2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,113 192 4.6 3.8- 5.4 95 2.3 1.8- 3.0 3,826 93.1 92.1-94.0
-Eastern NC 1,576 71 4.2 3.2- 5.5 42 2.8 1.9- 4.2 1,463 92.9 91.2-94.4
GENDER
Male 675 33 4.2 2.8- 6.3 *** *** *** 624 92.8 90.0-94.9
Female 901 38 4.2 2.9- 6.0 24 2.8 1.7- 4.6 839 93.0 90.7-94.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 868 31 3.4 2.2- 5.0 21 2.5 1.5- 4.1 816 94.2 92.0-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 401 28 6.5 4.2- 9.9 *** *** *** 362 90.7 86.8-93.6
Other 286 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 251 15 5.3 3.1- 9.1 *** *** *** 227 91.0 86.2-94.3
35-44 210 *** *** *** *** *** *** 194 94.7 90.8-97.0
45-54 239 *** *** *** *** *** *** 219 91.8 86.4-95.2
55-64 304 15 4.9 2.8- 8.6 *** *** *** 282 92.4 88.0-95.3
65-74 348 14 3.8 2.1- 6.7 *** *** *** 323 92.7 88.3-95.5
75+ 193 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 419 17 3.4 1.9- 6.0 *** *** *** 390 93.4 89.6-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 444 24 5.4 3.5- 8.4 *** *** *** 406 91.7 88.2-94.2
College Graduate 552 24 4.4 2.8- 6.8 *** *** *** 517 93.8 90.9-95.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 571 41 6.4 4.5- 9.0 21 4.8 2.8- 8.4 509 88.8 84.9-91.7
No 994 30 3.1 2.1- 4.7 19 1.6 0.9- 2.8 945 95.3 93.4-96.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 242 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,331 65 4.6 3.5- 6.1 37 2.7 1.8- 4.0 1,229 92.7 90.8-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 774 34 4.1 2.8- 6.0 *** *** *** 725 93.9 91.5-95.7
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 488 14 2.6 1.5- 4.5 *** *** *** 463 95.3 92.4-97.1
Unable to Work 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 122 89.2 81.1-94.0
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 140 89.2 82.3-93.6
$25,000- 34,999 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 200 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 403 *** *** *** *** *** *** 380 94.6 91.3-96.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 378 *** *** *** *** *** *** 356 93.6 89.7-96.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 103 86.2 76.7-92.2
101% to 150% 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 751 32 3.6 2.3- 5.4 *** *** *** 706 95.0 93.0-96.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 378 *** *** *** *** *** *** 356 93.6 89.7-96.1
HOUSING
Own 1,091 32 2.9 1.9- 4.2 *** *** *** 1,039 94.9 92.9-96.4
Rent 360 31 7.7 5.1-11.5 *** *** *** 313 87.7 83.1-91.3
Other arrangement 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 411 26 5.7 3.7- 8.6 *** *** *** 374 91.4 87.4-94.2
Rural 1,032 38 3.4 2.3- 5.0 27 2.9 1.8- 4.6 967 93.7 91.6-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 819 38 4.7 3.2- 6.9 24 3.6 2.1- 6.2 757 91.7 88.7-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 607 24 3.3 2.1- 5.2 *** *** *** 571 95.3 93.3-96.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** 135 90.0 83.1-94.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 302 15 5.0 2.8- 8.7 *** *** *** 280 93.0 88.8-95.7
2nd Quartile 180 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 500 27 4.9 3.2- 7.5 *** *** *** 462 92.7 89.4-95.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 594 23 3.6 2.1- 6.1 *** *** *** 554 92.8 89.5-95.2

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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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