2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,137 93 2.4 1.8- 3.1 206 5.4 4.6- 6.4 3,838 92.2 91.1-93.2
-Eastern NC 1,590 43 2.7 1.9- 3.8 78 6.2 4.7- 8.2 1,469 91.1 88.9-92.8
GENDER
Male 681 25 3.6 2.2- 5.7 40 7.7 5.2-11.2 616 88.8 85.0-91.7
Female 909 18 1.9 1.1- 3.2 38 4.9 3.3- 7.3 853 93.2 90.7-95.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 873 15 1.7 0.9- 3.0 45 7.1 4.9-10.1 813 91.2 88.1-93.6
Non-Hispanic Black 405 25 5.9 3.7- 9.3 16 4.9 2.7- 8.6 364 89.2 84.8-92.4
Other 289 *** *** *** *** *** *** 270 93.1 87.8-96.2
AGE
18-34 254 *** *** *** *** *** *** 232 89.6 83.4-93.7
35-44 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** 195 91.6 85.8-95.1
45-54 238 *** *** *** 20 9.4 5.6-15.2 212 88.3 82.4-92.4
55-64 307 15 4.2 2.4- 7.3 *** *** *** 277 89.3 84.0-93.1
65-74 350 *** *** *** 16 5.7 3.2-10.1 328 92.8 88.3-95.7
75+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 *** *** *** *** *** *** 134 84.0 74.5-90.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 426 *** *** *** 27 7.7 4.7-12.6 387 90.7 86.0-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 446 19 4.6 2.8- 7.5 24 5.6 3.5- 8.9 403 89.9 85.9-92.8
College Graduate 556 *** *** *** *** *** *** 537 96.3 93.6-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 578 26 4.8 3.0- 7.6 39 8.5 5.9-12.3 513 86.7 82.5-90.0
No 1,000 17 1.6 1.0- 2.8 38 5.0 3.3- 7.6 945 93.3 90.7-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 246 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,341 39 3.0 2.0- 4.3 68 6.7 5.0- 9.0 1,234 90.3 87.8-92.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 778 14 2.4 1.3- 4.2 37 6.0 3.9- 9.1 727 91.6 88.3-94.1
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 496 *** *** *** 17 4.0 2.2- 7.1 471 95.1 91.9-97.0
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 117 82.4 73.1-88.9
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 139 86.5 79.1-91.6
$25,000- 34,999 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 199 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 405 *** *** *** 17 4.2 2.5- 7.2 386 94.9 91.7-96.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 386 *** *** *** 18 6.5 3.9-10.9 357 91.8 87.4-94.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** 14 15.5 8.7-26.0 101 80.2 69.6-87.7
101% to 150% 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** 130 89.0 81.0-93.8
151% to 200% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 752 *** *** *** 30 4.5 2.9- 6.9 711 93.8 91.2-95.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 386 *** *** *** 18 6.5 3.9-10.9 357 91.8 87.4-94.8
HOUSING
Own 1,096 *** *** *** 46 5.3 3.7- 7.5 1,032 93.2 90.9-94.9
Rent 367 22 6.9 4.3-10.8 19 5.6 3.4- 9.1 326 87.4 82.8-91.0
Other arrangement 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 419 *** *** *** 18 5.9 3.5- 9.9 388 91.5 87.4-94.4
Rural 1,037 28 2.9 1.8- 4.5 56 6.8 4.8- 9.5 953 90.3 87.4-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 826 31 3.9 2.5- 6.0 51 7.1 5.1- 9.8 744 89.0 85.9-91.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 614 *** *** *** 22 5.2 3.0- 8.9 583 93.4 89.7-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 305 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 508 20 3.9 2.4- 6.4 20 4.7 2.9- 7.7 468 91.4 87.9-93.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 596 *** *** *** 40 7.8 5.3-11.5 540 89.5 85.5-92.5

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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