2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 793 41 4.6 3.2- 6.5 43 6.1 4.3- 8.6 709 89.3 86.4-91.6
GENDER
Male 313 24 6.2 3.9- 9.7 23 7.0 4.3-11.2 266 86.8 81.9-90.5
Female 480 17 3.4 1.9- 5.9 20 5.5 3.3- 8.8 443 91.2 87.4-93.9
AGE
18-34 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 104 86.2 78.4-91.5
35-44 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 115 87.1 78.7-92.5
45-54 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 157 *** *** *** 12 7.4 4.1-13.1 136 88.7 82.5-92.9
65-74 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 *** *** *** 15 7.9 4.4-13.8 194 88.0 81.7-92.4
Some Post-H.S. 243 20 7.4 4.6-11.8 17 7.1 4.1-12.0 206 85.4 79.6-89.8
College Graduate 260 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 82.9 71.4-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 301 19 5.0 2.9- 8.5 20 7.7 4.6-12.6 262 87.3 81.9-91.3
No 488 22 4.4 2.8- 7.0 23 5.4 3.4- 8.5 443 90.2 86.6-92.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 676 36 4.7 3.2- 6.8 41 6.8 4.8- 9.6 599 88.5 85.2-91.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 261 *** *** *** 13 5.1 2.8- 9.0 236 90.5 85.7-93.8
Regional City or Suburban County 215 *** *** *** *** *** *** 192 88.7 82.3-93.0
Rural 317 16 4.8 2.7- 8.4 20 6.9 4.1-11.3 281 88.4 83.3-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 390 17 4.4 2.6- 7.4 25 6.7 4.3-10.3 348 88.9 84.7-92.0
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 216 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 323 15 5.4 3.1- 9.1 *** *** *** 298 91.2 86.8-94.2
HOUSING
Own 452 *** *** *** 17 3.9 2.2- 7.0 422 93.8 90.5-96.0
Rent 273 22 6.8 4.3-10.7 19 7.7 4.6-12.6 232 85.5 80.0-89.8
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 317 20 5.5 3.2- 9.3 18 7.9 4.6-13.2 279 86.6 80.9-90.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 264 13 5.6 3.1- 9.9 15 6.3 3.6-10.8 236 88.1 82.6-92.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** 194 92.9 88.0-95.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** 166 93.4 88.6-96.3
3rd Quartile 292 20 5.9 3.7- 9.4 19 9.3 5.7-15.0 253 84.7 78.8-89.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** 173 87.6 79.8-92.7

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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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