *** *** *** *** 288 91.4 86.5-94.6
55-64 424 19 5.0 3.1- 8.0 14 3.7 2.1- 6.3 391 91.3 87.8-93.9
65-74 413 *** *** *** *** *** *** 387 91.6 87.0-94.7
75+ 314 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 98 85.8 76.3-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 432 24 5.1 3.3- 7.8 17 3.2 1.9- 5.3 391 91.7 88.6-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 622 26 4.2 2.7- 6.4 26 4.7 3.1- 7.1 570 91.1 88.2-93.4
College Graduate 803 26 3.3 2.2- 5.0 *** *** *** 769 95.7 93.9-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 86 86.7 78.1-92.3
$15,000- 24,999 200 *** *** *** 15 7.6 4.3-13.0 174 87.4 81.2-91.7
$25,000- 34,999 149 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 228 *** *** *** *** *** *** 209 91.5 86.5-94.7
$50,000- 74,999 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** 242 93.4 89.4-96.0
$75,000+ 627 18 3.2 1.9- 5.2 *** *** *** 602 95.1 92.4-96.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 677 45 6.5 4.6- 8.9 29 4.6 3.1- 6.8 603 89.0 85.9-91.4
No 1,282 37 3.4 2.4- 4.9 29 3.0 1.9- 4.5 1,216 93.6 91.7-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 295 *** *** *** *** *** *** 274 92.5 88.1-95.4
Non-Veteran 1,677 70 4.3 3.3- 5.7 49 3.6 2.6- 4.9 1,558 92.1 90.3-93.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 522 25 4.9 3.2- 7.3 *** *** *** 488 93.1 90.2-95.2
Regional City or Suburban County 571 26 4.6 2.9- 7.2 15 3.0 1.7- 5.2 530 92.4 89.3-94.6
Rural 880 31 4.0 2.6- 5.9 34 4.6 3.1- 6.8 815 91.4 88.7-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 984 34 3.6 2.5- 5.3 26 3.1 2.0- 4.8 924 93.3 91.1-95.0
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 662 23 4.1 2.5- 6.8 *** *** *** 628 93.9 90.8-96.0
Unable to Work 165 18 11.5 7.0-18.4 13 9.6 5.4-16.4 134 78.9 70.7-85.3
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 88.6 80.2-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 13 7.7 4.3-13.4 *** *** *** 112 86.0 78.5-91.1
101% to 150% 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** 144 87.5 80.1-92.4
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,097 40 3.7 2.6- 5.2 21 2.3 1.4- 3.7 1,036 94.0 92.1-95.5
HOUSING
Own 1,512 51 3.8 2.8- 5.2 34 2.8 1.9- 4.1 1,427 93.4 91.6-94.8
Rent 334 27 8.0 5.3-11.9 16 4.9 2.7- 8.7 291 87.1 82.3-90.7
Other arrangement 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 398 14 3.3 1.9- 5.9 21 6.8 4.2-10.8 363 89.9 85.5-93.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 757 33 5.0 3.4- 7.4 25 4.0 2.5- 6.2 699 91.0 88.1-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 818 35 4.3 3.0- 6.1 *** *** *** 771 94.2 92.1-95.8

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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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