2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,675 97 5.9 4.7- 7.4 58 3.9 2.9- 5.2 1,520 90.2 88.3-91.7
GENDER
Male 762 45 5.9 4.2- 8.1 24 3.8 2.4- 5.9 693 90.3 87.5-92.6
Female 913 52 6.0 4.4- 8.1 34 4.0 2.7- 5.9 827 90.0 87.4-92.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,032 41 4.2 3.0- 5.9 26 3.2 2.1- 4.9 965 92.6 90.4-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 370 32 8.8 6.1-12.7 15 4.0 2.3- 6.9 323 87.1 82.8-90.5
Other 273 24 8.7 5.3-13.7 17 7.0 4.1-11.8 232 84.3 78.3-88.9
AGE
18-34 309 32 10.4 7.2-14.7 17 5.3 3.1- 8.7 260 84.3 79.4-88.3
35-44 244 17 5.5 3.2- 9.1 *** *** *** 216 89.1 83.8-92.9
45-54 292 *** *** *** *** *** *** 265 91.1 86.5-94.3
55-64 342 20 5.4 3.3- 8.6 *** *** *** 313 91.8 88.0-94.5
65-74 260 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 205 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 *** *** *** 15 8.5 4.7-14.9 142 85.0 77.6-90.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 356 26 8.4 5.5-12.5 13 3.0 1.7- 5.4 317 88.6 84.2-91.9
Some Post-H.S. 482 27 5.2 3.4- 7.7 23 5.3 3.4- 8.1 432 89.6 86.1-92.2
College Graduate 664 31 4.5 3.0- 6.6 *** *** *** 626 94.4 92.0-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 509 42 8.5 6.1-11.8 23 5.3 3.4- 8.2 444 86.2 82.2-89.4
No 1,154 55 4.9 3.7- 6.7 34 3.4 2.3- 4.9 1,065 91.7 89.6-93.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 200 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,473 89 6.2 4.9- 7.7 54 4.1 3.0- 5.5 1,330 89.8 87.8-91.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 932 55 6.0 4.4- 8.0 32 3.9 2.6- 5.7 845 90.2 87.6-92.2
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 *** *** *** *** *** *** 419 95.3 92.4-97.2
Unable to Work 130 15 12.2 7.0-20.3 *** *** *** 107 79.0 69.5-86.2
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 86.1 77.2-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 90 85.2 75.4-91.5
$15,000- 24,999 194 20 10.6 6.5-17.0 19 10.8 6.7-17.0 155 78.6 71.0-84.6
$25,000- 34,999 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 176 *** *** *** *** *** *** 160 91.7 86.2-95.2
$50,000- 74,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** 168 92.8 87.6-95.9
$75,000+ 513 20 3.8 2.4- 6.1 *** *** *** 487 94.5 91.6-96.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 152 14 8.6 4.8-14.8 *** *** *** 125 81.6 73.3-87.7
101% to 150% 164 16 10.1 5.8-17.2 15 9.7 5.5-16.7 133 80.1 71.8-86.5
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 849 41 4.5 3.2- 6.3 *** *** *** 796 93.8 91.6-95.4
HOUSING
Own 1,084 39 4.0 2.8- 5.6 20 2.6 1.6- 4.1 1,025 93.5 91.4-95.1
Rent 464 47 10.1 7.4-13.6 34 8.2 5.7-11.9 383 81.7 77.2-85.5
Other arrangement 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 103 86.1 77.2-91.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 903 58 6.5 4.9- 8.5 33 3.9 2.7- 5.6 812 89.7 87.2-91.7
Regional City or Suburban County 418 23 5.9 3.6- 9.4 *** *** *** 383 90.7 86.6-93.6
Rural 354 16 4.6 2.6- 8.1 *** *** *** 325 90.7 86.1-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 86 82.2 70.2-90.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 655 37 5.7 3.9- 8.2 19 3.3 2.0- 5.5 599 91.0 87.9-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 919 53 6.0 4.5- 8.0 31 3.5 2.4- 5.1 835 90.5 88.1-92.5

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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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