2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

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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
-Piedmont NC 905 58 7.4 5.6- 9.8 847 92.6 90.2-94.4
GENDER
Male 430 45 11.5 8.3-15.6 385 88.5 84.4-91.7
Female 475 13 3.4 1.9- 6.1 462 96.6 93.9-98.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 518 24 5.8 3.7- 8.8 494 94.2 91.2-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 182 23 15.2 9.8-22.8 159 84.8 77.2-90.2
AGE
18-34 221 20 11.7 7.4-17.9 201 88.3 82.1-92.6
35-44 209 16 7.6 4.4-12.6 193 92.4 87.4-95.6
45-54 219 16 6.7 3.9-11.0 203 93.3 89.0-96.1
55-64 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 16 17.6 10.4-28.3 60 82.4 71.7-89.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 18 12.2 7.4-19.5 142 87.8 80.5-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 442 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 137 15 15.6 9.1-25.4 122 84.4 74.6-90.9
No 765 42 6.0 4.3- 8.3 723 94.0 91.7-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 837 53 7.5 5.6-10.0 784 92.5 90.0-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 905 58 7.4 5.6- 9.8 847 92.6 90.2-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 387 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 569 20 4.4 2.7- 7.1 549 95.6 92.9-97.3
HOUSING
Own 585 26 5.8 3.8- 8.7 559 94.2 91.3-96.2
Rent 271 27 11.7 7.9-17.1 244 88.3 82.9-92.1
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 527 28 5.4 3.5- 8.2 499 94.6 91.8-96.5
Regional City or Suburban County 210 15 7.9 4.6-13.4 195 92.1 86.6-95.4
Rural 168 15 12.8 7.6-20.9 153 87.2 79.1-92.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 327 27 9.3 6.1-13.8 300 90.7 86.2-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 534 24 5.2 3.3- 8.0 510 94.8 92.0-96.7

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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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