2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,682 34 2.0 1.3- 2.9 118 8.1 6.6- 9.9 1,530 89.9 88.0-91.5
GENDER
Male 765 15 2.0 1.2- 3.6 58 8.8 6.7-11.6 692 89.1 86.2-91.5
Female 917 19 1.9 1.1- 3.3 60 7.4 5.5- 9.9 838 90.6 88.0-92.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,031 *** *** *** 62 7.7 5.9-10.1 954 90.6 88.1-92.7
Non-Hispanic Black 376 *** *** *** 41 10.7 7.7-14.8 323 86.6 82.2-90.0
Other 275 *** *** *** 15 5.0 2.8- 8.7 253 92.7 88.4-95.5
AGE
18-34 311 *** *** *** 26 9.5 6.3-13.8 274 87.0 82.1-90.6
35-44 243 *** *** *** 16 8.5 4.9-14.2 224 90.4 84.6-94.2
45-54 293 *** *** *** 21 6.5 4.0-10.2 267 91.7 87.6-94.5
55-64 343 *** *** *** 37 13.4 9.3-18.8 300 85.6 80.1-89.7
65-74 262 *** *** *** 15 6.0 3.3-10.5 243 92.9 88.2-95.8
75+ 206 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 *** *** *** 19 13.4 8.3-21.1 148 83.3 75.5-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 359 *** *** *** 41 11.4 8.0-15.9 307 86.6 82.0-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 484 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3 45 8.9 6.5-12.1 425 88.1 84.6-91.0
College Graduate 664 *** *** *** 13 2.1 1.2- 3.7 647 97.6 96.0-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 513 18 3.1 1.8- 5.3 60 12.6 9.6-16.4 435 84.3 80.3-87.6
No 1,157 16 1.6 0.9- 2.7 56 6.2 4.6- 8.3 1,085 92.2 90.0-94.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,479 32 2.1 1.4- 3.2 105 8.2 6.6-10.0 1,342 89.7 87.7-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 934 16 1.6 0.9- 2.7 46 5.8 4.2- 8.0 872 92.6 90.3-94.3
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 443 *** *** *** 19 4.7 2.8- 7.8 418 94.2 91.0-96.4
Unable to Work 131 *** *** *** 32 26.9 18.9-36.8 91 66.5 56.5-75.2
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** 22 24.1 15.3-35.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 198 *** *** *** 24 13.5 8.7-20.4 162 82.1 74.9-87.6
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 131 88.3 79.9-93.5
$35,000- 49,999 176 *** *** *** 15 8.0 4.7-13.3 158 90.1 84.5-93.9
$50,000- 74,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 513 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 *** *** *** 24 19.3 12.6-28.4 126 76.8 67.5-84.1
101% to 150% 166 *** *** *** 16 9.6 5.4-16.5 145 88.7 81.7-93.3
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 85.7 76.4-91.7
More than 200% 849 *** *** *** 31 4.5 3.0- 6.7 808 94.5 92.2-96.1
HOUSING
Own 1,085 *** *** *** 48 5.4 3.9- 7.4 1,029 93.8 91.8-95.4
Rent 471 20 4.2 2.5- 6.9 56 14.9 11.3-19.4 395 81.0 76.2-85.0
Other arrangement 116 *** *** *** 14 12.4 7.0-20.9 96 81.7 72.2-88.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 908 18 2.1 1.2- 3.5 48 6.2 4.5- 8.4 842 91.7 89.2-93.7
Regional City or Suburban County 417 *** *** *** 27 7.5 4.9-11.4 383 91.1 87.1-93.9
Rural 357 *** *** *** 43 13.7 9.8-18.7 305 83.8 78.6-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 104 *** *** *** 21 22.7 14.4-34.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 655 18 2.4 1.4- 4.0 55 10.2 7.6-13.6 582 87.4 84.0-90.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 923 *** *** *** 42 4.8 3.4- 6.8 869 93.7 91.6-95.3

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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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