2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace 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%)
TOTAL 2,164 64 3.0 2.3- 4.1 78 3.8 2.9- 5.0 2,022 93.2 91.7-94.4
GENDER
Male 1,090 49 4.6 3.3- 6.4 63 5.9 4.3- 8.0 978 89.6 87.0-91.6
Female 1,074 15 1.4 0.8- 2.6 15 1.6 0.8- 2.9 1,044 97.0 95.4-98.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,341 28 2.5 1.6- 3.7 27 2.6 1.6- 4.1 1,286 95.0 93.2-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 381 11 2.4 1.2- 4.6 18 5.2 3.0- 8.9 352 92.4 88.6-95.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** 52 99.5 96.4-99.9
Hispanic 277 24 9.6 5.7-15.7 26 7.6 4.9-11.5 227 82.8 76.5-87.7
AGE
18-34 536 29 5.3 3.4- 8.1 22 5.0 3.0- 8.3 485 89.7 85.9-92.6
35-44 489 12 2.4 1.3- 4.6 23 3.9 2.5- 6.1 454 93.6 90.8-95.6
45-54 512 *** *** *** 18 3.8 2.2- 6.5 487 94.7 91.7-96.7
55-64 409 *** *** *** 13 2.5 1.4- 4.6 386 95.2 92.6-96.9
65-74 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 137 98.8 95.1-99.7
75+ 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 14 6.9 3.8-12.3 15 7.3 3.6-14.4 121 85.8 78.1-91.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 15 3.7 2.0- 6.8 30 7.2 4.7-11.1 395 89.0 84.7-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 537 18 3.3 2.0- 5.5 23 3.6 2.3- 5.7 496 93.1 90.4-95.1
College Graduate 1,027 17 1.5 0.9- 2.6 *** *** *** 1,000 97.7 96.5-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 407 18 5.6 3.2- 9.5 18 5.2 2.9- 8.9 371 89.2 84.5-92.7
No 1,748 46 2.5 1.7- 3.5 60 3.5 2.5- 4.8 1,642 94.1 92.5-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 *** *** *** *** *** *** 191 96.5 92.8-98.4
Non-Veteran 1,960 59 3.2 2.3- 4.3 75 4.0 3.0- 5.3 1,826 92.9 91.3-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,164 64 3.0 2.3- 4.1 78 3.8 2.9- 5.0 2,022 93.2 91.7-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** 11 9.4 4.3-19.6 106 84.4 73.6-91.3
$25,000- 34,999 195 *** *** *** 19 9.1 5.5-14.5 167 87.5 81.7-91.7
$35,000- 49,999 226 12 5.7 3.1-10.1 *** *** *** 207 90.5 84.8-94.2
$50,000-74,999 307 *** *** *** *** *** *** 292 92.5 86.7-95.9
$75,000-100,000 293 *** *** *** *** *** *** 284 96.6 92.5-98.5
$100,000-150,000 319 *** *** *** *** *** *** 311 97.3 94.6-98.7
$150,000+ 294 *** *** *** *** *** *** 288 98.5 96.4-99.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 360 19 5.9 3.4-10.2 13 3.0 1.6- 5.7 328 91.0 86.5-94.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** 11 10.0 4.4-21.2 87 84.5 72.5-91.8
101% to 150% 172 11 6.3 3.3-11.9 14 8.3 4.6-14.6 147 85.4 78.1-90.5
151% to 200% 150 *** *** *** *** *** *** 133 88.7 81.3-93.3
More than 200% 1,335 18 1.4 0.9- 2.4 28 2.3 1.5- 3.6 1,289 96.3 94.8-97.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 360 19 5.9 3.4-10.2 13 3.0 1.6- 5.7 328 91.0 86.5-94.1
HOUSING
Own 1,442 23 1.8 1.1- 2.8 33 2.6 1.7- 3.8 1,386 95.7 94.1-96.8
Rent 570 34 6.1 4.1- 8.8 34 6.2 4.1- 9.3 502 87.7 84.0-90.7
Other arrangement 133 *** *** *** 11 9.3 4.2-19.3 115 83.2 72.3-90.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 731 16 2.1 1.1- 4.0 23 3.0 1.9- 4.6 692 94.9 92.7-96.5
Regional City or Suburban County 593 17 3.0 1.8- 5.1 20 3.5 2.1- 5.8 556 93.5 90.7-95.5
Rural 840 31 4.0 2.7- 6.0 35 4.9 3.1- 7.7 774 91.1 88.0-93.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 550 20 3.5 2.0- 5.9 21 3.6 2.0- 6.5 509 92.9 89.6-95.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 860 27 3.3 2.2- 5.0 39 5.4 3.6- 8.0 794 91.3 88.5-93.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 754 17 2.5 1.4- 4.5 18 2.3 1.4- 3.7 719 95.2 93.0-96.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 671 17 2.5 1.5- 4.3 17 2.7 1.4- 5.0 637 94.8 92.2-96.5
2nd Quartile 565 21 4.0 2.4- 6.5 19 3.7 2.1- 6.3 525 92.3 89.1-94.7
3rd Quartile 638 12 1.7 0.9- 3.1 29 4.7 3.1- 7.2 597 93.6 91.0-95.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 290 14 5.3 2.7-10.2 13 5.0 2.5- 9.8 263 89.7 83.9-93.6

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*Asked of respondents that were employed or self-employed.

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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