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%)
TOTAL 4,137 93 2.4 1.8- 3.1 206 5.4 4.6- 6.4 3,838 92.2 91.1-93.2
GENDER
Male 1,871 51 2.8 1.9- 4.0 114 6.5 5.2- 8.0 1,706 90.7 88.9-92.3
Female 2,266 42 2.0 1.4- 3.0 92 4.5 3.5- 5.7 2,132 93.4 92.0-94.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,614 36 1.4 0.9- 2.2 126 5.4 4.4- 6.7 2,452 93.1 91.8-94.3
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** 52 90.2 76.2-96.4
Non-Hispanic Other 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 400 *** *** *** *** *** *** 386 96.6 93.7-98.1
AGE
18-34 729 28 4.5 2.9- 7.0 37 5.5 3.8- 8.0 664 89.9 86.8-92.4
35-44 636 14 1.7 0.9- 3.0 34 5.7 3.9- 8.3 588 92.6 89.9-94.6
45-54 682 *** *** *** 53 8.7 6.4-11.9 620 90.2 87.0-92.7
55-64 727 21 1.9 1.1- 3.0 43 5.9 4.2- 8.3 663 92.2 89.7-94.1
65-74 784 17 2.7 1.3- 5.6 29 3.4 2.2- 5.3 738 93.8 90.9-95.9
75+ 490 *** *** *** *** *** *** 478 96.6 93.5-98.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 387 18 4.0 2.3- 6.7 36 9.9 6.8-14.3 333 86.1 81.4-89.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 964 25 2.4 1.4- 4.2 70 7.7 5.8-10.2 869 89.9 87.1-92.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,120 38 3.2 2.1- 4.9 67 5.1 3.9- 6.8 1,015 91.6 89.5-93.4
College Graduate 1,650 12 0.8 0.4- 1.6 32 1.8 1.2- 2.8 1,606 97.3 96.2-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,324 45 3.2 2.3- 4.5 102 8.8 7.0-10.9 1,177 88.1 85.7-90.1
No 2,787 48 2.1 1.4- 3.0 102 3.9 3.1- 5.0 2,637 94.0 92.7-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 512 *** *** *** 19 3.0 1.8- 5.0 485 95.5 93.2-97.0
Non-Veteran 3,617 85 2.5 1.9- 3.3 187 5.7 4.8- 6.8 3,345 91.8 90.5-92.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,211 39 2.0 1.4- 2.9 102 5.0 3.9- 6.3 2,070 93.0 91.6-94.3
Unemployed 204 13 4.9 2.7- 8.6 25 10.8 6.9-16.5 166 84.3 78.1-89.0
Retired 1,157 16 1.7 0.8- 3.6 32 2.6 1.7- 4.0 1,109 95.7 93.6-97.1
Unable to Work 303 18 4.4 2.5- 7.6 40 16.7 11.8-23.2 245 78.9 72.3-84.3
Other not in Labor Force 234 *** *** *** *** *** *** 222 93.0 86.2-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 *** *** *** 30 16.3 10.9-23.6 197 81.2 73.6-87.0
$15,000- 24,999 372 15 3.1 1.8- 5.4 29 10.4 6.7-15.8 328 86.4 81.0-90.5
$25,000- 34,999 428 20 5.7 3.2- 9.9 26 5.0 3.2- 7.7 382 89.3 84.9-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 429 16 3.6 2.0- 6.2 21 3.7 2.2- 6.0 392 92.8 89.6-95.0
$50,000-74,999 522 *** *** *** 22 5.8 3.5- 9.6 491 92.2 88.2-94.9
$75,000-100,000 422 *** *** *** 22 5.6 3.3- 9.2 396 92.8 88.9-95.4
$100,000-150,000 446 *** *** *** *** *** *** 436 97.9 95.9-98.9
$150,000+ 364 *** *** *** *** *** *** 356 96.9 93.5-98.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 921 19 2.0 0.9- 4.3 42 4.9 3.5- 6.9 860 93.1 90.5-95.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 333 *** *** *** 41 14.0 9.6-19.8 283 84.2 78.4-88.7
101% to 150% 358 18 5.7 3.0-10.5 27 7.2 4.7-10.9 313 87.1 81.9-91.0
151% to 200% 325 *** *** *** 21 5.7 3.4- 9.5 294 90.7 86.2-93.9
More than 200% 2,091 33 1.8 1.2- 2.6 66 3.4 2.5- 4.5 1,992 94.8 93.5-95.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 921 19 2.0 0.9- 4.3 42 4.9 3.5- 6.9 860 93.1 90.5-95.1
HOUSING
Own 2,812 37 1.5 0.9- 2.3 100 3.9 3.1- 4.9 2,675 94.6 93.4-95.6
Rent 1,008 45 4.8 3.4- 6.6 70 7.6 5.8- 9.9 893 87.6 84.9-89.9
Other arrangement 278 11 5.0 2.5- 9.5 34 13.7 9.1-20.1 233 81.3 74.5-86.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,204 24 2.5 1.5- 4.2 45 4.1 3.0- 5.6 1,135 93.4 91.4-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,104 25 2.4 1.4- 4.0 47 5.2 3.7- 7.3 1,032 92.4 90.0-94.2
Rural 1,829 44 2.3 1.6- 3.3 114 6.7 5.3- 8.4 1,671 91.0 89.2-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,186 38 3.2 2.0- 5.1 82 7.2 5.5- 9.4 1,066 89.6 87.0-91.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,681 35 2.5 1.6- 3.9 87 6.0 4.7- 7.7 1,559 91.5 89.5-93.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,270 20 1.7 1.0- 2.7 37 3.6 2.5- 5.1 1,213 94.8 93.0-96.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,229 19 1.6 1.0- 2.8 40 4.0 2.7- 5.9 1,170 94.4 92.3-95.9
2nd Quartile 1,042 18 2.1 1.1- 3.8 48 4.6 3.3- 6.3 976 93.3 91.2-95.0
3rd Quartile 1,203 39 3.6 2.4- 5.3 73 7.1 5.5- 9.3 1,091 89.3 86.8-91.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 663 17 2.5 1.3- 4.6 45 7.6 5.3-10.9 601 89.9 86.4-92.6

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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 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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